Foresight has announced a £3.5m growth capital investment into Nano Interactive Group Limited (“Nano”), a leading advertising technology business, on behalf of Foresight VCT plc. Nano was founded in 2014 by Christian Geyer and Carl White, two former executives of ad tech business ValueClick (now Conversant) after identifying an opportunity to develop an advertising technology […]
A new PR and content creation firm called Eleven Hundred Agency has launched on 3rd January 2018. The firm specialises in working with business to business clients in the technology and professional services industries and has been formed by PR industry veterans Claire Ayles and Mike King. Ayles and King each have more than 20 […]
MarComm’s Magnificence is a series where we highlight Magnificent individuals from the Marketing, Design, Advertising and Communications industries. In this magnificence list, we are spotlighting those individuals who provide the business to the creative industry, while protecting their brand’s image and interests. We look at the Chief Marketing Officers (CMO’s). So without further ado, here are our […]
Wildfires destroyed 10 million square meters of forest in the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park in Georgia in August 2017. For a country with a severe air pollution problem, the impact of this damage is enormous – but creative agency Leavingstone decided to take matters into their own hands this Christmas. To remind people in Georgia about […]
Prostate Cancer UK is to launch a TV campaign on Sky Sports on Boxing Day to educate men over 45 years old on prostate cancer and raise awareness of the Man of Men pin badge. The campaign, which was brokered by Sky Media, will launch on Boxing day – one of the biggest days in […]
On 27th September 2017, #ANightForChange brought seven artists around the world together during one night to shine a light on the issues affecting their communities – from gender equality to racism – using creativity as a tool for positive change. However, there were meant to be eight artists. The week before, an earthquake struck the […]
Pearlfisher launches ‘Jolly Sockings’ – in partnership with established global charities and brands – to provide the homeless with a special gift this Christmas. With an orchestrated social campaign rolling out across its four locations (London, New York, San Francisco and Copenhagen) Pearlfisher, in partnership with sock brands and charities in each city, is aiming […]
Remember FCB Cape Town and the Western Cape Government’s #ItCanWait Don’t Text & Drive message from earlier in 2017? The fail compilation video went viral, reaching 83 million views and 780 000 shares from a worldwide audience. Now the makers have release a new version – ‘World’s Biggest Idiot?’ – just in time to remind us all to […]
Burger King France decided to surprise their biggest Facebook fan for Christmas, by offering him the biggest gift ever. Sullyvan K. is a Burger King Bordeaux Mérignac customer, who has posted the most comments on Burger King France’s Facebook page. He has written 637 comments so far. To thank him, the brand – along with […]
This December, 32 young women stood in the heart of New York’s holiday festivities and performed a new take on the holiday classic, “Silent Night.” As people gathered for their performance in front of the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, they realised that the words to the familiar song had been changed with lyrics […]