Nissan creates self-parking chair to appease tidy Japanese office workers

Nissan creates self-parking chair to appease tidy Japanese office workers

Nissan has used its ‘Intelligent Parking’ technology to solve an everyday issue; tidying away chairs in the office. Alongside its agency TBWA\Hakuhodo, Nissan has built ‘Intelligent Parking Chairs’ that can sense where they are through four ceiling cameras and move back into their original position via a 360-degree motorised roller system. The technology in the […]

College Ad with Couple Kissing in the Library Boosted Applications and Just Won an Award

College Ad with Couple Kissing in the Library Boosted Applications and Just Won an Award

A college recruitment ad that made waves in 2015 for including a scene of a couple making out in a library has been named the best university commercial of the year. Kira Academic, a tech company that helps admissions departments interview applicants by video, honoured the University of Moncton’s commercial out of some 100 ads, following […]

MEC Launches Evolution Apprenticeship Programme

MEC Launches Evolution Apprenticeship Programme

MEC is launching Evolution, an innovative apprenticeship programme that will provide a formal qualification and life-changing career opportunities to entry-level talent. This new, market leading 12-month programme, created in partnership with Creative Pioneers Apprenticeships, is available to anyone with GCSE Maths and English Grade C and above. The apprentices will be placed in entry level […]

Adyoulike named in Real Business’ The Everline Future 50

Adyoulike named in Real Business’ The Everline Future 50

Native advertising platform Adyoulike has been named as a member of Real Business’ The Everline Future 50. The programme lists the 50 most disruptive and game-changing businesses currently operating in the UK. The 50 businesses were chosen from an original list of 250. Each company was chosen due to its ability to break down barriers, […]

Are Emojis Limiting Girls? New Always #LikeAGirl Film Takes a Closer Look

Are Emojis Limiting Girls? New Always #LikeAGirl Film Takes a Closer Look

[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2492351_LikeAGirl_2.5_YouTube_Main_Edit_PGAL6291000H_MP4.mp4[/KGVID] Playing princess, getting their nails done, dancing in bunny ears – is this a true representation of all the things that girls do? That’s the question you might ask if you take a critical look at how girls are portrayed in emojis, one of the fastest growing language in the world and […]

American Express helps launch mobile game that encourages players to take care of national parks

American Express helps launch mobile game that encourages players to take care of national parks

The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, and as of late has been rolling out a number of ads and marketing stunts to raise awareness of the milestone, including a virtual park tour and campaign created by Grey called ‘Find Your Park.’ The US agency’s latest centennial initiative is a mobile […]

NABS appoints Karen Blackett as its new president

NABS appoints Karen Blackett as its new president

NABS, the advertising and media industry’s support organisation, has appointed MediaCom chairwoman Karen Blackett OBE as its new president. In her new role, Blackett will be instrumental in driving NABS’ new vision focusing on industry wellbeing. NABS’ vision sits alongside its newly defined role to improve and champion the wellbeing of everyone in advertising and […]