UK advertising expenditure grew 1.3% year-on-year in Q1 2017 to reach £5,318m – the 15th consecutive quarter of growth but the slowest rate in almost four years, according to Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report data published on July 27. Overall market growth occurred despite a drop of -6.2% in total television advertising, its steepest fall since 2009. […]
Street artist Banksy has been ranked ahead of the likes of Turner and Constable with his Balloon Girl ranked the nation’s favourite British artwork in a new study which shines a spotlight on our ever-changing tastes in art. The mysterious Bristol street artist, who makes witty and profound social statements with his infamous stencils, topped […]
Sports retail and gym group DW Fitness First is to become the first ever channel sponsor of Sky Sports Mix, helping to drive brand awareness for the retail and fitness company. The deal follows the recent relaunch of Sky Sports along with Sky Sports Mix, Sky’s free to air sports channel, moving into a higher […]
Creative agency TWELVE launches its first campaign for Merlin Entertainments, in its role as newly appointed lead creative and strategic agency for all of the leisure company’s London attractions. The integrated campaign will drive awareness of and demand for Merlin’s great-value, cluster ticket proposition, while promoting Merlin’s iconic and exciting range of London attractions. Merlin […]
Channel 4 announced that Volvo UK and Valenstein & Fatt (Grey London) have won the £1million airtime prize for the Diversity in Advertising Award, with an ad campaign focussed on non-visible disability. The brand was one of seven finalists – BT and AMV BBDO; Ford and GTB; Panasonic and Brave; Bose and Valenstein & Fatt; […]
Green & Black’s, the premium chocolate brand, has appointed mcgarrybowen to help grow its position in an increasingly competitive sector. Founded in 1991, Green & Black’s is named after its founders’ environmental concerns and the high cocoa solids chocolate they set out to produce. The company has been using Fairtrade cocoa since 1994 and in […]
Following a four-month competitive pitch focused on demonstrating digital innovation, car savings site Confused.com has appointed digital agency Delete to transform the customer experience (CX) of the brand’s digital platform. The project comes as part of a wider initiative by the organisation to focus the brand towards its core motoring offering and strengthen its position […]
Full service advertising agency, The Gate London, part of MSQ Partners, launched its new summer campaign for Chiltern Railways, featuring a radio advert recorded at the ArcelorMittal Orbit, home to the world’s biggest slide. The advert forms part of a wider campaign to promote Chiltern’s Family Travelcard, and features a 30-second clip of a voice-over […]
Wunderman, the leading global digital agency and part of WPP, has entered a partnership with Founders Factory – a corporate-backed incubator and accelerator, founded by Brent Hoberman and Henry Lane Fox. The partnership provides Wunderman’s global clients with early access to promising startups, a systematic approach for identifying, connecting and partnering with elite entrepreneurial talent […]
Mission Motorsport has launched a new way to raise money while enabling supporters to make their mark on the charity, literally. The Forces’ charity, which aids in the recovery and rehabilitation of those affected by military operations by providing opportunities through motorsport, is selling prime advertising space on its race truck for as little as […]