Spirit Entertainment and HMV have launched a content push to promote the release of the new John Bishop DVD, Winging It – Live. The initiative was created in partnership with content and partnerships agency Jump, with media planning and buying by Target Media, both part of Havas Group Media. Working with Bishop himself, as well […]
On Armistice Day, Truant wanted to connect young people with the realities of war by reimagining original letters from the trenches as text messages. Real diary entries from soldiers that fought in the trenches in the First World War were turned into SMS messages for the Texts from the Trenches project. These will be displayed […]
The Ozone Project, an audience platform formed by some of the UK’s largest newsbrands, announced the appointment of Craig Tuck as Managing Director for its commercial division, Ozone Audience. Craig will be responsible for positioning the platform as a compelling, market leading proposition for agencies and brands in the UK to reach premium audiences in […]
VCCP Media has negotiated a special campaign with outdoor media owners to mark the two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday on 11th November. This year Remembrance Sunday falls on the centenary of the end of the First World War. For the first time ever, VCCP Media has arranged for c.100 digital sites across England to feature […]
The Unlimited Group is working with Westminster Council to create a thought-provoking commemoration for the Armistice centenary. Taking place on Friday 9th November, the experience will draw Piccadilly Circus into an unsettlingly simple world of sound and light, in a film created by TMW Unlimited. Between 6pm and 7pm on Friday evening, the, fast-moving, colourful lights at […]
British leather goods maker, Tusting, has relaunched with a fresh new identity and voice by London-based branding agency Straight Forward Design. For five generations, the family-run manufacturer has designed and created top-grade leather goods for some of the most iconic British names, including Aston Martin and Church’s footwear. But the success of this side of […]
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, launches its debut UK Christmas TV advert turning the spotlight on the real shopkeepers who are the heroes of Britain’s high streets. Visa’s Christmas TV advert features nine real shopkeepers – including a butcher, baker, bookseller and a florist – singing along to Mariah Carey’s All I […]
Baxters Food Group is investing in a significant advertising campaign this winter, which will see the premium soup brand back on television screens for the first time since 2012. The “We Make Super” campaign features a 30 second TV ad created by Edinburgh based Leith, showcasing the quality and skill used in Baxters soups. […]
Pickering’s Gin, leading Scottish gin brand, has signed DeVries Global to promote its Gin Baubles this Christmas following a competitive pitch. The Pickering’s Gin-filled Christmas baubles sold out within minutes of being released in 2016, and the news of the novelty product broke the internet. Faced with a slew of copycats in its third year, […]
A leading Manchester-based global healthcare communications specialist is investing £500K into the launch of a new clinical trial recruitment agency. Havas Lynx Group, which employs 350 people at offices in Princess Street and Kings Cross in London, has created Havas Lynx Faze to address the growing trial patient recruitment challenge, whereby 80 percent of studies […]