McDonald’s has partnered with the Roald Dahl Literary Estate and Penguin Random House Children’s UK to bring even more fun to the joy of reading as part of the latest Happy Meal promotion. From 23rd September to 3rd November, McDonald’s will be distributing exclusive Roald Dahl books as part of the Happy Meal. Each book […]
H&M has released its first ad created by Adam & Eve/DDB, a trailer for a longer film featuring David Beckham and the American comedian Kevin Hart. In the 30-second ad Beckham receives a phone call from his agent who tells him that Hart wants to come to stay with him to prepare for the part […]
H4B Manchester shows its talent for combining health and well being with consumer insights by creating a campaign for Kitbag.com spoofing the brutal conditions rugby players train in, ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup. The campaign encourages supporters to get up, get moving and earn their team’s shirts to show their support during the […]
To celebrate BT Sport becoming the new home of the UEFA Champions League, OgilvyOne, the UK’s leading customer experience agency has created a series of specially designed and hand painted football-inspired BT Sport ‘Pub Signs’. The aim of the campaign is to illustrate the importance of football to the pub industry, and that BT Sport’s […]
The BBC has secured the rights to Wimbledon until 2020 after penning a new deal with the All England Club. Keeping the tournament free to air, BBC director general Tony Hall said he was “delighted†with the deal as Wimbledon “unites the nation”. He concluded: “In what are difficult financial times, the deal represents the […]
Rugby star Jonah Lomu treated commuters in Covent Garden, London, to a haka in activity orchestrated by MasterCard. Lomu lined-up alongside 100 participants to deliver a ‘Priceless Surprise’ – a Ka Mate haka, led by the Ngati Ranana London Maori Club. The sound of a conch shell triggered the arrival of a Maori leader in […]
In the film Ryder Cup legend Paul McGinley reveals how an injury, which caused him to lose out on a promising career in Gaelic football, turned out to be a blessing in disguise as it led him to conquer the golfing world instead. The last thing he’d thought he would be was a professional golfer. […]
Kellogg’s has announced the launch of a nationwide competition to find the UK’s most obsessed Crunchy Nut fan. The winner will take the title of the ‘Utter Crunchy Nutter’ and win a year’s supply of the cereal. Celebrity comedienne and self-confessed Crunchy Nut fan Ellie Taylor is fronting the competition launched via the Crunchy Nut […]
Tampax, the UK’s leading tampon brand from P&G, is introducing a £2.99 price-marked-pack (PMP) for its Compak range to help convenience retailers grow their Health and Beauty category sales. Available from October, the Compak PMP range is expected to be a huge success with female convenience shoppers because of the attractive price point as well […]
The Gate has appointed Peter Bennett to the new role of Executive Director – Media. Bennett joins the agency to boost its full-service offering across a range of clients and to provide media planning and buying services to other group companies within MSQ Partners Reporting to Luke Mugliston, the agency’s chief executive, Bennett will join […]