It was November 2013 when mysterious circles and strange hooded men were spotted on football fields in major cities around the world. The mysterious figures turned out to be aliens, challenging the world to a galactic war. Since then, legendary footballer Franz Beckenbauer has been charged to lead a planet-defending team “Galaxy 11”, whose members […]
Partners Andrews Aldridge has boosted its team with three new hires and two promotions as part of a creative team restructure spearheaded by creative director Paul Snoxell. The new structure sees the introduction of three roles at the agency: deputy creative director, head of design and head of digital display, taking the total creative department […]
Aesop, the brand storytelling agency, has created an identity for Andy Murray’s new management company – 77 – which was formed following Andy’s historic Wimbledon win last year. Aesop Agency was appointed by Murray in 2013 following an 8-way competitive pitch. ‘77’ is a number imbued with significance for Murray: it was 77 years since […]
Sun Branding Solutions has appointed Julie Hall as sales director to lead its new business strategy across target markets in Europe and North America. Hall will be responsible for developing and executing all key growth sales strategies, tactics and action plans. Prior to Sun Branding Solutions, Hall was sales director at GreenBottle Ltd., a start-up […]
Football pundit Jamie Redknapp gives scathing reviews of amateur footballers’ performances in a humorous social media campaign for Nivea Men. The campaign allows Facebook users to send personalised video clips of Jamie Redknapp hosting a fictitious show called ‘Redknapp’s Grassroots Round Up’. Users can insert photos of their friends into the videos and choose specific […]
Nairobi-based advertising agency Hatari has come up with a series of three striking print ads for Oxfam International, bringing the issue of gender abuse to light. Each ad features a woman who has been badly battered, held by chains in the form of a man’s pair of hands. They highlight the horrible reality that many […]
A subsidiary of American Eagle, the lingerie store Aerie has launched a series of empowering ads that feature models that have not been touched up with Photoshop. These “Aerie Real” body-positive ads encourage young ladies from the ages of 15 to 21 to be confident of themselves, and serve to assure women that they do […]
Property website Zoopla has pulled the plug on its shirt sponsorship deal with West Bromwich Albion, after becoming embroiled in a row with the Premier League club over an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture made by one of its players. Striker Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal against West Ham earlier this month with the controversial “quenelle” gesture, […]
Communications agency Exposure started today with an event to inspire fearlessness among its staff. Hijacking the firm’s weekly company meeting, Exposure’s Brand Experience team set out their plans for the year in a fully produced experience, before inviting a number of ‘professionally fearless’ volunteers to enter a screened-off boardroom. The five employees – Hannah Grant, […]
The creatives at Anti Advertising creatively changed the look of the billboards at bus stops to highlight the discrimination that prostitutes face. Conceived for the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian National Center of Expertise on Prostitution, these billboards use visual cues to show that sex workers have been stepped on, treated like trash and are […]