Regus, the global workplace provider, has appointed Havas helia to handle its global CRM business. Havas helia won the account after a pitch against undisclosed agencies. Regus’ Chief Customer Officer Eva Eisenschimmel called the pitch earlier this year. The pitch process was handled by the intermediary Agency Insight. Havas helia will now work to deliver […]
Leading European airline Lufthansa has created a world first Augmented Reality (AR) app to drive awareness of its new class of seating; Premium Economy. The pioneering app, designed by Space, represents a new and innovative type of AR experience, designed to launch via a basic pen drawing on an A4 piece of paper – typically […]
IHS, the leading global source of information, insight, and analytics, and App Annie, the worldwide leader in app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence, unveiled a joint report detailing key trends in the digital content market in 2013. The report includes insights into the digital music, digital movies, digital games and mobile apps markets. […]
H&M is planning to broadcast a Super Bowl TV ad starring David Beckham that will allow viewers to buy items from the former footballer’s underwear range directly through their TVs. According to reports, the Swedish fashion retailer is returning to the Super Bowl after a year away with a campaign for Beckham’s Bodywear range. Viewers […]
Sony will switch from the low-key marketing tactics used to generate early buzz around the launch of its Playstation 4 (PS4) console in the UK to a more traditional multimillion effort next year in a bid to reach a broader audience beyond gamers. The shift follows the PS4’s launch in North America on November 15 […]
Bupa is launching its first global marketing campaign as it adopts a more “conversational” tone and seeks to get its Ground Miles walking app into “as many hands as possible”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtQ1PIhdfA#t=29 The digital marketing campaign featuring an “overblown American stereotype” called Chad Stryder is being supported by a global seeding strategy in order to support […]
The BBC and BBC Worldwide have created a fan-powered social campaign to celebrate the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, called #Savetheday. Created by Zag, the consultancy arm of ad agency BBH, the digitally-led off-air campaign aims to harness the excitement and creativity of Doctor Who fans across the globe in the run up to […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb5IyBK24n8 Burberry is preparing for a romantic Christmas with a campaign that ties its “With love” message to a film that shows London smothered in snow, set to Tom Odell’s ‘Hold Me’ track. The activity will be supported by a “full festive takeover” of social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram and Chinese sites Sina Weibo […]
Worldwide TV advertising spending grew modestly — low-single-digit percentage gains — in the first half of 2013, while Internet advertising continued to rocket higher with big double-digit percent hikes. Nielsen says TV grew 4.2%, now at a 57.6% market share for the first six months of the year. The second-largest media in terms of advertising […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched its first ever ad campaign targeting international fans. The marketing campaign, “one game one love”, incorporates six TV spots as well as print and online ads and a presence at the NBA international games. It is timed to coincide with the pre-season games across the globe. The first […]