Mike Tyson gives Evander Holyfield his ear back, 16 years after biting it off in the ring, in a tongue-in-cheek new campaign for Foot Locker, which also sees an airline clerk overjoyed when basketball star Dennis Rodman buys a one-way ticket to North Korea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KMUnqB_NiU The ad by BBDO New York, is promoting Foot Locker’s ‘Week […]
Gary Barlow has teamed up with Comparethemarket.com’s meerkat mascots in an ad campaign, ahead of the launch of the singer’s latest album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A__RJy_HU8 A 30-second teaser spot airs on November 18 on ITV during ‘Coronation Street’ and will be followed by a second ad later in the month. In the ad, Aleksandr Orlov – the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWnKRJ4c8xY Wes Anderson is a guy who loves his vintage fashion and the affection appears to be mutual. Prada has partnered with Anderson to create a branded short called Castello Cavalcanti about a brash race car driver played, of course, by Jason Schwartzman. In the tale set in 1955 Italy, Schwartzman is unsurprisingly funny as […]
Jean-Claude Van Damme has starred in Volvo’s latest ad for its ‘Stunt’ campaign, performing the splits in between two moving FM trucks. Titled ‘The Epic Split’, the ad follows on from other viral hits from the campaign, which has this year seen a Volvo truck out manoeuvre bulls through a Spanish town, Claes Nilsson (president […]
Bupa is launching its first global marketing campaign as it adopts a more “conversational” tone and seeks to get its Ground Miles walking app into “as many hands as possible”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtQ1PIhdfA#t=29 The digital marketing campaign featuring an “overblown American stereotype” called Chad Stryder is being supported by a global seeding strategy in order to support […]
Digital creative agency, Maynard Malone, hires five specialists including head of delivery senior appointment as demand for digital marketing services continue to grow. The new appointments have extensive experience in working with worldwide FMCG brands, both in agency positions and client-side and managing director of the London based agency, Ameet Chandarana is positive that their […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nRKyQ11494 For its new ad campaign, popular web-call service Skype called for submissions from around the world in response to the question: “How do you stay together over Skype?” One of the ‘Stay Together’ stories for the campaign features Sarah and Paige, two girls who had communicated for eight years over Skype. The girls have […]
Louis Vuitton’s end of year campaign will star David Bowie in an ad that promotes the luxury fashion brand’s new Tabour watch and Vivienne bag. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cp-v04iIXA Louis Vuitton is teasing the ad online with a 15-second trailer, ahead of the release of the full film on the label’s “Pass” app and on YouTube on 7 […]
Marks & Spencer is running a social media campaign to build anticipation for its ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed Christmas ad, which revives its ‘Magic & Sparkle’ strapline and stars Helena Bonham-Carter. The retailer is running a teaser clip of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chasing after a Scottie dog, before falling down an ‘Alice in Wonderland’-style hole, on its […]
Sony has signed up Tinie Tempah to help promote the launch of the long-awaited PlayStation4 ahead of its UK release on 29 November. The deal sees Tinie appearing in an interactive documentary – ‘A Demonstration of Play’ – which captures the different aspects of Tinie’s life, featuring exclusive scenes of the music stars downtime, trialling […]