Microsoft search engine Bing is rolling out a new identity and website design. The new look brings Bing into line with the overall Microsoft branding, created by Pentagram partner Paula Scher and developed by Wolff Olins, which launched last year. Lawrence Ripsher, general manager of user experiences at Bing, says, ‘Bing is now an important […]
Paddy Power is joining forces with gay rights charity Stonewall to launch a campaign urging professional footballers to tackle homophobia in the game by wearing rainbow-coloured laces in their boots. Sets of laces have been sent to every Premier League and Football League player, plus those in the Scottish Professional League in the hope that […]
Maybelline‘s iconic “Maybe she’s born with it” strapline has topped CBS Outdoor‘s brand recognition game in celebration of 150 years of advertising on the London Underground. CBS launched its 150 Brands quiz with a two-week poster campaign, featuring 115 posters across 78 stations that challenged commuters to identify 150 brands that have advertised on the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hlpxnI8SM Bupa, the healthcare insurer, has launched a new ad campaign across TV, print, OOH and digital. Aiming to highlight its services, the ‘Our focus is your health’ campaign features children painting a picture of their ideal healthcare company. Their pictures are used to illustrate Bupa’s wider offering including its 24/7 GP healthline and broader […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EK5yeWxtYQ Created by the Auge Headquarter, in Milan, Italy, this video ad shows how IKEA’s furniture can be adjusted to accommodate a young boy. This cheerful video shows the boy doing all he can to become taller so that he can reach a box on a shelf—he succeeds, only because his grandfather has adjusted its […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljx5U76wSEE Michelin, with the help of TBWA\Paris, releases an insider documentary about the intense countdown to victory at Le Mans 2013 through the eyes of Audi’s and Michelin’s teams. The Michelin Man’s brand get you inside the action through the production of a 15 minutes short-film, culminating piece of its recent content communication strategy. Three […]
Virgin Media is the most socially engaged brand on Facebook according to a top five report from social media analytics platform Socialbakers. The telecoms firm had a 94 per cent response rate and the average response time was just over three hours. In second place, was mobile network provider EE who had a 90 per […]
After noticing that the newly released iPhone 5C is similar to Crocs, Vienna-based ad agency PKP BBDO decided to have a little fun. The team created a parody of Apple’s original ad for the its latest product, that depicts the brightly-colored rubber shoes as phones “for the colorful”. Unfortunately, these ‘iCrocs’ can’t be bought from […]
Forsman & Bodenfors and Smuggler turn a hamster into a trucker in mind-blowing stunt. “I know it’s hard to believe a hamster could drive a truck, but Charlie the hamster did it. What you see in the film is the real thing’’ says Lars Terling, Vice President Marketing Communications, Volvo Trucks. Exactly a year after […]
Mondelez, the parent company of brands like Oreos and Cadbury, has inked a deal with Twitter that will allow its teams in the UK, US, India and Brazil to analyse the effectiveness of its social media marketing in real-time. The deal, the first of its kind between a company and the social media site, comes […]