Following Google’s announcement of its latest Android 4.4 mobile operating system ‘KitKat’, Nestlé teamed up with agency JWT to create an ad that spoofs the typical Apple stylized ad. With tongue-firmly-in-cheek, the parody video features Christopher Catlin, Chief Breaks Officer of KitKat, imitating Apple’s Jony Ive and his speech, to announce the arrival of “the […]
Unilever has teamed up with crowd-sourced ideas platform Idea Bounty to generate a new TV and print campaign for its FMCG brand Peperami. In order to re-launch the Peperami brand mascot ‘the animal’, the first time the mascot will be seen on TV screens since 2012, Unilever is offering a $10,000 prize for the best […]
Widespread discounts and sales promotions by retailers drove down the average price of non-food items on the high street by 2.3 per cent in August. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says deflation for non-food is now at its lowest level since December 2008, with the August figure down on the 2.1 per cent drop seen […]
Singapore Airlines is releasing a series of films as part of a global campaign stressing the lengths the company will travel to please its customers. The global campaign, called “The Lengths We Go To” launched September 2, when the first of the three films aired. The TV spots are showing on BBC international channels, Discovery […]
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey has launched a UK Instagram account and is using it as part of a consumer campaign to mark the birthday of its creator. The direct and social media campaign by integrated agency Communicator has aimed to encourage consumers to be part of the celebrations by taking a picture of themselves raising […]
Microsoft has bought Nokia’s Devices & Services business in a deal worth £4.6 billion. The move sees Microsoft acquire Nokia’s mobile phone and smartphone businesses as well as its internal design team, which has worked on products including the Nokia Lumia smartphone range. Around 32 000 Nokia staff will transfer to Microsoft. Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia’s […]
Many tend to get stuck in the monotony of everyday life. To inspire you to take action to change something or do something new, Swedish furniture giant IKEA created an ad that tells of the story of an adorable old man escaping from the humdrum routine of his life. The spot, entitled ‘Start Something New’, […]
Burberry is supporting its new men’s fragrance, Brit Rhythm, with a global music-focused ad campaign staring the These New Puritans front man George Barnett and incorporating a TV spot, as well as crowd-sourced images. The campaign runs across TV and social, and will culminate with three gigs in late October. It was made in-house under […]
Microsoft and Nokia have confirmed plans are well advanced for a $7.1bn purchase of Nokia’s phone division by the software giant. The deal will see Nokia’s entire devices & services business; including design, manufacturing, sales and support, transfer to Microsoft, including all 32,000 staff. This would leave the Finnish business survive as a manufacturer of […]
To promote its latest ‘Free Flyknit’ shoes in Shanghai, Nike—together with Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai—put together a live ‘knitting session’ on a giant billboard. With the help of three workers, they ‘knitted’ strips of neon green thread together on the billboard to form a Free Flyknit shoe around a foot—emphasizing the sock-like quality of the […]