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 […]
Car manufacturer Kia has engaged Microsoft Advertising’s new creative format ‘Storyboard’ for MSN to showcase its GT, Rio, Picanto and Sportage models. The campaign, which runs for 24 hours from July26, forms part of Kia’s wider focus on driving customers to become brand ambassadors. Also running on MSN mobile, the display ad expands upon a […]
Glasgow based Material_UK has helped the Scottish Professional Football League rename and rebrand its divisions. n June The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League merged to form the Scottish Professional Football League. The newly formed organisation has unveiled its identity alongside the new league logos. The new identity brings together elements of the SPL […]
Two young women have launched a social media campaign to get Nike to make its coolest men’s trainers available in women’s sizes. Emily Hodgson and Emilie Riis, who both work together at ad agency 18 Feet & Rising, are on a mission to spice up the women’s trainer market, which they argue is too bland. […]
Telegraph Media Group has partnered with Halifax to create the first campaign on its Google Currents edition. The deal, brokered by MEC, is also the first to use The Daily Telegraph’s integrated tablet proposition, which offers brands access to its rapidly growing iPad, Flipboard and Google Currents subscribers. The partnership runs for one month, and […]
The International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards are delighted to announce that JWT London has been named the 2013 Agency of The Year. The award is presented to the Agency that has scored the maximum points taken from the number of nominations, FAB Awards & FABulous Awards on the night. The creative agency bagging […]
Popular mobile game Angry Birds has received a “magical” update that includes some new gameplay mechanics involving magic portals. As part of this new release, Angry Birds makers Rovio have teamed up with Simon Pierro, better known as the ‘iPad Magician’, to create a ‘magic’ video. The video features some ingenuity from Pierro, who performs […]
With the awards ceremony just around the corner, The International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards have served up a print campaign to wet our appetite. The ads feature jurors and personalities of the Advertising and Design world, duking it out over a food fight. with the copy reading: “Its worth the fight.” “‘It’s worth […]
BNP Paribas is celebrating 40 years of partnership with the French Open with a social media-controlled robot that launches tennis balls at Jo-Wilfred Tsonga live on a tennis court. The ‘Tweet and Shoot’ event on 23 May, created by We Are Social, will see social media users able to drag-and-drop a tennis ball on a […]
Gü’s is celebrating 10 years in the puddings business with a campaign from Publicis Chemistry. The digital campaign has seen Gü ask its fans to design their own Gü pudding with a chance to see their creation brought to life by Gü’s head chef, and sold as a limited edition in 2014. The campaign has […]