Toy retailer Smyths Toys Superstores has appointed McCann Manchester to head up its creative business, previously handled by TBWA/Manchester, following a competitive pitch. Effective immediately, McCann Manchester will work across the retailer’s 88 stores in the UK and Ireland. Martina Moran, senior marketing executive at Smyths said: “The McCann team demonstrated they understood us as a team, understood us […]
Bathstore and Saatchi & Saatchi, London have launched their latest campaign with the ‘silent loo’ mobile app, which addresses the plight of water wastage in the UK. With billions of litres of water being wasted annually, the app was created in response to research collected into water consumption, which revealed that on average 75% of […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Race-of-Two-Minds-6022.mp4[/KGVID] Weight Watchers and Saatchi & Saatchi London has launched an online film, ‘The Race of Two Minds’, which shows how a positive mental attitude can be a powerful force in helping people achieve success. Directed by Ed Morris, the film was shot as an experiment following a woman challenging herself to run […]
Waitrose has opened its first cashless store, the first for a UK supermarket, in Sky’s head office. The grocer made the move following a consultation with staff at the media group to find out what they wanted from the store. Instead of traditional tills with a cash payment option, customers will only be able to […]
Biles Inc. was briefed by Superdrug to extend its best selling Solait sun lotion range to include Infrared protection variants. Damage from infrared rays is relatively unknown in the UK but awareness is growing quickly in markets such as Australia. Superdrug is launching special products that help ensure the consumer has protection from infrared rays […]
Having previously designed the full range of Vitamin E, Biles Inc. was briefed by Superdrug to design a limited edition body cream with Manuka honey. Manuka honey is well known for its soothing and moisturising properties. When combined with Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant, the result is a product that shields skin against environmental damage […]
Buzzfeed has launched a News app in the UK, Australia and Canada that will use push notifications to alert users to breaking stories. The media group has doubled its efforts in recent years to stand up to national titles, as well as the likes of Vice, when it comes to driving its own news agenda […]
Maxus has announced that Kostas Voudouris will be re-joining as its Head of Organic Performance. Voudouris previously worked for Maxus as SEO director from 2011 to 2015, before moving to New York to work as organic search director at Catalyst and MEC. He now returns to Maxus to head up its Organic Performance team in […]
Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, is promoting its new London-Paris train with an Instagram campaign. The work by AKQA on the @LaVieOnBoard Instagram account shows a canvas of 200 images showing what it is like to be on board the new train. The squares tell different stories using animated videos and images, including a couple […]
Carling is launching a major new promotion, ‘Bank Holiday In The Bag’, which will offer lucky individuals the chance to win a free holiday with three of their mates over the May Day bank holiday weekend. Lucky winners will be notified by the delivery of a bag which will contain goodies to enjoy on their […]