According to research unveiled January 14, convenience is the key factor for the future of retail and Click & Collect is leading the charge: around one in five (18%) believe that the service ‘changed the way they shopped’ last year, beating mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches, while more than a quarter (26%) say it’s making […]
Axe, famous for revolutionizing the male fragrance category and for its iconic advertising, is redefining the category again. In a marked evolution of its positioning, the Unilever owned brand is launching an expansive new range of male grooming products, including daily fragrances, shower gels, hair styling products and more. The new range will be backed […]
Alton Towers is to open the world’s first ever virtual reality rollercoaster, giving would be astronauts the chance to experience outer space up close. ‘Galactica’ will open in April and claims to be “the world’s first rollercoaster entirely customised for the full VR experience”. Users will be required to wear a headset in order to […]
Facebook is reportedly testing an extension of Facebook to the mobile web. According to AdExchanger, the social network giant is one month into a test involving around 10 publishers, including social publisher, Diply. Up until now, Audience Network ads have only been available in-app. If Audience Network is fully deployed to the mobile web, it […]
Blippar, the image recognition and augmented reality app, has created a fitting tribute to David Bowie. It is encouraging Bowie fans to download the Blippar app to create a selfie of themselves as Ziggy Stardust. Users simply ‘blipp’ the iconic image of Bowie as Ziggy Stardust or the mural of Bowie in Brixton to add […]
Audi has put together a team of crack scientists and engineers to manufacture a lunar rover and enter Google’s XPrize Foundation space competition to put a robotic vehicle on Earth’s cosmic neighbour, a project that encapsulates its ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ slogan. Audi has teamed up with a group of engineers dubbed ‘The Part-Time Scientists’, and […]
Google has revealed the most popular ads of 2015 according to YouTube. The success of John Lewis and Sainsbury’s Christmas ads saw them shoot to the top of the YouTube Year-End Ads Leaderboard. The UK leaderboard charts the most popular advertising videos of 2015, with the top 10 also including Christmas ads from M&S and […]
China Mobile has extended its relationship with Leo Burnett by appointing it as its creative agency. The decision was made after a five-way pitch in December and extends the work Leo Burnett was already doing on China Mobile’s ‘and’ branding and 4G business. The relationship has been extended to create the national communication strategy and […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cuba.mp4[/KGVID] Hometown London has launched a new global TV campaign for 888poker geared toward attracting recreational poker players to the brand. Casual players love playing for the thrill and fun of the game, rather than just for the win. Using this insight, Hometown developed a campaign which reflects this desire to play Entitled […]
Cheil began the New Year in style, announcing the addition of HCL Healthcare to its ever widening portfolio. The account was awarded to Cheil India after a multi-agency pitch. HCL Healthcare is the healthcare delivery arm of the $7 billion HCL Enterprise. It is a chain of World Class Family Health Centres and is home […]