British Gas, the UK’s leading energy provider, has chosen Mindshare and ZenithOptimedia to battle it out against incumbent Carat for its £50m media planning and buying business.
LONDON – The radio industry is to offer consumers a discount on new digital radios in exchange for their analogue sets, which will be reconditioned and sent to Africa.
LONDON – Tim Lindsay, the former TBWA UK president, has joined Media Square as a non-executive director.
LONDON – Many of today’s front pages carry the story of the British mother arrested in a Spanish hotel on suspicion of smothering her children, while the quality titles focus on developments in the coalition goverment’s policies.
The OFT has today concluded that Project Canvas, the proposed joint venture (JV) between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, Talk Talk and Arqiva, does not qualify for investigation under the merger provisions of the Enterprise Act 2002.
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| THE ORIGINAL? V Energy Drink – 2006 Claim : “Beware of speeding” Source : Cannes Archive Online, Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi (China) |
LESS ORIGINAL : Olympikus Running Shoes – 2010 Claim : “Hi Performance Technology” Source : Adsoftheworld, Agency : DCS Comunicações, Porto Alegre, (Brazil) |
Clients are embracing the notion that digital is a lot more than a piece of the idea. In many instances, digital has become the biggest piece of the idea, placed squarely at the center of everything a brand does, because it's the piece that gives consumers something to do.
I admit to being as guilty as the next person when it comes to labeling ideas and tips as "best practices." Well, not anymore. Now I'm kicking that habit and doing it without a patch. I'm going cold turkey. And you should, too.
Quando eu falo que os meios digitais concedem oportunidades incomparáveis de engajar um consumidor, é porque existem provas. E estas provas ajudam a compreender as utilidades deste benefício no marketing.
Um ano atrás, o Burger King causou rebuliço nos Estados Unidos depois da campanha “Whopper Sacrifice“, na qual era necessário “sacrificar” amigos do Facebook para conseguir um sanduíche da rede. A polêmica foi tanta que a promo criada pela CP+B teve que ser encerrada.
Agora, na Noruega, o Burger King implantou uma idéia parecida, só que mais “positiva”, convidando os amantes de hambúrguer a pagar pelo novo sanduíche Salsa Hot (vendido por cerca de USD 300) usando uma nova moeda: ‘Likes‘ do Facebook. Ou seja, ao invés de pagar os USD 3,00 pelo sanduíche, a pessoa pode conseguir 10 cliques no botão “Like” na Fan Page do BK (Noruega), o que ajuda a aumentar a reputação da marca na rede social, para adquirir o tal Salsa Hot.
Achei simples e divertido a ponto de gerar o buzz necessário em torno do lançamento do produto. E você, o que achou?
Commandité par Netfilmmakers Gallery Copenhague, voici ce court film Muse qui est un condensé d’albums numériques des 3 dernières années sur Google Reader et Flickr. Un océan de couleurs et d’images, le tout sur un sound-design de David Kamp. A découvrir en vidéo dans la suite.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Goodby, Silverstein & Partners won the grand prize at the annual Kelly Awards on Tuesday, receiving the top honor for its campaign promoting the Haagen-Dazs Five line of ice cream.
LONDON – Unilever is gearing up for a major push for its ice-cream brand Cornetto and has appointed BD Network to oversee below -the-line activity supporting the brand.
“Each years, millions of marine animals are killeb by our rubbish. Sign the petition against marine debris at notonourbeaches.com”
Advertising Agency: Y&R, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Les Six
Art Directo : Gregory Jeanjacquot
Copywriter: Nicolas Gerard
Illustrator: John-Paul Thurlow
LONDON – Sharp Electronics has signed up as a sponsor of British cycling’s premier event in the UK.
“Ultra tough footballs. Kipsta.”
Advertising Agency: Y&R, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Les Six
Art Directo : Gregory Jeanjacquot
Copywriter: Nicolas Gerard
Photographer: Cedric Delsaux
LONDON – Sharp Electronics has signed up as the new sponsor of British cycling’s premier event in the UK.
LONDON – Ford has launched a major through-the-line ad campaign introducing its Fiesta model to US consumers, ahead of the global launch of the car next year.
LONDON – Intel has partnered with Vice magazine on a long-term project showcasing work from more than 80 artists around the world, including music producer Mark Ronson and director Spike Jonze.
The Guardian is undertaking a major sampling exercise in London, and for the first time is calling its freesheet “the mini Guardian”, as it hits backs at a recent initiative by The Independent.
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