The summer heatwave across Europe generated a boost in sales for brewing giant Heineken in 2018. But despite sales rising across all of its global markets, growth in the Americas, Asia and Africa slowed down, according to the company’s third quarter financial results released on 24 October. Volumes in Europe rose by 2.2% in the penultimate […]
DEWAR’S Blended Scotch whisky announced the launch of a $15M global marketing push around its “Live True” campaign, which magnifies the brand’s obsession with doing things twice to make them better as a nod to its double-aging process. Running through end of 2019, the multi-market effort features a new TV anthem with Scottish actor […]
Premiering on screens around the world, George Clooney returns in his latest installment as a Nespresso brand ambassador, as he’s never been seen before. ‘The Quest’ sees George Clooney suited up in armour, majestically saving a medieval kingdom before hitting the streets of New York City on a quest to find his heart’s desire, […]
Taxi Studio has collaborated with Carlsberg on a major global rebrand, unifying its diverse markets with a simple yet versatile identity system that champions the principles of great Danish design. Following extensive research into the brand’s 171-year heritage, Carlsberg’s famous brand elements have been carefully re-crafted for the first time in several years, striking the […]
Soft Republick is the extraordinary new ice cream brand proposition from Unilever-owned Wall’s. Designed by I-AM, Soft Republick is setting out to disrupt and energise the global soft ice market, with the concept ‘Where art meets ice cream’. This summer, Brighton and Istanbul play host to a range of Soft Republick experiences that encourage self-expression, […]
Costa Coffee has turned to branding and communications agency Our Design Agency (ODA) to support with the delivery of its first brand colour toolkit to assist with embedding consistency across its international markets. As a global brand, Costa Coffee currently serves 31 markets including China, UAE and the UK. As the brand continues to enjoy […]
Heineken has awarded the global advertising business for Sol to J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. After a short and non-traditional pitch involving three international agencies, Heineken selected J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam as its global partner to develop the new assets for the Sol Brand internationally. Sol, the original Mexican beer born in 1899, is one of […]
McDonald’s celebrates the incredible highs and lows of being a football fan during the FIFA World Cup with a new campaign telling them ‘We’re with you’, created as part of their official sponsorship of the tournament. Created by Leo Burnett London, the new campaign includes a film that broke internationally on the first day of […]
Absolut has launched a ‘Global Selfie’ campaign to celebrate the launch of its limited edition ‘Absolut World’ vodka. The campaign invited travellers flying from Frankfurt and Singapore to upload a picture of themselves via Absolut.com/globalselfie with their name, age, city and recommend places they love eating, drinking and getting together with friends at in their […]
Coca-Cola debuted the next generation of its Freestyle soda dispenser that lets people wirelessly connect with a machine when they enter an outlet with one using a mobile app and Bluetooth. Customer can then request a drink and create new custom mixes of flavors straight from the app, according to a press release. The Freestyle […]