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It was announced yesterday by Hironobu 'Chief' Kitajima, JWT Japan's managing director, that the award-winning creative Go Sohara would be joining JWT Japan as executive creative director from TBWA/Media Arts Lab in Los Angeles, where he currently...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
JWT has named former DDB New York chief creative officer Matt Eastwood as worldwide chief creative officer, in a statement released yesterday, a role which has been left vacant since Craig Davis left the agency in 2009. DDB New York appeared to enjoy...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AdRoll, the world's largest retargeting platform, has announced plans to expand into Japan with the opening of its new Tokyo office, which will be led by a local, all-star team of industry heavyweights. This is the company's sixth office, after...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
I reported last month on the partnership between Nintendo and Universal Studios, which will result in an area of Universal Parks in Japan and the US gaining new Nintendo Land parks, in a similar manner to the existing Harry Potter, Simpsons and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Ogilvy & Mather Japan and Geometry Global Japan, together with distinguished Japanese concert space Suntory Hall, have successfully curated the world’s first‘Glassical Concert’ which depicts the purity of musical instruments made...
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AI-CD ß, the world’s first artificially intelligent Creative Director created by McCann Erickson Japan, debuted its first work for the Mondelez Japan brand this week. The brand set the AI the brief of creating an ad that communicated the...
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Rock-themed craft brewery SingleCut Beersmiths has gamified the labels of its latest IPA, Big in Japan, to tell stories of well-known songs that got their big break in the country. The unique can packaging created by Zulu Alpha Kilo honours four...
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International music agency MassiveMusic has extended its global reach with the opening of a new office in Tokyo, as the worldwide network officially lands in Japan. Deciding that “the sun should never set on MassiveMusic,” the opening of...
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Creatives in Japan are currently up in arms about a new form of censorship legislation which is in the process of being approved by the authorities. The Federal Province of Tokyo has made it illegal for creative companies to portray any female...
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Global advertising agency JWT will this year be celebrating a landmark anniversary. 150 years ago on the 5th of December 1864, William James Carlton opened 'Carlton & Smith' as a newspaper space brokerage. 14 years later, James Walter Thompson (the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
JWT, arguably the world's best-known marketing communications brand, has recently appointed a new CEO for their Latin American operations and has, in the same breath, added Brazil back into the mix after keeping it separate from the rest of the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Leading advertising agency JTW London has recently been named as the agency responsible for all digital business (marketing, social media and more) for confectionary brand Rowntree's. The partnership will commence in earnest this coming spring. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Help the blind to experience a smile for Listerine The team at JWT London have created a rather special film and designed and built a bespoke app that lets blind people know when someone is smiling at them, to launch Listerine’s Advance White...
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Taking horses skiing for Canon The latest instalment of the “Come and See” campaign for Canon from JWT took a range of Canon cameras and some intrepid bearded crew members to Argentina’s mountains to film Franco Moro, the 55-year...
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Turning YouTube's black bars into ad space for nonprofits When videos recorded vertically are posted to YouTube, two black bars appear on each side, to frame the action. Knowing the relevance of this channel’s audience (with an average of four...
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JWT London recently announced its first new hires since Neil Godber was promoted to head of planning last month after Tracey Follows, executive partner and chief strategy officer, announced she would be leaving the agency at the end of this month....
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tata Sons Limited, the principal investment holding company of the Tata Group, recently appointed JWT as the creative agency for its global brand campaign. The three core messages that the agency, which is the world’s best-known marketing...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
One of Australia’s toughest men, Barry Hall, the ex-AFL champion and notorious hard man (think a cross between Vinnie Jones and Crocodile Dundee and you're almost there) is urging Australians to find their softer sides this winter in a new...
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Wildlife charity Care for the Wild and the London branch of JWT recently unveiled a parody video featuring numerous famous YouTube cats 'performing' an original song entitled “If You Care, Care For The Wild,” which underlines the dangers...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson and Mirum Singapore have launched The Social Team, a new social media offering providing clients access to digital, analytics, content, strategy and creative expertise across both agencies through one specialised team. The Social...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With traditional (and some might argue antiquated) gender roles in a state of rapid flux, it's more important than ever to understand clearly what society as a whole feels about the notion of gender equality. JWT London and media intelligence...
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I’m not going to pretend to be the world’s biggest Rihanna fan. Indeed, I personally find her brand of hedonistic pop to be of the “All style, no substance” variety. As a personality though, she’s a beacon of light in an...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
When and why did you join? I joined JWT London in January 2009 after spending the previous six months as a freelancer. My opportunity came about through a digital resource gap within the Shell team. What do you actually do? My time is split 50/50...
Posted by: Creativepool Stuart Wilson Creative Director, JWT London... Website: jwt.co.uk Twitter: @JWT_London Facebook: facebook.com/JWT-London Twitter: @stuwilson JWT London is an integrated creative agency of international imagination. Our heritage of innovation, our...
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Whilst many people who have experienced it might take umbrage with the idea of using humour as a coping mechanism, as someone who has lived with clinical depression for my entire adult life, I can honestly say I wouldn't have made it this far without...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
JWT London recently unveiled its news Debenhams campaign for the 2014 Christmas season. Dubbed “Found It,” the multi-channel campaign will run across all touch points, with a much heavier marketing push than in previous years. As well as...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
JWT Amsterdam have launched a new integrated campaign for Nestle's KitKat chocolate brand, which aims to promote the new KitKat Double Chunky Caramel through “The first-ever nationwide break.” The campaign, which is entitled “Give...
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In a completely bonkers (and utterly ingenious) move, Mr Kipling has teamed up with JWT London to create the latest part of its new-look ad campaign, which attempts to bridge the gap between print and experiential advertising. In this instance, the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Beringer Vineyards, one of the most acclaimed producers in Napa Valley, California, has announced the launch of a new multichannel advertising campaign by JWT for 2016 called “Better Beckons,” in partnership with Instagram sensations...
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Publicis Worldwide has named a new business director to manage global accounts across the APAC region. Floriane Tripolino joins Publicis from JWT, where she served as regional business director, overseeing blue chip accounts such as Kellogg's and...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
J. Walter Thompson Paris have taken a very literal approach in a bold new campaign that aims to make people think about the CO2 emissions caused by the thousands of cars that make needless small trips every day in ski resorts around the world....
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Technology and data have come together to bring back to life one of the greatest painters of all time in “The Next Rembrandt,” a new 3D printed painting created solely from data of Rembrandt’s body of work. The painting in question...
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Despite being something of a notorious scrooge amongst my friends and family, I'm still a sucker for a well executed Christmas campaign, and when it comes to well executed Christmas campaigns, Coca-Cola might very well be the kings. Indeed, it's...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
WWF UK has brought the plight of wild tigers home in the latest emotional spot to hit screens during the festive season. Created by J. Walter Thompson London and called #iProtectTigers, the strategy moves away from the traditional “adopt...
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Debenhams has launched its 2016 Christmas marketing campaign from retained agency J. Walter Thompson London, with a subtle evolution of their successful “Found It” campaign platform, which has featured as the basis of its seasonal activity for...
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The Rugby World Cup is in full swing with the quarter finals taking place this weekend and the host nation, Japan, flying. But long before a ball was kicked - five years ago, in fact - a plan to rebrand World Rugby was devised which included a new...
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