BBDO Worldwide topped the 2015 Directory Big Won as the world’s most awarded agency network across all marketing communication disciplines. This is the eighth time in the nine-year history of the Directory Big Won that BBDO has been ranked #1. The annual report was based on over 7,000 awards, and involved more than 3,000 pieces of work from close […]
MullenLowe Group, previously DLKW Lowe, has unveiled its new boxing octopus brand identity to mark the formation of the new group last year following a merger of Mullen with Lowe and Partners. Settling on the deep sea mollusc to position itself as a global creative boutique the combined business will consist of four main brands […]
announced that it has created a new Spring/Summer 2016 (SS16) integrated campaign, under the creative direction of Johannes Leonardo. The campaign continues the iconic brand’s narrative about challenging the status quo of the next generation of creators. After the Superstar campaign, which challenged the notion of fame, the new future campaign is a global effort […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Durex_cut_the_clich_by_Havas_London.mp4[/KGVID] Durex, the condoms brand, is encouraging couples to ditch clichés around Valentine’s Day and just have sex. The ad, created by Havas London, shows a couple mowing down circles in a field of roses, and then crashing into each other with gleeful expressions. It follows research by Durex which found that 49 […]
Emirates continues to engage with its fans far and wide as it becomes the first airline to hit the coveted one million follower mark on Instagram. The remarkable achievement positions Emirates as the largest transportation brand on the popular photo and video-sharing platform. Recently named the world’s most valuable airline brand, Emirates launched its Instagram […]
Karmarama has appointed Jamie Toward as Managing Partner for Content. He joins Karmarama from MEC where he was Head of Content. Reporting to Jon Wilkins, Karmarama’s Executive Chairman, Toward will lead data-driven content, an ongoing growth area for the agency. Karmarama has a strong heritage in content strategy and creative, and through its production company Kream, […]
JCDecaux, the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces the launch of its London based digital creative hub ‘JCDecaux Dynamic’ with the appointment of BBH’s Alex Matthews and Rick Burgess. JCDecaux Dynamic will focus on the creative side of digital content and technical creativity for out-of-home enabling JCDecaux’s clients to deliver contextually aware advertising and […]
Irish cider brand Magners is seeking to cement the age-old link between alcohol and dating by releasing a tongue-in-cheek dating app for lovelorn hipsters –Tinster. Produced by Host Singapore the campaign features an online film and microsite to hook up lonely glockenspiel artists, facial hair aficianados and those with a passion for ironic vintage jumpers. […]
KitKat sounds like “kitto katsu,” which means “surely win” in Japanese. That’s made the chocolate bar from Nestlé a popular gift for students studying for university entrance exams, as a way to give them some encouragement during what is surely one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life. Building off its award-winning KIT […]
Stack has appointed James Champ to the role of planning director. Champ joins Stack, part of the MSQ Partners group of agencies, to lead the agency’s planning department and to boost its strategic offer across all clients. Previously the planning director at Rapier, Champ was also the planning director at The Communications Agency and the […]