http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt5VulFqBm4 Cisco has borrowed the buzz-phrase du jour ‘The Internet of Things’, tweaked it and created a slogan for its latest TV ad – the “internet of everything”. The ad made by Goodby Silverstein & Partners, was made following a keynote speech made by Cisco chief executive John Chambers at the Consumer Electronic Show in […]
Global digital payments network Visa recently unveiled a new logo as part of its new brand positioning strategy. The new logo does away with the yellow strand of the ‘V’ and has been given a coat of dark blue paint. To reaffirm its commitment to being “the best way to pay and be paid”, the […]
Benetton Group has unveiled its first marketing campaign since announcing a reorganisation to focus on its core fashion brands last year. The ads for the spring/summer 2014 collection of its Sisley brand portray two “celebrity couples” as their lives are captured by the media. It features four models who are the new brand ambassadors for […]
Property website Zoopla has pulled the plug on its shirt sponsorship deal with West Bromwich Albion, after becoming embroiled in a row with the Premier League club over an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture made by one of its players. Striker Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal against West Ham earlier this month with the controversial “quenelle” gesture, […]
 The O2 has unveiled a photo booth at its London arena which it hopes will make events more shareable across social media. Created out of a partnership with R/GA London, the photo booth takes multiple shots of fans and produces a unique, highly shareable, animation. Each animation is instantly sent to fans’ mobiles to be […]
To promote the upcoming horror film Devil’s Due, a horrifying yet humorous scare prank was played on unsuspecting New Yorkers. Titled ‘Devil Baby Attack’, the prank involved a remote-controlled baby carriage roaming the streets of New York. When concerned citizens approached the seemingly unattended carriage, a terrifying demon infant would pop up from under the […]
To launch the new 2014 AXE variant, AXE Peace, BBH London has created a ground-breaking campaign that gives girls and guys a way to help shape the world they will inherit. AXE has always been about bringing people together, but this time the brand hopes to use this message for good to promote positive change. […]
Ryanair is ramping up its charm offensive with a new marketing campaign detailing the changes it has made to its services. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjfmjznXksU Ryanair’s TV campaign details the service enhancements it has made to woo disgruntled customers that have switched to rivals. A UK outdoor campaign has launched declaring “we are changing” with a list of […]
Motorola is readying an “unorthodox approach to marketing” to back the European launch of its forthcoming flagship smartphone the Moto X as it looks to build on the sales success of its predecessor the Moto G. The stand-out feature of the Moto X smartphone, on sale in the UK from 1 February, is its touchless […]
The Super Bowl as a TV advertising vehicle remains strong — in terms of revenue, commercial time, and more importantly, commercial tune-in. Last year’s event on CBS pulled in 11% more revenue to $292 million over 2012’s game, and was 14% higher to $4 million for the average 30-second commercial, according to Kantar Media. This […]