A campaign to “bring viewers closer to the English Premier League” in the Asia Pacific market designed by Reed Pacific Media, Foxtel and Mediacom has produced advertisements scented with fresh cut grass. Adshel and JCDecaux bus shelter displays release the smell of fresh cut grass and the sound of a crowd cheering, via a push-button […]
The McLaren Group, which includes the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula One team, has joined forces with YouTube in a new commercial partnership. “At McLaren we have great stories to tell. Whether it’s the passion and intrigue of Formula One, or how we develop ground breaking new technologies, people are fascinated by what we do. Our […]
The Co-operative Electrical has become the first major UK retailer to use picture-chatting app Snapchat for marketing, as part of a campaign designed for students. Created by Holler, the ‘Snaptop’ campaign offers students £30 off their online price on its full range of laptops, which includes free delivery and an allocated 60-minute delivery slot. The […]
Nike has unveiled a map designed to inspire people to get off the London Tube and walk. The map is supporting the Nike + FuelBand, a sports watch which tracks the activity of its wearer and rewards them with points. It shows how many NikeFuel points they could earn by walking between subway stations or […]
Nando’s is taking its loyalty scheme into the online arena for the first time in an attempt to identify new data-driven marketing opportunities to target customers. The restaurant chain is replacing its old paper-based scheme with the launch of a card diners can swipe in-store August 27. Customers now collect chillies instead of chickens for […]
Tire Company Goodyear launches its new summer tire EfficientGrip Performance with an unusual marketing idea. The paddle-wheel of Hamburg’s famous steamboat “Louisiana Star” was covered with a special design that transforms it into an almost 7 meter high tire. The paddle wheel-tire was seen in the Port of Hamburg and on the river Elbe. Since 1999 […]
Pocket Shop, a new one-hour supermarket online ordering service, is rolling out across London. The service is aimed at users who need grocery items quickly, for example if they have run out of milk or forgot to buy teabags in their weekly online shop. Pocket Shop founder Hemal Kuntawala says, ‘The idea came because while you […]
Guinness has rolled out a new TV campaign to promote the ‘Arthur Guinness Projects’, a new philanthropic initiative from Guinness, which aims to find and celebrate creative talent in Ireland. Developed by AMV BBDO, the campaign comprised of two 30-second TVCs that showcase a broad mix of applicants to the project. In keeping with the […]
Yahoo is set to rebrand next month, and is showing 30 variations of the new identity before the final new logo launches. The new identity is set to launch on 4 September, and a different iteration of it will be used on the Yahoo homepage each day before the launch, in an initiative Yahoo calls […]
In business, as in life, there’s a mantra that says big is better. Big is generally equated with success, with the best in class, power and capabilities. That seems to be the thinking – at least publicly — behind the Omnicom-Publicis merger. The mega-agency now has unparalleled resources that enable it to serve giant global […]