Looks like Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer company, and SABMiller, its top competitor, will indeed join forces to create one giant beer company. SABMiller previously rejected at least three offers from AB InBev, suggesting that the offers were too low. The brands were able to agree “in principle” today on AB InBev’s fifth offer […]
Happy Finish, a pioneer and world-leader in augmented reality and virtual reality, announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with GroupM, the world’s leading media investment group owned by WPP. Happy Finish’s offices in India and China will work closely with GroupM’s content teams across the Asia Pacific region to help develop creative solutions […]
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has taken the dramatic decision to back a ban on female nudity within his soft porn bible after agreeing with critics that full frontal shots are ‘passé’ in a world of ubiquitous online porn. The new edict will come into effect from March 2016, when the title will pursue ‘provocative’ […]
Four out of five advertisers and marketers plan to increase their use of social media next year, even if many are unsure on how to measure its effectiveness, according to new research. The Content Marketing Association’s study, The Role of Social in Content Marketing, asked 100 senior level marketers, media agencies and creative agencies. It […]
Papa John’s, the third largest pizza delivery company in the world, is working with digital marketing company, Rakuten Marketing to drive digital sales through location targeting and raise awareness of a York store opening – its first in Yorkshire. Papa John’s is using Rakuten Marketing’s targeting technology to pinpoint their core audience within a three […]
Bacardí rum unveils a fresh, new take on the brand with a 30-second TV spot, experiential House Party campaign and comprehensive digital, mobile and partnership strategy designed to connect with millennials on their terms, in their world, in their way. This is the first campaign launch since Bacardí revamped its advertising and marketing business four […]
Percol Coffee Co., famed for launching the first Fairtrade certified ground coffee, has launched its “Cool Beans” campaign in the UK, to support its new packaging as it relaunches its range to the market. The ‘Cool Beans’ concept sees a whole host of coffee bean characters created for the range of award winning coffee, such […]
Today’s consumers have a complex relationship with alcohol and brands depending on the occasion, their own self-image, or the place they drink. The rules of consumption have changed making the certainties of the past less relevant for alcohol marketers. To try and uncover the new rules for alcohol marketing, Maxus has created a report, called […]
Integrated agency LIFE has created a heart-warming consumer promotion for Velvet Facial tissue which is manufactured by leading global hygiene and forest products company SCA to boost the brand and support retailers in the peak winter sales period. Consumers can win ‘The Ultimate Night In’, worth £1,500, every week during the 17-week promotional period. The […]
Halo Foods has appointed The Gate London to work on its Fruitus, The Dormen Food Company and The Good Grain Company brands. The Gate London will work with the Halo brand teams on brand strategy, creative and media for the three brands. The account wins follow the agency’s successful TV campaigns for the Halo-owned Harvest […]