Shopper Marketing and Retail Activation agency, Savvy, is extending summer by telling the nation that Lipton is now served in KFC with a 5-week outdoor mobile sampling campaign visiting 100 KFC restaurants over a weekend period. As Autumn arrives, Lipton is handing out free samples to consumers visiting KFC across the UK. Shopper insight has […]
Ahead its new store opening on 28th September 2017, home furnishings retailer Ikea brought the “Wonderful Everyday Tour” to Sheffield, giving residents and visitors the chance to experience the little things in life that make the everyday more wonderful. Eleven uplifting mini-events and installations popped up in and around Sheffield, bringing the Ikea philosophy to […]
Luxury retailer The Handmade Christmas Co is set for its biggest festive season yet after securing 47 pop-ups for their personalised sacks, baubles and wrapping paper at premium locations across the UK. Up from just two pop-ups last year, the expanding company has invested £500k in technology and staff at retail operations inside stores including […]
General Mills has appointed Haygarth to manage the UK launch of its gluten-free crisp range, Food Should Taste Good. The integrated campaign will incorporate the brand’s consumer PR and social media in addition to shopper and influencer marketing. The work by Haygarth kick starts next month with the unveiling of a new Instagram platform and […]
The Brand Ambassador’s Reception – 16th October, Oxo2, 6pm – 10pm, by invitation only BE Connected, an event series, hosted by the FMBE team, launches with The Brand Ambassador’s Reception on 16th October 2017. The event sees two live contests take place – Brand Ambassador Live (Individual) and Creative and Resourceful Staff Supplier of the […]
DFDS Seaways have taken an experiential approach to promoting their Newcastle-Amsterdam mini-cruise breaks this Autumn. Teaming up with brand engagement agency Independent Events, the shipping and logistical giants have conjured up a series of events taking place across The North East. The activations run across three weekends and will bring a taste of Holland to […]
Full-service, integrated advertising and marketing agency bigdog has announced a new campaign to attract top London talent to its Norwich office. The campaign is inspired by bigdog’s determination to take a holistic view of work and lifestyle and points out the many reasons it’s worth considering making a move away from the capital. This major […]
A huge coalition of companies and civil society organisations including Greenpeace, WWF and the Marine Conservation Society have launched a new campaign by taking over Westminster tube station with posters on their walls and ticket gates with the message that electricity from offshore wind is half the price it was just two years ago. Launching […]
In The Bag PR, an independent Dorset based PR agency, has announced its latest client win – Champagne Pommery UK. The Grand Marque Champagne house is located in Reims, France and exports its vintages across the globe. Working closely with the communications team at Pommery UK, in particular Anna Wallis, In The Bag PR aims […]
Voxi, the UK’s first dedicated youth mobile offering, has chosen Seed to devise and deliver a student ambassador programme that quickly establishes brand awareness amongst the UK’s university communities. Launching on 25 September at Manchester Metropolitan University and running across the length and breadth of the UK until the end of October, the programme builds […]
LIFE has been appointed by Taylors of Harrogate to execute a master brand shopper campaign covering the brand’s tea and coffee portfolio. Following a successful shopper marketing campaign for Yorkshire Tea, LIFE has been charged with increasing Taylors’ brand presence in the tea and coffee market. The agency has created and implemented a core shopper […]
The National Autistic Society Autism Hour is the first ever week-long mass participation event where shops and businesses across the UK will become more autism friendly for 60 minutes. Launched in partnership with shopping centre owner, intu over 4,500 stores will be taking part across the UK and will be dimming their lights, turning down […]
Aviva has commissioned MKTG to create and produce a series of immersive and interactive installations to encourage submissions for this year’s Aviva Community Fund. To showcase the huge impact seemingly ordinary objects can make to local communities, a selection of the objects funded for community groups by the Aviva Community Fund last year will be […]
Central Cross, Shaftesbury’s £15m development bordering Chinatown, Soho, Covent Garden and Leicester Square, hosted fashion retailer TOPSHOP’s London Fashion Week show last weekend. As the public’s first glimpse of the 48,000 sq ft mixed-use development, Topshop launched its new season collection, to a guest list of global media, buyers, influencers and VIP guests. Over the […]
The multitalented actor famous for his lead role as Dave Lister in Red Dwarf, Robot Wars presenter, Coronation Street and popular Funk and Soul DJ, Craig Charles is booked in as headline presenter at FMBE 2017. The Awards night, held at Troxy on 19th October will be retro sci-fi themed, so expect a galactic welcome […]
Freeman has appointed two new directors to its agency team at FreemanXP in EMEA. Philippa Fann joins as director of client services, and Melle Pama has come onboard as creative director. Fann brings 25 years’ event industry experience to the business, working both in the United Kingdom and South Africa. She was most recently employed […]
Kallø is set to release its first-ever national out-of-home advertising campaign, expected to reach over 40% of consumers across the UK. The focus of the campaign from the Wessanen UK-owned brand is to inspire consumers to make intelligent mid-week food choices, by trading in their traditional snacking and lunchtime choices for lighter, low calorie options. From […]
The Body Shop has announced alongside digital growth company Urban Airship that it will launch a mobile wallet pass with the latest news and signature counts for its Forever Against Animal Testing campaign. Launched in June alongside Cruelty Free International, the Forever Against Animal Testing campaign aims to end cosmetic animal testing worldwide, through a petition […]
Fusion events has launched an immersive design lab for Renault UK as part of the collaborative design competition between Renault and Central Saint Martins. Shown for the first time at designjunction 2017, which runs from 21st-24th September, the competition was part of a challenge by Renault and Fusion to encourage the students of MA Industrial […]
This weekend easyJet opened the doors on Dutch culture by launching new pop-up ‘Café van der Sprinkles’ in The White Space, Leicester Square, London. The activation will gave people the opportunity to experience the traditional sweet delicacy ‘Broodje Hagelslag’. Over 14 million kilos of Hagelslag (known as fairy bread in the UK) is consumed by […]
18-month old Bristol-based agency Wonderland Communications has landed a place on the UK roster of Kraft Heinz – the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world – after a six-way competitive pitch. Wonderland’s inaugural work will be a three-month project starting this month (September 2017), focusing on celebrating Heinz Beanz through a national and […]
Ecrebo, the point of sale marketing specialist, whose clients include some of the UK’s largest retailers including M&S and Waitrose, has announced it has appointed Michael Poyser as chief analytics officer. Poyser brings more than 18 years of experience working in customer and loyalty analytics, leading large teams of analysts and data scientists. In his […]
Wieden+Kennedy London is launching Hands On, a week-long showcase demonstrating the skills and work of students from Stratford’s Building Crafts College. Running from September 18-24, to coincide with the London Design Festival, local BCC students will be demonstrating crafting skills and techniques in W+K’s public-facing window and exhibiting work in the agency’s Hanbury Street gallery […]
The charity Tomorrow’s People has enlisted The Gate London as their first agency of record to help them be more distinctive and better reflect their values. Tomorrow’s People helps young people trapped by unemployment to transform their future and believes every young person should have the chance to build the best life they can, no […]
Tribal Worldwide London has won BIMA’s (British Interactive Media Association) coveted award for Product and Service Design: Craft for the work they’ve done in creating the Connected Customer Journey for Volkswagen UK. This journey began in 2007 with a challenge from the CEO: “I want the best automotive digital platform in the world”. It has taken 10 […]
Field sales and marketing experts, McCurrach, and a European leader in data powered merchandising, BeMyEye, today formed a partnership to revolutionise field marketing for brands and retailers. This innovative partnership brings together McCurrach’s highly skilled on-demand workforce within their Wave division, together with the speed, granularity and cost-effectiveness of BeMyEye’s crowd technology and on-demand data […]
The countdown has begun for the world-famous Piccadilly Lights to be switched back on, after over nine months in darkness for major renovation work. To mark the moment, Landsec, is launching the #PiccadillyOn campaign, bringing colour to life in aid of Barnardo’s. The #PiccadillyOn campaign invites people around the world to be part of this […]
Promohire has joined forces with healthcare communications consultancy ‘This is Pegasus’. The client, Collection, has reached a birthday milestone and is celebrating with a brand activation during September, offering products and prizes to fans. Promohire have provided a double decker conversion to kick-start the festivities. The experiential bus offers consumers a unique brand experience; including […]
Contemporary Aussie tea specialist T2 have hosted a week-long open workshop at its Shoreditch store showcasing the talent of some of London’s most diverse artists and illustrators to celebrate this year’s London Design Festival. From Monday 18th September – Friday 22nd September T2’s store on Redchurch Street was turned into an artist’s workshop. Throughout the […]
The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM) has launched its new Marketing Masterclass series, offering marketers the chance to learn from those changing the industry. Sessions cover topics from the role of chatbots, through digital transformation, planning integrated campaigns, to hacking yourself to be the next marketing leader. Jane Cave, MD at the IDM, […]
Australian doughnut brand, Doughnut Time, is opening its UK flagship store on London’s famous Shaftsbury Avenue this October. known for creating hype and hysteria back in their homeland, Doughnut Time is renowned for attracting queues of thousands with every new store opening. The new central London store – the first outside of Australia – will […]
Jade Tomlin, former Hugo & Cat Creative group head, has joined Tribal Worldwide London as a creative director. Working alongside Creative Directors Stuart O’Neil and John Cleave, Tomlin will report directly into Executive Creative Director, Victoria Buchanan. Tomlin will work across all clients and brands. Tomlin has had an impressive career since graduating St Martins […]
Strategic marketing partner, Brilliant Noise, has announced the appointment of Gareth James as the agency’s first ever creative director, to lead creative strategy internally and across client accounts. Brilliant Noise aims to strengthen its creative thinking within the whole team so it can offer further creative strategic solutions to clients and prospects. It will be […]
Revium Group have appointed Lauren Patterson as their new CFO, to operate across all business units in the UK and abroad. Lauren comes to Revium with a breadth of experience. She joins from HR Wallingford, an independent research and consultancy in civil engineering and environmental hydraulics, having been their CFO for the past 3 years. […]
Experiential marketing experts N2O were tasked by Tesco to help shoppers discover the delights of eating outdoors this summer. To deliver the seasonal messaging, N2O rolled out a series of four events across the UK, each designed to engage consumers at different touchpoints of their buying journey. Over 25 brands took part in a nationwide […]
Naked Juice invited visitors to Festival No.6 to step into Colourtopia and experience a unique space full of possibilities, powered by its products. Naked Juice is building on the success of engaging festival-goers in 2016 to drive trial and awareness of its smoothies and the weird and wonderful spirit of its brand by adding another […]
Bic has partnered with Kinetic UK to launch its latest Out-of-Home campaign for Bic Kids, which has been designed by 10 budding artists aged between 5 and 11 years old. The project, coordinated in collaboration with Mumsnet, encouraged primary school children to be creative over the summer holidays by designing the next Bic Kids advert. […]
To promote the importance of regular sight tests for maintaining and protecting eye health, Specsavers has launched a tactical digital OOH campaign ahead of National Eye Health Week. The ‘More important than’ campaign leads on topical one liners that react to some of the more trivial news stories, TV gossip and what’s trending, and remarks […]
Following its recent launch, innocent Bubbles, a new lightly sparkling blend of pure fruit juice and spring water, will be introducing Londoners across the UK capital to its three flavours, Lemon & Lime, Orange & Lime, and Apple & Berry. A branded vehicle, the innocent Bubbles Canteen, will provide the focus of the campaign, which […]
Grosvenor Europe has announced that luxury car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, has launched a 3,000 sq ft pop-up on Liverpool One’s Peter’s Lane. Designed to showcase the iconic brand’s cars in a different way to the traditional showroom, the store houses a range of the latest Mercedes-Benz models in a stylish, modern environment. The store features a […]
Momentum Worldwide (UK), has appointed Matthew Mayes, formerly head of digital at GMR Marketing, to chief technologist in the UK. Reporting into Dean Taylor, Momentum Worldwide’s UK director of creative strategy, Mayes will front the digital offering of the agency, ensuring that digital strategic thinking and delivery is central to every client activation across experiential, […]
Indian multinational company, MRF Ltd, The World’s 16th largest Tyre company, have landed a multi-club partnership in the Premier League with Newcastle United, West Ham United, and West Bromwich Albion MRF’s logo will feature on the shirt arm of Newcastle United and West Ham United as they become the Official Tyre Partner and the multi […]
Global roadshow agency, Event Marketing Solutions (EMS), has been working with The Bosch Group on a five-month roadshow of the UK to showcase its latest smart products. The ‘Smart Living’ tour is a first for the technology giant, as it brings together four of its main business areas for the first time – Bosch Home […]
Broadgate and British Land have partnered with Produce UK to deliver a series of creative experiential events for their design-themed Autumn campaign – Shaped by Design. Launching in September, the series coincides with the London Design Festival. Celebrating homegrown artists and artisans, Shaped by Design will take over Broadgate to showcase the importance of design […]
Pizza-lovers were treated to a taste of Papa John’s new ‘Papa’s Deep Crust’ in an unusual dining experience at London Underground’s deepest station Lucky Londoners at the Underground’s deepest Tube station, Hampstead, were last night treated to Papa John’s new ‘Papa’s Deep Crust’ pizza, in a unique platform-dining experience. Hampstead Tube station on the network’s […]
In a new experiment, Sweden’s state lottery, Lotto, has used Virtual Reality to let people check off their bucket lists and try life as a millionaire. The 5D-experiment allows participants to dive among reefs, throw themselves off cliffs and recharge at the world’s most beautiful beaches. The experiment, built in a hangar in Stockholm, consists […]
Jack Daniel’s has tasked Amplify with creating a millennial-focused campaign that injects a contemporary twist into the brand’s Tennessee roots. The end result is a brand experience pop-up called The Meeting Place, a concept based on the Yuchi Indian translation for ‘Tennessee’. Running from London to Glasgow via Birmingham, the campaign brings to life the […]
Sports fashion retailer JD have become the first shirt sleeve sponsor of Brighton & Hove Albion as the south coast club take part in their first ever season in the Premier League. JD’s logo will feature on the left sleeve of Albion’s home, alternate and third kits, with this season being the first where top […]
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association has appointed Jill Spencer as President. She is a director of ReactCX, a leading UK customer experience research specialist. The MSPA is the international association for the mystery shopping industry and has over 450 member companies worldwide, covering market research and merchandising, private investigation, training and mystery shopping services. “With […]
A new global consultancy, Ethos Farm, is set to turn the traditional view of service delivery on its head by challenging companies to transform their approach to the customer experience. “Business leaders across the globe undervalue service. Yet it can deliver real differentiation in an increasingly commoditised world,” said Sally Alington, Founder and CEO, Ethos […]
As Europe’s best golfers descend on the Swiss town of Crans Montana for the Omega European Masters, headline sponsor Omega has enrolled the help of Provision Events to give visiting fans a bit more than beautiful scenery and fantastic golf. Taking inspiration from the Omega Box Challenge made famous by the duel between both Rory […]
On 29th September, Marketing and Communications partner Brilliant Noise will once again be holding its Dots conference at Brighton Digital Festival. Bringing together a mixture of creative and digital industries, the conference will have a theme of Embracing Change. The one-day marketing conference at Brighton Dome’s Concert Hall will feature a line up of speakers […]
Barilla returns to The Simplyhealth Great North Run in 2017 in a partnership that sees the brand host a second edition of their ‘Barilla Pasta Party’, set to be the biggest Pasta Party in the UK. Held the day before the half-marathon. Barilla will sample hot servings of pasta, including new gluten free option, and […]
CloserStill Media has signed a contract with GES to provide market-leading event services including stand fitting, electrics, graphics, furniture and logistics, ensuring continued creative collaboration and smooth delivery of events. The agreement, which follows a competitive tender process, will extend the six-year working relationship between the two businesses until 2019. GES will bring its broad-range […]
The iconic red K6-series phone box, which opens for business in Russell Square from Tuesday 12th September, has been converted into a fully connected online showroom using Peugeot’s unique e-commerce system, ‘Order Online’. Customers can gain access to the diminutive Dealership by getting a special code at http://www.peugeot.co.uk/russellsquare. Inside, they will find a tablet device […]
Thorpe Park Resort has unveiled a gory billboard featuring zombies feasting on blood and entrails, to promote two new The Walking Dead mazes. It marks the launch of the theme park’s annual ‘Fright Nights’ season starting on 29th September, which will be the biggest in its history, running for more days than ever before. The […]
Kinetic has announced an exclusive UK distribution partnership with Voyager, the world’s first full-motion cinematic Virtual Reality (VR) chair. The partnership is through Kinetic’s startup incubator, KineticX, which is focused on technologies shaping the future of Out-Of-Home advertising. Voyager is a full-motion platform designed for cinematic VR experiences. The specialised chair incorporates physical nudges, including […]
The M&C Saatchi Network has a unique ownership model, with partners in each office having a significant equity holding in their business. Alvaro Dopico, CEO, and Manolo Techera, CCO, are the two equity partners at M&C Saatchi Chilanga. They join the M&C Saatchi network from the highly awarded Marcel and prior to that, JWT. Manolo […]
VOXI, a new mobile offering created by Vodafone, was unveiled at a high-profile launch event in east London last Thursday night (31 August). The A-list crowd of celebrities, influencers and press were treated to an opening set from Capital DJ, Will Manning, followed by live performances from the UK’s number one artist, Dua Lipa and Liam Payne of […]
Newcastle United legend Andy Cole returned to his old stomping grounds as he took part in a Provision Events designed putting challenge with former golf World No.1 Lee Westwood. The ex-magpies’ striker joined Westwood as they put their short game to the test in front of 52,000 Newcastle United fans at half time in their […]
The Field Marketing and Brand Experience Awards has announced its shortlist for 2017. Awards Director, Frank Wainwright comments: “As usual the shortlist will create celebration and disappointment – we have far more that don’t make it through than do. My thanks go out to all entrants, who have proven once again that FMBEs are the […]
Promohire worked with agency The Fitting Room (formerly known as PR & Everything Inbetween) on their latest campaign for Fuller’s Kitchen. The brand was celebrating National Ice Cream day, and launched a double-decker ice cream themed bus called The Inside Scoop. The converted bus has completed a multi-date activation adventure between the 20th and 30th […]
Shoppers wishing to get ahead of this year’s festive shopping can head to Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street, where they will find personalised gift company Harrow & Green, aided by a crew of elves provided by staffing specialists Blackjack Promotions, to offer them a helping hand. Harrow & Green mainly sells through websites such as […]
TeamHaven has released a new report that allows clients to easily report on the time taken and distance traveled by their staff. Integrating with Google, TeamHaven records the time and location of each visit during the day with the facility to Check-In and Check-Out of each visit. Project managers can elect to also include the […]
The latest PR stunt from Burger King France and agency Buzzman sees a burger lucky dip rolling out across the nation. For two euros, Burger king fans can pick up a mystery burger box from any burger king restaurant, the contents of which will only be revealed upon opening. With ten burgers on the burger […]
The world’s largest online-only grocery retailer has announced it will be the first supermarket in the UK to launch an app for the voice-controlled Amazon Alexa. The Ocado app for Amazon Alexa, the voice controlled personal assistant powering the Amazon Echo smart home speaker, will feature a variety of functions enabling customers to: • Add […]
The M&A Advisor created The Emerging Leaders Awards – EMEA to celebrate the emerging industry leaders who have reached a significant level of success in the industry before the age of 40. The awards programme, in partnership with Shard Media Group and supported by ACG, is now in its 2nd year and is unique in […]
Wall’s retro Feast ice cream has returned as the Feast Sandwich – the ultimate snackable treat. As part of its mission to spread happiness, Wall’s is coming to Soho Grind on Thursday 31st of August and has “frozen” its prices at 5p – a nod to when Wall’s first started selling ice cream in the […]
Strongbow rounded off a summer of festival action with a huge live activation at Victorious Festival in Portsmouth. The Heineken owned cider brand created an arena with a 10m high Strongbow Archer as the centrepiece. Surrounded by a DJ booth made from speakers, a bar made from a shipping container and up-cycled furniture made from […]
Westfield has announced a partnership with Snap Inc. to sell its Snapchat Spectacles at both London destinations this summer: Snapbots will begin selling Spectacles by Snap Inc. to shoppers at Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City. This is the first time shoppers in the UK have been able to purchase the coveted Spectacles in a shopping centre. […]
From August 26th the family movie Trolls is available to stream on NOW TV. To celebrate, families are invited to experience their very own Troll transformations as Now TV open the UK’s first Troll inspired pop-up beauty salon. Located under a bridge in Shoreditch, the salon’s Troll-ific stylists will offer free candy-coloured makeovers inspired by […]
Virgin TV has created a giant trampoline bed to celebrate the launch of the new Virgin TV Kids App. Children can ‘jump for joy’ on Virgin TV’s giant trampoline bed. Designed to look like an actual adult bed, the 5×3 metre trampoline is a celebration of what it means to be a kid – at any […]
On Thursday 24th August, Orchard Pig is cheering up dreary commuters who are suffering from Chronic Delayed Train Syndrome by handing out 500 ciders to help make the journey more bearable. Following a summer of delays and news that rail fares are set to see the highest hikes for five years, the Somerset cider brand […]
With a commitment to long-term curation and partnership with the Chinatown London community, Shaftesbury has gathered a host of dishes available within Chinatown London, supporting the Mayor of London’s #MyLondonDish social media campaign. As part of his #LondonIsOpen initiative, the Mayor of London has launched #MyLondonDish to showcase London’s diverse food scene and celebrate the […]
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Summer of Love, the phenomenon that saw 100,000 people, including musicians and artists, flock to San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district, Liverpool ONE invited artists to paint three iconic Volkswagen Beetles for a unique art installation on Paradise Street. Each VW Beetle will be designed with a theme […]
Culture marketing specialists, Urban Nerds Collective, celebrates a trio of big brand client wins over the Summer. Deezer Music streaming service, Deezer, has recruited Urban Nerds For a second time. music app assigns influencer engagement brief to award-winning culture marketing specialists, Urban Nerds Collective Following a successful talent and engagement programme in 2016, Deezer, the music […]
Fanomena, the makers behind eventbaxx, have launched Hileadzz, their second event technology solution to enter the fairs and trade shows exhibitor market. Over the past nine months the team developed a solution hands on with the insights and feedback from leading companies in the field of digital lead generation on fairs and trade shows. Marc […]
Heath & Heather, part of the Typhoo Tea Limited portfolio, has announced that it has appointed HeyHuman as its lead creative agency following a competitive pitch. HeyHuman has developed an overarching brand idea that will inform content creation, experiential activity, OOH and social media initiatives. Activity will kick off in the second half of this […]
Multiplay Events has signed a contract with GES to provide event services for two popular shows. The deal will see GES provide core event services to Insomnia, the UK’s biggest gaming festival series that attracts around 140,000 visitors a year, and Bricklive, the convention for Lego builders. It covers four editions of Insomnia at the […]
Festivals McDonald’s UK has been helping create even bigger feel good moments at Summer events, including Virgin V Festival and Fusion . Music fans can win tickets to the festival, as well as a host of McFlurry giveaways from the McDonald’s ice-cream van, and the opportunity to try out the new 180-degree McFlurry Cup photo […]
Europcar, the car rental company that operates in 140 countries, has agreed a two year deal as a sponsor of FMBE Awards and Magazine. Both at the event and in print Europcar will show how it has developed as a business partner that is ideally suited to the flexible needs of the FMBE industry whether […]
Movie fans across England, Scotland and Ireland can enjoy their favourite film-watching snack with a choice of six different flavours at Vue Cinemas thanks to Pop’n Sprinkle. Available in salt & vinegar, candy caramel, cheesy onion, sweet chilli, creamy butter and sour cream & chive varieties, Pop’n Sprinkle comes in sachets that can easily be sprinkled […]
Eurowings, the State Tourist Board Baden-Württemberg, Europa-Park, and Stuttgart Airport have once again partnered to promote their destinations and brands in the UK and have repeatedly appointed London based communications agency, collab-ed, to deliver their UK Summer campaign. This year’s integrated marketing campaign built on the narrative of last year’s #nextstop campaign to once again […]
Following the company’s recent launch of its “world first” near 100% accurate wide-area passive RFID detection Space Ranger 9200 technology, PervasID has appointed Peter Jackson to spearhead sales expansion and partner channels world-wide for their patented game changing product range. Peter joins on the back of successful trials with leading retailers that will spearhead the opportunity […]
I-AM and Walls have worked together to install a pop-up and flagship retail experiences targeted at the Instagram generation this summer. Unilever have created a ‘special projects’ division within Walls, with a licence to think as a disruptor brand would. The mission was to create a new stand alone experiential brand within their portfolio that […]
GES has announced the appointment of David Duffy as account manager for its strategic design and build partnerships in EMEA. Duffy has more than 12 years of experience in the events industry, and has managed and installed designs around the world including Rio, Doha and Singapore. With a degree in product design, Duffy has worked […]
Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) 2018 has announced the addition of a data & analytics vertical for this year’s competition, which will focus on highlighting tomorrow’s data science companies. The new vertical will be sponsored by Meltwater. Meltwater’s Outside Insight technology uses advanced AI and data science to help more than 25,000 clients leverage valuable external data to […]
Bringing a taste of the Caribbean to the streets of London, the second annual Caribbean Food Week Festival will be held on the 25th and 26th August in celebration of Caribbean Food Week 2017. Taking place at Windrush Square in Brixton, the event will bring Caribbean culture to life through live cookery demonstrations, authentic street […]
Confused.com has announced that it is the first price-comparison site to advertise on the free, sat nav application Waze, which currently has over 85million users worldwide and almost 2million Wazers in the UK– a figure that is growing every day. Confused.com is taking over thousands of in-app UK ad units which pop up when drivers […]
Volvo Car UK is to bring a Scandinavian sanctuary to some of the UK’s busiest cities, offering locals a retreat from the stresses and strains of daily life. Opening in Newcastle, Bristol, Norwich, Aberdeen and London in the coming weeks, the firm’s ‘Escape the City in your City’ pop-up studio will offer a selection of […]
A pilot scheme is testing whether virtual reality leisure experiences could soon become commonplace at intu’s 14 shopping centres across the UK. The owner of some of the country’s most popular shopping and leisure destinations has launched its first paid-for virtual reality experience at three shopping centres over August where customers can interact with characters […]
The My Little Pony Friendship Tour returns this summer with a new refreshed look and feel to celebrate the upcoming release of My Little Pony: The Movie. The tour will be visiting cities across the country this summer, welcoming fans aboard the signature pink double-decker bus, where guests can explore Equestria, the magical world of […]
For the second year running, Havaianas has appointed Ambient’s staffing team to promote the brand at Boardmasters Festival, taking place this weekend. Teams of brand ambassadors in full Havaianas attire and equipped with branded lilos, will be roaming the festival area on Fistral Beach with the aim of driving traffic to the local store. Customers […]
Experiential marketing and staffing agency, Ambient, has announced the opening of a new office in Bristol. The agency, with headquarters in Hammersmith, London has a sister agency in New Zealand and Australia and has won Gold for their experiential services for the past two years in the IPM COGS Awards. The Bristol opening forms part […]
Exterion Media, Europe’s largest privately owned Out-of-Home company, has launched Exterion Live, its brand new experiential offering. Exterion Live will be able to provide end-to-end management of experiential campaigns across five core environments: transport, retail, urban, sports and entertainment, through existing advertising partnerships with Transport for London (TfL), National Rail, Westfield, London Designer Outlet (LDO) […]
BGL Group, a digital distributor of insurance and household financial services to more than eight million customers, has successfully deployed an award-winning Webchat capability as part of its integrated Self Service Centre engagement strategy. Working with customer engagement technology specialist Sabio, BGL has continued to optimise its Webchat channel so that it now handles on […]
Mercury Processing Services International, payment processing company located in Croatia and Slovenia, has announced it will say goodbye to its name and corporate identity following a complete rebrand. The rebrand will extend across all facets of the brand, including its logo, tone and name. To lead the rebrand, the company has selected independent customer experience […]
For the launch of Game of Thrones season seven, Sky and M&C Saatchi created the first TV marathon actually run by fans of the award-winning show. A group of marathoners addicted to the TV series crossed Italy behind a moving screen, while watching the first six seasons of the most followed series in the world. […]
Experiential marketing agency N2O has given an insight into life as a cat through a technology-driven campaign designed with Purina PetCare. The virtual reality experience, designed by the agency’s Digital team, takes the headset wearer on a journey from the garden and around the house through the eyes of the pet food brand, Felix The […]
Independent creative agency, RPM, have created a pop-up tasting experience for client, Marks & Spencer as part of their ‘Spirit of Summer’ campaign. M&S have launched a new food range this summer which has been inspired by the Mediterranean. They have tracked down the very best regional dishes and ingredients from Sicily to Sardinia, Portugal […]