Mobile advertising will account for 30.5% of global advertising expenditure in 2020, up from 19.2% in 2017, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on June 18. Expenditure on mobile advertising will total US$187bn in 2020, more than twice the US$88bn spent on desktop advertising, and just US$5bn behind the US$192bn spent on television advertising. At […]
AKQA announced the winners of Future Lions, the official student awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Future Lions attracted more than 2,290 participants from 386 schools across 55 countries, making it the most successful year to date. The five winning ideas and teams are: Hush for Apple Team: Junggle Kim, Chaeyeong Seo, and Cristina Marquez Barreto School: Miami Ad […]
The Economist, a leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, launches a real-time, reactive campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. While the usual pundits will talk about who scored what and how, The publication will be looking at the nations behind the squads, providing a detailed perspective on what is really going […]
Ever thought about contributing to humanitarian causes and helping people change the world from a simple screensaver? It sounds easy – and it really is! Change.org, the world’s largest petition platform, and TracyLocke Brazil, part of Omnicom Group shopper marketing agencies, have created The Mining Screensaver, a screensaver that, once installed, uses computers to […]
A very alarming scenario was the starting point for MTV to launch a digital platform that is helping young Brazilians to understand the importance of their votes, putting them face to face with the politician that represents his or her interests today in Congress. According to a recent survey of Instituto Locomotiva/Ideia Big Data, […]
Digital creative agency Dare, part of the Inside Ideas Group, has appointed Ben Long as its creative director. Long joins Dare after a seven year tenure as digital creative director at integrated marketing and advertising agency WCRS. He is responsible for leading Dare’s creative and design output across the agency’s portfolio, which includes brands such […]
We Are Social, the global socially-led creative agency network, has acquired a majority stake in Socialize, the Middle East’s largest independent social media agency. The move, which is subject to regulatory approval, is We Are Social’s first acquisition, and extends its network to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the first time. We […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Digital GmbH CEO and chairman, Studio71 Board Member and former Disney/Maker Studios Executive Christian Dankl has joined Precise TV as its chairman with a remit to oversee global expansion and product development. The move sees Dankl leave Germany’s largest broadcaster group, where he was responsible for running and monetising its TV OTT and web […]
Global digital agency Jellyfish has announced that it is to double its office space in The Shard as it continues to experience significant growth. The official move will take place in July. Jellyfish added The Shard to its existing office locations in Reigate and Brighton in 2016, when it secured 9,017 sq ft on level […]
The Moment, part of The Creative Engagement Group, is behind a new film called ‘Is your brain your own worst enemy?’, featured on the BBC Ideas online platform of bite-sized, thoughtful video content as part of a series for the BBC. The six minute film uses animation and humour to educate the audience about four […]