Crowne Plaza and HuffPost unite to champion downtime for the modern day business traveller

Crowne Plaza and HuffPost unite to champion downtime for the modern day business traveller

Crowne Plaza® Hotel & Resorts and media technology company Oath today announce a collaboration to create ‘Downtime’, the ultimate hub for the modern business traveller. The business lifestyle channel launches today on HuffPost UK and hosts a mix of promotional features and editorial content, including an original scripted video series titled ‘Downtime’, created with BBC […]

Verbatim’s Gillian Laub helps Cara Delevingne tell her #DoYouStories for Puma docuseries

Verbatim’s Gillian Laub helps Cara Delevingne tell her #DoYouStories for Puma docuseries

Photographer and filmmaker Gillian Laub of Verbatim, the commercial assignments agency, has directed Cara Delevingne’s new documentary series, part of Puma’s #DoYou campaign to support and empower women through sport. The series of short films sees Cara Delevingne joining forces with Puma and Gillian to tell stories of inspirational women from across the world on […]

Santander ditch traditional advertising and break records with sci-fi short ‘Beyond Money’

Santander ditch traditional advertising and break records with sci-fi short ‘Beyond Money’

We can barely endure some marketing messages for 30 seconds without mentally switching off. So how did Santander manage to get sceptical millennials to endure 17 minutes (yes that’s right, it’s not a typo, seventeen minutes)? The answer is ‘film’. Brand films can sometimes be style over function and merely created to win awards and […]

Copa90 scores Euro 2016 digital content deal with Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines has appointed football content specialist Copa90 to create digital content to support its official sponsorship of the 2016 UEFA European Championship. Content will include the series ‘Meet Europe’s Best’ – the ultimate football road trip – with coverage of Europe’s ‘best fans’ which will explore why international football is so special to them, […]

The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: ‘branded content needs to be worth paying for’

The New York Times CEO Mark Thompson: ‘branded content needs to be worth paying for’

In an eye-opening keynote at New York’s Social Media Week, New York Times (NYT) chief executive Mark Thompson outlined the future of the publication and how it fosters innovation. “Sometimes, you should just go with your instinct”; a phrase that reverberated not only around the main room at The Times Centre is Manhattan on Febraury […]

JWT announces co-venture with Mutato, a new content & social engagement company

JWT Brazil Chairman Stefano Zunino announced today the launch of a new co-venture with branded content and social engagement company Mutato. This co-venture between the two agencies bolsters JWT’s digital portfolio alongside CASA and i-Cherry. According to Zunino, the idea of investing in a new business model had been discussed since last year, sparked by […]