New Bicester Village campaign parodies menswear advertising

New Bicester Village campaign parodies menswear advertising

Bicester Village, the designer outlet shopping centre, is launching a humourous new online campaign sending up impossibly perfect menswear advertising and style films. The comical online film, created by Just So, features an immaculately groomed individual who describes himself as “a sculptor, a filmmaker and more”. We meet him in his “enormous studio” as he […]

Swatch Launches Contactless Payment Watch

Swatch Launches Contactless Payment Watch

Swiss watchmaker Swatch recently unveiled the Bellamy, a watch that enables the wearer to make contactless payments. The Bellamy isn’t a smartwatch – it’s got a regular analogue face and no other extra functionality – but it does feature an NFC chip under the dial. This means payments don’t require any power from the watch, […]

RKCR/Y&R design “The Art Of” spot for M&S products

RKCR/Y&R design “The Art Of” spot for M&S products

Marks & Spencer has launched the latest TV ad in its “The Art Of” campaign, created by RKCR/Y&R, designed to put a spotlight on the unique quality and style of M&S products. The newest spot in the series, by RKCR/Y&R, is called “The Art Of Shopping”. Credits: Creative Team: Pip Bishop and Chris Hodgkiss at […]

Papa John’s Tap Rakuten Marketing to Drive Digital Sales in Yorkshire

Papa John’s Tap Rakuten Marketing to Drive Digital Sales in Yorkshire

Papa John’s, the third largest pizza delivery company in the world, is working with digital marketing company, Rakuten Marketing to drive digital sales through location targeting and raise awareness of a York store opening – its first in Yorkshire. Papa John’s is using Rakuten Marketing’s targeting technology to pinpoint their core audience within a three […]

Global report into alcohol consumption by Maxus finds consumers are playing it safe with alcohol

Global report into alcohol consumption by Maxus finds consumers are playing it safe with alcohol

Today’s consumers have a complex relationship with alcohol and brands depending on the occasion, their own self-image, or the place they drink. The rules of consumption have changed making the certainties of the past less relevant for alcohol marketers. To try and uncover the new rules for alcohol marketing, Maxus has created a report, called […]

Westfield appoints Havas helia to handle UK and global CRM activity

Westfield appoints Havas helia to handle UK and global CRM activity

Westfield has awarded its UK and international CRM business to Havas helia following a pitch. Havas helia won the business after competing against undisclosed agencies. The pitch was run directly by Westfield. Westfield has briefed Havas helia to work alongside a number of internal departments to help develop a best in class customer experience across […]

World Vision appoints The Yard Creative to change UK’s perception of high value donations within retail

World Vision appoints The Yard Creative to change UK’s perception of high value donations within retail

As the charitable giving market place is evolving World Vision, the world’s largest international children’s charity, is trailblazing this sector change by exploring new ways to engage with its high value customers. Part of this exploration is the desire to move in to malls but landlords have made it clear that conventional canvassing would not […]

Fortnum & Mason Appoint The Yard Creative To Unearth Customer Insight

Fortnum & Mason Appoint The Yard Creative To Unearth Customer Insight

The most luxurious store in the world, since 1707, Fortnum & Mason approached The Yard Creative to help them learn more about their customer base and to discover how recent initiatives had changed customer perception of the brand. The customer research activities that The Yard Creative undertook on behalf of Fortnum & Mason needed to […]