Car servicing giant Kwik Fit launches free fitness classes

Car servicing giant Kwik Fit launches free fitness classes

Kale juice, faddy diet plans and Lycra are all off the menu, as Kwik Fit have launched a new no-nonsense fitness class being trialled at a London car garage this January, in a campaign devised by creative agency Taylor Herring. A new fitness session has been in collaboration with Kwik Fit technicians and personal trainer […]

Red Setter becomes the first Official PR Partner of the 2016 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards

Red Setter becomes the first Official PR Partner of the 2016 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards

Red Setter has become the official PR partner of the 2016 DBA Design Effectiveness Awards. This is the first time the DBA has partnered with a PR agency for its flagship awards event. Prestigious awards Taking place this year on 11th February at Tobacco Dock in central London, the DBA’s annual Design Effectiveness Awards are both prestigious and […]

Thorpe Park spook commuters to promote new 2016 attraction from the mind of Derren Brown

Thorpe Park spook commuters to promote new 2016 attraction from the mind of Derren Brown

Thorpe Park Resort has unveiled two life-size Victorian style dolls in London to promote the world’s first psychological theme park attraction created by Derren Brown arriving in spring 2016. The incredibly realistic 4ft 7” high ‘living dolls’ shocked commuters during rush hour today and were spotted at numerous sites in London including Charing Cross Tube […]

Ogilvy & Mather and Philips Launch ‘Breathless Choir’ Campaign Featuring Gareth Malone

Ogilvy & Mather and Philips Launch ‘Breathless Choir’ Campaign Featuring Gareth Malone

Ogilvy & Mather London has created a new campaign for Royal Philips as part of a wider drive to change public perception of the brand. The latest activity supports Philips’ shift from its traditional image as an electronics company, to its present day status as a health-tech organisation that improves lives through meaningful innovations. Launching […]

Havas launches its first UK Havas Village in Manchester

Havas launches its first UK Havas Village in Manchester

Havas Media UK has announced that it is expanding its offering by opening its doors in Manchester. Building on the success of Havas Lynx, Havas PR and Havas People, the global marketing and communications group unveils the launch of the UK’s first Village offering across creativity, media, PR, data and technology in the form of […]

Thorpe Park Resort Hires Communications Agency Taylor Herring

Thorpe Park Resort Hires Communications Agency Taylor Herring

Following a competitive four-way pitch process, Thorpe Park Resort has hired creative brand communications agency Taylor Herring for retained consumer PR. Taylor Herring’s main remit will be to launch the theme park’s biggest investment to date – a new star attraction from the mind of renowned master of manipulation Derren Brown. The news was announced […]

BMB Takes Its Website Back to the Future

BMB Takes Its Website Back to the Future

To celebrate Back to the Future Day on Oct 21st, 2015 (the day Marty time travels to in the film), BMB will be putting up a 1985 version of the agency’s website for one day. 1985 was a time of arcade machines, ZX Spectrums and Ceefax and the BMB team has used these as inspiration.

Burger King trades tomatoes for Whoppers in France

Burger King trades tomatoes for Whoppers in France

Burger King rolled out a PR stunt in France that involved dishing out 100,000 tomatoes to customers in restaurants and then taking them as currency in exchange for a burger. In the activity by creative agency Buzzman, aimed at communicating the fact that it uses fresh tomatoes, it handed out thousands of the red fruits […]

Chester Cheetah Inducted into Madison Avenue Walk of Fame

Chester Cheetah Inducted into Madison Avenue Walk of Fame

Chester Cheetah, the official spokes-cheetah of the Cheetos brand, one of the flagship brands from PepsiCo‘s Frito-Lay division, has earned his paw print and a permanent place on the Advertising Week Walk of Fame in New York City. The winning brand icons were announced at the NASDAQ Market Site in Times Square. “We’re thrilled that […]

Fantastic Four hype builds with New York human torch drone

Fantastic Four hype builds with New York human torch drone

Thinkmodo, the viral video agency, are stoking hype ahead of the release of Fantastic Four with the creation of a pyrotechnic human torch drone which has been lighting up the skies above New York City. With the film set to open at theatres this week Thinmodo set about building a human shaped drone to resemble […]