Facebook is continuing to trial the paid messages service that allows users to contact those who are outside their circle of friends. Normally, private messages sent by non-friends would get filtered to the Other folder, but now those who pay a fee can send it directly to the Inbox. The profits generated through the new service will go to Facebook—the company is not planning to share them with the celebrity users, who are the major element of the scheme.
Author: Anna Rudenko
Adidas has unveiled the 2013/14 Chelsea Home kit, which focuses on the dominant color of the legendary London Football Club’s visual identity—the blue. Just like Guinness used to ‘paint’ the town black for Arthur’s Day in a festive commercial back in 2012, in the new video adidas covers footballers with the blue paint—as part of the “It’s Blue, What Else Matters” advertising campaign.
Greenpeace UK is calling the global audience to help save the world from a large amount of CO2 emissions. The environmental activist network has teamed up with London-based Man+Hatchet creative agency to launch a new video with a «change the world» idea behind it. The spot encourages people to sign a petition to European politicians asking them to vote in the coming weeks to reduce pollution from new cars.
Volkswagen has added a new portion of blue shade to its “Think Blue.” approach with the launch of the new international campaign “Think Blue.Book.”. The new promotion, which starts with an eco up! commercial, traditionally celebrates the sustainable technologies used in Volkswagen’s new fuel-efficient, low-emission models. A few other videos are set to follow in the coming months.
Facebook is promoting its Home for Android interface in a new ad that aired in the USA during the Final Four on CBS on Saturday. The “Airplane” commercial by Wieden+Kennedy celebrates Home’s virtue which lies in enabling Facebook users to stay connected with friends anywhere and anytime, without making extra clicks on their mobile devices.
The creative collaboration between Pepsi and Beyoncé enters a new phase with the launch of an international campaign inspired by the “moment of now” philosophy. The brand has kicked off a new promotion by 180 LA, encouraging its fans to remember the past, while living the present moment to the fullest.
Facebook has finally unveiled its long-awaited software Facebook Home that enhances Android smartphones, making them more integrated into the social-media world. The steady stream of posts and photos from friends on Facebook is the first thing users see when they turn on the phone with the installed Home. Facebook notes that new product is not a new operating system or a smartphone, but a “family of apps that puts your friends at the heart of your phone.”
Commemorating its 150th anniversary, Perrier is launching a global digital campaign that invites fans to participate in the brand’s ‘Secret Society’ party in Paris and virtually live someone else’s live for a while. The website Perrier Secret Place, developed by Ogilvy & Mather Paris, helps unlock an unparallel, super-natural 360° gaming experience that resembles the style of the previous Perrier’s campaigns, such as Dita von Teese’s gothic mansion and Le Club Perrier.
MINI introduces a new element to its “Design with Bite” campaign for the Paceman car, started back in January 2013. Now, the brand invites its global fan community to embark on an epic urban ride through a night city on the dedicated website. The users face various challenges during the online “Discover Your Inner Paceman” journey behind the wheel of the virtual blue MINI Paceman. In the end, MINI defines the inner personality of the user based the choices that were made throughout the ride.