The United Nations’ World Food Program kicked off a global campaign June 19 aimed at reaching the public through a 60-second cinema spot that will air in more than 25 countries starting in September. “There are 815 million people worldwide who will go to bed hungry tonight – who are starving, on the edge […]
Kiip, a leading mobile marketing and monetization platform, and Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, announced that they have successfully launched the first-ever blockchain mobile ad campaign. This is a significant innovation for two reasons: it makes brand content more relevant to consumers and is a tremendous advance in fostering transparency within the mobile ad […]
Considered “the most impressive musician in the world” by Miles Davis, Hermeto Pascoal recorded in studio new songs in the style of someone who “was born music”. And inspired in Hermeto’s singular experimentalism – he’s known for even producing some of his instruments, when he doesn’t use his own body as one – agency Africa […]
News UK is launching a new data platform that will enable advertisers to reach audiences based on their emotions and attitudes, driving emotional loyalty and potentially increasing advertising engagement by up to 45%. NewsIQ UK will capture the preferences, opinions and emotions of News UK’s audiences and will allow brands to target campaigns based on […]
Holiday Extras, the UK’s market leader for travel extras, announced the appointment of Adrian Kemsley as Creative Director with an objective to turn Holiday Extras into a household name. The 37-year-old business turns over more than £400m and makes 6m reservations a year for travellers, but with just over 50% prompted brand awareness it may […]
Dublin-based creative agency, In The Company Of Huskies, launched an intriguing print campaign for literacy charity, Suas. The campaign, developed by Cannes Young Lions winners and creative duo, Emily Blaney and Niamh Ryan, utilises newspaper print to deliver a powerful message – ‘when you can read everything, it changes everything.’ The two-sided newspaper ad contains […]
Paddy Power have unveiled a new mobile unit ‘The Drunk Tank’ ahead of Royal Ascot on June 19, following a spate of alcohol-fuelled brawls at race meetings. The Drunk Tank service will provide temporary accommodation for up to 50 racing fans to sleep off the booze in clear-sided 6 x 2 meter container mounted […]
Oath, a Verizon subsidiary, kicks off the Cannes Lions Festival with new opportunities for brands to engage with consumers through extended reality (XR) ad experiences. Combining the art of brand building and the science of data, new 3D ad formats and first-in-market programmatic VR ads represent the company’s latest premium ad innovation for consumers to […]
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 […]
In celebration of VIA Rail’s 40th anniversary, the Canadian railway company, together with Cossette, launched the Canada-wide VIA40 campaign and contest with a historic twist. Together, they created tickets upcycled from the steel of a major part of VIA Rail’s history to mark the milestone. VIA Rail is reusing its past to propel 40 […]