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Viral View: Switching screens - when will video advertising go mobile?
In today's 'multiscreen world', mobile devices have an increasingly important role to fulfil.
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Lipton Ice Tea unveils Hugh Jackman global ad
LONDON - Lipton Ice Tea is launching its first global TV ads featuring Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, on 22 March, as part of its global 'Drink Positive' campaign, which launched...
DDB unveils 'carousel' follow-up for Philips
LONDON - DDB London has unveiled the official trailer for its follow-up to the Cannes Grand Prix-winning Philips 'carousel'. It reveals that each of the five new online films shares...
Clinique courts agencies for global digital campaign
LONDON - Clinique is looking for a digital agency to handle a global campaign for its Skin Supplies for Men product division.
Hugh Salmon to run as an independent MP
LONDON - Hugh Salmon, former managing director of Interpublic agency CM Lintas, is to run as an independent MP for the London constituency of Battersea in the upcoming election.
Island of Inishturkbeg in digital agency search
LONDON - The Island of Inishturkbeg, located in the Atlantic off the west coast of Ireland, is looking for a digital agency to handle the launch of its brand.
Agencies line up for FSA digital task
LONDON - The Food Standards Agency is on the hunt for an agency to handle a portion of its digital advertising account.
- VCCP follows Mediacom with its own naked calendar11 February 2010
- T-Mobile wins top prize at the BTAAs11 March 2010
- Marmite introduces spoof products in print and poster campaign26 February 2010
- COI to appoint GroupM's M4C to £250m media business04 February 2010
- Specsavers parodies Lynx bikini commercial15 March 2010
- Models get naked for Love covers08 February 2010
- London Weekly freesheet launches in the capital05 February 2010
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Virgin Games calls UK creative review
LONDON - Virgin Games is on the hunt for an agency to handle its UK advertising business.
Alvarez made ECD at Brooklyn Brothers as founder departs
LONDON - Jason Fretwell, the founder and creative partner at The Brooklyn Brothers, is leaving the agency.
CHI wins £18m Samsung UK brief
LONDON - Samsung Electronics has consolidated the £18m UK ad account for its TV products into CHI & Partners.
Maurice Levy and Publicis Groupe board to forgo bonus
LONDON - Maurice Levy, chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe, the owner of creative agency Publicis and media network StarcomMediaVest, has forgone his bonus of €2.7m for 2009 "as...
Digital publishers expect video to lead growth in display ads
LONDON - Digital publishers in the UK expect to achieve a significant lift in display advertising revenues in 2010, led by growth opportunities around video, according to a new report.
Erasmus wins global Tetra Pak ad business
LONDON - Tetra Pak has appointed Erasmus to handle its global advertising account, previously held by Ogilvy Advertising.
Govt climate change ads banned for overstating risks
LONDON - Government climate change ads have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for overstating the risks to the public.
Npower launches brand awareness ads
LONDON - Npower is rolling out a print ad campaign to drive awareness in the brand, following the launch of a new visual identity.
ASA bans ad for offensive racial stereotype
LONDON - The ASA has banned a Tombola bingo ad featuring a black man repeating in song everything a white man says, ruling that it breached the advertising code on...
BBH wins Yeo Valley's £5m ad account
LONDON - Yeo Valley, the organic dairy brand, has appointed Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) to handle its £5m advertising account.
Chambers and Singh leave Digit after 15 years
LONDON - Andy Chambers and Daljit Singh, the founders of JWT UK's digital offshoot Digit, have left the agency after 15 years.
Lastminute.com launches summer holiday ad push
LONDON - Lastminute.com is rolling out a TV ad campaign to encourage consumers to leave the recession behind and take a holiday abroad.
Sony supports camera range with pan-European campaign
LONDON - Sony is launching a pan-European advertising campaign to promote its Digital Imaging camera offering.
Seatwave launches first-ever TV campaign
LONDON - Seatwave, the online ticket exchange, has launched its first ever TV ad in a bid to raise awareness of the brand and attract new customers.
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VCCP follows Mediacom with its own naked calendar
LONDON - Hot on the heels of Mediacom's naked calendar, VCCP has also stripped off in the name of charity.
T-Mobile wins top prize at the BTAAs
LONDON - Saatchi & Saatchi scooped the top gong at last night's British Television Advertising Awards, where its 'Dance' ad for T-Mobile was named Best Television Commercial of the Year.
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Specsavers parodies Lynx bikini commercial
LONDON - Specsavers has broken a new TV ad which parodies Lynx's famous 2006 'Billions' ad, featuring a multitude of bikini-clad women running towards a man on a beach.
ASA bans ad for offensive racial stereotype
LONDON - The ASA has banned a Tombola bingo ad featuring a black man repeating in song everything a white man says, ruling that it breached the advertising code on...
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