Maxus appoints Robert Marshall as its head of programmatic

Maxus appoints Robert Marshall as its head of programmatic

Maxus has announced the appointment of Robert Marshall as its head of programmatic. Marshall joins from Rocket Fuel, where he was head of UK platform and managed client services for the programmatic marketing platform provider. With five years’ experience within programmatic, he has delivered media buying campaigns and implemented data-driven marketing strategies for some of […]

Dialling back the sweetness: The impact of a sugar tax on brands and how they market themselves

Dialling back the sweetness: The impact of a sugar tax on brands and how they market themselves

Momentum is building towards a sugar tax. What does this mean for Britain’s sugary brands? Earlier in March 2016, the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, stated unequivocally that the idea remains on the table. He was echoing a statement made by the Prime Minister in January, and advice issued by Public Health England in October. The […]

HSBC Premier supports life’s unpredictability in latest campaign

HSBC Premier supports life’s unpredictability in latest campaign

HSBC Premier, and Saatchi & Saatchi London launch a new broadcast campaign to encourage people to plan for their future. The latest campaign comprises two films that follow the lives of ‘Audrey’ and ‘Chung’. As the films unfold, so do their respective lives but not quite in the way that they had originally planned as young […]

Convergence festival taps Shazam for Visual Recognition technology

Convergence festival taps Shazam for Visual Recognition technology

Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps, has enabled the campaign of the coming third edition of Convergence, an established multi‐venue event series in London. The annual festival’s entire marketing activation is enabled with Shazam’s Visual Recognition. By ‘shazaming’ Convergence’s artworks, users will be redirected to a page offering the download an exclusive 12 […]

Mind and MEC launch #TakeOffTheTape social campaign with celebrity backing

Mind and MEC launch #TakeOffTheTape social campaign with celebrity backing

Mind, the mental health charity, and Media agency MEC have launched an exciting new campaign alongside a raft of celebrities and ambassadors encouraging people to open up about what is making them anxious. The social media driven campaign known as #TakeOffTheTape has already seen TV presenters, actors, models, sports men and women from across the […]

MEC brokers TV sponsorship first for Volvic with Channel 4

MEC brokers TV sponsorship first for Volvic with Channel 4

4 Sales and MEC announce a new seven-figure sponsorship deal with mineral water brand Volvic. The deal, which runs from Tuesday 1st March until the end of 2016, represents the first time Volvic has sponsored programming on TV and the first time it has supported its natural water and flavoured Aquadrinks sub-brands with masterbrand advertising. Volvic […]

The Scotsman rebrands to Scotswoman with female driven news agenda to mark International Women’s Day

The Scotsman rebrands to Scotswoman with female driven news agenda to mark International Women’s Day

The Scotsman will undergo a one day re-branding to mark International Women’s Day on March 8. The Johnston Press-owned publication announced that it will be re-named ‘The Scotswoman’ and will feature an editorial mix which “celebrates as well as analyses the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women.” The content for the special edition […]

Lidl Launches Easter TV Campaign with All the Trimmings

Lidl Launches Easter TV Campaign with All the Trimmings

Lidl, Britain’s fastest-growing supermarket, unveiled its 2016 Easter TV ad campaign on March 6 during the first break of ITV’s brand new period drama Doctor Thorne. Designed to highlight its full range of delicious, great quality and low-priced products, the campaign encourages families to choose Lidl for their entire Easter weekend shop. Lidl’s Easter campaign, created […]