Social Marketplace Tribe Appoints UK General Manager

Social Marketplace Tribe Appoints UK General Manager

TRIBE, the online marketplace that connects brands with everyday micro-influencers, announces the appointment of Lisa Targett to head up the UK operation, which launched in April.  Lisa, who reports to Anthony Svirskis, CEO, will run the UK-strong team of 6, with aims to expand to 10 by the end of the year. Svirskis commented, “We […]

New Balance launch new campaign to celebrate the arrival of Furon 3.0 football boot

New Balance launch new campaign to celebrate the arrival of Furon 3.0 football boot

New Balance Football launched an integrated campaign titled ‘Dictate the Play, Devastate the Defence’ to mark the arrival of the new Furon 3.0 football boot and a new colour-up for the Visaro boot silo. Created in conjunction with ZAK, New Balance Football’s global creative agency, the campaign will roll out globally, featuring in retail and […]

Schiefer Chopshop Launches New Global Campaign for BlackBerry Mobile’s KEYone Smartphone

Schiefer Chopshop Launches New Global Campaign for BlackBerry Mobile’s KEYone Smartphone

BlackBerry Mobile tapped media and creative agency Schiefer Chopshop (SCS) to launch the new BlackBerry Mobile brand with a whole new campaign for its innovative new KEYone – the first mobile device under TCL Communication, a top-5 smartphone manufacturer in North America. Under the tagline ‘Do More. Different.’ SCS has created a campaign that asserts […]

UK advertising spend starts 2017 in growth according to Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report

UK advertising spend starts 2017 in growth according to Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report

UK advertising expenditure grew 1.3% year-on-year in Q1 2017 to reach £5,318m – the 15th consecutive quarter of growth but the slowest rate in almost four years, according to Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report data published on July 27. Overall market growth occurred despite a drop of -6.2% in total television advertising, its steepest fall since 2009. […]

Acxiom team with Adobe to launch Connected Spaces

Acxiom team with Adobe to launch Connected Spaces

Acxiom, in collaboration with Adobe, announced the launch of Connected Spaces, a global solution aimed at delivering more relevant omnichannel experiences to customers. Connected Spaces is designed to revolutionise customer experience and business returns for retail, travel and leisure locations such as airports, malls, sports stadiums, concert arenas and resorts. A pioneering example is Heathrow […]

Dentsu Announces Agreement to Acquire a 51% Stake in Sokrati

Dentsu Announces Agreement to Acquire a 51% Stake in Sokrati

Dentsu Inc. announced its global business headquarters Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd., has reached an agreement to acquire a 51% stake in Sokrati Technologies Private Limited, a data analytics and performance marketing company in India, with an option of making it a wholly owned subsidiary in the future. Founded in 2009, Sokrati is India’s leading data-driven […]

Code Computerlove’s Matt Lacey: Marketers should tackle ‘short termism’ with product thinking

Code Computerlove’s Matt Lacey: Marketers should tackle ‘short termism’ with product thinking

A major current challenge for marketers, “how to balance short-term versus long term innovation”, became a key discussion point during an event hosted by Code Computerlove. It echoed similar discussions that arose on the back of the latest IPA Bellwether report, released last week, which highlighted that while digital spend was on the up, this is a […]

Samsung and Taylor Herring Reveal The UK’s Favourite Artwork to Promote Innovative New TV: ‘The Frame’

Samsung and Taylor Herring Reveal The UK’s Favourite Artwork to Promote Innovative New TV: ‘The Frame’

Street artist Banksy has been ranked ahead of the likes of Turner and Constable with his Balloon Girl ranked the nation’s favourite British artwork in a new study which shines a spotlight on our ever-changing tastes in art. The mysterious Bristol street artist, who makes witty and profound social statements with his infamous stencils, topped […]