M3 is celebrating a high-profile account win after it was appointed as the creative agency for MG Motor UK Ltd, one of the UK’s best-known automotive brands. The full-service advertising agency, with offices in Albrighton, Birmingham and London, fought off competition from rival Midlands and national agencies to secure the contract. A dedicated team of […]
The scale of the mounting financial and emotional challenges faced by advertising professionals during 2020 is revealed in NABS’ 2020 Impact Report, released this week. Calls to NABS, the support organisation for advertising and media, rose by 35% last year, while donations to the charity were £1.1million down on 2019. Its Advice Line took more than […]
Global socially-led creative agency We Are Social has promoted Lauren Underwood to the role of global communications director. Previously communications director for the agency’s London office for eight years, she will now be responsible for raising awareness of We Are Social to a global audience, through PR, social media and content. Underwood will provide strategic […]
UKTV, one of the largest commercial broadcasters in Britain reaching over 18 million viewers a week, has promoted Kerry Goode to Director of Communications to lead the company’s award-winning Communications Team. Reporting to CEO Marcus Arthur, and working closely with Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer, Simon Michaelides, Kerry is tasked with growing the viewership and reputation of […]
NEW STUDY WARNS DIGITAL DIVIDE COULD INCREASE AFTER LATEST WAVE OF MOBILE CONTRACT PRICE RISES
·Latest YouGov research reveals this year’s biggest-ever mobile mid-contract price hikes could leave millions unable to pay bills RIP to RPI: Half weren’t aware a mobile network could put up prices mid-contract, with the same amount not understanding RPI/CPI terms used in small print that lets them do it Tesco Mobile CEO Tom Denyard is […]
Independent creative agency Mamapöol today launch ‘Wave’ along with global brand Hitachi for their next-generation Finger VeinID in Europe. The campaign is currently running across Europe on digital and social media channels. The film uses the simple, friendly gesture of a wave to show how people can glide through a border control checkpoint, revolutionising the way the […]
Black Minds Matter UK launch their biggest campaign ever, one year on from their first.
Mental health charity Black Minds Matter UK (BMMUK) are raising the bar this year, by launching their biggest fundraising campaign yet. The #BMMUK21K challenge – that was launched today- will last 21 weeks with an aim to find 21,000 long term donors. Donors will sign up to contribute £5 per month and help change the face […]
Ten female artists have donated their colourful work to be used as backdrops for video calls on International Women’s Day. All to raise vital funds for Hestia, the charity which supports victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery. Created by Wunderman Thompson, #TeamWomen is asking people to get behind this important cause by putting the cause behind them as special backgrounds […]
Latest research finds that Facebook is the most cost-effective channel on average for SMBs, Microsoft is the most responsive channel for increasing ad spend, whilst Google maintains their place as the industry leader with their high reach and low-cost offering. International online advertising platform, Adzooma, has teamed up with the world-renowned Cambridge University for a new piece of […]
AxisStars, the community for pro-athletes and entertainers founded by ex-Manchester United and France footballer, Louis Saha, has entered into an exclusive partnership with New York-based athlete influencer marketplace OpenSponsorship. The deal will deliver a wide range of paid brand opportunities directly into the hands of the AxisStars base, which includes almost 400 stars and growing. The partnership also offers OpenSponsorship’s existing 7500 athletes access to the AxisStars platform, […]