Sony unveils Bond themed smartphone ad campaign ahead of Spectre film release

Sony unveils Bond themed smartphone ad campaign ahead of Spectre film release

Sony has unveiled an action-packed ‘Spectre‘ ad campaign for its “made for Bond” phone featuring Miss Moneypenny actress Naomie Harris. The 60 second “made for Bond” Xperia Z5 phone ad sees Naomie Harris reprise her Miss Moneypenny role in an action heavy ad by Adam & Eve/DDB. The video shows Harris fleeing pursuers in Southbank, […]

Keith Lemon rubs up Miami locals the wrong way in new Carphone Warehouse ad

Keith Lemon rubs up Miami locals the wrong way in new Carphone Warehouse ad

Carphone Warehouse’s latest advertising campaign follows comedian, Keith Lemon, as he travels the globe in documentary style parody to highlight the issues people face when they’re not on the right mobile phone deal. The campaign consists of three 60-second films covering Lemon- whose real name is Leigh Francis- on his “Super Mega Personalised Quest Fing” […]

Smartphones overtake laptops as number one internet device

Smartphones overtake laptops as number one internet device

A third now see their smartphone as the preferred device to access the internet, while 4G subscriptions grew tenfold over the course of last year. Smartphones have now overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, with record ownership and use key drivers. This is according to Ofcom’s 2015 Communications Market Report, published, […]

New York Times Plans to Make Its Mobile Ads More Native, Less Interruptive

New York Times Plans to Make Its Mobile Ads More Native, Less Interruptive

“Mobile advertising as a whole is just fairly crappy,” said Sebastian Tomich, The New York Times senior VP of advertising and innovation. Mr. Tomich isn’t saying anything controversial. Most people seem to agree that those thin horizontal banners pinned to the bottom of publishers’ mobile sites haven’t won many fans. Neither have the full-screen interstitial […]

If Marketers Are Worried About Ad Blockers, They Should Throw More Cash at Mobile

If Marketers Are Worried About Ad Blockers, They Should Throw More Cash at Mobile

Genesis Media, which surveyed more than 11,500 US adults in late May and early June, found that while 24 percent of respondents installed ad blockers on either their home or work computers, just 3 percent did so on their smartphones or tablets. Two things immediately jump out from those statistics: First, marketers already had plenty […]