Burberry readies festive social media takeover

Burberry readies festive social media takeover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb5IyBK24n8 Burberry is preparing for a romantic Christmas with a campaign that ties its “With love” message to a film that shows London smothered in snow, set to Tom Odell’s ‘Hold Me’ track. The activity will be supported by a “full festive takeover” of social media sites, including Twitter, Instagram and Chinese sites Sina Weibo […]

Game launches ‘epic’ Christmas ad campaign

Game launches ‘epic’ Christmas ad campaign

Game has launched its Christmas advertising campaign with an ‘Epic Season of Gaming’ ad. The campaign, created by TBWA\London was designed to mark a “new era of gaming” on the back of the Xbox One and PS4 launches, and the TV ad runs in 20 and 30-second spots until 22 December. The TV spot will […]

National girls’ night out made better by DDB

National girls’ night out made better by DDB

Friday, 15th November sees women nationwide join ranks for a compulsory night out with the girls. No excuses this year Lindauer has made it even easier for the girls to get their glam on and ditch the drudgery with a Kiwi first – the Man-Sitter.  The new campaign by DDB sees Kiwi celebrity Man-Sitters look […]

Royal Mail launches first TV ad in six years

Royal Mail launches first TV ad in six years

Newly privatised Royal Mail is launching its first TV ad in six years to promote the dedication of its postmen and women in the build-up to Christmas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyuRKDgkYqA The campaign features a version of The Beatles’ classic song ‘All You Need Is Love’, recorded at Abbey Road Studios by the Royal Mail Choir. It shows […]

Maxus Wins L’Oréal UK & Ireland Planning and Buying account

Maxus Wins L’Oréal UK & Ireland Planning and Buying account

Maxus has won L’Oréal’s media planning and buying account in the UK and Ireland. The contract will begin from 1st January 2014 and is worth around £135m in billings. The account comprises media planning and buying duties across all L’Oréal brands in UK & Ireland, including L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Garnier, Lancôme, YSL, Vichy, L’Oréal Professionnel […]

Corvette Stingray Presents “The World’s First Reverse Test Drive”

Corvette Stingray Presents “The World’s First Reverse Test Drive”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fo0RH2G9FA&feature=youtu.be It’s true – the 2014 Corvette Stingray can literally read the driver’s mind in Commonwealth’s “World’s First Reverse Test Drive” campaign. Using brainwaves to illustrate what it’s like to reverse test drive the vehicle, the production company B-Reel and Commonwealth looked to five professional drivers to illustrate the concept. B-Reel strapped each driver with […]

M&S runs Christmas teaser campaign

M&S runs Christmas teaser campaign

Marks & Spencer is running a social media campaign to build anticipation for its ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed Christmas ad, which revives its ‘Magic & Sparkle’ strapline and stars Helena Bonham-Carter. The retailer is running a teaser clip of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chasing after a Scottie dog, before falling down an ‘Alice in Wonderland’-style hole, on its […]

Lidl Launches First Ever Nationwide TV Campaign

Lidl Launches First Ever Nationwide TV Campaign

Lidl is launching its first ever TV ad campaign, to promote its premium own brand range, Deluxe, in the run-up to Christmas. The ads will debut October 31 across all the major TV channels and vary in length from 10 to 30 seconds. They show close-up shots of products in Lidl’s Deluxe range, including mulled […]

Sony gears up for PlayStation4 launch with Tinie Tempah partnership

Sony gears up for PlayStation4 launch with Tinie Tempah partnership

Sony has signed up Tinie Tempah to help promote the launch of the long-awaited PlayStation4 ahead of its UK release on 29 November. The deal sees Tinie appearing in an interactive documentary – ‘A Demonstration of Play’ – which captures the different aspects of Tinie’s life, featuring exclusive scenes of the music stars downtime, trialling […]