ADFEST announces that Graham Fink, Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy China, will be Grand Jury President at ADFEST 2013 overseeing entries from the Asia Pacific and – for the first time – from the Middle East. “ADFEST is a fantastic way to see so much creative work at one time in one place. It’s also […]
Lloyds are executing the largest ever Out of Home interactive 6s campaign to inform consumers about the smart features they can add to their personal current account. The campaign, planned and bought by Kinetic in partnership with MEC, launched on the 26th November. The aim of the interactive element is to get people familiar with […]
and gives Oxford Street shoppers golden moment of fame In the second phase of Marmite’s unique dynamic Christmas lights on Oxford Street, Kinetic and its creative division Fuel have worked with Mindshare, Grand Visual, DDB and Clear Channel to deliver the first interactive digital bus shelter outside Selfridge’s to enable shoppers to interact directly with the festive […]
360 Degree “Open up to More†Campaign Incorporates Print, Digital and Online Video SHANGHAI — Tourism Victoria and Ogilvy & Mather/Shanghai have rolled out their first campaign in mainland China to attract Chinese travellers to Melbourne and the state of Victoria. The new “Open up to More†campaign is part of a wider government-backed initiative by […]
Madison Media is India’s only major Advertising player that is still Independent. Economic Times India reports that Madison’s owner – Sam Balsara might be negotiating a sale with either WPP or Dentsu. Madison Media is today the largest independent media agency in the Indian marketing communications space, with 11.2% market share, handling advertising volumes worth $630 million, according to 2011 […]
SYDNEY — Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer of Y&R announced that Ben Coulson has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Y&R Australia/New Zealand, a new position. Ben has been serving as Executive Creative Director of GPY&R Melbourne for 4 years and has just been named in the top 5 creative directors in the […]
ADFEST has announced that from 2013, agencies and production houses in Middle East cities will be eligible to enter the Lotus Awards. Says Vinit Suraphongchai, Chairman of the ADFEST Working Committee, “We are delighted to welcome our friends from the Middle East to ADFEST next year. With their involvement and the historical, geographical and cultural […]
@GreatBritain, @Israel and@Sweden are the best examples of country promotion on Twitter BEIJING — Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, today released the second part of its “Twiplomacy” study (http://twiplomacy.com), looking specifically at country branding on Twitter. The study shows that only 9 governments out of 193 UN member states own their country name Twitter handle. […]
Despite an animated talking rocking horse and giant bull frogs, the new Toyota Yaris television commercial makes a great deal of sense to those in the market for a hatchback. Created by Draftfcb Johannesburg and shot by Good Cop in one day at the Johannesburg Park Station, the ad turns the spotlight on the Yaris […]
The Interpublic Group announced today that Andy Polansky has been named Chief Executive Officer of Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading public relations companies. Polansky has served as President of Weber Shandwick since March 2004. The company in 2012 was named Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, topped The Holmes ReportGlobal Creativity Index […]