Maximuscle to support Superstars show on Five

25th June 2008 | Published in Television Advertising

Maximuscle has thrown its weight behind Five’s relaunch of popular game show Superstars.
The nutrition firm will fill the opening and closing credits, as well as providing break bumpers, reports Brand Republic.

SwedishVegas announces in-restaurant social network

25th June 2008 | Published in Social Media Optimisation, Television Advertising

Restaurant chain SwedishVegas is looking to harness the power of social networking as part of its latest promotional initiative.
However, far from creating its own online environment, the franchise is instead bringing social media into the real world.

Virgin Media unveils Big Brother campaign

25th June 2008 | Published in Television Advertising

Love it or hate it, the ninth series of Big Brother kicks off on June 5th, with Virgin Media again sponsoring the series this year.
The multiplay media brand has now unveiled its ident campaign for Big Brother 9, focusing on ordinary people making unusual use of its services.

Live Honda ad successful

25th June 2008 | Published in Product Marketing, Television Advertising

Honda achieved what may be the high point of its Difficult is Worth Doing campaign on May 29th.
Unbranded advertisements over the preceding days had alerted viewers to the fact that a live commercial was due to take place at 20:10 BST on Channel 4.

Sony foam campaign rolls on

27th May 2008 | Published in Television Advertising

Sony’s eye-catching “Foam City” campaign has moved on to product-specific advertisements.
Following previous commercials which featured bouncy balls, paint explosions and giant rabbits made of modelling clay, the latest instalment in the “like.no.other” series buries the streets of Miami in lightweight foam.

Television ‘good for unfamiliar customers’

2nd May 2008 | Published in Pay Per Click Marketing, Television Advertising

Search portal Google has recommended television as the ideal medium through which to reach unfamiliar customers.
The comments come in an Inside AdWords blog post as Google announces the US roll-out of its Google TV Ads service.

BT advert ‘to feature Gremlins’

1st May 2008 | Published in Television Advertising

The new television commercial for BT’s business broadband services has a few stars besides Dragons’ Den panellist Peter Jones.
BT has revealed that 80s film stars the Gremlins are also to play a crucial role in the 90-second commercial.

BT rolls out second celebrity ad

1st May 2008 | Published in Television Advertising

Dragons’ Den judge Peter Jones is the second celebrity to feature in an advertisement for BT’s business services.
The company has announced that the investor is to succeed chef Gordon Ramsay in the series of television commercials.