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Posted in: UncategorizedMany of the UK’s biggest charities invested heavily in door drops and direct mail in December, writes Lucy Fisher.
Many of the UK’s biggest charities invested heavily in door drops and direct mail in December, writes Lucy Fisher.
December was a busy month for British Sky Broadcasting with the broadcaster topping the volume charts in all three direct media.
A round up of the latest DM campaigns coming your way …
Canon has selected Neolane software to help it develop more targeted and personalised direct marketing campaigns.
This ad is a few years old, but we just stumbled across it for the first time. It’s for a high-end department store in Mexico called El Palacio de Hierro, and it shows how a change of clothes can make women feel powerful. As powerful as Yvonne Craig, Julie Newmar and Lynda Carter—or at least their best-known characters.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
We reported earlier here about the music industry and their “pay what you feel” releases. I also remarked that Trent Reznor didn’t seem all that happy with the results.
We’ll it seems Trent learns from his mistakes and his latest venture Ghosts I-IV has paid off in spades. A $300 limited edition sold out in two days. That’s $750,000 mo money in 2 days. There’s still a smaller $75 version, a free sample and a $5 and $10 option for punters.
It goes to show people will pay for things that they see has real value and that this new way of releasing music might be here to stay.
LONDON – The Wrigley Company is launching a TV campaign to promote the ‘invigorating’ experience that chewing its sugar-free Airwaves gum can bring.
LONDON – Commercial broadcaster Five swung back into profit last year, helped by additional ad revenues earned by its two digital channels and what it termed “stringent†cost-cutting at its core TV channel.
LONDON – Women’s weekly Bella is to expand its coverage of celebrities to widen its appeal to its target demographic of women in their mid-30s.
LONDON – Directgov, the Government information service, is using 900 ATMs across England to direct the public to tax credit and savings advice.
LONDON – YouTube has knocked Wikipedia off the top spot as the UK’s most popular social media site, according to research by Nielsen Online.
LONDON – Adam & Eve has been appointed by Lloyds TSB to handle a £10 million brief to promote the company’s £80 million sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics.
LONDON – Adam & Eve has been appointed by Lloyds TSB to handle a £10 million brief to promote the company’s £80 million sponsorship of the London 2012 Olympics.
LONDON – Adam & Eve has scooped the £5m creative account for Westfield, the £1.6bn shopping centre due to open in West London this year, following a competitive pitch.
LONDON – Westfield London, the £1.6bn shopping centre due to open in West London this year, has appointed Adam and Eve to handle its advertising account, Marketing can exclusively reveal.
For all her noxious crying and whatnot, Hillary Clinton is a well-honed jungle predator. “Winning. Winning, winning, that’s my measure of success — winning,” she barked recently.
Sol Delivery. Turns your house into a bar.
Advertising Agency: Fischer America, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Flavio Casarotti, Pedro Capeletti
Art Director: Silvio Medeiros
Copywriter: Thiago Carvalho
Illustrator: Atelier de Imagens
Photographer: André Faccioli
Published: January 2008
Sol Delivery. Turns your house into a bar.
Advertising Agency: Fischer America, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Flavio Casarotti, Pedro Capeletti
Art Director: Silvio Medeiros
Copywriter: Thiago Carvalho
Illustrator: Atelier de Imagens
Photographer: André Faccioli
Published: January 2008
“Click”. Lumix FX12 7.2 mp with anti-shaking system.
Advertising Agency: Fischer America, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Flavio Casarotti, Pedro Capeletti
Art Director / Illustrator: Silvio Medeiros
Copywriter: Thiago Carvalho
Published: January 2008
Up to 28x zoom. The new Lumix FZ18.
Advertising Agency: Fischer America, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Flavio Casarotti, Pedro Capeletti
Art Director: Silvio Medeiros
Copywriter: Thiago Carvalho
Photographer: Getty
Published: January 2008