Ahead of Red Nose Day on Friday 15 March, Royal Mail has unveiled a special edition ‘laughing’ postbox with stand-up comedian Hal Cruttenden providing the jokes. The postbox is situated near BBC Headquarters in London – Broadcasting House – and has been created in support of Comic Relief. The ‘laughing’ postbox – a first for […]
Talon, the U.K.’s largest independent Out of Home (OOH) media specialist, has expanded its U.S. coverage with the purchase of Grandesign, a U.S. independent OOH media agency headquartered in San Diego. Grandesign is the second-largest independent OOH agency in the U.S., delivering traditional and experiential OOH across six offices. This purchase only affects Grandesign’s traditional vertical, […]
It’s an undeniable truth that families belong together, but this is not currently the case for a number of refugees who are denied a family life in Britain. This is why Amnesty International UK organised the first ever ‘Family-free Zone’ on the Southbank on Saturday 2nd March, as part on their ongoing effort campaigning for […]
KineticX, the start-up incubator focused on emerging technologies in the Out of Home (OOH) space and a division of OOH media agency Kinetic, has announced a partnership with environmental media start-up Pluvo. As a result of the deal, Kinetic clients will be the first to have access to Pluvo’s unique air-purifying advertising inventory, at valuable […]
Gumtree and Fold7 have launched the second phase of their latest creative campaign, with a series of out of home activations based around the power of shopping local. The work follows on from the launch of “The Neighbourhood’s Good” TV ad in January, which formed the first phase of a 360 campaign. The activations, which […]
Zipcar UK, the UK’s leading car sharing network, which gives companies and consumers quick and easy access to a range of shared vehicles, has launched a campaign to engage with key business audiences at a series of London events. Zipcar for Business are present at the Professional Beauty Show, from 24-25 February, the UK’s largest […]
Highlights from Planet Rewind, VIN + OMI’s sensational London Fashion Week show were broadcast across Ocean’s Grid network and on the Piccadilly Lights in February. The footage featured the model Jodie Kidd, making her return to the catwalk after a 10 year hiatus, wearing a floral dress made from salvaged plastic. Filming took place during the eco-label’s […]
VIOOH, the open, independent and global marketplace for digital out of home (DOOH) and out of home (OOH), announced that it has appointed Natalia Escribano as its Chief Commercial Officer. Escribano will be responsible for shaping and growing VIOOH’s business and partnerships with digital out of home (DOOH) media owners as well as building the […]
Foundation Laço Rosa, an organisation in Brazil that fights against breast cancer, has installed an interactive panel that receives donations at the same time as it shows the power of a contribution. From a distance, the piece is an enormous barcode. But, up close, it is possible to read the names of women patients who […]
Creative digital agency, Waste, are advertising for a new squeeze in an unusual way this Valentine’s Day, stating they are looking for a “fearless partner” with badly photocopied, tearable posters. The agency, known for their work for clients such as Supercell, Nintendo, Warner Bros, British Gas and Camelot, targeted potential new clients with individual analogue […]