The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity announced that Spotify will be honoured at the annual Festival as the 2018 Media Brand of the Year. Daniel Ek, co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will accept the award on behalf of Spotify and its more than 3000 employees around the world at a ceremony on Wednesday, […]
The Dining Club Group, the largest dining club in the world comprising of tastecard, Gourmet Society and hi-life, has named Anwar Sultan its first Chief Marketing Officer effective immediately. Continued marketing efforts have seen sustained commercial growth of the Dining Club Group across the UK & Ireland and Sultan’s appointment marks the commitment to further […]
The European online payments provider Trustly as appointed Weber Shandwick as its communications agency in a process run through Creativebrief. The ambition with the new partnership is to strengthen Trustly’s position as a leading European online banking payments company. Weber Shandwick’s assignment includes strategic, operational and creative communication to help chart Trustly’s growth across a […]
GIL, a Swedish organisation that fights on behalf of people with disabilities, unveiled a provocative new campaign with creative agency, Stendahls. Title “Said by Retards”, the campaign highlight the issue of how the offensive and discriminatory R-word is used – and make people aware that having an intellectual disability isn’t the same as being strange, or stupid. “At GIL, […]
With over 2,000 appearances in film, Zippo has earned a role in Hollywood as an integral story telling device on the set of many major movies. Countless stars have held a Zippo lighter and the trusty product has made its way into some of the best-known action scenes and suspense-filled plot twists. This June, […]
 Women in the EU earned on average 16% less than men in 2016, according to new data released in March 2018 by Eurostat. Germany reported the widest gap in Western Europe â 22%, ahead of the UK, Italy and France. The subject is not entirely unknown, but it’s still not talked about enough. New Berlin-based […]
Jet2holidays has announced that it will be a brand partner of Love Island, one of the most talked about TV shows in 2017 and eagerly awaited shows in 2018. The announcement makes Jet2holidays the designated official travel partner of Love Island, which starts its fourth series on ITV2 at 9pm on Monday 4th June. 2017’s […]
Shell Middle East starts work with M&C Saatchi to change behaviour in Saudi Arabia, by encouraging men to become the most vocal supporters of women driving, when it becomes legal in the Kingdom in June. Prompted by the overwhelming scepticism demonstrated by many men on social media when the decree was first announced, M&C […]
Yorkshire-based Meadowhall, one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion and lifestyle hotspots, has appointed The Lucre Group as its new PR and content agency. One of six super-regional shopping destinations in the UK, with over 290 stores and more than 50 places to eat and drink, Meadowhall has played a fundamental role in the development […]
Wasserman, the global sports, marketing and entertainment agency, announced the acquisition of Boris Agency, the Belgian experiential marketing shop, for an undisclosed sum. The deal was announced May 31 by Elizabeth Lindsey, managing partner of Wasserman, and Boris Agency founder Dirk Wouters. The acquisition bolsters Wasserman’s existing marketing business, and extends its European footprint in […]