Fred & Farid Los Angeles unveils “Ocean Miner” for the Tara Expéditions Foundation

Fred & Farid Los Angeles unveils “Ocean Miner” for the Tara Expéditions Foundation

 FF Los Angeles unveiled the “Ocean Miner” project for the Tara Expéditions Foundation: an innovative system somewhere between blockchain and land art that gives the ocean the opportunity to produce Bitcoin to finance its own preservation. The Tara Expéditions Foundation travels the world’s seas with scientists on board its schooner, Tara. For 15 years, […]

VR film to help people with dementia relive magic moments from summer 1966 and England’s World Cup victory

VR film to help people with dementia relive magic moments from summer 1966 and England’s World Cup victory

 People living with dementia and Alzheimer’s could soon be able to relive happy memories of the summer of 1966 and England’s World Cup win, thanks to a virtual reality (VR) project. ‘The Wayback’ – a free-to-download app – uses VR to spark memories and trigger conversations by fully immersing viewers in the sights and […]

Luxury Brands and Advertising Budgets: A Redirect Needs to Happen

Luxury Brands and Advertising Budgets: A Redirect Needs to Happen

No one can accuse luxury brands of cutting corners where advertising spend is concerned. On average, they divert 8% of their turnover into funding advertising initiatives. In the US for example, luxury brands invested more than $5 billion in advertising last year, accounting for a significant portion of overall marketing expenditure. Love it or hate […]

People to Have a Say at The 20th FAB Awards

People to Have a Say at The 20th FAB Awards

Celebrating their 20th year, The FAB Awards – International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards – have announced the addition of The FAB Choice Award to its recognition program. Similar to a people’s-choice award, the award will be voted on by the public. Family (and friends) co-founder, Derek Johnston, who came up with the idea […]

Adimo’s Richie Kelly on why marketers need a shoppable World Cup

Adimo’s Richie Kelly on why marketers need a shoppable World Cup

It’s already shaping up to be a challenging year for marketers. Brand fatigue among consumers is at a high and 66% of Brits find ads more intrusive today than they did three years ago. Meanwhile, concerns continue around the effectiveness and accountability of ad campaigns and the industry is continually pushed to do more with […]

MarComm’s Magnificence – 2018’s Magnificent Women

MarComm’s Magnificence – 2018’s Magnificent Women

The marketing and communications industries are commanded by some magnificent leaders — an increasing number of which are women. This year, MarComm’s Magnificence highlights 20 women with praiseworthy positions and accomplishments in those fields. Here are the magnificent leading ladies of 2018, in no particular order: 1. Jess Burley, Global CEO at m/SIX During an […]

Prepare for GDPR: Privacy, consent, and the value exchange

Prepare for GDPR: Privacy, consent, and the value exchange

With the new General Data Protection Regulation around the corner, with just under three months to go, businesses should be aware of the significant changes to data collection – and the opportunities it brings. Research into marketers’ attitudes indicates that three quarters of UK marketers view GDPR as offering opportunity, as when it comes to […]

YouTube to Partner with The 20th FAB Awards and The FAB Forum

YouTube to Partner with The 20th FAB Awards and The FAB Forum

The FAB Awards — International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards — is pleased to announce the continuation of their partnership with Google UK Ltd via their YouTube brand. This will be the 4th consecutive year that Google has teamed up with FAB. As per the partnership, YouTube will co-host The 3rd FAB Forum on […]

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