Ad agency models are breaking. Pre-roll ads are useless. Measurement models are outdated. The ad industry lacks diversity. And the phrase digital marketing should be dumped. Those statements were among the declarations made on October 14, by PepsiCo exec Brad Jakeman in a fiery, truth-telling presentation at the Association of National Advertising’s annual “Masters of […]
Call me crazy, but I think over the past few weeks Apple became a major player in the advertising world and very few people noticed it. First came the new Apple TV. With it, two very special updates: universal search and AppleOS. One makes it a potential driver of traffic to all major video content […]
M&C Saatchi has created an intense advertisement for NatWest, breaking new boundaries for rugby and hoping to entice more people into the sport, in a year where it is taking centre stage in Britain. The film targets rugby fans and people who are yet to truly engage with the sport. Entitled ‘The Flying Winger’, the […]
Zaid Al-Zaidy, CEO of advertising agency McCann London is taking the latest Apprentice casualty to task on BBC Two’s The Apprentice: You’re Fired. Together with host Jack Dee, the show’s regular panelist Romesh Ranganathan and journalist Grace Dent, Zaid will critique this week’s teams and their attempt to create an ad campaign for a new […]
sparks & honey, the New York-based agency that synchronizes brands with culture in the now, next and future, has announced two executive appointments — Mike Lanzi to the role of Chief Client Officer and Paul Butler to the role of Chief Operating Officer, both new positions. Lanzi will oversee the full client portfolio across all […]
Royal Caribbean International has announced the appointment of a new Marketing Director, Tamara Strauss after a brief consultancy period to lead brand strategy and a repositioning of the company’s marketing communications in the UK and Ireland. Tamara will head up the marketing, communications and distribution teams, drawing on her experience in online, trade marketing and […]
MasterCard has launched a new ad campaign starring New Zealand rugby hero Dan Carter to celebrate its worldwide partnership with Rugby World Cup 2015. The ad, which is part of the brand’s Priceless Surprises campaign, was created by McCann London.
Emirates unveiled its highly anticipated television commercial (TVC) featuring Hollywood actress, director and producer Jennifer Aniston. This marks the first time Emirates has collaborated with the international star in a global digital and TV campaign. The Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress showcases her impeccable comedic timing in the global airline’s light-hearted TVC. The ad […]
Karmarama is promoting Peter Dolukhanov, the co-founder founder of Nice Agency, the mobile app agency acquired by Karmarama last year, to the new role of Group Chief Technology Officer. Dolukhanov now takes responsibility for the digital and technology offering across the entire group. He reports into Ben Bilboul, the Group Chief Executive of Karmarama. Dolukhanov […]
McDonald’s announced that the Board of Directors has appointed two new senior management positions to drive the company’s turnaround efforts. Effective Oct. 1, David Fairhurst will assume the newly expanded role of corporate executive vice president, chief people officer. Fairhurst will oversee global human resources with additional responsibility for global training. He will report directly […]