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 […]
The McLaren Group, which includes the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, has joined forces with YouTube in a new commercial partnership. “At McLaren we have great stories to tell. Whether it’s the passion and intrigue of Formula One, or how we develop ground breaking new technologies, people are fascinated by what we do. Our […]
MTV UK has launched an online prank campaign that tricks viewers into thinking they are chatting live in a webcam forum to people from the latest series of ‘Catfish’. The second series of ‘Catfish’ begins on 2 September and follows the stories of couples who have fallen in love online without ever meeting each other […]
It started out as a hashtag. It is now a song based on a democratic message, which is compiled with 2704 tweets posted by people across India and filmed with the support of 330 people. #DontSmokeBecause is the first ever Twitter crowd-sourced song conceptualised by Creativeland Asia for the brand Godrej Aer. #DontSmokeBecause was launched […]
Nissan has launched a new US ad to showcase how its new Versa Note hatchback can open the door to adventure. The ad, created by TBWA\Chiat\Day, transports viewers to different locations as a camera travels through the boot of a Versa Note and out into the car to show numerous adventures it can allow drivers […]
Yahoo, which is on the cusp of launching a new identity, is rolling out new website designs across its Sports, Movies and other platforms, with an aim to create a ‘consistent experience’. Yahoo is set to launch a new identity on 4 September, and ahead of that is displaying 30 different iterations of its logo […]