New research has revealed that native advertising – sponsored or branded content that matches the look and feel of publisher websites – is shaping up to be a vital future development for the PR sector and could be the way it gets more budget from its clients. Nine out of ten PR agencies in the […]
Campaign to End Loneliness has appointed creative agency 23red to lead its communications campaign to raise awareness of the issue of loneliness affecting older people in the UK. In November 2015, the Campaign to End Loneliness, a coalition of organisations dedicated to ending chronic loneliness in older age, issued a brief for a creative partner. […]
Creative agency Space has been appointed by Arla, the UK’s largest farmer-owned dairy company, to support the launch and ongoing development of a game-changing concept in the milk aisle: Arla Best of Both (BOB), the country’s first yellow-top milk. Space’s remit covers live brand activation as well as digital and social. Best of Both is […]
Blippar has hired the former Yahoo senior executive Glen Drury to the role of Chief Commercial Officer EMEA, as the visual search and augmented reality company repositions as a digital media platform. Drury is the ex Regional Vice President for Northern Europe at Yahoo and former Vice President of Mobile Advertising at Opera Mediaworks. Drury […]
Kerry Foods-owned Mattessons, and Saatchi & Saatchi London, announced the launch of a new UK-wide campaign that aims to disrupt the status quo of the nation’s snacking habits, and incite a revolt against crisps. The ad stars the ‘Snackarchist’, a geeky, tongue-in-cheek character who embodies the Mattessons rebellious spirit, and breaks all sorts of rules […]
Innocence in Danger, the charity for the protection of children from abuse and violence, has launched a press and outdoor campaign highlighting the potential dangers that lurk within the internet. The campaign, created by McCann London, features a seemingly innocent message from an online conversation. However, there is more to this message than would meet […]
Randolph Engineering, the iconic handcrafted American eyewear brand founded in 1972, is giving us a glimpse of the world as seen through a pair of Randolph sunglasses for a new campaign. The “Seen It All” campaign, created by RKCR/Y&R, is inspired by the fact that many of the world’s most dramatic events over the last […]
MEC has made changes to its global management team and UK agency leadership, setting it up globally and locally to continue to develop and thrive, Charles Courtier, the Global CEO of MEC announced on February 4. Jason Dormieux takes the helm as sole UK CEO and Stuart Bowden becomes Global Chief Strategy Officer. Jason will lead […]
ITV Commercial announces it has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Peugeot. The partnership, brokered between ITV and OMD UK, includes sponsorship of ITV’s coverage of the RBS 6 Nations tournaments in both 2016 and 2017 and includes all England, Ireland and Italy home matches. It covers broadcast sponsorship, highlights shows and a […]
Greenpeace is pushing for a ban on all pesticides that are dangerous to bees and a firm commitment to ecological farming. People and bees are in this together; it’s our common struggle. That’s why this time to increase pressure we want to have 250,000 signatures on the petition, and we also want to add 250,000 […]