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 […]
Back in January, news spread that Britain was considering running an anti-immigration campaign in Romania and Bulgaria tagged, “You Won’t Like It Here.” People all over Europe were nonplussed by the lack of tact shown by The Brits. But Gândul, a daily Romanian newspaper, saw an opportunity where others saw only red. They launched a […]
Nissan will become the first car manufacturer to create a smartwatch designed specifically for drivers of Nissan Nismo cars. The Nissan Nismo Concept Watch will be the first smartwatch to connect a driver to the car and will provide drivers with real-time biometric data. The watch, unveiled on September 9 ahead of its display at […]
Yahoo has made the first update to its logo in more than 18 years to reflect the company as a reinvigorated “modern and fresh” brand. The new logo, unveiled on September 5, following a “30 days of change” month-long countdown of proposed designs. In a blog post, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said the Yahoo brand […]
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has been forced to withdraw and re-edit its Barclays “thank you” spot after it emerged that one of the extras in the ad was a convicted paedophile. The 90-second ad promotes Barclays sponsorship of the Premier League and features real fans supporting their teams. The Sun on September 1, reported that one […]
Video-sharing website YouTube has rolled out a new ‘play’ logo to its social media and app platforms, but has retained its existing brand on its desktop site. The new logo, which is being used on YouTube’s Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as apps, features a red play button within a white bubble, as well […]
The McLaren Group, which includes the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, has joined forces with YouTube in a new commercial partnership. “At McLaren we have great stories to tell. Whether it’s the passion and intrigue of Formula One, or how we develop ground breaking new technologies, people are fascinated by what we do. Our […]
Nando’s is taking its loyalty scheme into the online arena for the first time in an attempt to identify new data-driven marketing opportunities to target customers. The restaurant chain is replacing its old paper-based scheme with the launch of a card diners can swipe in-store August 27. Customers now collect chillies instead of chickens for […]
Yahoo is set to rebrand next month, and is showing 30 variations of the new identity before the final new logo launches. The new identity is set to launch on 4 September, and a different iteration of it will be used on the Yahoo homepage each day before the launch, in an initiative Yahoo calls […]
Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals, creating the world’s leading company in communications, advertising, marketing and digital services, with combined 2012 revenue of $22.7 billion (€17.7 billion). Based on closing prices on July 26, 2013, Publicis Omnicom Group will have a combined […]