With the premium mixers and soft drinks category being in strong growth, driven by a shift towards improved quality, craft and flavour innovation, Fentimans, the botanically brewed drinks maker, has appointed UM as its media planning and buying agency. UM was brought in after an uncontested pitch, with Fentimans looking to ramp up its media activity as consumer demand in […]
The Times and The Sunday Times, pioneers in the world of publishing, are embracing AI to power subscription revenue. The brands have signed with Phrasee for optimised email subject line generation for email marketing campaigns. This forms part of a brand-wide shift to embrace and work with new technologies. Phrasee’s AI technology generates and optimises marketing copy at scale. The […]
Global media technology company Oath announces the appointment of Anna Watkins as UK MD & Country Commercial Director. In the role, Watkins is responsible for the promotion of Oath’s advertising solutions to brands and agencies and driving the continued commercial success for Oath’s leading media brands, platforms and partnerships. Watkins brings over 20 years of […]
Archant Dialogue is proud to announce the relaunch of the Bentley Magazine for Bentley Motors. The quarterly publication has a fresh new design that celebrates the Bentley marque and inspires customers with luxury lifestyle features. The relaunch cover celebrates world-renowned cellist Tina Guo, who recently composed, produced and performed music exclusively for Bentley’s Bentayga Hybrid. […]
Ebiquity has released a piece of research showing that better allocation of marketing spend could result in approximately $45bn more profit globally for brands each year. The research compares spending against allocation data to reveal insights into how marketers could be distributing their advertising budgets more optimally to generate growth in bottom-line profitability. This identifies […]
Media Agency Group (MAG) has been appointed by national law firm Your Legal Friend to deliver media planning and buying campaigns, following a competitive six-way pitch. The brief will see MAG raise awareness of the legal firm which has over 35 years’ experience successfully providing justice for clients and has secured over £250 million compensation in […]
The Times of India launches an engaging brand campaign for TOI’s metro supplements (TIMS) esp. Bombay Times, Delhi Times, Gurgaon Times, Chennai Times, Bangalore Times and Calcutta Times titled ‘Flirt with your City’. The campaign aims to communicate its strengthened content and reinforce its positioning as the one-stop-destination for all news and gossip of city’s bustling social life […]
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announced that Spotify will be honoured at the annual Festival as the 2018 Media Brand of the Year. Daniel Ek, co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will accept the award on behalf of Spotify and its more than 3000 employees around the world at a ceremony on Wednesday, […]
Research unveiled has shown that the most effective out-of-home (OOH) advertising spots often aren’t found in the most obvious locations. Media owners are undervaluing their inventory when it’s mapped against particular verticals. Similarly, media buyers could be opting for premium sites when their investment would deliver significantly better results at spots unlikely even to be […]
Multi-service marketing agency Edit, in collaboration with MediaCom Manchester has won the media buying account for The Salvation Army, following a three-month tender process alongside three other agencies. Edit already handles The Salvation Army’s direct mail and inserts, and in February this year the organisation invited Edit to tender for its entire consolidated media planning […]