WPP’s GroupM, the world’s leading global media investment group, announces the addition of The Exchange Lab and its proprietary programmatic marketing technology, Proteus, to its portfolio by acquisition of the company. The Exchange Lab will become a core component of Connect, part of GroupM, to expand its multi-platform (meta-DSP) approach. The Exchange Lab is a […]
Saatchi & Saatchi London and Direct Line Insurance have launched a festive campaign that offers Londoners free Christmas turkey protection. The product is the first of its kind, offering home chefs protecting against a ruined bird – for free. Direct Line’s Christmas turkey-mergency service is designed to rescue people from turkey related disasters this Christmas […]
Most Contagious is an annual, uniquely curated innovation event in London staged by Contagious Communications. It celebrates the biggest innovations and analyses the most impactful marketing from the year to decipher what influence these will have on the immediate future for brands and advertising. On 9th December, we at MarComm News managed to nab a […]
Following Taxi Studio’s successful redesign of Moose (Thailand’s first locally produced cider brand) in 2014, Taxi embarked on a wide and varied range of creatively diverse projects with them – the most recent of these being the branding for a Moose sponsored Music & Food Fusion event in Bangkok’s city centre held over the 26th -29th of […]
Creative communications agency Taylor Herring has created a campaign for online accommodation bookers LateRooms.com. The festive project has lead to the creation of the ‘Christmas Party Escape Suit’, which has been specifically designed to help people escape boring parties unnoticed. A fully decorated, 6ft wearable Christmas tree with battery operated lights will be promoted on […]
Sky and Molson Coors have announced an exciting new signing with the national launch of a limited release transfer window beer, Done Deal (4% ABV). The special edition beer has been created to celebrate football’s January transfer window and is the first of its kind from the two companies. It will be brewed with English […]
Marks & Spencer is launching a through the line campaign to support its festive food range. Created by RKCR/Y&R, it features a series of films that continue with the ‘Adventures In’ theme and aim to make Christmas magical by highlighting the range of exciting food that M&S offers for every special Christmas occasion. The campaign […]
OLIVER Group has appointed Sharon Whale as its new group UK CEO. Simon Martin, OLIVER Group’s founder and current UK CEO, moves into the role of chairman and global CEO. Martin’s new role will focus on delivering growth internationally, while continuing to support OLIVER Group’s expansion in the UK. Whale will be responsible for all […]
Data released by Adyoulike, Europe’s largest native advertising network, shows how the value of native advertising worldwide is expected to almost double over the next three years, rising from $30.9bn in 2015 to $59.35bn in 2018. The data is the first time that native advertising growth has been charted globally. In North America, the native […]
The mobile messaging war continues to heat up, and Facebook Messenger is betting that its size will make it everyone’s all-in-one app. The California-based company announced a partnership with Uber that lets users hail a black car from Facebook Messenger. The feature is rolling out in the US with plans to expand internationally. People can […]