11 Jul Olympic Advertising Deadline Imminent
Brands that have been using Olympic athletes in their adverts have until July 18th to cease, in order to protect official sponsors. Click here for story....
Author: Daniel Cross
11 Jul Barclays Pull Adverts Following Scandal
Barclays have put all planned advertising on ice after the damaging LIBOR scandal, while Stephen Merchant has quit his voice-over role citing “increasing commitments in the US”. Click here for story....
11 Jul Cee-Lo Green To Promote Rice Wine
Cee-Lo Green takes on a creative brand marketing role for Ty Ku Sake. Click here for story....
11 Jul Channel 5 Rapped For Nestlé Mentions
Ofcom uphold complaint that Myleene Klass’s daytime show gave “undue prominence” to Nestlé products. Click here for story....
11 Jul Nike Makes Boots From Beans, Bottles
Nike unveil their new ultra-light football boot, made of beans and plastic bottles (honestly). Click here for story....
05 Jul Speaking Urinal Cake
This piece kit warns you of drink driving… from beyond the grion. wired.com...
05 Jul Facebook to add a ‘want’ button?
It looks like Facebook are developing a ‘want’ button which could lead to Facebook linking straight through to purchase points… techcrunch.com...
05 Jul Anti trust addressed by Google
The European Commission brought an anti trust case against Google, which it is now fighting against. brandrepublic.com...
05 Jul Music apps back on Android?
Android’s operating system is now the most popular in the world, and it looks like Google is trying to get itself back as being popular with app developers. hypebot.com...
05 Jul UK Album Sales Drop
Album sales have dropped 13% this quarter in the UK, growth in the digital economy has failed to make up for it. billboard.biz...