The Marie Keating Foundation teams up with DDFH&B to launch the first ever coughing billboard. Designed to raise awareness of about the dangers of lung cancer, the specially-built outdoor piece includes an audio instalment that immediately grabs the attention of passers-by with a coughing sound. The billboard displays a seemingly innocent statement, but when you […]
Two thirds of the world’s digital display advertising (67%) will be traded programmatically by 2019, up from 59% in 2017, according to Zenith’s Programmatic Marketing Forecasts, published on November 20. The value of advertising sold programmatically will rise from US$57.5bn in 2017 to US$84.9bn in 2019, growing at an average rate of 21% a year. […]
Shell and bio-bean announce that together they are helping to power some of London’s buses using a biofuel made partly from waste coffee grounds. The B20 biofuel contains a 20% bio-component which contains part coffee oil. The biofuel is being added to the London bus fuel supply chain and will help to power some […]
Neuroscience research released demonstrates how full motion digital out of home (DOOH) campaigns are 2.5 times more impactful than content on static displays, delivering a powerful emotional experience comparable to that of television advertising. The research, conducted by Neuro-Insight for Ocean Outdoor, used brain imaging to explore the neurological impact of digital out of home […]
Since adding 360 videos to News Feeds in June 2016, Facebook has spent 2017 significantly invested in the format. It enabling 360 live-streaming and then added that functionality within its apps, and even boosted the back end with automatic image correction. But the social network isn’t stopping its immersive push at flat imagery. Facebook’s Oculus recently announced it has started testing VR experiences […]
Titan Raga in collaboration with fashion designer Masaba Gupta has launched a new line of watches which reflects both Raga’s legacy of creating stunning time pieces and Masaba’s quirky approach to design. Each watch has been created keeping in mind the sensibilities of the young Indian woman. Conceptualised by Ogilvy Bangalore, the film is […]
Fevikwik, the instant adhesive brand from Pidilite Industries, has launched a new campaign titled ‘Khushiyon ke chand pal’. The humorous 20-second spots depict a woman being unexpectedly appreciated by her loved ones for repairing different things in the household. The campaign, conceived by Ogilvy Mumbai through a series of films with Fevikwik sense of humour, […]
Alia Bhatt is the latest celebrity to invest in a startup after acquiring a minority stake in a fashion-tech startup StyleCracker, which offers personalised fashion boxes curated by celebrity stylists to its consumers. Bhatt has invested an undisclosed sum into the company, along with a consortium of investors, as part of Pre-Series A funding, according […]
Gatorade, in partnership with Eleven and TBWA Sydney, has created a new explosive cricket metric which has the potential to change the way the game is analysed, discussed and celebrated by fans. For the first time ever, the new measurement – Bolt Rate – will record the players’ run speed between wickets during the summer […]
London hotel, The Berkeley, teams up with production company, Armoury, to redefine drinking with an immersive new cocktail experience, Out Of The Blue. ‘Out Of The Blue’ is an immersive experience within a secret space in The Berkeley in Knightsbridge. Guests will enter a 360-degree projection environment where specially-designed film and molecular scents combine […]