Diners at a London pizzeria experienced a meal of an operatic magnitude as they were treated to an incredible impromptu musical performance. Secret opera singers, disguised as restaurant staff, broke into song during the lunchtime rush hour at an Italian pizzeria. The performance was orchestrated by Sacla’, the Pesto People, who brought the spirit of […]
At the 64th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Omnicom agencies continued the tradition of being the most creatively awarded in the industry by sweeping the media and advertising categories. In total, 152 Omnicom agencies won nearly 360 Lions from approximately 35 different countries across more than 20 communication disciplines. BBDO claimed both Network and […]
Kerry Foods and Saatchi & Saatchi London have launched an online film featuring the Snackarchist, hero of the latest Mattessons advertising campaign, who recently lived up to his reputation by storming the stage at a Lethal Bizzle performance. The character, a geek who flouts the rules, worked his way backstage at the performance at Hertfordshire […]
Mobile network EE continues to be the best overall operator in the UK – but rival operators are closing the gap, according to a new RootMetrics study. The report, published today, examined how the four major operators – EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone – fared in reliability, network speeds and performance across data, calls and […]
Emirates has come out on top again as the world’s most valuable airline brand, according to the 2016 Brand Finance Global 500 report, which was released February 1. The airline’s brand value grew 17% over last year to reach US$ 7.7 billion. For the fifth year running, the airline has steadily risen up in the […]
is forecasting marketing spend will rise this year, a trend likely to increase in 2014 as the company looks to next year’s World Cup to reverse declining sales. The sportswear maker posted a 6 per cent year-on-year drop in revenue for the three months to 30 September as falling demand in key European markets such […]
Thanks to higher TV spending, total U.S. advertising expenditures perked up some in the second quarter from the same period a year ago. Second quarter was up 3.5% to finish the period at $35.8 billion, with total spending over the last six month 2% higher, getting to $68.9 billion. The second quarter of a year […]
WPP has reported a 2 per cent rise in like-for-like revenues in the first quarter of 2013, saying that it ‘bucked market trends’ with a strong growth in the UK. The group – which operates consultancies including Landor, Fitch and The Partners – reported revenues of £2.5 billion for the quarter, ahead of its budget. […]