Tesco is seeking to take the stress out of finding Christmas presents by launching an app that trawls social media to generate gift ideas. Users of the ‘Secret Scan-ta’ app are invited to input the Twitter handle of the person they are buying the gift for
Hoping to promote some holiday cheer (and public canoodling), TGIF U.K. is testing the use of mistletoe-toting drones in one of its restaurants. The mistletoe-bedecked mini-aircraft are hovering above and around diners at the Royal Exchange restaurant in Manchester, U.K., according to the Manchester Evening News and other outlets (see video below). There is precedent: Last
Argos has unveiled an online game to help shoppers buy the right Christmas presents that takes inspiration from online dating app Tinder. The Christmas Gift Finder allows users to swipe products one way to save them in a list or swipe them in the other direction to discard
Possibly my favourite category of Christmas commercials, and this year sees, in my opinion, 2014's winner. Yes, I said it, there's a better ad than John Lewis. Enjoy! Sainsbury's UK - Christmas is for sharing Built on a beautiful insight steeped in history Sainsbury's have touched the
Burberry UK - From London with Love Burberry's short film Christmas commercial takes us on a “magical gifting journey” travelling through a world of “Britishness, heritage, music and weather”. 12 year old Romeo Beckham, who stars in the ad, was reportedly paid $84,000 for his days work. Boots UK - ‘Because
Today sees the release of John Lewis's ever-favourite Christmas commercial and with less than 50 days until the big day, these much anticipated retail ads have already started to appear on our screens. So let's look at a round up of the best ones so far: John Lewis UK
EBay has launched its first global campaign and has revamped its homepage. "Shop the world" launched Oct. 13 and coincides with the debut of a sleeker, carefully edited homepage. The 19-year-old company's homepage has long been a search-driven affair, though the company last year debuted Collections, enabling
Last week in The Sun, Lidl published a lovely tongue-in-cheek ad taking a swipe at rival Morrisons’ new price match scheme. The ad lists steps including registering the card on the Morrisons website when shoppers must then “Tell them how many people live in your
I came across an article from the UK some time ago that now, being a mum resonates quite profoundly. It was titled '12 ways for retailers to appeal to mums' and there are some solid lessons in here that all Australian retailers could learn from. Why
All you need is a short memory to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time claims the new Foot Locker advert. Sports stars’ talent usually does not extend to acting, as proved by the wooden performances of David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton in
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