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LessEn is more: ULI global initiative targets building energy efficiency

9th Aug 2010

The Urban Land Institute (ULI), the global not-for-profit research and education organisation for the real estate industry, is today launching the UK roll-out of LessEn: a global initiative to reduce energy consumption in existing commercial buildings.

Based around a web portal, LessEn aims to become the world’s largest free resource…

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US survey reveals what women want online

9th Aug 2010

Yahoo! and Added Value survey finds that content-rich websites, not social networks, are the hot ticket for brands marketing to women. Titled Connectonomics, the survey examines how and why women are using different kinds of online channels on a daily basis. The study is aimed at providing brands with a…

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Marvellous launches “Guest Hospitality App” for events and hospitality industries

7th Jul 2010

Marvellous is set to transform the events and hospitality industries with a fast-track, Guest Hospitality App.

Formula One leaders, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, will use the App to check-in VIP guests to its hospitality suites at the British Grand Prix (9-11 July 2010, Silverstone).

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Love football? You'll love the Venue Finder App

30th Jun 2010

We’ve been bringing fans from other countries together over football for the last few weeks. And while we are still aching after England, there is a lot of football left to enjoy.

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Win a Boots Smooth Skin powered by iPulse every week!

21st Jun 2010

Every week from 14 June until 6 August, iPulse is giving away a Boots Smooth Skin powered by iPulse, worth £325. To enter, simply log in to Facebook http://www.facebook.com/iPulseSmoothSkin  and answer a simple competition question. Easy!

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Vauxhall Corsa is helping fans find football in June and July

11th Jun 2010

Meet up to watch and celebrate the beautiful game with Vauxhall Corsa Venue Finder on Facebook. Find venues to watch football with fans from all nations. Select a nation then select your area. It’s that easy.

The Vauxhall Corsa Venue Finder App enables fans to find each other and the…

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Here come the iPulse Smooth Skin girls! Say goodbye to unwanted hair and hello to skin that’s ready to wear

10th Jun 2010

Created by hair removal experts, iPulse technology is available in the UK exclusively as Boots Smooth Skin.

iPulse has developed revolutionary technology to permanently reduce unwanted hair – this technology is available in the UK as Boots Smooth Skin, developed in conjunction with the Boots Centre for Innovation.

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The Mall Ilford is celebrating football in June with its Keepy Uppy Challenge

8th Jun 2010

Enter The Mall Ilford Keepy Uppy Challenge and win a £1000 World Cup Football Package.

Entering is easy. Upload a video of you completing the highest number of Keepy Uppies. A keepy-uppy involves using your feet, legs, head, chest and shoulders to keep the ball from touching the ground.…

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th2ng and Film Club create commercial for Asda’s George

2nd Jun 2010

Live action production company th2ng has joined forces with animation company Film Club to create a mixed-media ad for Asda’s clothing brand George. The ad was commissioned by Fallon and will air this month.

The commercial highlights George’s value and quality schoolwear ahead of the new school year in September.

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th2ng directs online commercials for Hotmail

28th May 2010

th2ng director, Secret Agent, has directed a series of online commercials for Hotmail through the UK office of US Agency, Creature.

The commercials feature a woman seated at her office desk having a ‘work out,’ using the likes of a stapler, paper clips and other desktop items instead of visiting…

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Oxford Street's dancing builders

24th May 2010

New Transport Minister Theresa Villiers is calling for “value for money” in London’s £16bn Crossrail project.

So it’s thumbs up to a group of builders employed by The Plaza shopping centre (located in the heart of the Crossrail works on Oxford Street) who put tea breaks to one side to…

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New CFO appointed at Metalysis

17th May 2010

Guppy Dhariwal, a former finance director for Lord Sugar and the late Lord Weinstock, and until recently Director of Finance and Business Services at Aston University, has joined Metalysis as Chief Financial Officer.

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th1ng takes The Big Personality Test for BBC One’s Child Of Our Time

12th May 2010

th1ng has designed the identity, opening titles  and in-programme graphics for The Big Personality test, the new programme in BBC One’s landmark series Child of Our Time.

th1ng’s design duo , Alon Ziv and Shay Hamias, created the logo and graphics using a mixture of live action, 3DCGI and After…

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JWT calls in th1ng for HSBC Global TV Campaign

23rd Apr 2010

Award-winning production company th1ng has been commissioned by JWT London to direct and produce twelve adverts for a global TV ad campaign for HSBC to promote its HSBC Advance account.

Created by ‘Anthony Farquhar-Smith,’ one of the directing trio Tom, Dick & Harry at th1ng, the ads show how HSBC…

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KINGSTON FOOD FESTIVAL

15th Apr 2010

FOOD LOVERS TAKE NOTE - the forthcoming Kingston Food Festival will take place in Kingston on April 16, 17 and 18 and it’s set to be better than ever!

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th1ng wins ITV vote for General Election Debate commercial

13th Apr 2010

th1ng has directed a commercial for ITV promoting the first televised leaders’ debate in General Election history. The first of the 90-minute sessions will be screened on ITV1 on Thursday April 15.

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New Storytelling Service for Sharper Sustainability Messages

29th Mar 2010

Greenpoint PR, a leading specialist public relations consultancy and Writers 4 Management, the professional business writing service behind the book Conversations with Green Gurus, are launching Sustainability Storytelling: a new way to help organisations and brands communicate their sustainability credentials more effectively—without greenwashing.

Drawing on the combined experiences and talents…

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Two new directors to join th2ng

19th Mar 2010

Live Action Production company th2ng have snapped up directors Nick Miekle and Anthony Chen to expand its roster of experienced and emerging directorial talent. They will both be directing commercials exclusively through th2ng.

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John Healey MP meets new employees helping Metalysis scale up for global commercial opportunities

18th Mar 2010

With its rich heritage in steelmaking and manufacturing, south Yorkshire is the ideal location for Metalysis, a business that is set to revolutionise the creation of speciality metal alloys using its innovative green technology.

John Healey MP, whose constituency is home to Metalysis, met several of the firm’s new employees…

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The Plaza Oxford Street launches free Music Festival

12th Mar 2010

The Plaza on London’s famous Oxford Street is hosting a ‘Stars in their Eyes’-style music festival in aid of three London charities.

Celebrity look-a-likes ‘Elton John’, ‘Stevie Wonder’ and ‘Frank Sinatra’ will be playing live from 17th March on a baby grand piano which will be donated by The Plaza…

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New solution from Changefirst enables organisations to deliver change more effectively

11th Mar 2010

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Changefirst, a global leader in change management solutions,…

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Ever wondered what you’d look like as a pet? Now there is an app for that...

10th Mar 2010

Nokia Ovi store has been gifted with an innovative app that morphs pictures of human faces into pets. You can then send pictures via MMS or share them with friends on Facebook or Twitter.

The app, called ‘Pets like you’, was created by London digital agency Marvellous to cater for…

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Dothegreenthing.com - "Strange Meeting"

1st Mar 2010

th1ng’s director Michael Wright has directed the latest in a series of films for dothegreenthing.com, a non-profit service that inspires people to live a greener life.

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Film Club directs new Orange Wednesday ‘iPhone App’ commercial

22nd Feb 2010

New Soho-based production company Film Club has just completed a 30 second commercial for Orange Wednesdays iPhone app.

Directed by Film Club’s Osbert Parker, the commercial uses mixed media, live-action and puppetry with models designed and made by Chrissie MacDonald.

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New Commercial Director for Metalysis

18th Feb 2010

Chris Stokes, a former director of London Scandinavian Metallurgical Co Ltd, joins Metalysis as Commercial Director as the Company embarks on commercialisation of the FFC Process.

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Added Value releases “The 4G’s in China” to coincide with China 2009 GDP results

3rd Feb 2010

China achieved a world-beating economic growth of 8.7% in 2009 according to figures released today*.

That growth was achieved by the government fuelling domestic spend to counter the steep fall in overseas trade. Indeed, with the domestic part of the growth hitting 12.6% it represents the fastest growth in consumer…

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Maximuscle launches into mainstream with new female product range

19th Jan 2010

Sports nutrition brand Maximuscle is going beyond its heartland of male gym goers and body building by launching its first product range, Maxitone to specifically target women.

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SANTANDER DEVELOP MARVELLOUS GAME

18th Jan 2010

Santander has launched a new marketing campaign to promote its UK launch and rebrand of Abbey and Bradford & Bingley.

The campaign tells the story of Santander’s fresh customer-focused approach to banking and how it has helped them become one of the world’s most stable and successful banks.

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Film Club launches with Fisherman’s Friend TV commercials

13th Jan 2010

New animation production company ‘Film Club’ – a group of six hugely experienced, award-winning animation film makers – has launched to make great commercials for the UK and US. Film Club debuts in the UK with its first TV campaign for the iconic heritage brand, Fisherman’s Friend, for The Brand…

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Ryan Leslie raps up the Holidays for charity with th1ng

18th Dec 2009

US chart-topping singer/songwriter/producer Ryan Leslie has added his voice to a Holiday charity campaign film to raise money for children’s orphanages in Sierra Leone. Like the UK production company that made the film – th1ng – Leslie gave all his time for free.

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th1ng targets child poverty for ‘All As One’ - Sierra Leone's charity for children

1st Dec 2009

There is one country where one in four babies die before they are five, where one in eight mothers die in childbirth - it is one of the least developed in the world. That country is Sierra Leone.

There is one charity with an orphanage, a school and a medical…

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Chill Out at The Plaza Oxford Street – Saturday 5th December 2009

1st Dec 2009

To celebrate traffic-free shopping in the West End on Saturday 5th December, The Plaza at 120 Oxford Street is to provide visitors with the perfect pick-me-up between all the great shopping and entertainment: the ten-minute Chill Out Experience.

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Marvellous creates APPetite for Philips

30th Nov 2009

Want to cook great food but always in a hurry? Worry no more. Philips has just come up with an iPhone app for busy foodies that tells you how to cook gourmet cuisine in just 30 minutes.

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Graffiti Art comes to The Plaza: Wednesday 25th November

24th Nov 2009

If you love individual, one-off fashion items, be sure to visit The Urbanist Graffiti Art Experience at The Plaza (120 Oxford Street, London W1).

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ROYAL NAVY RECRUITS MARINE ENGINEERS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGE

16th Nov 2009

The Central Office of Information (COI) in collaboration with creative agencies, Marvellous and Glue, is helping the Royal Navy attract the best engineering talent to become officers through an interactive challenge played across an iPhone app and Facebook widget.

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Metalysis announces 90 new jobs in South Yorkshire

28th Oct 2009

Yorkshire Forward has confirmed a £1.5 million grant to Metalysis, the technology innovator for the speciality metals industry that was recently named one of the world’s leading cleantech innovators.
The grant means 90 new jobs over three years.

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th1ng – award winning London production company - opens Middle East offices

14th Oct 2009

th1ng and th2ng, the award-winning production partners to the film, television and advertising industries, are launching in the Middle East.

Through a partnership with IMC, part of the Al Fahim Group, th1ng and th2ng will gain an immediate presence in the Middle East with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha…

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Celebrate Asian music, dance and fashion at The Mela at The Mall 2009

13th Oct 2009

Some of the UK’s leading British Asian artists – H-Dhami, Mumzy, Avina, Sham, Tasha Tah and Navin Kundra – are to headline The Mela at The Mall, (The Mall, Ilford) on Saturday 24th October.

The Mela at The Mall features live music performances, Bollywood dance, beauty, fashion and accessories in…

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Added Value launches global marketing initiatives

29th Sep 2009

Added Value is launching AV-id ™, a digital insight and innovation platform that leverages the principles of social networking to help clients explore, develop and refine conceptual marketing ideas in real time.

AV-id ™ is the first of three new initiatives that Added Value is introducing to help clients answer…

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th2ng directs interactive video for David Gray’s Fugitive

24th Sep 2009

th2ng has directed and produced ‘Fugitive,’ the new music video for singer/songwriter David Gray’s first single from his new album.

Dan Lumb at th2ng has also created an interactive video of a live studio version of Fugitive by David and his band. Once the video is playing, you click inside…

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MARVELLOUS ‘WALKS THE LINE’ WITH GROLSCH

20th Aug 2009

Marvellous has created a new iPhone app for Grolsch aimed at promoting responsible drinking.

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