Singapore Airlines is releasing a series of films as part of a global campaign stressing the lengths the company will travel to please its customers. The global campaign, called “The Lengths We Go To” launched September 2, when the first of the three films aired. The TV spots are showing on BBC international channels, Discovery […]
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey has launched a UK Instagram account and is using it as part of a consumer campaign to mark the birthday of its creator. The direct and social media campaign by integrated agency Communicator has aimed to encourage consumers to be part of the celebrations by taking a picture of themselves raising […]
Microsoft has bought Nokia’s Devices & Services business in a deal worth £4.6 billion. The move sees Microsoft acquire Nokia’s mobile phone and smartphone businesses as well as its internal design team, which has worked on products including the Nokia Lumia smartphone range. Around 32 000 Nokia staff will transfer to Microsoft. Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia’s […]
Many tend to get stuck in the monotony of everyday life. To inspire you to take action to change something or do something new, Swedish furniture giant IKEA created an ad that tells of the story of an adorable old man escaping from the humdrum routine of his life. The spot, entitled ‘Start Something New’, […]
Microsoft and Nokia have confirmed plans are well advanced for a $7.1bn purchase of Nokia’s phone division by the software giant. The deal will see Nokia’s entire devices & services business; including design, manufacturing, sales and support, transfer to Microsoft, including all 32,000 staff. This would leave the Finnish business survive as a manufacturer of […]
To promote its latest ‘Free Flyknit’ shoes in Shanghai, Nike—together with Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai—put together a live ‘knitting session’ on a giant billboard. With the help of three workers, they ‘knitted’ strips of neon green thread together on the billboard to form a Free Flyknit shoe around a foot—emphasizing the sock-like quality of the […]
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has been forced to withdraw and re-edit its Barclays “thank you” spot after it emerged that one of the extras in the ad was a convicted paedophile. The 90-second ad promotes Barclays sponsorship of the Premier League and features real fans supporting their teams. The Sun on September 1, reported that one […]
The voices of Neil Patrick Harris and Rainn Wilson will be featured in the new campaign for the 2014 Honda Odyssey advertising campaign. The new effort also presents a new Honda tagline, “Start Something Special.” In addition to three initial TV spots, there’s a tie-in with “The X Factor” talent show, an integration with Rovio’s […]
A campaign to “bring viewers closer to the English Premier League” in the Asia Pacific market designed by Reed Pacific Media, Foxtel and Mediacom has produced advertisements scented with fresh cut grass. Adshel and JCDecaux bus shelter displays release the smell of fresh cut grass and the sound of a crowd cheering, via a push-button […]
BBH London and Academy Films’ Jonathan Glazer have created a knock-out new spot for Audi. A smart dissection of the dynamics of the boxing ring, the 60 second film plays with the idea that true power doesn’t need to draw attention to itself. ‘The Ring’ was shot by Sexy Beast-director Jonathan Glazer whose latest feature […]