New, analysis has identified 2015’s most emotionally resonant TV moments. The analysis, which involved close monitoring of over a billion Twitter conversations, was carried out by advertising agency Telegraph Hill. The agency scrutinized Twitter conversations to identify specific moments within broadcasts that had real emotional impact and prompted viewers to share their feelings on social […]
ZenithOptimedia has unveiled its 10 trends that show how technology will enable consumers to become increasingly mobile in their behaviour, presenting new engagement opportunities for brands. Building on ZenithOptimedia’s recent research report with GlobalWebIndex – The Mobile Imperative – which found that young people around the world will spend more time accessing the internet via […]
Want to be besties with your kids this Christmas? Help is at hand in the form of SpeakEmoji. As a way to round off the year in which emojis took over the world and became Britain’s fastest growing language, SapientNitro is launching SpeakEmoji to help parents and relatives break through the kids’ smartphone trance by […]
Uber has rolled out a campaign to hit back at Transport for London’s consultation on private hire regulations in the capital, namely one proposal which could see the taxi app make passengers wait five minutes before a pick-up. Uber worked with Creature of London on the video which shows how Londoners reacted when they were […]
Saatchi & Saatchi London and Direct Line Insurance have launched a festive campaign that offers Londoners free Christmas turkey protection. The product is the first of its kind, offering home chefs protecting against a ruined bird – for free. Direct Line’s Christmas turkey-mergency service is designed to rescue people from turkey related disasters this Christmas […]
Most Contagious is an annual, uniquely curated innovation event in London staged by Contagious Communications. It celebrates the biggest innovations and analyses the most impactful marketing from the year to decipher what influence these will have on the immediate future for brands and advertising. On 9th December, we at MarComm News managed to nab a […]
Creative communications agency Taylor Herring has created a campaign for online accommodation bookers LateRooms.com. The festive project has lead to the creation of the ‘Christmas Party Escape Suit’, which has been specifically designed to help people escape boring parties unnoticed. A fully decorated, 6ft wearable Christmas tree with battery operated lights will be promoted on […]
Peperami, the sponsor of the Professional Darts Corporation, is launching a dedicated social TV channel hosting behind the scenes content and social banter live from the William Hill World Darts Championships, which launches at Alexandra Palace in London this week. The second-screen social channel, Animal’s Arrows, is devised and created by Havas Helia. Launching today, […]
Women’s cancer charity Victoria’s Promise (VP) has launched a festive social media campaign which taps into the ‘selfie’ phenomenon. Using the hashtag #VPHippyXmas, the charity will ask people to create a Purple Hippy Santa Selfie, using a bespoke Santa Hippy Santa creator. Participants are then encouraged to share their photo on their social channels. The […]
Mindshare, the global media agency network that is part of WPP, has ended the year with the top awards across the most respected awards ceremonies globally. The agency’s 2015 roll call of success includes: Media Agency of the Year – Cristal Festival Media Network of the Year – Campaign Asia Pacific China, India, South Asia, […]