TMW Unlimited appoints Adam Knight as Head of Planning and boosts strategy department with new hire and promotions

TMW Unlimited is shoring up its strategy department with a raft of promotions and a new hire. Adam Knight has been promoted to the role of Head of Planning. Knight, previously Planning Director at the agency, will now oversee and manage TMW Unlimited’s 18-strong planning team, as well as continuing his thought leadership on accounts […]

Latest New Zealand Transport Spot is Exactly What You’re Looking For

Latest New Zealand Transport Spot is Exactly What You’re Looking For

Wellington creative agency Clemenger BBDO, with media partner OMD, have announced the launch of Hello – a new piece of online video content for the NZ Transport Agency aimed at young drivers using their phones behind the wheel. Clemenger BBDO’s Creative Director, Emily Beautrais says, “We’re never without our phones; it’s the first thing we […]

Peugeot claims UK first with vibrating mobile ads

Peugeot claims UK first with vibrating mobile ads

Peugeot has claimed to be the first to use haptic technology in its mobile advertising in the UK, with the launch of a new smartphone video ad that uses immersive technology to capture the experience of driving. Touch technology within the ad simulates the experience of driving a car on the user’s mobile phone. A […]

McDonald’s UK launches fun new festive campaign with a twist

McDonald’s UK launches fun new festive campaign with a twist

[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/McDonaldsFestive_The-Journey-to-Christmas_MPEG_4.mp4[/KGVID] McDonald’s UK marks the beginning of its festive promotion with a fun new campaign that’ll see the British public encouraged to dust off their vocal chords and embrace the festive spirit. Christmas is a time for families and friends to gather together and it’s also about the time spent with each other […]

Bacardí Rum Unleashes User-Centric Creative Platform

Bacardí Rum Unleashes User-Centric Creative Platform

Bacardí rum unveils a fresh, new take on the brand with a 30-second TV spot, experiential House Party campaign and comprehensive digital, mobile and partnership strategy designed to connect with millennials on their terms, in their world, in their way. This is the first campaign launch since Bacardí revamped its advertising and marketing business four […]

Google takes to the streets of London with ‘Google Outside’ pilot

Google takes to the streets of London with ‘Google Outside’ pilot

Google has worked with R/GA London to launch Google Outside, a pilot scheme that brings search outdoors running across 160 sites in London providing information on local attractions, weather and travel information. Designed to help Londoners and tourists alike, the screens use the same Google Now technology which is used in smartphones to provide location-based, […]

Renault unveils exotic idents for the Jonathan Ross Show

Renault unveils exotic idents for the Jonathan Ross Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCK9HXqC18A Renault UK has unveiled the idents which will form part of its 11-week sponsorship of The Jonathan Ross Show, airing October 12. The idents take the theme of ‘animal attraction’ and focus on the brand’s latest three models: the Renault Captur crossover, the Renault Clio and the Renault ZOE. Two 10-second spots have been […]

Omnicom & Publicis Merger Creates Biggest Ad Firm

Omnicom & Publicis Merger Creates Biggest Ad Firm

Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals, creating the world’s leading company in communications, advertising, marketing and digital services, with combined 2012 revenue of $22.7 billion (€17.7 billion). Based on closing prices on July 26, 2013, Publicis Omnicom Group will have a combined […]