Y&R Global Chief Creative Officer Tony Granger and Andrew Dimitriou, Y&R’s CEO of Europe, announced the appointment of Jaime Mandelbaum as Chief Creative Officer of Europe. The São Paulo-born creative who has served as Chief Creative Officer of Y&R Central & Eastern Europe since 2013, will now oversee the global ad agency’s creative efforts across […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/scrabble.mp4[/KGVID] Scrabble debuts a heartwarming story just in time for the holidays to remind us that there’s magic in Christmas, and in words. The spot tells the story of a father who finds an abused and abandoned dog and decides to bring him home. Without realizing it, this new addition to the family […]
The refugee crisis currently occurring in Europe, the Middle East and north Africa is the worst in 60 years, with more than 11m migrants and refugees fleeing war-torn nations in the hope of finding safety, shelter and a new life. However, one change that has made life a little easier for migrants is the proliferation […]
Ads taking too long to load are costing the UK advertising industry the equivalent of £1bn a year, according to the latest figures released by European ad verification company Meetrics. The report by Meetrics found that around fifth of ads fail to load properly before a user has moved on, meaning they are never seen […]
Adyoulike, the European leader in native advertising technology, announced that it has partnered with global marketing technology provider MediaMath as part of its programmatic native advertising exchange, Adyoulike Exchange. The Adyoulike Exchange solution gives advertisers across Europe and the US access to premium, in-feed native advertising inventory to be bought and sold programmatically, across desktop, […]
German giant Bauer Media has announced a shake-up of its senior management team with a trio of promotions across its advertising, media and digital arms. The first of these will see Abby Carvosso promoted to group managing director of Bauer Advertising, a role which will see her tasked with aligning commercial and content imperatives of […]
Land Rover is using its involvement in grassroots-to-stadium rugby to form the heart of its Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign, #WeDealInReal. The brand campaign comprises a number of elements, including high-profile advertising, social media activity, experiential, global media partnerships and ambassador engagement. The automotive brand has created a 60-second spot on YouTube, showcasing 11 local […]
Diageo, the drinks giant that owns the Smirnoff and Bailey’s brands, is on the hunt for a digital agency to work across Europe. The winning shop will work on an e-commerce strategy for Diageo. The company is looking to develop a better user experience on its sites. The pitches have taken place, and there is […]
Leading European airline Lufthansa has created a world first Augmented Reality (AR) app to drive awareness of its new class of seating; Premium Economy. The pioneering app, designed by Space, represents a new and innovative type of AR experience, designed to launch via a basic pen drawing on an A4 piece of paper – typically […]
BSkyB is launching a YouTube channel that will broadcast whole episodes from some of its most high-profile series, as part of the company’s biggest ever push for its entertainment programming. When it launches on Saturday 1 February, the Sky First Episodes channel will host episodes from ‘Moone Boy’ starring Chris O’Dowd, ‘The Tunnel’ (the adapted […]