http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4TjIYVyuY To get people interested in sports in Turkey, Nike got Didier Drogba, Birsel Vardalı, Burak Yılmaz, and other famous Turkish athletes to make a “human printing press”. In this viral video, each athlete uses his or her abilities to power a printing press—cyclists power a machine which loads paper into a printer, while a […]
JWT Canada announced that it has been selected by Air Canada as its new creative advertising agency of record, following a national search process. JWT Canada will handle all of Air Canada’s global brand communications and digital marketing with effect from January 2014. Mindshare will handle all media planning and buying. “JWT demonstrated strong capabilities […]
Consultancy Earth has created the new look for the Commonwealth – an intergovernmental voluntary organisation of 54 member states. The states, which were mostly territories of the former British Empire, have no legal obligation to one another, but are united by shared values of ‘democracy, human rights and the rule of law’, according to the […]
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 […]
A French type designer has accused the UK Home Office of using his typeface without permission on its recent anti-illegal immigration van campaign. The controversial campaign saw vans drive through London last month bearing the slogan ‘In the UK Illegally? Go Home or Face Arrest’. Designer Fabien Delage claims the Home Office has used his […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slETbZ7FIs0 A mashup of video game, online promotion and Formula racing is the basis of a new Lexus online film and broadcast ad effort called “Trace Your Road,” in which an F1 driver attempts to drive a virtual track in a real Lexus IS Hybrid. As he drives around in a gigantic airplane hanger, the […]
Picture Volvo’s president Claes Nilsson in a cute yellow construction hat, and strange whirring sounds in the background. The camera pans out and there he is, perched on a Volvo truck that has been suspended 20-meters above the water at a port in Gothenburg. If heights make you uncomfortable, Nilsson promises that “You don’t need […]
WPP consultancies The Brand Union and Digit have created a new ‘visual brand identity’ for Vodafone. Vodafone’s existing logo is retained, and a bright red flexible rhombus shape has been added. This anchors to Vodafone’s roundel, and can be used in moving or static forms. Vodafone says the new rhombus positions the company ‘as a […]
LG Chile has promoted the 82-inch Ultra HD TV by convincing unsuspecting job applicants that an asteroid has just hit earth. The stunt appeared in on YouTube earlier this week and has already gathered over two million views. The video shows the LG team setting up the TVs to appear like windows looking out into […]
Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey has launched a UK Instagram account and is using it as part of a consumer campaign to mark the birthday of its creator. The direct and social media campaign by integrated agency Communicator has aimed to encourage consumers to be part of the celebrations by taking a picture of themselves raising […]