McCann Erickson Japan has announced that AI-CD β (AI-CD beta), the world’s first artificial intelligence (A.I.) creative director (according to McCann’s research), will be joining the agency. AI-CD β will be attending McCann Worldgroup’s new employee welcoming ceremony on April 1st, along with 11 fresh college graduates. AI-CD β was developed through the Creative Genome […]
Virtual Reality has been a hot topic recently, especially at South by Southwest. Why is it especially important now? It is starting to be available to the average person and this has the potential to change the world of marketing. VR dominated the recently concluded SxSW, as a top topic of discussion, an award winning feature, and a […]
MEC has won the pan-European media planning and buying account for the consumer division of Monsanto, the company behind Roundup weed killer. The WPP-owned agency won the business without a competitive pitch and the business moves from Arena Media. The brand is planning to run a campaign starting at Easter to coincide with the start […]
Independent marketing agency OLIVER, created an infographic detailing the quickly growing Generation Z, which will be ruling the market sooner than you might think. The infographic highlights various aspects of the Gen Z life and helps us predict what their impact on the marketing world may end up being. One essential part of a Gen Z’s […]
The iconic Mercedes-Benz E-Class has completed 20 years in India. It remains as revered now, as it was 20 years back and is still by far the highest selling luxury sedan in India. To celebrate 20 years of this Star in India, Mercedes-Benz launched an intriguing 360-degree brand campaign, ‘Wish Upon A Star’. Conceptualized by […]
International Women’s Day may have been on March 9, but we here at MarComm News think women should be celebrated year round for their amazing work and not just in the marketing industry. But Marketing and Communication is our bread and butter so we have decided to feature a few women who we think are […]
Mobile phones and tablets now account for 46 per cent of all viewing globally, according to a report from Telstra-owned premium video specialists Ooyala, up from 34 per cent in 2014. A large part of this is being led by certain APAC markets, according to the report, with five out of 15 APAC countries outperforming […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BBC_Microbit_30s_WIP.mp4[/KGVID] Schoolchildren give their unique take on where technology will go in the next thirty years in the new BBC Masterbrand campaign for BBC micro:bit. BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized, codeable computer that allows young people to get creative with technology, and it is being supplied to around one million Year Seven or […]
The Scotsman will undergo a one day re-branding to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. The Johnston Press-owned publication announced that it will be re-named ‘The Scotswoman’ and will feature an editorial mix which “celebrates as well as analyses the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.” The content for the special edition […]
Native advertising platform Adyoulike has been named as a member of Real Business’ The Everline Future 50. The programme lists the 50 most disruptive and game-changing businesses currently operating in the UK. The 50 businesses were chosen from an original list of 250. Each company was chosen due to its ability to break down barriers, […]