Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps for connecting artists and fans, has partnered with Unilever’s premium ice-cream brand Magnum for the launch of its most indulgent range of ice creams, Magnum Double. The whole campaign will be Shazam-enabled, either through visual recognition on print and OOH ads, or audio-recognition-enabled TV and cinema commercials. […]
Ogilvy, in collaboration with Oscar-winning studio Aardman, has redefined the product demo for Unilever’s laundry brand Persil. Children and adults alike were treated to a first-of-its-kind animation entitled ‘Monster Stains’, when it launched in cinemas and online this week. To demonstrate Persil’s stain removal power, Ogilvy came up with the innovative idea of creating a […]
Rahul Welde, VP of media at Unilever in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia is moving to London as global VP of Digital Transformation. In his new role he will lead a number of global digital initiatives. Meanwhile, replacing him as regional VP, Media will be David Porter. He is currently media director, North Asia […]
Marketing luminaries from Mars Inc., Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International have been confirmed as speakers at the Cannes Lions, an eight day event that brings together branded communications professionals in an international festival of creativity. The first speakers confirmed include Mars Inc. global CMO Bruce McColl, DDB’s president and CEO for North America Wendy Clark, […]
Axe, famous for revolutionizing the male fragrance category and for its iconic advertising, is redefining the category again. In a marked evolution of its positioning, the Unilever owned brand is launching an expansive new range of male grooming products, including daily fragrances, shower gels, hair styling products and more. The new range will be backed […]
The Advertising Standards Bureau of Australia recently released case reports on the most complained-about advertisements in 2015. Here are the top 10 commercials the Australian people found offensive this year, including why viewers considered each inappropriate. We’ve included a sample comment from each case report, and whether the ASB chose to take the ad off […]
Marmite, the iconic British brand from Unilever, is launching two Christmas limited edition jars, which consumers can personalise – available to buy at a pop-up store in Westfield Shepherds Bush from 23rd November to 24th December and via the Facebook app, hosted on the Marmite Facebook page, from 23rd November. Consumers will be given the […]
Ahead of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris, Unilever is raising awareness of one of the main causes of global warming: deforestation. Stopping deforestation is an urgent priority in tackling climate change. To do this, DAVID Buenos Aires, in collaboration with Ogilvy & Mather London, created the film, Farewell to the Forest, […]
It is not a far cry to say that mobile phones are an integral part of our lives today. Based on a recent study conducted by creative agency We are Social, there are over 3.6 billion unique mobile users in the world. With 33 percent of the population using mobiles to access the Internet and […]
Magnum ice cream and Tesco are giving Londoners the chance to get together with friends to share moments of Magnum pleasure, as well as special offers, as part of their biggest trial of iBeacons. Customers who download the ‘Mpulse app’ will receive exclusive coupons for discounted Pink and Black Magnums when they pass by iBeacons […]