Carlsberg has appointed full service creative agency LIFE as its below the line (BTL) roster agency following a eight-way competitive pitch process. LIFE will work across multiple channels including on-trade, off-trade, wholesale and impulse, taking immediate responsibility across a range of brands within the Carlsberg portfolio. The agency will be at the forefront of exciting […]
VML has hired Jon Sharpe as CEO, Europe. Sharpe will focus on the growth of VML London, as well as oversee the agency’s European operations and future expansion throughout the continent. He will be based in VML’s London office where clients include brands such as Bridgestone, Colgate-Palmolive, the International Olympic Committee and PepsiCo. Sharpe will […]
Ecrebo, the point of sale marketing specialist, announced a five-year contract with Dixons Carphone, one of Europe’s leading specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company. The partnership will allow Dixons Carphone to upgrade the capabilities of its point of sale coupon programme by implementing Ecrebo’s advanced ‘Message at Till’ solution across all 450 of […]
Guaraná Antarctica, the Brazilian soft drink brand, launched a new surfboard 80% manufactured from PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) plastic. In 2012, the brand became the first soft drink manufacturer to produce the first 100% recycled PET bottle in the Brazillian market, and following its success, Guaraná Antarctica are now launching the second project in their continued […]
British photographic retailing company, Jessops is launching a range of advent calendars available with a very simple but personalised twist that will let you mark each day of the Christmas count down with a favourite photo and a trip down memory lane. Whether it’s the shop window displays, rustic markets, or the festive songs on […]
Fresh Montgomery, one of the UK’s leading organiser of food, drink & hospitality events has embarked on an acquisition of the Food & Drink Innovation Network (FDIN). A huge development for the UK food & drink industry, this acquisition adds enormous value to food/drink/hospitality categories; creating a ‘vortex’ of industry innovation, through an enhanced FDIN […]
Free The Bid is a non-profit initiative advocating on behalf of women directors for equal opportunities by asking agencies to include a woman director on every triple-bid project, production companies to sign more woman directors, and marketers to seek one woman’s bid on each of their commercial productions. Free The Bid is making a dramatic […]
Fans of competitive baking eagerly awaited the return of the Great British Bake Off (GBBO) on Channel 4 at the end of August. Now in its eighth series, the popular prime-time amateur baking competition is still a hit with viewers, despite the news earlier in the year that it was moving from the BBC to […]
To mark the release of South Park’s new game, The Fractured But Whole, Ubisoft and its agency Buzzman invited the entire world to participate to ‘I am the fart’, the first international fart contest. In ‘The Fractured But Whole’, the player has a super power allowing him to fight his enemies and to travel through time. This […]
7Bone Burger Co, the American-style restaurant that encourages guests to ‘Talk Dirty with Us’ has launched its own click and collect online ordering platform with the support of Preoday. Roll-out of the new platform is initially planned at the restaurant’s Reading branch and customers can order online through the company’s website. Following a successful introduction the team will have the […]