Property website Zoopla has pulled the plug on its shirt sponsorship deal with West Bromwich Albion, after becoming embroiled in a row with the Premier League club over an allegedly anti-Semitic gesture made by one of its players. Striker Nicolas Anelka celebrated a goal against West Ham earlier this month with the controversial “quenelle” gesture, […]
 The O2 has unveiled a photo booth at its London arena which it hopes will make events more shareable across social media. Created out of a partnership with R/GA London, the photo booth takes multiple shots of fans and produces a unique, highly shareable, animation. Each animation is instantly sent to fans’ mobiles to be […]
To promote the upcoming horror film Devil’s Due, a horrifying yet humorous scare prank was played on unsuspecting New Yorkers. Titled ‘Devil Baby Attack’, the prank involved a remote-controlled baby carriage roaming the streets of New York. When concerned citizens approached the seemingly unattended carriage, a terrifying demon infant would pop up from under the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]