Dutch telecom provider Ben, and Amsterdam-based creative agency Etcetera, have launched the Ben-branded phone-condom – an eye-catching stunt to kick-off their “Better in Bed” campaign – and a radical solution to some of the relationship woes affecting today’s mobile phone dependent society. The world’s first phone-condom has been introduced as an irreverent – and […]
Leading advertising and digital communications group Dentsu Aegis Network has released its biannual forecasts, pointing to a more positive 2018 for global advertising expenditure than previously expected. Ad-spend growth will rise from 3.3% in 2017 to hit 3.9% in 2018 – higher than the 3.6% forecast in January 2018 and taking total investment to US$613.5bn. […]
Blis, the global pioneer in advanced location data technology, launched the findings of an in-depth study exploring consumer behaviours leading up to and during the point of purchase. Detailed in a new report entitled Locating Decisions: A Marketer’s Guide to Re-Navigating the Consumer Path to Purchase, the research shows consumers have begun to adopt a non-linear […]
Mobile-bank bunq introduces ‘Truth, Lies and Banking’, a film set out to cause a stir in the banking world. The video, crafted by independent creative group Amsterdam Worldwide, features Jason Coghlan, once one of Britain’s most dangerous men, as he reveals how banks ‘charge’ custo- mers in ways they might not be aware of: monthly […]
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 […]
After the World Cup game between Sweden and Germany on June 23, Swedish soccer player Jimmy Durmaz was exposed to a massive wave of race hate on social media. To make a clear statement against this abusive behaviour, the Swedish insurance agency Länsförsäkringar decided to launch a Nasty Filter app – a service that turns […]
Furniture brand Neptune is among the first advertisers in the UK to pioneer the first commercial use of Pinterest’s new Pincodes through a print and digital campaign in partnership with lifestyle publication Livingetc, combining advertorial, product placement and social. The campaign, created by the newly branded TI Media (formerly Time Inc. UK), involves Neptune’s sponsored […]
Shropshire digital agency Reech is helping Premier League football stars of the future thanks to the development of a new academy app. Reech, based in Shrewsbury, has created the app for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to enable its young academy players and their families to have easy access to training schedules, coaching tips and more. The […]
Ikea isn’t just a giant in the world of home furnishings—it’s also one of the world’s largest producers of paper packaging. And even as today’s children connected digitally more than ever, the basic cardboard box still provides them with endless possibilities. In its latest creative project, which debuted at Cannes Lions on June 20, […]
The United Nations’ World Food Program kicked off a global campaign June 19 aimed at reaching the public through a 60-second cinema spot that will air in more than 25 countries starting in September. “There are 815 million people worldwide who will go to bed hungry tonight – who are starving, on the edge […]