De Beers is launching an in-store iPad app aimed at making buying diamonds a more personal experience and opening up the brand to new customers. The “For You, Forever” app, developed with mobile marketing company Somo, lets customers compare the different styles, cuts and weights of diamonds using technology called “Iris” and customise the style […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1mfIg1I3zE The battle of the 4th gen consoles is well underway. CP+B have revealed their TV campaign for Xbox One which launches in the U.S. this Sunday night during Sunday Night Football on NBC, and will subsequently roll-out around the world. Titled “Invitation,” the advertising is centered on an invitation to fans to enter a […]
Instagram is inviting users to “learn more” about how advertising will be added to the photo-sharing site and has unveiled an image of a test ad, which will roll out in the US next week. In a blog, the Facebook-owned social media site outlines what US users can expect to see soon. The photographs will […]
From production company M2Film, and ad agency Heyday comes a new commercial for Super Dæk Service, the largest tyre center and car repair service in Denmark. This production is a cooperation between M2Film’s producer Jan P and copywriter Thomas Falkenberg. In collaboration with Heyday, the team that also stood behind the widely publicized and award […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Rrl6Lka18 Volkswagen’s new ad campaign, ‘Woofwagen’, was created by London-based agency ‘adam&eveDDB’. As the name suggests, it is targeted at dog-owners who want a car that suits their lifestyle—one that includes their beloved canines. In the cheerful ad, different breeds of dogs go on a joyride with their owners with the windows down, tongues lolling […]
Developed by Leo Burnett Change, this heartbreaking video makes good use of the skip ad button—commonly seen on YouTube these days—to illustrate the plight that ex-convicts face. The video starts off with an ex-convict persuading a prospective employer to hire him, but once he reveals that he spent some time in prison, the “skip ad” […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQ40gcJLXc Halfords has unveiled three new ads as part of its ‘cheaper than a favour’ campaign: Bob, Needles and Timmy & the Gazman. Created by Mother, the ads use different scenarios to demonstrate that no favour is truly ‘free’ – as people feel obliged to return an act of kindness, often to their cost. Halfords […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UelJZG_bF98 Honda’s new ad features black-suited men and women navigating obstacles, and its newest Honda CR-V breezing through. The car makes the impossible ‘possible’ by shattering the optical illusions in this video that is definitely worth watching a few times. The new fuel-efficient CR-V 1.6 Diesel promises to “do those things that can’t be done, […]
Carphone Warehouse has created a Twitter campaign with Cake to promote the launch of the HTC One Vivid Blue, exclusive to the retailer. The #OnceInABlueMoon campaign, which launched earlier this week, looks to celebrate the unexpected and has so far seen tweets from Duncan James from Blue and Michael Flatley. The campaign asks fans to […]
HMV is revamping its online music strategy as it launches a new digital music store and smartphone app that aims to convince shoppers of the worth of owning music rather than streaming it as it continues its recovery after being bought out of administration earlier this year. The app, which is available for iPhone and […]