Instagram announced that it would be introducing ads two months ago. A week after giving its users a sneak peek at what its ads would look like, the first ad has arrived on the app. According to TechCrunch, the first ad to roll out is from designer , which looks like a regular photo posted […]
Marks & Spencer is running a social media campaign to build anticipation for its ‘Alice in Wonderland’-themed Christmas ad, which revives its ‘Magic & Sparkle’ strapline and stars Helena Bonham-Carter. The retailer is running a teaser clip of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley chasing after a Scottie dog, before falling down an ‘Alice in Wonderland’-style hole, on its […]
As October 29 was National Cat Day, transportation company Uber collaborated with the website “I Can Has Cheezburger” to deliver kittens to your doorstep. Those who reside in New York, San Francisco and Seattle were able to get access to these adorable cats by selecting the “Kittens” option on the Uber app from 11am to […]
Instagram is inviting users to “learn more” about how advertising will be added to the photo-sharing site and has unveiled an image of a test ad, which will roll out in the US next week. In a blog, the Facebook-owned social media site outlines what US users can expect to see soon. The photographs will […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQ40gcJLXc Halfords has unveiled three new ads as part of its ‘cheaper than a favour’ campaign: Bob, Needles and Timmy & the Gazman. Created by Mother, the ads use different scenarios to demonstrate that no favour is truly ‘free’ – as people feel obliged to return an act of kindness, often to their cost. Halfords […]
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 […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qpsOdM6X0Q The Red Brick Road have developed a new campaign to launch Suzuki’s new crossover four wheel drive – the SX4 S-Cross. The fully integrated campaign features TV, radio, outdoor, press, digital, social media, POS, dealer marketing, CRM and brochures. The idea builds on the ‘Have to Have It’ thought that launched a repositioning of […]
Elle magazine has paired Mother, Brave and Widen & Kennedy with three groups of feminists, to create campaigns that try to define the modern face of feminism, for its November issue. The ‘Rebranding Feminism’ project aims to re-imagine the feminist movement for today, in the context of pay gaps, stereotypes and the fact that the […]
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a ‘Travel Better London’ Poetry Initiative to coincide with National Poetry Day on 3 October. Devised by M&C Saatchi, the campaign has been created to encourage happier considerate behaviour amongst commuters with a combination of written poems forming the print element and live performances from some of the 13 […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMi9swYqbN4 As part of its Fall campaign, Levi’s has collaborated with agency AKQA, Stephen Hadinger, Matthew Epler and Mark Kleback, to turn vintage technology into modern devices that connect to social media. Called ‘#MakeOurMark’, these “old-school” devices were modified to serve as a “bridge between past and present”—for example, an old 1939 Bolex Movie Camera […]