The Cheltenham Festival is one of the highlights of the jump racing year, and a focus for intense activity from bookmakers trying to get a slice of the action of one of the biggest events in their calendar. The betting market is highly competitive around the festival with all of the bookmakers fighting for share […]
While it’s tempting for all brands and retailers to jump on the Thanksgiving shopping bandwagon, marketers need to think about their audiences to figure out how, when, or even whether to take advantage of the discount days, says the National Retail Federation. There’s no “one-size fits-all” approach for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and […]
DDB Canada Toronto has launched a new CIL campaign that shows Canadians they can achieve premium décor results at an affordable price. With CIL Premium Paint + Primer for just $29, it’s easy to get a premium look without paying a premium price. To leverage the small, in a small budget, the agency created a […]
Add J. Crew and American Girl to the list of retailers betting big with their holiday campaigns on ad units launched by Facebook and Instagram. J.Crew bought Instagram ads that include a “Shop Now” button, making its gift guide digital. And for the past week, J.Crew’s Instagram page has been promoting an iPhone case that […]
Paddy Power has released a cheeky online ad – deemed “too fruity” for TV – to promote its new smartphone app, which features a series of men (and women) who appear to be pleasuring themselves in public view. The 30-second video, created by Lucky Generals, shows characters who are smiling while looking off into the […]
When J. Walter Thompson won the creative mandate for Atletico de Kolkata (ATK), the Indian Super League (ISL) team from Kolkata after a multi-agency pitch in June this year, the brief to the agency was to make ATK a true leader – on the pitch and in the minds of its fans. In order to […]
Samsung has partnered with Rihanna for a new campaign teasing the release date of her forthcoming album through an immersive online experience. Those curious to know when the pop star will release her eighth studio album, titled ‘Anti’, will have to successfully complete a number of cryptic puzzles on antidiary.com using their mobile devices to […]
J. Walter Thompson London brought together global children’s charity Plan UK and popular dating app Happn to raise awareness of the massive number of girls who are married before their 16th birthday J. Walter Thompson London approached Plan UK with the idea of teaming with Happn and taking over their feed for a day. Today, […]
MasterCard has launched a promotion offering Apple Pay users free travel on London’s transport network on ‘Fare Free Mondays’. The promotion, which launched November 23 and will run every Monday until 14 December, offers a refund of up to £27.90 for any MasterCard customers paying for their transport contactlessly via Apple Pay. “The move by […]
Visitors to Burberry’s flagship store on Regent Street can stitch themselves into the luxury brand’s star-studded Christmas ad (above), thanks to a partnership with Google. The Burberry Booth, which is powered by Google technology, uses real-time video stitching to insert people into Burberry’s Christmas ad – a pastiche of Billy Elliot that starred Naomi Campbell, […]