- Affleck will join from Dentsu X, where he is currently CEO
- Has over 18 years’ experience in media agencies including ZenithOptimedia and Vizeum
Havas Media Group is to appoint Patrick Affleck as its new UK CEO, following the departure of Matt Adams earlier this year. He will join the group from Dentsu X, where he is currently CEO, leading more than 250 experts across digital and mobile media, creative and analytics. Affleck has over 18 years’ experience in media agencies, with stints at ZenithOptimedia and Vizeum in both UK and global leadership positions. He also […]
JW Player announces three new video advertising solutions to improve the effectiveness of digital media campaigns and reduce wastage. Now, brands and their agencies can now target their video campaigns based on brand safety and content relevance analysis of the video itself, rather than text on the web page hosting the video. Advertisers can also […]
Global WPP media agency Mindshare today announces the launch of the Tommy’s Midwife Voice Skill as part of its partnership with pregnancy research and information charity Tommy’s. The Skill, initially available on Google and Amazon smart phones and speakers, is able to answer a wide range of personal questions that can cause many pregnant women anxiety or […]
ES Magazine’s Editor in Chief Laura Weir has promised to continue providing information and entertainment to readers adapting to the new normal that is everyday life. As of next week, ES Magazine will be delivered by door drop for the very first time to 26 neighbourhoods in zones 2 and 3. Readers can also grab […]
“We Are the Countervirus”, meant to help promote practices to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Independent agency, Madwell, launched it in collaboration with digital outdoor trade association DPAA Global. The campaign will be running starting this week in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil and beyond, via digital media and a variety of digital OOH, ranging […]
What does it mean for established TV platforms? Pay TV platforms face a dual threat from SVOD services. First, there is a decline in viewing caused by the streaming services and second, the downward pressure on prices as SVOD offer a lower cost alternative for consumers. In response to this, we are seeing Pay TV […]
Genocide Targets wants to draw attention to the high number of deaths among the black population in Brazil
Coronavirus will contaminate a large portion of the population, disrupt production chains and plunge economies into unprecedented chaos across the planet. In Brazil, this gruesome outlook will be even greater among the black population that is massively at the base of the Brazilian social pyramid and is the target of murders or abandonment that lead […]
SHN_1 from St Luke's on Vimeo. Following Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s address to the nation last night, and triggered by the very poignant Dr Jack interview on LBC Radio on Saturday 21 March where he discussed the public’s responsibility to stay at home in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic – St Luke’s have created a […]
This weekend, Ocean Outdoor’s Our Local Heroes campaign broke across 12 of Ocean’s cities and appears on Landsec’s Piccadilly Lights in London this week. Our Local Heroes focuses on all the professions that are on the front line, keeping our cities going. The campaign is supported by a series of straplines which reference each city […]
Survey of UK consumers highlights reliance on trusted, traditional media brands and live TV
UK consumers are gravitating towards trusted, traditional media brands and live TV in response to the Covid-19 situation, according to a new study from Havas Media Group. Havas Media Group’s Covid-19 Media Behaviours Report, a new research study into consumer behaviour and media consumption based on a survey of 1,478 UK respondents, shows that the BBC […]
