Obama resumes work for a second term. Spielberg’s patriotic film Lincoln is riding high in the nominations. And American Airlines are re-launching with a new identity for the first time in forty-five years.
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Old Spice, which previously encouraged guys to “believe in their smelf,” now launches another U.S. campaign, which also touches on the smelling theme—“Answer the Smell of the Wild.” The new promotion, developed by Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, Ore. (the agency is behind all the campaigns the brand has rolled out in the past years), features two spots, which demonstrate how the inner beast can help you be a true man—both with ladies and in the game. With the new push, created to support the launch of the Wild Collection (Wolfthorn, Hawkridge, Foxcrest scents), Old Spice continues to reveal the secrets of manliness with a pinch of refined humor.
YouTube and Adweek partner this year to figure out which of the Super Bowl XLVII ads will be the most popular among the audience of the big game.
Traditionally, advertisers try hard this season, creating impressive and engaging Super Bowls adverts, which can potentially live on throughout the year and even start a new chapter in history of their brands. This all is made to build a stronger connection with the audience and attract more consumers, so viewers are the kings here. YouTube and Adweek invite the audience to visit the Ad Blitz gallery (YouTube is running it for the fifth consecutive year), watch all the spots online right after they air during the game on February 3, and vote for the best pieces at the end of the event through February 11.
Super Bowl is considered to be one of the major events for advertisers in the ASA, but in fact some of the brands, who advertise during the Super Bowl XLVII game, won’t see real returns on their investments. The placement is quite expensive (it can cost over $126,000 per second to show an advert), so the effect also should to be big. But it doesn’t always happen. Brand Keys revealed in their 11th annual Super Bowl Engagement Survey that the money spent on the promotion will result in revenues (building the brand’s equity, driving positive behaviour, etc.) for just about 60% of advertisers.
Surprisingly enough, now the fastest growing social media platform is not Pinterest (as it used to be), but Twitter, as reported by GlobalWebIndex. According to the study conducted across the 31 markets, the micro blogging platform is gaining momentum now and getting more active users than other social media platforms—the site is followed by Facebook and Google+, respectively.
Europe welcomes a new low-cost airline on interregional routes, HOP!, which is a combination of three Air France group’s regional airlines—Brit Air, Regional and Airlinair. Brand and design agency Brandimage has developed visual identity for the brand, whose name is synonymous with mobility and action.
The older the product, the more difficult it can be to find new ways to advertise it. Still, such a tough challenge may inspire brands to find a truly great solution—and it has been the case with Post-it notes, owned by the 3M Company, which launched a new US campaign under the “Go ahead” tagline. The new multi-platform promotion, which was devised and developed by Grey New York, plays around the totally new approach to advertising the iconic notes. Now, they are much more than just bright sticky pieces of paper for writing reminders on—they are tools for the self-expression.