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 […]
Manchester United commercial chiefs took issue with the organisers of a recent match on their Asia Pacific tour over the advertisements for Coca-Cola in the stadium, the arch rival of the club’s official drink partner in the region Pepsi. Club executives objected to the Coca-Cola ads in the stadium that hosted their 5-1 victory over an […]
Skoda Fabia, a car advertised for the most spacious cabin in its category, was transformed into a real hostel: with a comfortable double bed, pillows, free wi-fi, and everything needed for a comfortable stay. Yes, it had a bathroom next to the car just in case. The hostel was placed at Izmaiolovo Park, one of […]
The launch of BT Sport on August 1 will be backed by major advertisers keen to tap into the consumer interest around how its content will match up to Sky Sports. Brands including Adidas, Barclays, Microsoft, O2, KFC, Ladbrokes and Carling will be among the advertisers appearing in the commercial breaks when BT Sport’s two […]
London’s Oxford Street is set to launch a new identity, developed by Goosebumps Brand Consultancy, which uses an ‘X’ to ‘mark the spot’. The new identity is based around the proposition ‘it all starts here’. It sees the Oxford Street name shortened to Ox St. Goosebumps was appointed to work on the new branding by […]
Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals, creating the world’s leading company in communications, advertising, marketing and digital services, with combined 2012 revenue of $22.7 billion (€17.7 billion). Based on closing prices on July 26, 2013, Publicis Omnicom Group will have a combined […]