December 7th sees the return of Most Contagious, which is the acclaimed year-end event staged by Contagious in London. It makes sense of the most important trends in marketing, technology and consumer culture from the past year and analyses what impact these ideas will have on the immediate future for brands and agencies. The event includes […]
Ogilvy K1ND recently helped KFC launch its very first WeChat-based Virtual Reality Charity Gallery in a campaign aimed at raising awareness about autism. Featuring KFC ambassador Chris Lee, the cutting-edge VR gallery was built using StoryBuilder, a proprietary tool developed by Ogilvy K1ND that brings together the power of social and virtual reality. With the […]
As the VR craze sets in, everyone is wondering how it’s going to apply to the world of advertising. French agency MNSTR and client J&B Whisky (Moët Hennessy Diageo) are leading the pack with the launch of the brand’s new ‘J&B Rare Stories’ campaign. This 4-episode saga is the first graphic web series to feature […]
Havana Club Rum is launching a pop-up experience in Soho on 11 August built on the foundation of Havana’s cultural pillars: food, music, colour and drink. The ‘Casa Havana’ will house a bar, ticketed restaurant and artwork all curated and inspired by Havana. The brand has also commissioned an VR experience within the space, where […]
Absolut Labs unveils Absolut deadmau5 – an interactive virtual reality gaming experience created in collaboration with world renowned electronic musician Deadmau5, which invites fans to join the artist on an epic night out in his own virtual world. As the latest venture from Absolut Labs, the brand’s nightlife think-tank and idea incubator, Absolut deadmau5 is […]
Creative agency, Space, has developed a ground breaking virtual reality distillery tour for the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky, Glenfiddich. The VR experience created by Space – called “Journey into the Mind of the Malt Master” – is an ambitious project which immerses viewers, no matter where they are in the world, into […]
McDonald’s Sweden is launching a promotion that invites kids to turn Happy Meal boxes into virtual-reality viewers. Dubbed Happy Goggles, some 3,500 of them will be made available at 14 restaurants over the weekends of March 5 and March 12. The price is about $4.10. The push is tied to the Swedish “Sportlov” recreational holiday, during […]
According to this video, Coca-Cola can easily equip anyone in the country with a free Google Cardboard-style VR viewer. The video shows how a 12-can fridge pack or any other Coca-Cola packaging can be easily converted into a virtual reality viewer for an iPhone or other smartphones, drawing primarily from Google Cardboard specs. It is […]
Oreo is the latest brand to jump on the virtual reality (VR) bandwagon with a film that takes viewers on a whimsical tour of its ‘Wonder Vault,’ the magical place where its cookie flavours are dreamed up. In the film, viewers are walked through what looks like a VR version of Candy Land to see […]
Cognac brand Martell in partnership with creative agency AKQA, has created packaging that transforms into a virtual reality (VR) headset to take fans on a journey from Cognac to Shanghai. The packaging for the limited edition ‘La French Touch’ Martell cognac can be made into a Google Cardboard VR headset and when combined with rendering software […]