Bigballs Media has hired James Kirkham as the head of Copa90 and the chief strategy officer for Bigballs Media Europe. Kirkham, the former head of mobile and social at Leo Burnett Worldwide and co-founder of Holler, has a remit to help build and grow the Copa90 brand, audience, and revenues globally. He will immediately develop […]
Marketing luminaries from Mars Inc., Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International have been confirmed as speakers at the Cannes Lions, an eight day event that brings together branded communications professionals in an international festival of creativity. The first speakers confirmed include Mars Inc. global CMO Bruce McColl, DDB’s president and CEO for North America Wendy Clark, […]
The Jamie Oliver Media Group will build on the success of its Drinks Tube channel with the world’s first 360-degree bullet time cocktail recipe video on 29th January. The video will be released across the Drinks Tube channel, receiving support from Jamie’s portfolio of digital platforms, which have a global audience of over 30 million […]
GroupM APAC has signed a deal with Japanese messaging app Line to give its clients better access to new commercial products and training. Brand accounts are closely monitored on Line to ensure no fake accounts exist, according to the messaging app. The partnership will mean GroupM clients can use official accounts to speak to customers, […]
BetStars has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its lead strategy and creative agency following the sportbook’s launch. BetStars is the first dedicated sportsbook offering from Amaya Inc., the parent company of PokerStars. The win followed a three-way pitch, with DDB in Sweden understood to be among the agencies that pitched. CP+B declined to […]
Many brands prefer to upload their videos directly to Facebook, according to data from quintly. YouTube videos only make up roughly one-quarter of all videos posted by brands on the social network. The research from quintly is based on a sample set of more than 1 million Facebook posts analyzed between July and November 2015, […]
A new logo has been revealed for BBC Three ahead of its move online, with 16 February announced as the date for the channel’s switchover. The new logo is made up of two white bars and an exclamation mark on a pink background. It has been criticised on Twitter for the fact it seems to […]
U.K. advertising spending in 2015 is anticipated to grow by seven percent, and in 2016 GroupM predicts strong demand for digital advertising will usher another year of strong advertising growth (also seven percent), pushing total U.K. advertising investment above £17bn. The new GroupM forecast released raises the prior 2015 estimate by one point (six to […]
Paddy Power has released a cheeky online ad – deemed “too fruity” for TV – to promote its new smartphone app, which features a series of men (and women) who appear to be pleasuring themselves in public view. The 30-second video, created by Lucky Generals, shows characters who are smiling while looking off into the […]
Google is giving its users the option to re-skin popular services such as Gmail, Maps & Search with a series of Star Wars flavoured visuals as hype builds ahead of the cinematic release of The Force Awakens. To add an element of interactivity to proceedings Google has created a ‘Choose Your Side’ minigame that enables […]