20 May 2013
The Army is releasing a TV ad as part of a wider campaign called "step up" to recruit 10,000 soldiers and officers by the end of the year. The spot is shot from the perspective of a new recruit s boots and shows various situations a soldier may go through. The ad was created by JWT. It was written...
17 May 2013
Polycell is releasing an ad by 18 Feet Rising to promote its new Quick Drying Polyfilla Spray product. In the spot, a son is instructed how to fill a crack in the wall by by his father, who, it turns out, is literally talking out of his arse. The spot will initially be released online with plans...
16 May 2013
The online gaming company Jackpotjoy is releasing two interactive TV spots. The ads, created by Isobel, were shot in front of a live audience and take the form of a game show, hosted by former EastEnders acress Barbara Windsor. The ads depict tongue-in-cheek challenges such as "Which wheelie bin...
15 May 2013
Cancer Research UK s women-only fundraising initiative, Race for Life, will air two TV spots during Britain s Got Talent on Saturday as part of an interactive campaign to rally support.
The first ad shows hordes of runners supporting cancer sufferers and asks viewers to send in messages via oicancer.org....
15 May 2013
Jaguar is releasing a global advertising campaign to promote the launch of its F-Type sports car. The campaign was created by Spark44. A teaser ad for the car will debut on TV on 20 May, with the full version first airing on 25 May, and will run until July. The spot will also air in cinemas and be supported...
14 May 2013
The German power-tools manufacturer Stihl has released a TV ad as part of a campaign that also comprises press, radio and digital elements. The spot, by Publicis Conseil, is running across French TV channels and on YouTube. It shows a group of workers in the Arctic carving an ice garden using Stihl...
14 May 2013
Marks Spencer has launched a brand campaign for M S Food that spans TV, online and print. It was created by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y R. One of the TV ads shows a couple having a picnic under an upturned boat in order to escape the miserable British weather. A voiceover by the actress Anna Friel...
10 May 2013
Puma has created an online tool called Dance Dictionary to promote its Sync range of fragrances. The campaign, by Grey London, sees Puma collaborate with freestyle dancers to compile a dance lexicon. People can use the dictionary to create messages and share them through social networks and e-mail....
09 May 2013
Sony Mobile has teamed up with members of the bands OK Go and Pyyramids to create a music video to promote the Xperia Z smartphone. The musicians travelled to Mount Nuolja in Sweden with the photographer Martien Mulder to see the Northern Lights and used the Xperia Z to create an audiovisual piece that...
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....