Samsung UK turned its Piccadilly Circus Screen, the UK’s most famous advertising space, into an interactive rugby game called ‘Penalty kick’, supporting the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge range. The two-day campaign by Cheil UK, which took place on 18th and 19th of September, aimed at getting people excited about upcoming rugby events and […]
Emirates Airline has selected a team of WPP agencies to handle its global branding and creative account after an extensive review. Headquartered in London, Team Air draws on the combined resources of WPP agencies including Grey London and New York, RKCR/Y&R and Geometry Global, as well as Hogarth and TNS. Emirates began an evaluation of […]
H4B Manchester shows its talent for combining health and well being with consumer insights by creating a campaign for Kitbag.com spoofing the brutal conditions rugby players train in, ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup. The campaign encourages supporters to get up, get moving and earn their team’s shirts to show their support during the […]
To celebrate BT Sport becoming the new home of the UEFA Champions League, OgilvyOne, the UK’s leading customer experience agency has created a series of specially designed and hand painted football-inspired BT Sport ‘Pub Signs’. The aim of the campaign is to illustrate the importance of football to the pub industry, and that BT Sport’s […]
Rugby star Jonah Lomu treated commuters in Covent Garden, London, to a haka in activity orchestrated by MasterCard. Lomu lined-up alongside 100 participants to deliver a ‘Priceless Surprise’ – a Ka Mate haka, led by the Ngati Ranana London Maori Club. The sound of a conch shell triggered the arrival of a Maori leader in […]
Tampax, the UK’s leading tampon brand from P&G, is introducing a £2.99 price-marked-pack (PMP) for its Compak range to help convenience retailers grow their Health and Beauty category sales. Available from October, the Compak PMP range is expected to be a huge success with female convenience shoppers because of the attractive price point as well […]
Grey London – part of WPP’s Team News – has created a series of 26 short films ahead of the Rugby World Cup to celebrate The Times & The Sunday Times’ coverage of the tournament and to act as a glossary to both rugby aficionados and casual fans alike. The A-to-Z of the Rugby World […]
Burberry has invested in taking its five year-old music platform onto Apple Music, the paid-for service which has attracted 11 million sign-ups with a three-month free trial offer. Apple Music joins YouTube, Burberry’s own website and Spotify as arenas where the brand showcases its support for British artists, who have included James Bay and George […]
Mobile internet advertising is set to become the third-largest advertising medium behind television and desktop internet, overtaking newspapers in 2016. A Zenith Optimedia study claims mobile advertising will overshadow newspapers as early as next year, becoming the “driving force behind the growth of the entire advertising market”. Mobile will account for 12.4 per cent of […]