GoCompare.com was the most complained-about advertiser of the past year with a total of nearly 2,000 complaints, according to the Advertising Standards Authority. GoCompare.com managed to take both the number one and number two spot with ads created by Dare showing ex-footballer Stuart Pearce and presenter Sue Barker trying to silence Gio Compario, which recieved […]
Asda has unveiled a weather responsive ad campaign for its George brand, featuring digital advertising banners which respond immediately to changes in the weather. The ‘wear your summer’ campaign is set to run across TV, print, outdoor and online, and sees the featured models switch between clothes for warm and colder summer weather. George Andrew […]
Discovery Networks is launching its TLC channel in the UK, and has positioned and branded a revised version tailored for the UK market. TLC is currently broadcast in 150 countries and is viewed by over 300m households in the US, and across western and Eastern Europe according to The Discovery Channel. Design work has been […]
Media agencies have warned the TV ad market could decline by around 5 per cent year on year in the second quarter – a more severe drop in spend than had been expected. According to estimates from media agency buyers, the UK TV market could fall by 2-6 per cent between 1 April and the […]
Two flagship John Lewis stores in central London have has their windows transformed to promote Samsung’s latest Smart TVs using augmented reality. Created by TRO Group, the campaign launched today and is set to run for a month, and includes an AR interface which allows the user to control a number of content scenarios that […]
WPP CEO Martin Sorrell is reportedly the richest person in the UK’s marketing and communications sector, with an estimated worth of $320 million, according to London’s Sunday Times. The publication is printing its annual “Rich List” April 21. Word of Sorrell’s position on the list, first reported by Campaign Live, comes amid ongoing talks between […]
SHOP SCAN SAVE, the UK’s first free smartphone-based savings club, is changing the way retailers, brands and consumers support and engage with one another. Since the start of 2013, SHOP SCAN SAVE has become increasingly popular, leaping from 35,000 to 70,000 members who are actively saving via the app. In March alone more than 2,500 […]
A marketing campaign for Manchester Airport is causing a rift after a number of promotional posters were plastered across the city – of Liverpool. The campaign, created by Creative Spark, ran posters on billboards and bus stops, adding fuel to the rivalry between the two north-west cities. John Greenway of Manchester airport told BBC North […]
Cheryl Giovannoni is leaving Landor Associates, where she is president of EMEA, to become chief executive of Ogilvy & Mather Advertising UK. Landor would not comment on who will replace Giovannoni as president but Landor managing director Jane Geraghty said: “It has been a pleasure working with Cheryl and we wish her every success in […]
SAINTNICKS, founded last year by Fraser Bradshaw, former managing director of McCann Erickson Bristol, has acquired South West design agency Duttons, effective from 1st March. SAINTNICKS now has over 20 staff and has moved into new central Bristol offices at Temple Quarter, next to Temple Meads train station in the heart of Bristol’s growing new […]