To promote its latest ‘Free Flyknit’ shoes in Shanghai, Nike—together with Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai—put together a live ‘knitting session’ on a giant billboard. With the help of three workers, they ‘knitted’ strips of neon green thread together on the billboard to form a Free Flyknit shoe around a foot—emphasizing the sock-like quality of the […]
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 […]
While department stores in China have faced ever more increasing competition from other formats and retail channels in recent years – new research from Mintel reveals just how much this sector has flourished. Reflecting the increased wealth of Chinese consumers – and the increased disposable income this has brought with it – Mintel’s research reveals […]
Draftfcb China has produced a new twist to the gangnam-style dance craze in a new national television campaign for Nivea. Supporting Nivea Men Moisturisation Cream, the new TVC is aimed at attracting men to moisturise their skin as the China winter arrives with the potential for frozen-dry faces. The commercial shows action that mimics the now-globally famous […]
360 Degree “Open up to More†Campaign Incorporates Print, Digital and Online Video SHANGHAI — Tourism Victoria and Ogilvy & Mather/Shanghai have rolled out their first campaign in mainland China to attract Chinese travellers to Melbourne and the state of Victoria. The new “Open up to More†campaign is part of a wider government-backed initiative by […]
Microsoft has launched a major Asian campaign for Windows 8, created by JWT Beijing, which positions the flagship operating system as a tool of self-expression by leveraging music and visuals that connect with the culture of the region’s markets. The Asian ads are part of a global campaign that was a combined effort of JWT […]
Denim brand Lee and Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai announced today the launch of a new 360 Degree campaign, “Free Your Night Side,†which celebrates the freedom to express oneself at night when wearing Lee’s Night Skins jeans. Produced by a 360 team in Shanghai from O&M Advertising, OgilvyOne, Ogilvy Public Relations and Neo@Ogilvy, the integrated […]
Online payment services provider Alipay and Ogilvy & Mather Advertising/Shanghai have partnered to launch a new digital campaign comprised of a series of humorous online video ads that introduce Alipay’s one-click daily payment functions, including bill pay for mobile phones, utilities, credit cards as well as splitting checks amongst friends. The videos show how Alipay […]