YouTube is moving ahead with the message that ‘brands should act as publishers’ in Europe, signing up Nespresso as its debut brand partner here, after earlier pilot schemes in the US. Speaking at YouTube’s Brandcast event earlier this week, Dan Cobley, Google’s UK MD, told attendees Nespresso would be the first European partner for the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_LFOvbG-Ko&feature=youtu.be #FUTBOLNOW – Pepsi builds global excitement for a yearlong football platform with the launch of a new campaign, “The Trick,” starring four-time “FIFA World Player of the Year” Leo Messi, #10. The fast-paced 30-second TV spot opens on Messi performing a fancy footwork trick with an iconic can of Pepsi. Football enthusiasts around the […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVHwYu2gAU The Coca-Cola Company announced they will work to bring Ekocenter– a kiosk designed to improve the well-being of communities – to 20 countries by the end of 2015. The project is in partnership with DEKA R&D, IBM, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), McCann Health, NRG Energy (NRG), Qualcomm Technologies and UPS. Coca-Cola’s announcement brings to […]
BrandOpus has designed the limited edition 80th anniversary packaging for Twinings English Breakfast tea, which the consultancy says was the ‘first designer tea’. The tea was created in 1933 to accompany the popular breakfast choices of the day. BrandOpus has worked with Twinings on a number of previous projects including the Signature Blends range, Everyday […]
Fortnum & Mason approached Decide (formerly tdg The Design Group) in the Autum of 2011 to redesign their entire tea range to improve shopper navigation at shelf by effectively communicating the various tea categories in a variety of formats (loose tea and tea bags) in an attractive and engaging manner capitalising on Fortnum & Mason’s heritage […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0bcb62ip4 First the brand overcame the Government, then it was the scourge of wine, followed by the pressure from mans significant other, and now the problem is that men have simply become too busy for beer. Whether it’s working late, fixing the roof, attending a second cousin’s wedding – there’s always something that bumps having […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_sOE_y2FM&feature=share&list=PLnaDuH6eNKoFEzResQRasGYR0E5A_gn6q Baileys is releasing a TV spot as part of a £10 million push across Western Europe to promote its Chocolate Luxe drink. The new drink is a mixture of Baileys Irish Cream and Belgian Chocolate, and was created by Anthony Wilson, the principal liquid developer at its parent company Diageo and whose father helped […]
A long running print campaign for Jack Daniels is to be launched in Australia, via the Arnold Furnace agency. The campaign, entitled ‘postcards from Lynchburg’, has commenced with an execution detailing “everything from the difference between whiskey and bourbon to the fact that the Scotch industry uses old Jack Daniel’s barrels.” “All have a unique […]
Newhall Coffee Roasting Company declared its covenant to answer the urgent, life-sustaining necessities of mankind through sales of coffee. Starting October 8, and through the end of the year, each 2lb bag of “I Was Hungry” coffee sold at Costco, Sam’s Club and online at newhallcoffee.com will provide 10 meals to suffering children in America […]
A change of environment can enhance the experience of enjoying whisky by up to 20%, according to the world’s first scientific study exploring the senses and taste of whisky. The study has exciting implications for people enjoying whisky in their own homes, and for the way pubs, bars and restaurants could be designed in the […]