Heineken has picked Amsterdam-based agency We Are Pi as its leads ad agency for its Desperados brand. The agency’s remit with the tequila-flavoured beer is global and effective immediately. It follows a competitive pitch after Heineken parted company with previous incumbent Weiden & Kennedy earlier in 2015. The split was by mutual consent, Heineken said. […]
Durex is calling for the creation of a condom emoji to help young people communicate about safe-sex ahead of World AIDS Day. The #CondomEmoji campaign is running across YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, with an accompanying video explaining the reasoning behind the project. Durex has claimed that emojis are perceived as a “new language” by millennials […]
180 Amsterdam recently approached Wake The Town’s new Amsterdam branch to research and select the perfect track for their new PS4 commercial, The Wonderful Life of a PS4 Player. Directed by Blink Productions’ Bjoern Ruehmann and choreographed by Supple Nam, the spot features a PS4 gamer living out the many features of the PS4 as […]
10 Minutes With, the global career matchmaking platform, has launched a mobile app for iPhone and Android to help undergraduate, masters and MBA students search for their ideal job and connect with companies they want to work with. Available for free on iPhone and Android, the app encourages users to create a career profile, select […]
Award-winning creative special effects company, Artem, has recently completed an ambitious window installation for London’s Selfridges on Oxford Street. The giant 2.8 metre orbiting orrery – a mechanical model of the solar system – forms the centrepiece of Selfridges’ 2015 cosmos-themed Christmas window displays. The gold and chrome model will rotate all day, every day […]
Brompton Bikes, the London-based foldable bikes brand, is offering people around the world the chance to make a short film about undiscovered parts of their home cities and have it judged by director Guy Ritchie for a competition. Entrants to the Brompton Bikes #MyUnseenCity global film competition are asked to make a 15-second video showing […]
Heineken USA unveiled a special six-pack of custom handmade Heineken-bottle candles in partnership with lifestyle concept store Alchemist Miami, marking the very first time the beer brand’s #Heineken100 program expands into home goods. The luxurious decorative accessories were hand-poured with a proprietary soy and wax blend, then de-molded and heat-finished, also by hand. The products […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/McDonaldsFestive_The-Journey-to-Christmas_MPEG_4.mp4[/KGVID] McDonald’s UK marks the beginning of its festive promotion with a fun new campaign that’ll see the British public encouraged to dust off their vocal chords and embrace the festive spirit. Christmas is a time for families and friends to gather together and it’s also about the time spent with each other […]
Omobono, the digital agency for business brands, has announced the appointment of Jonathon Palmer as Head of Strategy. Jonathon will lead the global strategy and UX teams at Omobono to deliver world class strategic thinking to some of the world’s largest business brands including Shell, Thomson Reuters and JLL. He’ll also continue to serve on […]
Havas Media Group has announced the appointment of Mark Connolly as Media Performance and Investment Director – a newly created role for Havas Media Group’s Middle Office which delivers investment & solutions across Havas Media Group. Connolly has a strong background spanning over 25 years in the industry, during which he has held senior media […]