Automobile manufacturer BMW recently used the power of social media to invent a new holiday in China. Leveraging the reach of several prominent bloggers on China’s microblogging platform Weibo, BMW were able to get more than 300,000 users to reveal their deepest regrets in 140 characters or less in celebration of “Ctrl Z Day”. Users […]
McDonald’s has released an ad for its promotional summer menu, taking a light-hearted swipe at the traditional British summer weather. ‘Sun Party’, created by Leo Burnett, promotes the summer menu on offer for a limited period much like, it adds, the British summer itself.
Broadcast TV advertising spending rocketed up by strong double-digit percentages in the second quarter. Standard Media Index says broadcast TV spending was up 16% in the second three months of 2013, and 10% through the first half of the year. By way of comparison, national cable TV advertising moved up more slowly in the second quarter, […]
Foot Locker has awarded a Europe-wide brief to create two campaigns for adidas to Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. The Sports Retailers to promote trainers exclusive to its stores. Despite a pitch being called initially, AMV BBDO won the work without going through a competitive process. Creature had previously carried out the joint adidas and Foot […]
Reebok knows that training doesn’t end when practice is over. MassMarket, Ryan Ebner and mcgarrybowen give two good reasons why. Mixed martial artist Rampage Jackson and Dallas Cowboys’ defensive end Demarcus Ware step it up for the latest in Reebok footwear. Ignoring the “Warning Signs,” the camera follows the exercising athletes as they cruise off […]
American Red Cross is encouraging babysitters to take Babysitting Basics online courses with a new advert created by BBDO Atlanta. Funny or Die director, Daniel Strange, worked with BBDO Atlanta to stress the disastrous possibilities of the child babysitting the babysitter. The campaign presents comedic worst-case scenarios happening under the watch of an unprepared caretaker.
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Not long ago, many people would have loved to have a direct line to LeBron James’s answering machine—to leave him a nasty message, or 10. Times have changed, to the point where many people might actually congratulate James on his second NBA championship in a phone message. Wieden + Kennedy lets you do just that […]
LV=, the insurance and savings provider, has launched a multimillion-pound ad campaign to promote the benefits of its car insurance policies. Three separate TV ads, created by Designate and 24-7ideas.com, highlight different aspects of LV=’s car insurance offer – its low cost, the multicar savings available, and the 75 per cent no-claims discount. The campaign uses […]
A Heineken ad campaign from Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, the brand’s first global campaign effort, has won the Cannes Lions Grand Prix award in the creative effectiveness category, festival organizers confirmed. Separately, a campaign from McCann Melbourne for Metro Trains called “Dumb Ways to Die,” won the Grand Prix in the direct category and a […]
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg is offering fans the chance to win a unique Kopparberg experience delivered straight to their door as part of a new social media competition. Launched last month in London and now hitting the road to appear in Manchester next week, the social media activity coincides with the launch of the brand’s […]