The Interpublic Group announced today that Andy Polansky has been named Chief Executive Officer of Weber Shandwick, one of the world’s leading public relations companies. Polansky has served as President of Weber Shandwick since March 2004. The company in 2012 was named Global Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report, topped The Holmes ReportGlobal Creativity Index […]
Unilever has announced the appointment of Havas EHS to lead the development of a global consumer data strategy and roadmap that will enable its brands to harness the power of consumer data, including social graph data, to improve their ability to engage with the right audience at the right time. Babs Rangaiah, Unilever VP Global […]
Pepsi will reveal a surprise ending to their current “Live For Now” television commercial featuring chart-topping pop stars One Direction and NFL Quarterback Drew Brees. The new creative offers a twist-ending featuring the One Direction band members getting a taste for football. The spot begins airing tonight on FOX. The ad centers around a friendly showdown for […]
MEC and CIC released today their “Consumption Trends China 2013†Report. New consumption trends, both on a macro and micro level, are appearing, colliding, converging, and even disappearing, in real time and at lightning speed. Marketers are working from scripts that are constantly being re-written. Some of these trends are comprehensive in scope, affecting […]
‘If it’s nice, then you get it twice’ is Vodacom’s mantra for its 2012 summer blitz which will doubleTalk, SMS & Internet purchases made during 1 Nov – 14 Dec. The promotion also offers double your million with Vodacom Millionaires, double deals and double entertainment. While remaining true to the company’s over-arching promise of ‘Power […]
Just when it seemed like social networks could no longer surprise users, Pinterest turned up. Different and addictive, this social network has experienced a remarkable growth, in response to all users who needed a place in which to share, actively, the images and pictures they find in the blogs and web pages they follow every […]
Microsoft has launched a major Asian campaign for Windows 8, created by JWT Beijing, which positions the flagship operating system as a tool of self-expression by leveraging music and visuals that connect with the culture of the region’s markets. The Asian ads are part of a global campaign that was a combined effort of JWT […]
Forest Essentials latest TVC embodies its philosophy of combining ancient ayurvedic traditions with modern luxury. Created by Wieden+Kennedy Delhi, and directed by Paul Minor, the film enchants the viewers with beautiful apsaras – mythological celestial beings – in a magical Forest Essentials factory. The audience follows the apsaras through the forest where they collect, sort, […]
On November 8th, TBWA Chairman and celebrated global advertising veteran Jean-Marie Dru will return to the Berlin School to give a special President’s Lecture and Q&A round with Berlin School President Michael Conrad entitled “”Calling for a New Age of Imagination”. Photo: Jean-Marie Dru with Michael Conrad Dru, the man behind TBWA’s universal planning method, […]
This Halloween night saw Clifton Suspension Bridge fall victim to a ghoulish spectacle like no other. In a pop-up animation that cast the Bristol landmark into a whole new light, a 200ft 3D Halloween projection caused plenty of shrieks come the witching hour. The animation followed the story of two graffiti artists spraying the underside of the bridge who […]