As its 20th anniversary year approaches, Affordable Art Fair has appointed Kallaway to handle the PR for its UK fairs and eCommerce channel, following a competitive four-way pitch. Kallaway’s brief is to increase attendance and sales to the spring and autumn fairs in Battersea as well as Hampstead and Bristol. The remit includes supporting an increase in […]
McCann London has teamed up with BreezoMeter’s air quality data experts to raise awareness around London’s “silent killer” – it’s toxic air – by placing a roadside memorial in the capital’s pollution blackspots to highlight the startling 9,400 premature deaths associated with this public health issue. But this isn’t your typical roadside memorial. It features […]
Global brand design agency Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) New York has revealed the creative idea behind recently launched Blackened – a new blend of American whiskey created by Master Distiller Dave Pickerell and Metallica. In partnership with Sweet Amber Distilling Co, Pickerell and Metallica came together to a create the sonically infused new American whiskey, […]
Behavioural communications agency HeyHuman is launching a UK-wide sampling campaign for Green and Black’s to promote the brand’s recently introduced range of luxury, bite-sized chocolates, ‘Velvet Fruit’. The sampling campaign will invite consumers across the country to taste the smooth and fruity dark chocolates from the comfort of a velvet tasting chair, where they will […]
Commissioned by MWWPR and conducted by Wakefield Research, a recent study unveiled today has identified that 24% of the UK population believe that a companyâs values, actions, and corporate reputation are just as important as its product attributes and features. Dubbed the CorpSumer, this growing and powerful segment are valued for their loyalty, but their […]
Publicis Media agencies Zenith and Starcom were named a Leader and a Strong Performer, respectively, in The Forrester Wave: Global Media Agencies, Q3 2018. Both agencies were among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in this evaluation of the media agency landscape. Zenith received the second-highest score in the Strategy and Current Offering […]
Sunshine, the brand and entertainment consultancy and production studio, has secured investment from entrepreneurs Mike Dolan and Adam Zhu and the Chinese brand consultancy, Shunya. The London and Los Angeles based company works with luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands looking to extend beyond traditional marketing into entertainment, in addition to partnering with rights holders looking […]
Healthcare technology solutions provider Distec has appointed specialist technology PR agency Context to deliver a comprehensive public relations campaign, focusing on driving awareness of their offerings across the healthcare technology and business markets. Distec works with industry-leading global vendors to provide cutting-edge hardware and software solutions to customers, and have recently announced an exclusive partnership […]
Paddy Power have opened a ‘Museum of Mischief’ in Dublin this week to mark a landmark birthday – an interactive experience celebrating 30 years of an incredible Irish brand. The super-charged pop-up, which opens on September 18, is located at the top of Grafton Street, and offers members of the public a jaunt through the […]
Being a ‘Lifestyle Brand’ has become the aspiration of brands today. But what ‘lifestyle’ actually means – and what we expect it to deliver – is still undefined. So, just how do brands become a desirable lifestyle brand of the future? Pearlfisher’s new Futures insight report – Life Mode 2018: How brands can design the […]