Ryanair steps up charm offensive with ads declaring ‘we’re changing’

Ryanair steps up charm offensive with ads declaring ‘we’re changing’

Ryanair is ramping up its charm offensive with a new marketing campaign detailing the changes it has made to its services. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjfmjznXksU Ryanair’s TV campaign details the service enhancements it has made to woo disgruntled customers that have switched to rivals. A UK outdoor campaign has launched declaring “we are changing” with a list of […]

Motorola readies ‘unorthodox marketing’ for Moto X launch

Motorola readies ‘unorthodox marketing’ for Moto X launch

Motorola is readying an “unorthodox approach to marketing” to back the European launch of its forthcoming flagship smartphone the Moto X as it looks to build on the sales success of its predecessor the Moto G. The stand-out feature of the Moto X smartphone, on sale in the UK from 1 February, is its touchless […]

Super Bowl Spots Pull Record High, Commercial Time Rising

Super Bowl Spots Pull Record High, Commercial Time Rising

The Super Bowl as a TV advertising vehicle remains strong — in terms of revenue, commercial time, and more importantly, commercial tune-in. Last year’s event on CBS pulled in 11% more revenue to $292 million over 2012’s game, and was 14% higher to $4 million for the average 30-second commercial, according to Kantar Media. This […]

Start 2014 with a Cleaner Social Life

Start 2014 with a Cleaner Social Life

http://vimeo.com/83818275 Each day, millions of users are bombarded with social noise and clutter as a result of their past ‘likes’. VML & GPY&R teamed up with Colgate’s hero surface cleaning brand, Ajax, to create an easy solution for people to clean their social networking feeds. Called Ajax Social Wipes, it’s a new online tool that […]

Land Rover to get new identity from Brand Union and Digit

Land Rover to get new identity from Brand Union and Digit

WPP consultancies Brand Union and Digit are creating a new identity for Land Rover. The consultancies were appointed following a six-way pitch and are tasked with creating an identity that will ‘support Land Rover’s ambitions for growth in new international markets’. The consultancies will also work on a set of brand guidelines for parent company […]

Kia launch tennis serve app in Australian Open tie in

Kia launch tennis serve app in Australian Open tie in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_oHVdKYEU4 Korean car brand Kia has launched an app in time for the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament which commences next week, which allows people to simulate returning a high-speed tennis serve live from their TV using their smart phone as a racquet. The serve is simulated to be from Australia’s Sam Groth, the […]

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

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 […]

Creativeland Asia unveils Canvas Blaze smartphone creative

Creativeland Asia unveils Canvas Blaze smartphone creative

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which provides telecom services under the MTS brand, recently announced the launch of Canvas Blaze, a Dual SIM CDMA + GSM Smartphone preloaded with data and voice benefits for six months. Creativeland Asia, India’s leading independent communications company has conceptualized the communication campaign of Canvas Blaze Dual SIM for television, […]

Shopper numbers set to exceed last Christmas

Shopper numbers set to exceed last Christmas

With two weeks to go until Christmas, Ipsos Retail Performance can reveal that shopper numbers are on track to exceed those of last year. Retail footfall for the month to date (24th November to 7th December) was 1.9% higher than the equivalent weeks last year, according to Ipsos’ Retail Traffic Index (RTI). Numbers have been […]