Bacardi Names New Chief Marketing Officer

Bacardi Names New Chief Marketing Officer

Bacardi Limited, the largest privately-held spirits company in the world, named Andy J. Gibson, 44, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Bacardi and President of Bacardi Global Brands (BGB). In these roles, Mr. Gibson will be responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the Company’s internationally known portfolio of premium spirits brands. He also […]

The FAB Awards Name Daniel Bonner As Jury President

The FAB Awards Name Daniel Bonner As Jury President

Daniel Bonner has been announced as the 15th Annual FAB Awards’ Jury President for the Advertising, Interactive and Digital categories. Commenting on Daniel’s acceptance to chair the 2013 Panel, FAB Awards President N.Nayar said, “We are truly delighted to have someone of Dan’s calibre to Chair the Jury. Dan as a Creative and Dan as […]

7-Eleven Redesigns Its Coffee Concept in Sweden

7-Eleven Redesigns Its Coffee Concept in Sweden

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has updated its coffee concept with redesigned coffee cups, napkins and plastic bags. The International chain approached design agency BVD in the summer of 2012, to redesign its coffee concept and the new identity was implemented in Sweden at the end of the year. Speaking about the redesign, Rikard Ahlberg, Senior […]

Effectiveness of Change4Life’s new Campaign

A look at the effectiveness of the Government TV campaign targeting obesity after supermarkets agree voluntary 'traffic light' food labelling.

Obesity is a serious concern for the United Kingdom, with as much as two-thirds of men and almost as many women now being overweight, according to an NHS report. In England 24% of men and 26% of women are obese, while 65% of men and 58% of women are either overweight or obese. These figures […]

McDonald’s Launches TrackMyMacca’s

McDonald’s enjoyed a landmark moment today as they launched their first ever app in Australia. Developed by DDB Australia, ‘TrackMyMacca’s’ takes its users ‘behind the scenes’ of their meal, showing them where their food has come from. It uses technology that accesses McDonald’s supply-chain and augmented reality to deliver interactive information about McDonald’s food. (Find […]

It’s FAB season again!

It’s FAB season again!

The entry lines for the 15th annual FAB awards are now open. The award function, which has steadily gained a strong reputation over the years, is an international programme focused entirely on work done for Food and Beverage brands. It recognises the critical contribution that outstanding creative work makes to build brands. Rewarding the leading […]

Discounting before January now the new ‘Sales’ period

Pre-Christmas shopping figures show similar patterns to 2011 as consumers and retailers play 'cat and mouse'

Shopper footfall in the run up to the 2012 Christmas period was similar to that of 2011, although not quite as high as that bumper year, figures released today show. The Ipsos Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance and records the level of footfall in non-food stores across the UK, […]

Smirnoff launches £7m ‘Nightlife Experience’ campaign

Smirnoff has launched ‘#YoursForTheMaking’ in the UK as part of a £7m Western Europe media campaign designed to empower and inspire consumers to create new nightlife experiences. The campaign launches today with an evocative 60 second new television advertisement, which proves that the night really is yours for the making. SMIRNOFF, which is currently outperforming the […]

Guinness to launch ‘Made of More’ advertising campaign

Diageo, owner of GUINNESS®, today announces details of a new multimedia advertising campaign that will run in both Great Britain and Ireland. The new creative campaign reinforces the brand positioning – „Made of More‟ – and features a TV advert entitled „Cloud‟, to be exclusively previewed on the UK and Irish Guinness Facebook page on […]