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Kinetic is launching an automated trading platform which brings together all major out-of-home media owners for the first time. The collaboration with Bitposter will offer an integrated trading platform to all major media owners including JCDecaux, Clear Channel UK, Primesight, Exterion Media, Outdoor Plus, Ocean Outdoor and Signature, as well other significant media owners across […]

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Shine Creative has been praised for its role in supporting the 34th Durham University Charity Fashion Show, in aid of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Shine Creative was approached to act as a key creative sponsor for the event, themed Mavericks to Movements, providing marketing and branding support. The purpose of this was to boldly inject […]

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Omobono has appointed Matt Warder as account lead, where he will develop the agency’s global relationship with JLL. In this newly created role, Matt will ensure that the best talent, counsel and technology are deployed to help JLL achieve its strategic, business and communication goals. Formerly executive vice president at Edelman, Matt returned to the […]

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Momentum Instore will present its range of services at RDE 2017, showcasing its installation expertise, asset tracking and store survey capabilities. Also on show will be the company’s latest reporting technology, including Momentum’s proprietary app for complete, real-time project transparency, its rapid retail response service and the newly introduced My Estate feature.  As Momentum Instore […]

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Following a competitive two-way pitch, Plumbase has reappointed The Market Creative for a retained marketing brief. The Market Creative has worked with Plumbase for five years as part its contract with Grafton Merchanting GB (GMGB), which also encompasses the Buildbase, Hirebase and Electricbase brands. As well as helping develop promotional campaigns and a comprehensive CRM […]

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New start-up, Lightvert Ltd., is set to disrupt the Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) market with a new augmented reality solution called ECHO. ECHO is a patented technology that will take advertising to new dimensions of both height and engagement, producing huge digital images that appear as if by magic to the viewer. The technology creates a […]

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Integrated agency Intermarketing is launching a new experiential offering and bolstering its brand experience capabilities. Intermarketing X will enable clients to maximise customer engagement and business results by bringing brands to life through the art of experience.  The team has been appointed by Thomas Cook Media and Partnerships (business) as its experiential agency and is delivering […]

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B2B market research company Circle Research has promoted Graeme Cade and Chris Wells to the company’s Management Board.  Graeme and Chris will be joining managing directors Beth Pearson and Andrew Dalglish, chairman David Willan and financial controller Lynda Welch on the Management Board. “We’ve seen double-digit turnover growth in each of the last five years […]

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Hermes Investment Management has reported a significant increase in sales and footfall in 2016 across its three leading outlet malls. Clarks Village in Somerset, Freeport Braintree in Essex, and Junction 32 in West Yorkshire, collectively saw sales increase by 6.7 per cent and footfall by 5.8 per cent over the year. In December alone, 1.1 […]

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Eventbrite has announced the launch of Eventbrite Venue, a fully integrated booking, operations and ticketing solution tailor-made for music venues. The new product combines the capabilities of Queue, a company Eventbrite acquired in early 2016, with the ticketing power of Eventbrite through a single login and interface. Eventbrite Venue’s mobile-optimised platform consolidates and simplifies the […]

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The Radisson Blu Edwardian London, Heathrow hotel, owned and managed by Edwardian Hotels London, is launching a ‘Brain Box’ room. The new facility provides a meeting space designed to encourage and inspire guests’ working efficiency and creative thinking. The breakout room combines simple solutions such as flexible furniture layouts and Squiggle glass, allowing guests to […]

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The Persuaders are embarking on a three-month roadshow with a mobile brow bar for Benefit Cosmetics. Launching on the 1st March, Benefit cosmetics’ latest activation, the Brow Mobile, will tour the United Kingdom on a mission to transform the nation’s eyebrows. A customised Land Rover in Benefit’s signature pink,manned by experienced brow experts, including appearances from […]

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Rory Sloan has been announced as the production director at creative agency Avantgarde. Sloan, who has over 20 years’ experience in the events industry, has also joined the ILEA(International Live Events Association) where he is part of the events and programmes committee. Sloan has spent the majority of his career as director and part of […]

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Shaftesbury has announced the 2017 calendar of events taking place in Seven Dials. The location will host four free one-day events over the course of the year. Each individual event will be accompanied by an extended in-store and online campaign. Launching on March 8, Seven Dials will celebrate International Women’s Day with a ticketed ‘in […]

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Blackjack Promotions has promoted two members of its team to senior positions – both within a year of joining the business. Andy DeVito has been appointed head of experiential, while Fiona Tindall becomes head of domestic retail. DeVito returned to Blackjack last year as account director. He has experience in travel retail marketing, having joined […]

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Conran Design Group, part of the Havas Creative Group, has partnered with Keep Britain Tidy on a new brand identity including the redesign of the charity’s ‘The Tidyman’ symbol. The focus is on reinstating Tidyman’s iconic status and integrating him more clearly within the organisation. Keep Britain Tidy Ambassador and TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp unveiled […]

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BMWi has announced a partnership with Selfridges to coincide with the store’s first creative campaign of 2017, ‘Material World’, which aims to educate consumers on how people can work together for a more sustainable future in retail. BMWi represents a new understanding of premium that is strongly defined by sustainability, and as such, is a […]

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Sense has introduced an email amnesty during February 2017 to reduce the volume of internal emails sent between its team members with the aim of improving performance and creating a better working environment through more direct collaboration. Plus each percentage drop in the number of internal emails triggers a donation to the charity Mind. “We’re […]

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Following its recent launch, real world marketing agency Sense New York has bolstered its senior leadership team with the appointment of Ian Priestman as Operations Director. Priestman boasts an impressive track record in experiential marketing, most recently at Blackjack Promotions, where he spent 10 years – five as Project Director and five as Head of […]

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To showcase the cultural and culinary delights of Chinatown London, as well as the bold and authentic Chinese New Year 2017 celebrations, Shaftesbury commissioned a short promotional film to be hosted on the website and via social media channels.  Shot in an interlinking and fluid-movement style, the one-minute film features seven different cuisines available in […]

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For the first time, the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) has awarded ‘Elite Status’ to a UK service provider for two successive years. Jill Spencer, director of award-winner React Surveys says: “This recognises the maturity of mystery shopping and its vital role in making high street retailers competitive with online alternatives. They increasingly recognise it’s […]

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Hope&Glory agency will work alongside Deliveroo’s in-house team to deliver a series of brand campaigns. Deliveroo was founded in 2013 by William Shu and Greg Orlowski and now works with over 16,000 restaurants, as well as over 20,000 riders.  Headquartered in London, the brand has a presence in more than 70 cities across the UK. Kate […]

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Kinetic has launched KineticX, the world’s first start-up incubator focused on location advertising technologies in the Out of Home space. Recognising the increasing rate of technological advancements impacting the location and out-of-home advertising market, the programme will actively shape how brands will connect with audiences on the move well into the future while offering brands […]

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Retailers are being encouraged to show off their stationery displays  to support National Stationery Week, boost sales and remind customers that everyone needs stationery in their life. Calliope Gifts in Dorking experienced a 111% increase in stationery sales during National Stationery Week, which continued above normal levels for over three months afterwards. This year National […]

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Cancer Research UK has joined forces with smart city business Strawberry Energy and MKTG to launch a network of Smart Benches (#SmartBenchUK) with contactless technology in time for World Cancer Day on 4th February. The solar-powered benches enhance public spaces by providing mobile device charging ports and free Wi-Fi access, as well as in built […]

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Guinness World Records has relaunched its staff engagement and team building portfolio, taking delivery of the events in-house to ensure a bespoke service. Entitled Guinness World Records Engage, the tried and tested suite of products will be created and delivered by a dedicated in-house team and sold through the company’s commercial division as well as […]

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Four golf fans won the use of a BMW i8 supercar for a weekend in an interactive promotion hosted by Provision Events (PVE) at the European Tour  The most popular area in the European Tour’s spectator area was undoubtedly the BMW ‘welcome village’, was situated in the European Tour’s spectator area which featured a nearest-the-pin […]

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Brand experience agency 2Heads has expanded its UK team in response to a number of new business wins. In the last two financial years to July 2016, the agency has grown turnover by over 50% to an all time high of £16.5m ($20.3m) as a result of new business growth. Wins from new and existing […]

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Provision Events has appointed Simon Jones, formerly event director with the Golf Show Group, as its new head of sales and business development. Jones, 25, began his career as an assistant in the pro shop at Beauport Park Golf Club, in Hastings, before working his way up to an assistant manager position with American Golf. […]

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CaseStudyNinja.com has announced the re-launch of its case study service offering with an enhanced writing service and new pricing model, in response to increased business demand for its end-to-end case study service. Initially launched as a new cloud software product and support service in June 2016, the tech start up discovered that its customers preferred to […]

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Gillette has announced a new partnership with ESL through a sponsorship of the League of Legends Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) World Championship in Katowice, Poland from February 24-26, 2017. Leading Gillette’s entrance into gaming is the brand’s first ever eSports athlete, Enrique “xPeke” Cedeño.   xPeke is qualified to join Gillette’s line-up of athletes from his […]

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To celebrate their re-branding and to drive sales of Ready Baked Microwave Sausages, Wall’s have embarked on a two month roadshow to deliver over 50,000 samples of their ‘delicious in one minute’ sausages to the nation. Leeds based experiential agency, iMP have converted a seven-metre long Mercedes truck into a bespoke sampling unit. iMP sourced, […]

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Virgin Trains on the east coast is launching a data-driven Digital Out-of-Home campaign aimed at car drivers to remind them that there is a stress free and viable alternative. The reactive campaign automates messages based on local traffic data and vehicle recognition technology, to add relevance and context to messages that will be deployed on […]

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The Earth Hall at the Natural History Museum was selected as the venue for the exclusive book launch of Rutland Hall Publishing’s ‘Timeless Treasures’, a hardback showcasing regal Indian weddings on 25th January. The Museum welcomed over 300 guests who spent the evening exploring the regal culture of Indian marriages, characterised by abundant gift-giving and […]

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Wasserman has announced the appointment of Jade Garrow Newport as a business director to its experience division. The new hire represents the agency’s focus on bolstering its senior team and strategic capabilities. Garrow Newport will be responsible for ensuring consistency across the division’s strategy, as well as nurturing senior client relationships – both new and […]

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As part of their ongoing Riverside redevelopment, The Oracle tasked NexusEngage with driving footfall to their restaurants in a fun and innovative way whilst also taking advantage of an empty retail unit. Following Play to Win’s previous success at West Quay, NexusEngage brought the activation to Reading’s largest shopping centre. The empty retail unit has […]

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The Premier League and confectionery brand, Cadbury, have come together to announce an exciting three-year partnership, kicking off from the start of the 2017/18 season. This agreement brings together two iconic names that have a unique place within popular culture, and the hearts of people across the country. For Cadbury, the nation’s favourite chocolate, this […]

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dyzio, a technology platform that promises to streamline influencer marketing on a global scale, has launched in beta with the backing of UK digital entrepreneurs. dyzio is the first of its kind in the marketing tech arena and a solution to the complex world of influencer marketing campaign management. It will enable collaboration between brands, […]

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Natural Insight, a leader in enterprise cloud and mobile applications for retail merchandising and workforce management, announced today that Rhoddy Marketing Group has signed on as a new client. The Toronto-based marketing firm is known for creating memorable brand experiences for its clients such as Tim Hortons, WestJet, Volvo and Facebook.  From consumer events to […]

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Launched on ‘Blue Monday’ (January 16th) the integrated campaign was designed to spread warmth and joy to cities across the UK, on what is often reported  to be the most depressing day of the year. The experiential campaign included the creation of the world’s largest bean bag, located in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens.  Visitors to the 53.39m3 […]

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7upFree commisioned Noonah to install a branded Magic Mirror booth at the Lumino City Ice Rink in Canary Wharf. The Magic Mirror technology is concealed behind the mirror glass of the photo-booth. The customisable camera takes full length photographs of the guests which can be both instantly printed and easily emailed to keep as a […]

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Gin, the spirit of 2016, is starring in its own feature length film following a year of filming by London based gin collaborative; A World of Gin. The team behind the film, A World of Gin, have run a number of events across the country including; Ginder, Ginstonbury and A Miracle on Leonard Street working […]

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Artistic event-making and placemaking agency Produce UK has appointed Neil Mortimer, ex-head of production at Cake Group (HSE Cake), to the newly created role of head of event-making. The role has been created to handle the breadth of brand and production work flowing through the agency, alongside the fast-growing placemaking arm of the business. Mortimer […]

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  Pavegen has launched a week-long energy battle from 16-20th January 2017 to see which of London’s top creative agencies are the fittest and most energetic. The #Step2Start competition will see Imagination, MKTG, CSM, Undercurrent and Wunderman going head-to-head to win a month’s supply of ChicP healthy hummus pots made from surplus vegetables. With a […]

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The Woolworths Summer Sensorium is taking place at the tennis tournament in Melbourne from Monday 16 – Sunday 29 January.  In conjunction with the Woolworths marketing team, BEcause Experiential Marketing, devised the free visitor activation on Grand Slam Oval at Melbourne Park with an experience that appeals to all five senses with ‘A Taste of Australian Summer’. It […]

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Pet charity Blue Cross has teamed up with qualified personal trainer and fitness instructor Born Barikor for Work Out Like A Dog intensity training boot camp in Victoria Park. Work Out Like A Dog has been created to get humans to understand and appreciate the health benefits that dogs get from their favourite outdoor activities […]

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The&Partnership has expanded its agency portfolio with the launch of a new brand experience agency, Muster. The WPP-backed agency group has brought in Tom Rutter and Alec Braun, formerly joint managing directors at Engine’s Slice, to help it launch an integrated live events agency “aimed at bringing brands and people together through unmissable experiences”. Braun, […]

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Kaon Interactive has announced that brand new virtual reality experiences have been added to the Kaon High Velocity Marketing Platform. Deployed by numerous Fortune 500 companies, this platform is used to amplify their customer engagement and communicate their complex value stories in every sales and marketing environment. Kaon VR is the only B2B marketing solution available […]

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Prostate Cancer UK has teamed up with Kinetic to raise awareness of prostate cancer amongst black men with localised billboard placements across London and Birmingham as part of its #StrongerKnowingMore campaign. Commissioned alongside media agency The7Stars, the posters feature a number of black British celebrities (including David Haye and Linford Christie) as well as Errol […]

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Blackjack Promotions has acquired Irish company Casey Recruitment, based just outside Dublin. Founded in 1998 by managing director Mary Kelly, Casey Recruitment is Ireland’s leading provider of temporary and permanent staff to Ireland’s retail industry, with a particular focus on luxury brands and the travel retail sector. Current clients include L’Oréal, William Grants and Estee […]

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TRO has announced that the Vauxhall account team achieved a record year for the automotive brand in 2016, with a total of 862 dealer support events delivered in 261 working days. The figure equates to an average of three activations delivered for the brand each day, with the team completing a dealer event booking every […]

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Benefit Cosmetics, has appointed We Are Social as its digital and social agency for Benefit UK and Ireland. Known for bringing fun, laughter and a disruptive attitude to the industry, Benefit has tasked We Are Social with developing and executing 360 digital campaigns throughout 2017. The agency will lead the creative digital strategy for the […]

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London based creative agency Duke, has been awarded the above the line (ATL), out of home (OOH), digital and social media business for Foxy Bingo and Casino. The agency won the account following a four-way competitive pitch.  The business is worth an estimated £7m. Duke has been briefed to take the creative campaign to the next […]

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Official partner of the NBA Global Games London 2017, Müller Rice, appointed Ear to the Ground to handle the brand’s sponsorship activation at the NBA Global Games London 2017. The fan marketing specialists delivered an integrated brand experience aimed at fans, whilst curating a stand out on-court moment involving Müller Rice brand ambassador, Tasty B. […]

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Graze are on a mission to beat the January blues and make weary commuters’ journeys more exciting – with the help of their #snackmob who are giving away one million Veggie Protein Power snacks across London throughout the month. Helping to make New Year’s snacking resolutions more fun, travellers at London Waterloo Station will be […]

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On January 27th and 28th, Kerb and Monkey Shoulder will be transforming The Biscuit Factory, Bermondsey in to an immersive Scottish clubhouse to celebrate Burns Night. Street food specialists Kerb have gathered a selection of their finest vendors to put on a feast of traditional Scottish fayre with a twist. The Wild game Co, Deeney’s, […]

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Asda has chosen Mischief as its retained consumer PR agency for food and drink, following a competitive pitch. The work will include strengthening positive perceptions around Asda’s own brand quality, value and innovation, as well as implementing creative seasonal consumer campaigns. Charlotte Cool, Asda’s vice president corporate affairs, said: “Both Mischief’s retail credentials and creativity […]

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Moonpig.com are bringing their #PlantASmile pop-up garden to London to help raise money for Mind and spread the message that no one should face a mental health problem alone. The #PlantASmile installation will be coming to London’s Observation Point for one day only, Monday 16th January, and will be open from sunrise and throughout the […]

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Joe Lamb, a former Edelman media expert, has created a PR and media agency that specialises in helping brands and individuals engage with Millennial audiences. Bouncy Castle London is a full service consumer PR and media agency that creates comms strategies for clients and individuals within FMCG, sport and entertainment. With over ten years PR […]

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Dating service Match is launching a coffee shop with a difference to help singles find love this January. Those looking to score a date in 2017 are encouraged to swing by Espresso Yourself – a  pop-up coffee shop serving ‘Chappuccinos’, ‘Femmericanos’ and ‘Selffees’, 3D-printed with the profile pictures of eligible Match members. The service has […]

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To celebrate the start of Cadbury Creme Egg Hunting Season, Cadbury is bringing back Cadbury Creme Egg Café with a twist.  The travelling Cadbury Creme Egg Hunting Lodge, as seen on the new Cadbury Creme Egg advert, will tour the UK from 27th January stopping off in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh. The lodge […]

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The Sloane Stanley Estate has welcomed back Four Fairies and a Prince, the Scandinavian childrenswear brand, for a third time to The Concept Store, Sloane Stanley’s permanent and dedicated space for pop-up shops at 340 King’s Road, following the brand’s huge success at the location. The 1,178 sq ft pop-up will stock Scandinavian and Dutch […]

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Global brand experience agency Jack Morton Worldwide has appointed Damian Ferrar as SVP, executive creative director. The appointment is effective immediately. Based in the agency’s London office, Damian will be leading the team’s creative offering. Damian joins Jack Morton from R/GA, where he partnered with clients to help fuel business transformation. With more than 20 […]

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To celebrate Plymouth Argyle’s draw, a celebratory load of Budweiser was delivered to Plymouth for the supporters to share around – in honour of the epic journey fans took to support their team in Liverpool on Sunday, as well as those who stayed behind to watch the game. Budweiser recruited FA Cup winner David James […]

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To celebrate the release of Resident Evil™ 7: Biohazard on 24th January 2017, Capcom has announced the opening of an immersive experience in London taking place over four days, from the 20th – 23rd January. Following a storyline inspired by the new game, Resident Evil 7: The Experience will be a 45-minute immersive experience drawing […]

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Former Eastenders star Rita Simons helped launch the Cash or Kind pop-up shop in Westfield, Stratford. The shop allows members of the public to exchange their unwanted gift cards for cash or donate the value to The Children’s Trust. The swap-shop was set up by gift card marketplace, Zeek, in response to new research showing […]

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Land Securities has signed an agreement with Service Management Group (SMG) to provide guest experience measurement tools and analysis across its portfolio of retail and leisure destinations. The launch follows a successful pilot over the last three years at Bluewater. SMG has been appointed at a portfolio level to measure and analyse customer satisfaction at […]

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Freeman has added key appointments to its agency team at FreemanXP with the appointment of Andrew Savill to the role of business development, vice president. Industry leader Lesley Mason will also be joining the FreemanXP team to act as client services director. Savill joins from TBA, where he was client development director. Prior to that […]

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Supported by a ‘say goodbye to the things you hate about smoking’ OOH campaign, the blu amnesty went live in the first week of January at key locations in London, Birmingham and Manchester. The start of January launch was the optimal time to target smokers looking for an alternative to cigarettes as part of their […]

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Marketing and communications partner, Brilliant Noise, has created a major multi-channel brand campaign for Tata Communications. Running in India until June 2017, the campaign aims to highlight Tata Communications’ diverse services portfolio that enables digital transformation for businesses and its contribution to the ‘Make in India’ narrative, celebrating the company’s customers and partners in the […]

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Freeman has announced new appointments within the EMEA region, as the local arm looks to drive growth and support its strategic business plan. A number of internal promotions have also been made in the new year, across departments including operations, client solutions and HR. Within the operations team, Chris Smith has joined as custom build […]

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Crystal Ski Holidays has launched a DOOH campaign #GetMoreWinter, targeting Londoners with  real-time snow reports, ski package deals, and resort photos. The month-long campaign runs mid-week targeting commuters and office workers looking to stave off the post-Christmas blues by booking their next holiday. The campaign is constantly evolving, providing snow alerts for specific resorts alongside […]

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To help combat the post-Christmas blues, Virgin active enlisted the help of a ‘Sweat Band’ to power commuters through the first week of January The Sweat Band showcased its motivational expertise at Leicester Square playing the UK’s Top Ten Motivating Tracks. The Sweat Band was formed after new research by Virgin Active found that half […]

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Award-winning private learning centre, Explore Learning, has appointed marketing agency, Team Eleven, to develop its communication strategy for 2017 and beyond. Team Eleven has been tasked with reviewing Explore Learning’s brand positioning and developing and articulating the strategic vision into a wider comms strategy in 2017. Team Eleven will create a manifesto for the business […]

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The world’s first ever city tour bus for dogs arrives in London from the 17-19th of January. Created by More Th>n Doggyssenti>ls, the bus tour invites owners and their dogs to experience a sightseeing experience of London. The route sees dogs taken to some of London’s best parks and city centre dog walking spots, including […]

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ITV, now home to The Voice UK, is kicking-off an interactive DOOH campaign to promote the show’s new coaching line-up ahead of the rebooted show’s debut on ITV. The week-long campaign domination features coaches Gavin Rossdale, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am who surprise shoppers passing by large-format, Ultra HD screens in shopping centres […]

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Sipsmith and Ham Yard Hotel, have collaborated once more to bring a pioneering hot gin experience to London’s private roof terrace. Back by popular demand,  Hot Gin Roof will this year explore the theme of The Classics, Sipsmith master distiller, Jared Brown, and Ham Yard Hotel bar manager, Eoin Kenny, have collaborated to reimagine classic […]

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Jack Morton Worldwide created the London New Year’s Eve Firework Display – an event it has conceived and produced for thirteen consecutive years. The display, which took place over the River Thames and the Coca-Cola London Eye, is a global showcase for the city, reflecting its dynamism, creativity and openness.  The event was seen by […]

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Land Securities has  announced visitors to its retail and leisure destinations have donated more than 30,000 gifts for disadvantaged children across the country. Following the success of the Bluewater Giving Tree, which was launched in conjunction with Heart FM in 2014, Land Securities has implemented a programme of charitable giving initiatives bespoke to each location […]

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Kru Live has appointed Ella Newton as client services director to drive forward their continued growth. Ella comes from Brands At Work, where she was the account manager responsible for cultivating new and existing client relationships and devising creative event solutions for a number of blue chip companies. Prior to that, Ella achieved a 2:1 […]

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    Wunderman UK has  announced “Give A Sock” a seasonal campaign that will provide much-needed new socks to those sleeping rough in Camden. “Give a Sock” launches in partnership with the C4WS Homeless Project, and aims to collect sackfuls of socks from local businesses, Wunderman UK staff and clients, other WPP agencies and the […]

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Lego is set to become the first client to capitalise on Primesight’s new ‘Primespot’ technology which takes the traditional ‘gold spot’ advertising seen on-screen before a film into the foyer, maximising exposure to the target audience. The technology will revolutionise how digital cinema advertising is sold, serving the advert exclusively for 15 minutes in the […]

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The agency’s new business performance to date and growing team has demanded larger premises. As of last weekend, GPJ are calling the Telenor Arena its new Norwegian home. Telenor Arena is Norway’s largest events venue with a capacity of 23,000, and has hosted world renowned acts such as the Eurovision Song Contest, as well as […]

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TRO has been appointed by BMW and Mini to deliver the brands’ experiential campaigns at Goodwood Festival of Speed for the next two years.  TRO won the business following a competitive pitch to design and deliver experiential activations at the landmark event on the automotive calendar, which sees over 200,000 attendees visit over three days. […]

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Outsourced sales agency CPM UK has been awarded the Investors in People accreditation at Gold level. Investors in People is the international standard for people management, defining how organisations can lead, and support and inspire their people. After first achieving Investors in People accreditation in 2004, the agency has been re-accredited four times, reaching Silver […]

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StreetPR provided event management and security staff for a one-day international conference, ‘Mind the Tech’, held in London in November. The conference, which formed the core of a three day programme of events, was organised by Calcalist, Israel’s equivalent of The Economist magazine, and backed by the Israeli and UK governments. StreetPR was brought in […]

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M&C Saatchi Abel has created a new initiative in collaboration with RocketSeed, entitled Stamps for Good. The campaign allows people to include a virtual stamp, linked to a specific charity, in every email they send. Stamps for Good is made up of ten virtual stamps (tiny pieces of art embedded in every email the subscriber […]

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Customer acquisition and engagement agency, Stack, has appointed Caroline Deput as planning director, marking a step in the growth of the agency. Deput will take up her new position with immediate effect, reporting into James Champ, chief strategy officer who was appointed in January this year. Joining from KitcattNohr, where she worked as planning partner […]

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Leading retail implementation agency Momentum Instore is proud to present its inaugural Future of UK Retail Report. This major industry report combines Momentum’s unique insights in retail with extensive research on consumer shopping trends, demonstrating the company’s continued commitment to driving innovation. The Future of Retail Report features crucial developments that are transforming the way […]

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Shopping centre landlord intu is taking leisure experiences in shopping centres to the next level with a virtual reality multi player family game. Christmas shoppers at intu Victoria Centre in Nottingham can step from a winter log cabin in the shopping centre to a virtual reality winter wonderland where they can decorate a Christmas tree […]

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Smart LED, a subdivision of audio visual supplier Smart AV, has delivered a full digital signage installation for the opening of Missguided’s new flagship store. Missguided, founded by Nitin Passi in 2009 as an online women’s fashion retailer, launched its first physical store in Westfield Stratford in late Novemeber. Smart LED installed two giant 3.9mm […]

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Following her work both in developing business strategy and leading successful campaigns, including those for The Economist and Coors Light, Sally McLaren has been promoted to the position of board director at real world marketing agency Sense. McLaren’s work with The Economist, in particular, has resulted in Sense launching a new agency in the US, […]

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Experiential Agency Undercurrent marks third year of 40%+ YOY turnover growth by launching two new agency propositions and purchasing brand and product launch stunt agency, House of Experience. In 2016 the Undercurrent Group grew from 18 to 35 staff, showed strong team and client retention and secured new long term accounts. Wednesday 7th December sees […]

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Catering, logistics and brand support company, GIG, has announced three key new appointments to the business. Nick Venables  has been appointed head of global sport and events with responsibility for business development, managing client relationships and project management. He will be working closely with Bonnie May, GIG’s global Operations Director, to help build on success […]

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Keen to remind everyone that Burger King have been flame grilling their burgers since 1954, Burger King France have created an interactive Christmas jumper this festive season The jumper has been specially designed to include a pocket that enables the user to display a flame video on their smartphone, using a bespoke Burger King app […]

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HomeServe is working with contact centre technology specialist Sabio to deploy a powerful speech analytics solution based on advanced technology from Verint Systems. Since going live, HomeServe’s speech analytics solution has analysed over 1 million customer interactions – enabling the company to help ensure an effortless experience for its customers. This includes identifying repeat call causes […]

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Meadowhall, Sheffield  is investing in specialised staffing in the run up to Christmas. Adopting World Host Training – used to train the Olympian helpers for London 2012 – as the basis for a Christmas boot camp, the scheme will provide an elite squad of dedicated customer service specialists to work across the Centre during the peak trading days of […]

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Creative agency Initials has boosted its creative team with the appointment of HeyHuman creative director Paul Gygi to the same role, with a specific focus on Promotional Live Engagement. Gygi will work with Initials’ executive creative director Nick Presley, and creative director of shopper Allan Guy, across the agency’s growing client portfolio including Fiat, PepsiCo […]

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Mobile giant Three has renewed its events contract with Brand & Deliver for a twelve month period, following a successful two year deal in which the agency created a series of show stopping internal and retail events. Brand & Deliver will provide content and production services at Three’s internal events as well as retail events […]

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Blitz|GES, audio visual provider to live events, has bolstered its fleet with an investment in six Barco HDX 4K20 FLEX projectors. Designed for large-scale events, the cutting edge 4K projector presents a huge leap in projection picture quality. The technology allows for projection in resolutions up to 3840 x 2400 pixels – around four times […]

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