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 […]
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, 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 […]
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, 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 […]
The FAB Awards – International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards – are pleased to introduce The FAB (Food and Beverage) Forum supported by Google UK Ltd. The Forum, which will run prior to The 18th FAB Awards on May 26th, is a content led day bubbling with creativity. The invite only event will […]
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 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, 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 […]
The Women’s Equality Party has launched an online campaign illustrating the number of unreported incidents of sexual assault in London, ahead of an international women’s march this weekend. The #WECount campaign asks women who have experienced assault to write the date and time, as well as the postcode, street name or Tube station where the […]