Wonderhood Studios have been moving in exalted circles: last year, HRH the Princess of Wales became a client when the agency won a pitch for her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Learning. A few visits to Kensington Palace and Windsor ...
Read More »All you need is a heart-shaped crisp: #LoveFromWalkers offers £100k reward
Here’s a Valentine’s-themed campaign that replaces sentimentality with a bit of fun and some cold hard cash. Walkers is giving away £100,000 to whoever finds the best heart-shaped crisp between now and 12th February. VCCP’s “Love From Walkers” competition is ...
Read More »Burberry ad shocks with a double mastectomy for Valentine’s Day
Fashion brands love to be provocative, and perhaps Burberry has had enough of creating beautiful, award-winning ads like last year’s “Open spaces” which everyone agreed was stunning, including the Cannes Lions judges. For Valentine’s Day, the British fashion brand is ...
Read More »Bring back Cool Britannia – minus Oasis – says Labour’s Lucy Powell at Lead 2023
Lucy Powell, shadow secretary of state for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, got a laugh at Lead 2023 when she started by apologising to the audience that they had to start the day by listening to two ...
Read More »Commit to nothing. Mother and DJ Khaled celebrate enjoyment over endurance for Dubai’s Sun & Sand
Dubai seems to be providing Mother with a rich stream of high budget creative opportunities. After last year’s tourism campaign featuring some huge stars, we now have DJ Khaled, a big US rapper/producer/DJ/entrepreneur, promoting Dubai’s Sun & Sand Sports. It’s ...
Read More »Publicis Groupe EMEA’s new COO spent 23 years at WPP
After 23 years at WPP, most recently as CEO of GroupM EMEA and country chair of Turkey, Demet Ikiler has moved to Publicis Groupe as COO for EMEA. Before joining WPP in 2000, Ikiler, who is expected to spend plenty ...
Read More »The&Partnership fights for trans inclusion with charity collective
A Stonewall-led collective of 21 LGBTQA+ charities is fighting to raise awareness of the harm that conversion therapy causes. The&Parntership has got on board, with a new film in support of a full ban on conversion therapies, including for trans ...
Read More »Krispy Kreme’s lightbox brings joy – and low cal doughnuts – to Salford
Gloomy January is upon us, but Krispy Kreme has come to the rescue with an interactive billboard that dispenses light therapy to passers-by in a bid to help combat seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The light-emitting billboard features some cheerful giant ...
Read More »Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups appoints Mother and puts peanut butter in everything
Mother has won Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, part of Hershey’s portfolio of brands, after a competitive pitch at the end of last year. A new UK campaign is all about Reese’s impulse to put peanut butter in stuff, and invites ...
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