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The UK-based audio equipment maker Bose recently consolidated its media agency business between Interpublic Group and WPP shops after a lengthy review, which began in the spring. The review, which was supported by the London-based search consultancy...
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The last week has seen quite a few notable moves in ad world, with a few significant appointments that I've already touched on (including Lindsay Pattison's appointment to global CEO of Maxus), as well as those listed below. Nils Leonard has been...
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Over the weekend, popular picture messaging service Snapchat (which has been in the news of late due to the recent server hacks dubbed “The Snappening” by opportunistic perverts everywhere) revealed its first ads for US users, a move that...
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VivaKi has been announced as the exclusive advertising partner of four new AOL Originals shows that will be available exclusively through the AOL On network in the UK and across AOL owned publishers and sites such as The Huffington Post, Engadget and...
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A leading name in Augmented Reality enabled products and entertainment has recently partnered with the UK supermarket chain Asda to bring the “Asda Spook Squad” to life in an “Monster Hunting” experience developed by Momentum...
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Two big appointments were announced yesterday. The first concerns Lindsay Pattison of the WPP media agency Maxus, the smallest of the media agencies within GroupM, the division of WPP that oversees media, also overseeing MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare....
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Leo Burnett has won back the Oasis account it previously held between 2006 and 2009 after a competitive, multi-agency pitch. The announcement, which is effective immediately, follows a four-month, multi-phased pitch process, in which Leo Burnett were...
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Leading product design consultancy Seymourpowell recently announced a complete re-design for Bausch + Lomb's “Artelec” eye care range, with a shift in packaging that aims to create “A point of difference in both the consumer and eye...
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Having recently secured a partnership with Adobe, the Publicis Groupe follow up that major coup with another acquisition, in the form of the San Diego-based 3|SHARE, an expert and partner in Adobe's “Business Plus Level Solutions” and a...
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TBWA Helsinki has teamed up with Fremantle Media, the producers of hit American reality shows such as “American Idol” and “The X Factor” to produce ad campaigns for the Finnish ad agency sitcom “Buy This!”...
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Sky has become the latest brand to sign up to Twitter's 'Amplify' video advertising platform in an effort to integrate its content and sponsorships online. The Amplify platform first launched in May 2013 and now has more than 70 partners (including...
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To celebrate the climax of their “My Burger” campaign, McDonald's and Leo Burnett have unveiled a new TV ad, which will showcase the five winning burgers from the fast-food restaurant chain's ambitious crowdsourcing campaign. Each of the...
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It was announced recently that Matomy Media Group has agreed to sell just under 25% of itself to the French media conglomerate Publicis after the Israel-based company floated on the London stock market. Publicis will be buying 20% of Matomy's shares,...
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The WPP shop MediaCom has been selected to take care of US media planning and buying duties for Anheuser Busch InBev, the brewing giant whose brands include globally recognised beers such as Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois and Beck's. The company...
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London's Old Street EC1 Roundabout has recently been brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a state-of-the-art, four-screen digital billboard. To celebrate this digitisation, a YouTube ad campaign has been launched to raise...
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A new campaign for Australian insurance firm NRMA Insurance, highlights its home and contents insurance policy with an amusing 30-second TV spot that shows a family of possums breaking into a family's home while they're away on holiday. The campaign...
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A new app was recently unveiled in the US and Canada, which will allow beer drinkers at sports stadiums and resorts across the country to order beer through their smartphone, which will then be delivered to their exact location using a combination of...
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To celebrate the return of the perpetually popular zombie-drama series The Walking Dead, the 5th season of which debuts tonight on the FOX channel in the UK, creative agency WCRS and the internet television service Now TV have teamed up to bring the...
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20 year old Australian entrepreneur Brandon Evertz has caught the attention of some serious global investors recently as the co-founder of Big Review TV. The world's first official “Video review platform,” Big Review TV combines short...
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M&C Saatchi announced yesterday that it has drafted in Tom Bazeley, founder of the digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine (LMFM), as its new CEO. Bazeley, who replaces Camilla Harrisson, who quit last week to lead Anomaly London, co-founded LMFM...
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MoZeus Worldwide, the Atlanta, Georgia based mobile technology agency dedicated to helping brands and marketing agencies interact with consumers, recently announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Sales. The deal will see MoZeus, whose other...
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Visitors to Nissan's stand at this year's Paris Motor Show (which runs until the 19th of October at the Porte de Versailles) will be able to take part in a unique new virtual reality experience, brought to life by a combination of the new Oculus Rift...
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Global programmatic advertising agency VivaKi announced yesterday that it will be working with Publicis Health Media (PHM) to bring programmatic advertising to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. PHM will be using a custom version VivaKi's...
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Google has been making a concerted effort to promote their rebranded mobile app, with an ad campaign summed up quite adequately by a charming 30-second TV spot (below), which shows a child asking Google if dogs can dream. Other short clips used to...
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The Skylanders franchise brought the idea of connecting physical toys to video games into the mainstream, and the concept has been copied by everyone from Disney to Nintendo in the years since. As such, franchise publishers Activision have decided to...
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WPP announced yesterday that they have agreed to acquire Element Marketing Group (EMG) on behalf of Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (OCHWW). EMG is a leading market access agency in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries and will rebranded as Ogilvy...
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Multi-platform pregnancy and parenting brand, The Bump, recently announced the launch of a unique new Charity Registry Program, which will be integrated across all of its digital platforms, including their Bump Pregnancy and Bump Baby smartphone...
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As an artist who specialises in harnessing science in order to create colourful and unique works of art, Fabian Oefner has used everything from magnetised liquids to exploding balloons, but his latest experiment might be his most impressive yet. At...
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Publicis Mojo Brisbane recently launched a social media campaign for RID, the Australian insect repellent brand. The unique campaign takes the form of a digital competition called the 'RID Amazon DT Challenge', which seeks to reinvigorate the iconic...
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In an ingenious ploy to promote the Optus network, M&C Saatchi have created a smart ocean buoy that can detect sharks and alert beach-dwellers, showcasing the power and reach of the mobile network, which is the second largest in Australia. The agency...
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The last week has seen a lot of creative moves, with announcements made from all corners of the globe. Perhaps the biggest announcement was made by video advertising firm TubeMogul, who hired Mauricio Leon, formerly of ZenithOptimedia, as commercial...
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Earlier today, Jaguar launched its new “British Intelligence” global marketing campaign, which is being led by a cinematic 30-second TV ad starring X-Men actor Nicholas Hoult and the new “Why Jaguar” landing page on the...
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Having lost the majority of its casual business to its more successful rivals, BlackBerry is looking to resurrect itself as a business brand, and is hiring a business to business agency to help make the transition a success. After a comprehensive...
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This weekend marked the debut of the first campaign created by Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota's bespoke, multicultural marketing team, Toyota Total. The first two ads of the campaign, which is called “One Bold Choice Leads to Another"...
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Selfridges, the world famous upmarket department store has drastically stepped up online investment with a revamped website, which aims to “Future-proof” its multi-channel business. At £40 million, this marks the single largest...
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At the 55th Annual CLIO Awards, which took place on Wednesday evening (the 1st of October) at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York, Leo Burnett Worldwide took home a grand total of 71 awards. The agency took home 36 bronze, 19 silver and 11 gold...
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