We’ve reached a watershed moment in promotional staffing. The recent President’s Club hostess sexual harassment scandal sent shockwaves through the industry in terms of what is considered the acceptable use of women in promotional environments. First, Formula One announced the demise of its iconic grid girls due to them presenting an image the sport no […]
Samsung open ‘Studio 9’, a spectacular, interactive art gallery to promote its latest model, the Galaxy S9. The exhibition, devised by agency Guns or Knives, provides the ideal environments in which to try the highly-anticipated new features that are built into the S9 model. With the S9, Samsung have created a phone that is able to […]
Burns Group, a leading brand transformation and advertising company, announced the promotion of Chief Strategy Officer Joanne McKinney to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. McKinney has been the strategic leader of Burns Group for the past eight years, reimagining what strategic planning means in today’s consumer-led world. In her new role as […]
The eagerly anticipated Monopoly campaign returns to McDonald’s on 21st March for the thirteenth consecutive year. Called Monopoly Wiiiin! this year’s promotion encourages customers to ‘Get peeling for that winning feeling’ through the peelable game pieces featured on the promotional packaging. The campaign, licensed by Hasbro and created by The Marketing Store, aims to drive […]
AKQA has promoted Roman Ptakowski to General Manager, and Sallie Baskervill to Director of Client Services. Roman and Sallie will lead the Atlanta studio, its partnerships and client collaborations. Prior to Roman’s appointment as General Manager, he served as Director of Client Services in Atlanta, overseeing assignments for Delta Air Lines, Universal Parks and Resorts, […]
Global creative business Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) and communications agency Revolt have launched non-profit brand For Richer, For Poorer, in response to Windsor council leader’s call for removal of homeless people before May’s royal wedding and the wider issue of homelessness in the UK. For Richer, For Poorer is a unique range of commemorative products […]
The PGA Tour introduced PGA Tour AR, a brand new augmented reality (AR) app bringing live AR tournament coverage to life for fans around the world on their iPhone and iPad. Live AR coverage on PGA Tour AR will begin in conjunction with the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard on […]
ibis is dedicating its first line of shirts, tailor-made directly from the finest new ibis bedsheets, to anyone who dreams of staying in bed following a good night’s sleep. The exclusive “Dream Apparel” initiative has been specially created for members of the ibis BUSINESS program, with the idea of prolonging their perfect night into […]
Independent craft brewery, BrewDog, has just launched an audacious campaign to deliver a million pints of its flagship Punk IPA to convert new craft beer drinkers. Over the next four weeks, the Aberdeenshire brewery intends to give away 1 million beers- enough to fill over 7000 bathtubs – in the world’s biggest ever beer sampling […]
NBA basketball superstar, Kyrie Irving, took centre stage at London’s O2 Arena when the Boston Celtics faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the eighth NBA regular-season clash in the UK. The game happened to coincide with the highly anticipated launch of the latest Kyrie Nike basketball shoe – the Kyrie 4s. With limited time with […]