http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Rrl6Lka18 Volkswagen’s new ad campaign, ‘Woofwagen’, was created by London-based agency ‘adam&eveDDB’. As the name suggests, it is targeted at dog-owners who want a car that suits their lifestyle—one that includes their beloved canines. In the cheerful ad, different breeds of dogs go on a joyride with their owners with the windows down, tongues lolling […]
Developed by Leo Burnett Change, this heartbreaking video makes good use of the skip ad button—commonly seen on YouTube these days—to illustrate the plight that ex-convicts face. The video starts off with an ex-convict persuading a prospective employer to hire him, but once he reveals that he spent some time in prison, the “skip ad” […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQ40gcJLXc Halfords has unveiled three new ads as part of its ‘cheaper than a favour’ campaign: Bob, Needles and Timmy & the Gazman. Created by Mother, the ads use different scenarios to demonstrate that no favour is truly ‘free’ – as people feel obliged to return an act of kindness, often to their cost. Halfords […]
Communications agency Exposure is celebrating after raising £29,500 – and smashing its £20k target – for its chosen charity SE1 United, as part of a month-long charity auction that ends on the 31 October. The progress of the initiative was announced at a glittering event at the Bankside Vaults on London’s South Bank, held to […]
Diesel‘s Flagship Store Opening in Frankfurt started off an array of events reinforcing the new brand positioning. To bring alive Diesel’s new global campaign – the #DIESELREBOOT movement – and to encourage young people to contribute their own creations, ACNE Berlin invented a world-first – the Diesel GIF Booth. The GIF booth works like a […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsSiaBZmRk Molten gold writhes and coagulates in the style of the shape-shifting T-1000 robot in Terminator 2, eventually forming the contours and features of Apple’s iPhone 5S, in the smartphone’s first TV ad. The ‘Metal Mastered’ ad, which debuted in the US last night during NFL coverage, is set to musical accompaniment by Goldfrapp’s “Ooh […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UelJZG_bF98 Honda’s new ad features black-suited men and women navigating obstacles, and its newest Honda CR-V breezing through. The car makes the impossible ‘possible’ by shattering the optical illusions in this video that is definitely worth watching a few times. The new fuel-efficient CR-V 1.6 Diesel promises to “do those things that can’t be done, […]
Carphone Warehouse has created a Twitter campaign with Cake to promote the launch of the HTC One Vivid Blue, exclusive to the retailer. The #OnceInABlueMoon campaign, which launched earlier this week, looks to celebrate the unexpected and has so far seen tweets from Duncan James from Blue and Michael Flatley. The campaign asks fans to […]
Jason Nicholas, former Billington Cartmell Group MD, has joined Space, the award-winning creative agency, as joint Managing Partner. Nicholas joins David Atkinson, co-founder and Managing Partner, to lead the agency and drive its growth agenda. The agency was founded in 2003 and is completing its tenth year. During his 15 years at Billington Cartmell, Nicholas […]
ADFEST unveils its 2014 theme, “Co-Create the Future”, to reflect how marketing communications in today’s world is no longer yours alone as interaction and communication between businesses and consumers are more diverse and transparent than ever. ADFEST 2014 will be held from Thursday 6th – Saturday 8th March 2014 at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group, […]