Marks & Spencer is running a social media campaign to build anticipation for its ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed Christmas ad, which revives its ‘Magic & Sparkle’ strapline and stars Helena Bonham-Carter. The retailer is running a teaser clip of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chasing after a Scottie dog, before falling down an ‘Alice in Wonderland’-style hole, on its […]
Andrew Cooper, the latest Diet Coke “hunk”, has teamed up with BETC London to launch the first campaign for his range of dog shampoos. The three print ads launch today and feature male models with hair styled to resemble different dog breeds, to promote WildWash, Cooper’s luxury dog shampoo brand. The three men appear as […]
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 […]
Wieden & Kennedy has announced that it has split with client Levi Strauss & Co after four years. According to a statement from Wieden & Kennedy, the decision to part ways was mutual. Levi’s did not respond to requests for comment on whether it was looking for another agency to work with. Wieden & Kennedy […]
Now TV, the internet TV service from BSkyB, is launching an animated campaign for its new TV box October 16, as the boxes go on sale in shops for the first time. The campaign, created by WCRS with media planning and buying from MediaCom, features the strapline “That was then. This is Now TV” and […]
The advertising watchdog has banned a TV ad for Beats Pill speakers featuring the singer Robin Thicke from being broadcast before 7.30pm following almost 100 complaints from viewers who believed the spot was “offensive” and “sexist”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbtewxfcptw The spot features Thicke performing his single ’Blurred Lines’ alongside three female models in hot pants and see-through […]
Tennis star Andy Murray has hired a branding agency to create a personalised logo that will appear on his apparel and associated merchandise. Aesop has been hired after a competitive eight-way pitch to create an identity for the Wimbledon champion. It is understood that it will be incorporated into a new Adidas range and across […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFCfofh6as Shoppers will be targeted with offers from retailers as they pay for their parking as a result of a global tie-up between MasterCard and parking services provider Parkeon. The service, which is being billed as the first of its kind, will allow local retailers to deliver promotions such as discount coupons through the Parkeon […]
Elle magazine has paired Mother, Brave and Widen & Kennedy with three groups of feminists, to create campaigns that try to define the modern face of feminism, for its November issue. The ‘Rebranding Feminism’ project aims to re-imagine the feminist movement for today, in the context of pay gaps, stereotypes and the fact that the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZqr__M7XZs Nissan, the car brand, has launched a 12-month multi-channel deal with BSkyB’s Sky Media to launch its redesigned Micra model through a sponsorship push featuring Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson. The partnership targets young women through idents aligning the Micra with drama programmes including ‘Elementary’, the US adaptation of ‘Sherlock’, ‘Hannibal’ and the upcoming series, […]