Mars global CMO Bruce McColl departs as focus turns to connectivity

Mars, Incorporated are looking to address shifts in retail, eCommerce and consumer shopping with a new global marketing approach, following the retirement of long-standing CMO Bruce McColl. Chief customer officer Andrew Clarke has been promoted to the newly created role of chief marketing and customer officer, while chief marketing officer McColl will retire from the […]

Spykar collaborate with Scarecrow to prank India’s youth with ‘Blue Film Festival’

Spykar collaborate with Scarecrow to prank India’s youth with ‘Blue Film Festival’

When Indian clothing company Spykar uploaded a mysterious trailer to YouTube entitled ‘Blue Film Festival’, featuring semi-naked models, a bed covered in underwear and salacious scenes rendered indecipherable by pixels, it immediately made waves online, with #BlueFilmFestival swiftly becoming the number one Twitter trend in India. When put in its cultural context this is hardly surprising – […]

Mila make Frozen Fish come to life in Supermarket prank

Mila make Frozen Fish come to life in Supermarket prank

Through today’s technology, frozen fish can actually be better quality than “fresh fish.” New processes in the fishing industry have allowed fish to be frozen straight from the boat within hours of being caught – preserving the taste, texture and nutritional benefits – compared to fish sold at “fresh markets,” which often has a week […]

Head & Shoulders enables you to be ‘Scalp Brave’

Head & Shoulders enables you to be ‘Scalp Brave’

Head & Shoulders and Saatchi & Saatchi London have unveiled their latest campaign: ‘Scalp Brave’. The campaign aims to empower people to be bold, brave and celebrate the confidence that Head & Shoulders gives. The campaign represents a move away from previous campaigns, with the central idea revealing a different perspective on what a healthy […]

Karmarama launches Army Reserve Recruitment Campaign in Next Phase of ‘Become a Better You’

Karmarama launches Army Reserve Recruitment Campaign in Next Phase of ‘Become a Better You’

[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/The_Army_reserves.mp4[/KGVID] Creative agency Karmarama recently launched the latest campaign Army’s Reserve, as part of the ‘Become a Better You’ creative platform. The Reserve work includes an online film directed by Peter King of Outsider, supported by national radio, VOD, digital display and data-driven eCRM & social content. Building on the success of 2016’s Regulars […]

Telegraph Hill appointed by Picturehouse Entertainment and Altitude Film Distribution to lead digital marketing of new US horror Green Room

Telegraph Hill appointed by Picturehouse Entertainment and Altitude Film Distribution to lead digital marketing of new US horror Green Room

Audience first advertising agency Telegraph Hill has been appointed by UK film distributors Picturehouse Entertainment and Altitude Film Distribution to create a fully-immersive digital campaign for the UK release of Green Room, starring Patrick Stewart. Telegraph Hill has used its audience insights around tension and fear to develop a content campaign with a central microsite […]

Native advertising trends: Mobile-only triples in size and programmatic hits the ground running

Native advertising trends: Mobile-only triples in size and programmatic hits the ground running

New research has shown the immediate impact of the OpenRTB 2.3 programmatic standard on the native advertising market. During 2015 around one in six native campaigns (15%) were already being run programmatically. The study carried out by native advertising platform Adyoulike, analysing 1.3 billion in-feed native ads run in the UK throughout 2015, is the […]

Elmwood switches the light on for SSE customers

Elmwood switches the light on for SSE customers

A radical new bill design for SSE by global brand design consultancy Elmwood, has been welcomed by an array of consumer groups and could pave the way for the industry on better bill communication. Customer experience has been the driving force behind the new concept, bringing the essence of current regulations around energy billing to […]

Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi India Launch New Jockey TVC

Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi India Launch New Jockey TVC

Aren’t there mornings when you wake up with a song stuck in your head? You are so comfortable and so full of energy that you can’t hold yourself back. Jockey India’s latest film captures those mornings when you can’t help yourself, but start moving spontaneously. Jockey, the American innerwear and leisurewear brand has been making […]