Saturday 23 September 2017

Saturday edition: Uber loses licence in London | Harrods closes its 124-year-old bank | Sainsbury's shoots ad entirely with Snapchat Spectacles | and more...

Campaign: Brands

Campaign: Brands
September 23, 2017
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Uber loses licence in London
Uber loses licence in London

Ben Bold

Transport for London has refused to renew Uber's private hire licence to operate in London because it is "not fit and proper" and has demonstrated a "lack of corporate responsibility".

Industry reacts: Uber may deserve to lose license but it sends the wrong message about London
Industry reacts: Uber may deserve to lose license but it sends the wrong message about London

Emily Tan and Simon Gwynn

Uber's past behaviour hasn't helped its case with Transport for London but does revoking its license send the wrong message about the capital?

Harrods closes its 124-year-old bank
Harrods closes its 124-year-old bank

Emily Tan

Harrods has notified customers that it is time to move their accounts from its banking services.

Sainsbury's shoots ad entirely with Snapchat Spectacles
Sainsbury's shoots ad entirely with Snapchat Spectacles

Emily Tan

Sainsbury's and creative agency Gravity Road have worked with Snapchat to create the first UK ad shot on Spectacles.

Fetch strikes back at Uber lawsuit and claims non-payment
Fetch strikes back at Uber lawsuit and claims non-payment

Emily Tan

James Connelly, the chief executive of Fetch Media, has struck back at Uber's lawsuit by claiming the agency had already terminated its relationship with the ride-sharing company due to non-payment.

Uber sues Dentsu's Fetch Media for 'fake clicks'
Uber sues Dentsu's Fetch Media for 'fake clicks'

Olivia Parker

Uber filed a lawsuit against Fetch Media in San Francisco yesterday, suing the agency for a host of allegations including breach of contract, fraud and negligence.

Facebook bans Friction Free Shaving's #Shoga ad for 'implied nudity'
Facebook bans Friction Free Shaving's #Shoga ad for 'implied nudity'

Emily Tan

Friction Free Shaving's (FFS) first digital campaign has been banned by Facebook because it involves a nude woman, modesty bars notwithstanding.

Famous Five go on a rail adventure in nostalgic GWR campaign
Famous Five go on a rail adventure in nostalgic GWR campaign

Brittaney Kiefer

Great Western Railway has revived children's book characters The Famous Five in an animated brand campaign aiming to spark people's love for rail travel.

John Lewis pioneers Facebook's 360 shoppable ad
John Lewis pioneers Facebook's 360 shoppable ad

Emily Tan

John Lewis has become the first UK retailer to trial 360 advertising on Facebook as part of its "Only here" autumn campaign.

Ryanair pilots turn down extra cash to get planes off the ground
Ryanair pilots turn down extra cash to get planes off the ground

Simon Gwynn

A group of Ryanair pilots has turned down a bonus of £12,000 each to work additional days in an effort by the airline to mitigate its flight cancellation crisis.

Ikea offers cushions, deck chairs and cinnamon buns to Sheffield
Ikea offers cushions, deck chairs and cinnamon buns to Sheffield

Gurjit Degun

Ikea has created a "Wonderful everyday" tour in Sheffield ahead of a new store launch with an array of artwork, food, community makeovers and family events taking over the city.

Public Health England reveals new tech-focused marketing strategy
Public Health England reveals new tech-focused marketing strategy

Gemma Charles

Public Health England has unveiled a three-year strategy up to 2020, which places technology at the heart of its mission to improve the nation's health.

Direct Line's drones will be used to rescue people at sea
Direct Line's drones will be used to rescue people at sea

Ben Bold

Direct Line and Saatchi & Saatchi London have formed the first partnership making use of its pioneering "Fleetlights" drone technology and donated a fleet of waterproofed drones to Caister Lifeboat Service.

Thomson starts rebranding its network to TUI
Thomson starts rebranding its network to TUI

Emily Tan

Travel company Thomson has kicked off its branding campaign for its name change to TUI.

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"Transparency is keeping me up at night" Marc Pritchard

Georganna Simpson

Campaign talks to P&G's marketing chief Pritchard about demanding more from digital, the importance of reach and why one-to-one engagement is the next frontier in advertising.


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