VCCP is launching yet another division, this one is called BEE and is dedicated to brand and employee engagement — a hot topic during a talent crisis, and at a time when escalating numbers of staff take to social media ...
Read More »AMV BBDO and Imagination give Ford’s new all-electric Explorer a heavy lift-off
Ford is betting the ranch (and Henry Ford’s vast legacy) on its new all-electric Explorer and the softening up process for the 2024 launch starts now. History has played a big part in Ford’s recent marketing, notably with Wieden+Kennedy’s ‘Built ...
Read More »MAA Ad of the Week: Barilla from Publicis’ Le Pub
There have been some decent ads this week, House 337 for PETA and Quiet Storm for the Women’s Equality Party stand out. But ads are also supposed to drive brands and sales by making products famous and Publicis’ Disney-themed Lady ...
Read More »Mother and Uber Eats get creative with data for Ramadan OOH campaign
As well as being a holy month for Muslims, Ramadan is gaining cultural traction in the UK. There are Ramadan lights in Piccadilly Circus, a Ramadan Pavilion at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and a Premier League-sanctioned a pause during ...
Read More »Neverland wins three-way Rightmove pitch
Online property site Rightmove has appointed Neverland as its new creative agency following a closely-fought pitch against McCann and Pablo. The account was formerly with Fold7. CMO Matt Bushby says: “Rightmove is the UK’s leading property marketplace, so we are ...
Read More »House 337 and BlinkInk craft winning wake-up call for PETA
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is back with a new campaign from House 337, abandoning its usual high fashion territory for a faux kids’ film – ‘Red River Farm’ – with comedian and actress Jessie Cave. The ...
Read More »Marianne McKenzie Yallop: if data is the new oil, why are marketers so willing to give theirs up?
Clive Humby’s declaration back in 2006 that ‘Data is the new oil’ is, at this point, almost the mantra of the modern marketer. And while many marketers may fantasise about the days of making decisions on intuition alone, the truth ...
Read More »Why it’s a good time to support a free MAA
The ad business, like most people who aren’t fortunate enough to produce raw energy or weapons, is facing a more than testing 2023. The media is no exception and, just like our bigger rivals, MAA has to chart its way ...
Read More »Women’s Equality Party takes aim at banal police messages with hard-hitting women’s safety campaign
Travellers on the London Underground are bombarded by British Transport Police’s ‘See it. Say it. Sort it’ announcements about abandoned packages every 15 minutes or so. This incredibly annoying message is made worse as they turn the volume up even ...
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