Sky reunites comic duo Baddiel and Skinner for Pension Wise

Sky reunites comic duo Baddiel and Skinner for Pension Wise

Government pension guidance service Pension Wise is to launch a tongue-in-cheek campaign with comedic companions David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. The campaign, which launches on March 30, brings the comedians together on TV again and aims to get people thinking about pensions with a witty fly-on-the-wall style dialogue. The creative encourages adults over 50 years […]

Advertisers invest $63bn in programmatic buying but industry concerns loom large, according to WARC

Advertisers invest $63bn in programmatic buying but industry concerns loom large, according to WARC

WARC, the international authority on advertising and media effectiveness, has released its latest monthly Global Ad Trends report, digesting up-to-date insights and evidenced thinking from the worldwide advertising industry. Threats to the digital advertising ecosystem is the focus of the latest report. WARC estimates that $63.4bn was spent on programmatic advertising worldwide last year, but […]

Contrapunto BBDO Madrid unveils “Planet J” for Amnesty International

Contrapunto BBDO Madrid unveils “Planet J” for Amnesty International

Creative agency Contrapunto BBDO Madrid, has launched a new film for Amnesty International in Spain. The short “Planet J” uses animation as a resource to talk about the situation of human rights on our planet. The NGO denounces injustice, lack of help to refugees, evictions, discrimination against women, lack of freedom of expression and invites us […]

Adverty Releases World’s First Programmatic AR & VR Native Ad Platform

Adverty Releases World’s First Programmatic AR & VR Native Ad Platform

Adverty, the next generation advertising platform, has announced the release of the world’s first programmatic AR & VR advertising platform for native in-app ad inventory. The platform will be available at some of the world’s largest SSPs (supply-side platform) and allows global agencies, brands and DSPs (demand-side platform) immediate access to a new type of […]

Alexander Skarsgård is a Globetrotting Spy in Tumi’s Haute New Luggage Ad

Alexander Skarsgård is a Globetrotting Spy in Tumi’s Haute New Luggage Ad

 No James-Bond-style courier-spy is complete without his beautiful but rugged suitcase, says a new five minute ad from luggage maker Tumi. Alexander Skarsgård of True Blood and Big Little Lies fame plays a mysterious man of impeccable taste and considerable means in the moody fashion campaign from EP+Co. He embarks on a cloak-and-dagger mission […]

Luxury Brands and Advertising Budgets: A Redirect Needs to Happen

Luxury Brands and Advertising Budgets: A Redirect Needs to Happen

No one can accuse luxury brands of cutting corners where advertising spend is concerned. On average, they divert 8% of their turnover into funding advertising initiatives. In the US for example, luxury brands invested more than $5 billion in advertising last year, accounting for a significant portion of overall marketing expenditure. Love it or hate […]

Advertisers invest more in digital to drive brand growth, according to Zenith

Advertisers invest more in digital to drive brand growth, according to Zenith

Amid growing industry speculation about cuts to digital advertising budgets, Zenith has found no evidence that advertisers as a whole are shifting budgets away from online advertising – in fact, its share of global advertising expenditure continues to rise rapidly. Zenith forecasts that advertisers will spend 40.2% of their budgets on online advertising this year, […]

ebay Gets Tactical with Weather-Driven DOOH Spring Campaign in the UK

ebay Gets Tactical with Weather-Driven DOOH Spring Campaign in the UK

eBay brings colourful shopping inspiration to the streets in a UK-wide digital out of home (DOOH) drive designed to bring the online retailers vibrant product lines to life. Popular springtime pursuits and product lines are aligned to real-time weather conditions in a campaign that spans transit, retail and roadside environments and runs until the 8th […]

Saatchi & Saatchi London Launches ‘It’s My Thing’ Campaign for Robinsons Fruit Shoot

Saatchi & Saatchi London Launches ‘It’s My Thing’ Campaign for Robinsons Fruit Shoot

 Britvic-owned Robinsons Fruit Shoot released their latest ‘It’s my thing’ campaign advert celebrating the magical moments when children find their passions, while supporting them with the perfect drink to sustain them on their adventures; Fruit Shoot. The hero 30” TV advert by Saatchi & Saatchi London, follows three children lost in the joyous pursuit of […]

SoundCloud Launches “First On SoundCloud” to Celebrate and Promote Creators

SoundCloud Launches “First On SoundCloud” to Celebrate and Promote Creators

 SoundCloud recently launched “First On SoundCloud,” to celebrate the inspiring stories and raw energy of creators who start on SoundCloud first. As one of the world’s largest open audio platform, SoundCloud is the first place creators share what’s new, now and next in music culture. “First on SoundCloud” will promote emerging talent on the platform […]