The Miami Ad School and The Trevor Project – an organisation working to prevent suicide in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth community – recently partnered to create a series of ads highlighting that words can kill. Copywriter Inga-Marie Sorensen devised the tagline ‘Words Can Kill’. The powerful ads show words like “dyke” […]
As part of “For Those Who Do” campaign, the “Getaway” film involves the consumer in a story centered around the versatility of the new Lenovo Yoga 11S, in the way only Lenovo can. It’s dark and slightly subversive. Stylish without being too sleek. And, best of all, it showcases our single product’s four incredible modes, […]
Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals, creating the world’s leading company in communications, advertising, marketing and digital services, with combined 2012 revenue of $22.7 billion (€17.7 billion). Based on closing prices on July 26, 2013, Publicis Omnicom Group will have a combined […]
Wonga has launched a rapid response ad campaign days after the Archbishop of Canterbury said he vowed to “compete it out of existence”. The ads , which have appeared in national press on July 26 and are due to appear in digital and digital out of home over the weekend, aim to dispel some people’s […]
Adidas, E*Trade, Geico and Land Rover are a few of the brands that have made the biggest gains in terms of positive awareness among black teenagers and adults during the last year, per NewMediaMetrics (NMM). NMM, which surveyed 3,400 African Americans ages 13 to 64 about brand-related “emotional attachment,” found that Land Rover was the […]
TV and digital revenues boosted Univision to double-digit growth for its second-quarter earnings results. The Spanish-language TV and media company had nearly a 30% gain in profits to $40.7 million compared with the year-ago profit of $31.8 million. Revenue rose 10.4% to $676.5 million. TV and digital revenue rose, while radio revenue was unchanged. Randy […]
Car manufacturer Kia has engaged Microsoft Advertising’s new creative format ‘Storyboard’ for MSN to showcase its GT, Rio, Picanto and Sportage models. The campaign, which runs for 24 hours from July26, forms part of Kia’s wider focus on driving customers to become brand ambassadors. Also running on MSN mobile, the display ad expands upon a […]
Glasgow based Material_UK has helped the Scottish Professional Football League rename and rebrand its divisions. n June The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League. The newly formed organisation has unveiled its identity alongside the new league logos. The new identity brings together elements of the SPL […]
Ashton Kutcher has reportedly signed a $10m deal to become the brand ambassador for Lenovo, the computer manufacturer based in China. Kutcher, who stars as Steve Jobs in a biopic about the Apple founder, will appear in print and TV ads for the company as it tries to boost sales in the US. The $10m […]
Grolsch is set to embark on a three-month roadshow at the end of July inviting people in Brighton, London and Bristol to take part in a ‘Swingtop Challenge’ to win prizes in the brand’s biggest campaign this year. On tour will be a 2.1sqm interactive game cube in which players have to open as many […]