180 Kingsday – originally 180 Amsterdam, one of the godfathers of Amsterdam’s international advertising industry – celebrates two decades in the business. Celebrations kick off at Amsterdam’s Adnight festival on October 5, where 180 will open its doors to reflect on 20 years of big ideas, 180 Thinking and iconic campaigns by presenting a creative […]
Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon, two leaders in the social intelligence space, announce the signing of a merger agreement. This merger, expected to close in Q4, creates a c. $100 million annual recurring revenue business that will move forward as Brandwatch. “In this digitally connected world, our vision is to transform how organisations understand their consumers […]
This October, for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Leo Burnett London has devised a pro bono campaign for client Breast Cancer Care – the only UK-wide charity providing care, information and support to people affected by breast cancer. The campaign breaks on the first of October and will play out for the duration of the month. It sees Leo Burnett London partnering with Breast Cancer […]
Many years ago, when I was working at a big media agency, I remember someone saying that “TV is dead” and that “soon it will only be about digital”. I eagerly listened trying to learn something I did not know yet. What I understand today is that the ever-growing stats around digital can be misleading. […]
A ghoulish old lady was spotted in various commuter hotspots around London this morning, giving commuters a rush-hour shock on their way to work. Office workers were stunned to witness the bizarre, spine-chilling scene of the sinister senior styled with prosthetic horror make up, riding the Jubilee Line train on a vintage rocking chair. The […]
Yonder Media, the agency formed earlier in 2018 by The Beyond Collective, has created a spoof ChatBot Media Planner that claims to offer clients a perfect replica of their current agency service in Chatbot form. Calling itself “the world’s first chatbot-powered media planning tool”, it offers to analyse each advertiser’s specific requirements before producing a […]
The charity Guide Dogs is launching its latest DRTV advert to raise funds for its ‘Sponsor a Puppy’ campaign. Created by Proximity London, the activity aims to recruit new donors and increase the average gift by demonstrating the dramatic impact that a guide dog can have on someone’s life. Every single day 250 people […]
Interbrand has announced Apple, Google, and Amazon are the three most valuable brands in its 2018 Best Global Brands report, with luxury and retail as the two dominant sectors. Now in its 19th year, the report’s 2018 theme is Activating Brave, and examines the role that brand strength plays in the bold transformation of the […]
Research released on October 4 has shown that retailers that focus their marketing budgets on social media and smartphone campaigns might be on the wrong track – across the UK, fewer than one in ten shoppers (9%) say that social media forms part of their purchase journey. In addition, more than half (54%) still use […]
The omnipotence of social media means that brands face a stark challenge to remain relevant to an ever-evolving Generation Z being forced to live BETA test their identity, reveals the findings of a new white paper by leading youth creative agency ZAK. As the first generation to truly come of age during the social […]