A college recruitment ad that made waves in 2015 for including a scene of a couple making out in a library has been named the best university commercial of the year. Kira Academic, a tech company that helps admissions departments interview applicants by video, honoured the University of Moncton’s commercial out of some 100 ads, following […]
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced that it will honour industry great Marcello Serpa with the Lion of St. Mark at 2016’s Festival. “The Lion of St. Mark recognises individuals who have made significant and outstanding contributions to creativity across our industry,” said Philip Thomas, CEO, Cannes Lions. “Marcello’s achievements are known […]
Sky has launched a UK-wide digital out of home (DOOH) advertising campaign to support the launch of its new wireless home entertainment service Sky Q. The campaign will target commuters along popular routes with contextual messages that will be programmatically delivered. Using location and audience mapping data the ad campaign mirrors Sky Q’s message of […]
More than one in five British adults now say they use ad-blockers, according to the latest research from the IAB. The IAB’s Ad-Blocking Report, conducted online by YouGov, said 22 per cent of British adults are using ad-blocking software – a rise from 18 per cent in October. The highest level of ad-blocking takes place […]
HTC has released eight online ads which bring classic and modern video games to life to promote the company’s virtual reality headset, Vive. The videos, created by B-Reel, see people on the street accosted by actors dressed as video game characters and features, including the rectangular paddles from Pong and sweets from Candy Crush Saga. […]
Heineken unveiled a new integrated global marketing campaign known as “There’s more behind the star.” Consumers are invited to discover the authentic product stories that are the foundation of an iconic global brand. The new US and global led program is comprised of three new TV commercials, featuring award-winning actor, Benicio Del Toro. Launching in […]
The entry deadline to the 18th annual International Food and Beverage (FAB) Creative Excellence Awards has been extended to March 15th, 2016. The FAB Awards recognizes the crucial contribution that superior creative and effective work makes to build brands in the Food and Beverage industry. On the threshold of its eighteenth year, the FAB Awards […]
Genius Gluten Free, the number one bakery brand within the free-from category in Britain, is to become the first gluten-free brand to advertise in UK cinema, with the launch of its “Animals” advertising campaign. Live from February and running for a period of five weeks, the adverts, which first aired in May 2015 as part […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Premier_CupASoupJoeyEssex.mp4[/KGVID] McCann London is bringing Joey Essex to the masses as the face of Batchelor’s new campaign for Cup a Soup’s new Deliciously Thick range. The campaign sees a topless Joey grabbing a shirt as he walks out of a bedroom and crossing into a smart kitchen to a classical soundtrack. Pulling the […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Co-Op-Bank.mp4[/KGVID] The Co-operative Bank introduces audiences to a couple of guerrilla gardeners in the launch ad for its new “it’s good to be different” campaign. The new ad, which was created by Leo Burnett London, will first air on ITV1 at 7:45pm on Wednesday 2 March, during the break for Coronation Street. The […]