08 May 2013
McDonald s has launched a campaign, by Leo Burnett, to promote its American-themed range of burgers. The promotion began on 1 May and will last five weeks. Each week, a TV spot will advertise a different burger that represents a specific US location. The TV activity be supported by national press executions....
08 May 2013
Cornetto has continued its rebrand with the launch of "cupidity", a series of four short love stories. The YouTube films, created by MoFilm and RSA Films, are called "Kismet Diner", "X-phoba" "beauty the geek" and "Margot". They are aimed at a teen audience, with the message: "Enjoy the ride, love...
08 May 2013
Microsoft has launched a TV and print campaign, created by Wunderman, promoting the privacy features of Internet Explorer. The TV spot gives examples of situations where people would want to share information, but shows extraneous information they may want to keep private such as a parent wanting...
08 May 2013
Acer has launched an online spot featuring the DJ Ti sto. The three-minute film, created by Mother, broke last week on YouTube and promotes the brand s Aspire P3 Ultrabook. The protagonist in the ad is Ti sto s assistant, Vernon, who uses his Acer computer to organise his boss diary and also to explore...
08 May 2013
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has created a TV spot for the Britvic-owned soft-drink brand Robinsons. The ad, which will run as 30- and 60-second executions, broke on ITV during Britain s Got Talent last weekend. It shows two boys playing together outside and, after the day s activities, they race home for a...
08 May 2013
M ller has launched a campaign starring the X Factor judge and former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger to promote its luxury yoghurts. The ad, which was created by VCCP, introduces the De Luxe Corner yoghurts. In the spot, Scherzinger reclines on a sofa and eats a Marc De Champagne-flavoured...
02 May 2013
Cuprinol, the AkzoNobel wood-care brand, has released a ten-second ad to run across TV and online. It shows a garden chair throwing a tantrum and crying, only to be soothed when it receives a coat of paint from the Cuprinol Shades range. The spot, which was created by 18 Feet Rising and is part of...
02 May 2013
Burton's Biscuit Company has released two ten-second TV ads as part of a 1.2 million campaign to promote two new variants of its Cadbury Fabulous Fingers. The spots, created by VCCP, depict the chocolate fingers as characters from 80s-style American soap operas, carrying on the theme from a previous...
02 May 2013
Creative
Justin Tindall
Executive creative director, Leo Burnett
When counselled for his feelings on the wonders of digital photography, David Bailey responded: "It just means the world will be full of more shit pictures."
A damning indictment of the democratisation of creativity, maybe?...
02 May 2013
Virgin Holidays is launching a campaign that urges customers to unleash their mojo. The TV spot was created by M C Saatchi Group and will first air on 4 May during Britain s Got Talent on ITV. In the 40-second ad, a family escapes the daily grind by going on holiday. It closes with the line: "You see,...