Pinterest has announced plans to bring advertising to its platform for the first time in the form of Promoted Pins, a move that follows several recent attempts to make itself more attractive to advertisers. The three-year old business, which has previously voiced its reluctance to running ads, has promised the service will be “tasteful”, “relevant’ […]
Interactive advertising service company Ensequence will roll out an ambitious broad-reaching national platform for interactive TV advertising. AdConneqt+ enables programmers to offer an interactive upgrade to their 30-second ad inventory, where TV viewers can respond to national advertisers’ 30-second spots after a few clicks of the remote control. Interactive advertising professionals say that advanced advertising […]
If you’re looking for a midweek pick-me-up, website The Happiness Generator is the place to go. Created by the folks over at 2 Little Fleas, it posts cute images just waiting to be looked at, which will be shown as soon as you hit the “go” button. For more happy pictures to make you smile, […]
Urban Outfitters and Under Armour are sourcing social pics of fans wearing their products in real-life situations for their ecommerce sites. The brands are joined by online retailers Beauty.com, Rebecca Minkoff and Dessy.com in testing a social commerce platform from analytics firm Curalate – called Fanreel – that pulls in user-generated from Facebook, Instagram, mobile […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpV7KB7pwNc Samsung Mobile UK has launched a digital media campaign in collaboration with twelve generational influencers in a bid to demonstrate the potential of its Galaxy S4 Collection. Devised by Cheil UK, the ‘Over To You’ series has seen each collaborator use either a Galaxy S4 Mini, S4 Active, S4 Zoom or Galaxy Mega to […]
Microsoft search engine Bing is rolling out a new identity and website design. The new look brings Bing into line with the overall Microsoft branding, created by Pentagram partner Paula Scher and developed by Wolff Olins, which launched last year. Lawrence Ripsher, general manager of user experiences at Bing, says, ‘Bing is now an important […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hlpxnI8SM Bupa, the healthcare insurer, has launched a new ad campaign across TV, print, OOH and digital. Aiming to highlight its services, the ‘Our focus is your health’ campaign features children painting a picture of their ideal healthcare company. Their pictures are used to illustrate Bupa’s wider offering including its 24/7 GP healthline and broader […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EK5yeWxtYQ Created by the Auge Headquarter, in Milan, Italy, this video ad shows how IKEA’s furniture can be adjusted to accommodate a young boy. This cheerful video shows the boy doing all he can to become taller so that he can reach a box on a shelf—he succeeds, only because his grandfather has adjusted its […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slETbZ7FIs0 A mashup of video game, online promotion and Formula racing is the basis of a new Lexus online film and broadcast ad effort called “Trace Your Road,” in which an F1 driver attempts to drive a virtual track in a real Lexus IS Hybrid. As he drives around in a gigantic airplane hanger, the […]
The British Red Cross has launched an app that lets users witness a knife attack on a bus, using Facebook data to personalise an online film. The charity’s ‘Witness’ app integrates with a viewer’s Facebook account and inserts information from their profile into the film, which features a young man being stabbed on a night […]