A ‘Passion Drives Us All’ ad has been created to promote a partnership between the Qatar Foundation and FC Barcelona. Created by TBWA, the ad features Barcelona stars, including Lionel Messi, and is designed to raise awareness and celebrate the work done between the Qatar Foundation and FC Barcelona. The partnership is creating programmes and […]
Procter & Gamble has moved its global Gillette advertising account into WPP’s Grey, ending a relationship with BBDO of nearly five decades. Grey triumphed against Omnicom’s BBDO and the other finalist, Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi, ending the shaving brand’s 47-year relationship with BBDO. The review kicked off in September 2012 and initially covered the […]
Peugeot UK is releasing a new campaign celebrating the creative and technological advances in film-making, to mark its sponsorship of Sky Movies. The work is a series of 8 idents created by Havas Worldwide London. The idents, which are directed by Ivan Bird, aim to blur the lines between the film world and the filmed […]
GoCompare.com was the most complained-about advertiser of the past year with a total of nearly 2,000 complaints, according to the Advertising Standards Authority. GoCompare.com managed to take both the number one and number two spot with ads created by Dare showing ex-footballer Stuart Pearce and presenter Sue Barker trying to silence Gio Compario, which recieved […]
Asda has unveiled a weather responsive ad campaign for its George brand, featuring digital advertising banners which respond immediately to changes in the weather. The ‘wear your summer’ campaign is set to run across TV, print, outdoor and online, and sees the featured models switch between clothes for warm and colder summer weather. George Andrew […]
Work Club has won Adidas UK’s social media business following a competitive pitch. The Agency will be tasked with creating content across social media for the sportswear brand, which scored notable successes in social during the London 2012 Olympic Games.It racked up a 25% growth in its Twitter followers on the back of the success […]
Adidas premieres their latest campaign, “Quick Ain’t Fair” featuring A$AP Rocky, John Wall (Washington Wizards), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) and Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers). “Quick Ain’t Fair,” from 180LA, opens with A$AP Rocky rapping the mythical tale of a family of quicks, who live and ball within the advanced shoe. Utilizing theinnovative technology of […]
WPP has reported a 2 per cent rise in like-for-like revenues in the first quarter of 2013, saying that it ‘bucked market trends’ with a strong growth in the UK. The group – which operates consultancies including Landor, Fitch and The Partners – reported revenues of £2.5 billion for the quarter, ahead of its budget. […]
Media agencies have warned the TV ad market could decline by around 5 per cent year on year in the second quarter – a more severe drop in spend than had been expected. According to estimates from media agency buyers, the UK TV market could fall by 2-6 per cent between 1 April and the […]
DDB and Volkswagen Spain created a campaign around an online game called Polowers. They integrated the Twitter API into the Polowers microsite and required users to become followers to play. Every time a player tweeted using the #polowers hashtag, a Polo on the site would advance a few metres. The person to send the last […]