25 Mar 2013
| by Thinkbox
Winning four Silvers at D&AD and a Gold Cannes Lion, this ad for Unilever's Lynx body spray was also shortlisted three times at the 2005 British Arrows awards.
25 Mar 2013
| by Suzanne Bidlake
TV ads for Blackcurrant Tango, the NSPCC and Lynx are the standout executions chosen by Ben Tollett and Emer Stamp, the joint executive creative directors at Adam & Eve DDB, in the latest in this series created in association with Thinkbox and Brand Republic.
Old Spice pokes some fun at marketing directors in a YouTube ad that announces the arrival of "Director Wolfdog, Old Spice's new Director of Marketing" and promotes the brand's Wild Collection.
Social media spending as a percentage of marketing budgets will more than double over the next five years, according to a survey of almost 500 chief marketing officers in the US, which also found integration of social remains a key issue.
04 Feb 2013
| by Thinkbox
Despite initially "bombing" in focus groups, Ronseal's "does exactly what it says on the tin" strapline has become a part of language and secured the brand its position as market leader.
Unilever, P&G and Kraft are the "most social" brand owners. However, too many social media campaigns are short-term and low-budget and are still failing to quantify their impact on sales, market share or other financial metrics, according to a new report.
18 Jan 2013
| by Matt Kingdon
In this extract from his book 'The Science of Serendipity: How to Unlock the Promise of Innovation', Matt Kingdon, co-founder of ?What If!, examines how large organisations can still be innovative.
10 Dec 2012
| by Alice Dunn
What sort of people are most likely to respond to direct mail, asks Alice Dunn, marketing executive, Kantar Media.
It is all change at Kimberly-Clark's European marketing team, while Sky's Mike Darcey is to replace Tom Mockridge at News International in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.
Former Sony marketer Ben Moore joins creative agency Anomaly while Molson Coors' managing director of brands Chris McDonough is set to exit, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing and media.