Luxury Marketing in China: How Volkswagen Does It


Faced with slumping sales in more mature markets, luxury brands are increasingly relying on consumers in China's burgeoning lower-tier cities to shore up the bottom line.

MAA launches Future Leaders mentor scheme

The Marketing Agencies Association (MAA) is launching The Future Leaders Academy, a mentoring programme that aims to groom director-level adland hopefuls into the agency leaders of tomorrow.

Rafa Nadal stars in PokerStars TV ad

PokerStars, the online poker site, is a TV ad, starring Rafa Nadal engrossed in a game of poker on his smartphone as he walks around Barcelona.

Syco hires Leo Burnett’s Carole Davids as creative director

Syco, the joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music, has poached Carole Davids, Leo Burnett’s creative director.

PCC will not investigate nude Prince Harry photos

The Press Complaints Commission has stated it would be “inappropriate” to investigate The Sun’s publication of naked photographs of Prince Harry without the consent of his representatives.

Copenhagen Romance Captures – Kobenhavn by Fran Dominguez Revolves Around Young Love (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The photo series titled Kobenhavn by Fran Dominguez, a lifestyle and fashion photographer hailing from Spain, focuses on young love. Captured in the relaxed and grand city of Copenhagen in Denmark,…

Good Housekeeping launches travel website

Good Housekeeping, the women’s lifestyle title owned by Hearst Magazines UK, is branching out into selling holidays to its readership with the launch of a travel website.

Copyright awareness campaign extends to social media

The Industry Trust for IP Awareness has enlisted grime artist Wretch 32 for a social media campaign that aims to raise awareness among young people about paying for digital content.

Tokyo Living Timelapse

Sur l’excellente bande son « Ticking Away » de Cransto, le réalisateur Masaya Sugimura nous propose de découvrir avec talent Tokyo, cette ville unique et atypique. Grâce à une utilisation réussie de la technique du time-lapse, le réalisateur tire un portrait partiel de cette mégalopole. A découvrir en HD dans la suite.

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Classic FM celebrates 20th birthday with musical flash mob

Classic FM is celebrating its 20th birthday with special programming and a flash mob video featuring a group of classical musicians and a choir, which surprised unsuspecting members of the public in a supermarket.

Starbucks Delves Deeply Into Local Culture to Reach Chinese Consumers


As marketers in China focus more on lower-tier cities after building strong presences in Shanghai and Beijing, Starbucks is designing a store in Fuzhou that draws deeply on the local culture of this second-tier city in Fujian province.

Samsung agrees two-year extension to Chelsea shirt deal

Samsung has taken an option to extend its shirt sponsorship of Chelsea football club for a further two years, up until the end of 2014-2015 season.

OFT extends deadline for Aegis-Dentsu deal decision

The Office of Fair Trading has extended its own deadline for making a decision on whether to refer the acquisition of Aegis by Dentsu to the Competition Commission.

Aviva launches HTML5 illustrated site for retirement advice

Aviva, the insurance and pensions group, has launched a website that uses HTML5 technology, which offers advice to people reaching retirement age.

Pele Cortizo-Burgess takes global planning role at MEC

MEC has hired former ITV executive Pele Cortizo-Burgess in the new role of global director of integrated planning.

Quantcast hires Yahoo agency sales head

Quantcast, the advertising technology company, has hired former Yahoo group director Matt White as its director of agency sales.

Dan Hart lands head of sales role at Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous, the taxi advertising company, has appointed JCDecaux’s Dan Hart to the role of head of sales.

The International Radio Festival Zurich Switzerland: Post, Iron, Couple, Diva

Advertising Agency: TBWA\ZÜRICH, Zurich, Switzerland
Creative Director: Frederick Rossmann
Art Director: Johannes Dörig
Copywriter: Samuel Wicki
Production Company: Pumpkin Film Switzerland
Producer: Lamar Hawkins
Director: Karim Huu Do

Jonnie Peacock’s Paralympics sprint attracts 6.3m to C4

A record Paralympics athletic audience of 6.3 million people tuned in to Channel 4 to watch Team GB’s Jonnie Peacock snatch the T44 100 metre crown from Oscar Pistorius last night, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Urban Ladylike Fashion – Harper’s Bazaar Turkey ‘Modern Kutuplar’ Stars an Edgy Djamila Del Pi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If Kate Middleton was a lot more urban while still holding tight to her ladylike ways, she would probably don every outfit showcased in the Harper’s Bazaar Turkey ‘Modern Kutuplar’…