April fool’s advert no joke for Turkish sweet giant
ANKARA — An April fool’s day advert from the Turkish confectionery giant whose stable includes top brands Godiva and McVitie’s has proved to be...
TBWA wins Agency of the Year Award
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Nanette Franco-Diyco
TBWASantiago Mangada Puno, which already broke records by winning five Agency of the Year awards (in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011),...
The importance of cross selling
Getting The Edge In Professional Selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
LARGE COMPANIES which carry hundreds of different items will often task individuals to sell specific lines or...
Saving Cool Britannia image from Brexit bruise
LONDON — Brexit challenges Britain’s global image of openness and tolerance, but Cool Britannia has what it takes to avoid being suddenly rebranded as...
Snap a photo of a receipt, get a rebate
IT’S A NOVEL IDEA, taking a photo of one’s grocery receipt and uploading it to an app which will then give the user rebates...
YouTube’s Top 10 Ads in the second half of 2016
VIDEO-SHARING platform YouTube Philippines recently released its list of Top 10 ads for the second half of 2016 — a list that included sentimental...
Globe creates love that moves
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Nanette Franco-Diyco
OVER THE WEEKEND in Pattaya, Thailand, Globe won a precious silver award in the 19th Adfest, a prestigious advertising awards-giving body...
Google tools up to fix ads in wrong places
LONDON — Google, which has seen a slew of companies withdraw ads after they appeared alongside extremist content, said Tuesday it was introducing new...
Might of the determined
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
ATHLETIC APPAREL brand Under Armour stages the Philippine leg of its regional fitness challenge, “Test of Will,” this weekend, the...
Kylie Padilla joins Watsons endorsers
ASIAN HEALTH and beauty retailer Watsons has announced the inclusion of actress Kylie Padilla into the ranks of Watsons-label brands many endorsers: actor Edu...
Birch Tree challenges as ‘everybody’s milk’
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Nanette Franco-Diyco
BIRCH TREE Fortified was recently launched in the huge milk category, where consumers are always on the lookout for more affordable...
Targeting the right customers
Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull
Nowadays, few companies engage in cold calling. In most cases, this strategy fails to provide the necessary...