During this full week (June 17-24) MarComm News is at the 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, and will be bringing you all out exclusive content right here on our website and our various social channels. The start though hasn’t been without a few speed bumps! Our web host was unfortunately a victim of […]
The FAB Awards have unveiled the finalists for the 19th edition of the awards programme. FAB is an International Awards programme focused entirely on work done for Food and Beverage brands. It recognises the critical contribution that outstanding creative work makes to build brands, it identifies and rewards the leading practitioners from over 60 countries, and […]
Samsung recently helped an Icelandic man widely known for having the worst Instagram account ever to take brilliant pictures, thanks to the camera on the Galaxy S7 smartphone. In a campaign created by Cheil Worldwide and launched last month, Samsung helped a fisherman from Iceland take the perfect picture after his attempts to show off […]
Copa90 has created the ultimate Euro 2016 Guide for fans as a Facebook Messenger chatbot. The Facebook Messenger bot is a first for Copa90, and is designed to house all the key information and news that every fan needs to know during the tournament. The Euro 2016 Guide features content from Copa Collective members, including […]
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched an augmented reality campaign supported by experiential activity to raise awareness of blood donations among potential donors. The campaign, ‘See the power of blood donation’, created by agency 23red, also highlights the life-saving power of blood donations and uses innovative augmented reality technology to encourage the public to offer […]
Instagram’s new logo launch last Wednesday has certainly divided opinion amongst the public, as well as the design community. The new vibrant design is such a departure from its comparatively plain brown and grey predecessor that the move has generated much attention. According to Instagram’s official blog: “The Instagram community has evolved over the past five years from a […]
Cheil Spain and Samsung Electronics have developed a swimming cap incorporating the latest technology to help blind Paralympic swimmers detect when to flip turn at the end of a lane in the pool. ‘Blind Cap’, which has been developed in collaboration with the Spanish Paralympic Committee, is the first swimming cap equipped with a vibrating […]
Graduate unemployment still remains a serious issue for the global economy. Opportunities for students, graduates and career-changers worldwide to gain professional work experience have never been more important- internships, volunteering, mentoring and research collaborations, while interest in entrepreneurship continues to surge worldwide. But how is the recruitment technology industry responding of late? Tinder-for-Jobs apps. Yes, a slew […]
Once again, the disruption of sports media is paving the way to the changing face of cultural communications. On Tuesday night, West Ham United fans got over excited and ended up throwing bottles at the Manchester United team bus as it arrived at Upton Park. Idiotic and predictable, but not a huge news story. However, […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/LifeSavingTV.mp4[/KGVID] KT’s Life Saving TV, the life-saving service for the elderly, is now being rolled out across South Korean homes. The KT Life Saving TV, created by Cheil Worldwide for South Korean telecoms operator KT and first piloted in South Korea in 2015, takes care of the elderly without causing any disruption to […]