15 Feb 2013
| by Ben Bold
BT has expressed its shock over the news that brand ambassador Oscar Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
The advertising watchdog has banned a Phones 4U ad promoting an upgrade to a Samsung Galaxy SIII, after rival Carphone Warehouse complained the ad was misleading.
Cisco Systems is being sued by East Carolina University for the "unauthorised use" of the university's "tomorrow starts here" slogan.
28 Nov 2012
| by Richard Warren, joint chief executive, DLKW Lowe
What's worth discussing, though, is the 'look and feel', and the end line 'We can help', particularly, in the context of the recent turnaround in DSG's UK performance; the successful repelling of Best Buy; and the demise of Comet.
Microsoft will feature The Hobbit characters Gandalf and Bilbo in advertising for its Windows Phone 8 operating system, after securing a partnership with Warner Bros.
Nintendo is dropping celebrities from its advertising, as part of the launch of its Wii U video-game console.
23 Oct 2012
| by Sarah Stratford, managing partner - strategy, ais London
There are too many character ads these days, but here is one that manages to entertain without detracting from its message.
The Microsoft-owned Xbox brand will use consumers' Facebook information in live TV ads, as part of the re-launch campaign for its Halo video-game franchise.
Sony Mobile is to shift from its 'Made of imagination' positioning as it aims to push the near-field communication (NFC) credentials of its smartphones.
Tesco, Apple and Google are among more than 50 non-Olympic-sponsor brands understood to have bought ad packages around Channel 4's coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.