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  • 5 International Women’s Day Ads You Should Watch Right Now

    It’s International Women’s Day – and individuals and organisations around the world are celebrating the achievements and progress made in gender equality, and the work that still needs to be done. In honour of this, we thought we’d highlight some of the best campaigns we’ve seen around this year’s #IWD. Many of the ads you will recognise, like the return of the awesome #ThisGirlCan campaign, but there’s also welcome surprises from Benetton, Western Union and more.

  • Viral Review: Vodafone Connects Women Around The World In International Women’s Day Campaign

    Vodafone: Connected She Can International Women’s Day is here and, along with the moving tributes, political stances and inevitable Twitter jokes, there is always the curious question of what brands ought to do on a day like this. Different brands have responded to this question in different ways. For its International Women’s Day campaign Vodafone has released two ads – ‘Connect’, which is airing internationally, and ‘ReConnect’, aimed at the UK – both of which highlight the lives of women, struggling, triumphing and everything in between.

  • 3 Takeaways For Marketers From MWC 2017

    Mobile World Congress used to be solely for smartphone unveilings and telco presentations, but over the years the trade show has grown into something much bigger. This year was no exception, with talk of future tech, virtual reality, and connected devices filling the Barcelona streets all week. This switch in focus means the show is now even more unmissable for marketers – and video marketers in particular.

  • Viral Review: Spotify Takes The Stage With A Smart, Catchy And Funny Campaign

    Article originally appeared in Campaign. For a service which boasts an estimated 40 million users, Spotify has maintained a surprisingly low public profile in Adland. This is particularly true when you compare the tech brand to its main competitors, whose preferred methods include big-budget campaigns and Justice League-style celebrity summits. But this is no longer the case. Perhaps because competition in content-streaming is greater than ever, Spotify has entered the fray with a series of smart, catchy and, crucially, funny campaigns.

  • 3 Tips For Targeting Sports Fans Around The Super Bowl

    The Super Bowl may be over, but there’s still plenty to learn from 2017’s Big Game if advertisers want to score a touchdown next year. This year’s batch of Super Bowl ads caused quite a stir, thanks to some openly political campaigns, and some very impressive stunts. In fact, Hyundai’s spot was such a success that it topped our Super Bowl Effectiveness Chart – attaining an EQ score of 6.1 and causing a strong emotional response in 62% of viewers.