Momentum Worldwide appoints Director of Creative Strategy

Total brand experience agency Momentum Worldwide has appointed Dean Taylor, formerly Head of Retention and Customer Insight at Virgin Active, to the newly created role of Director of Creative Strategy. Reporting into Luke D’Arcy, Momentum Worldwide’s UK President, Taylor will oversee Momentum Worldwide’s team of planners and digital strategists across the London and Manchester offices. […]

Coca-Cola Announces New ‘One Brand’ Global Marketing Approach

Coca-Cola Announces New ‘One Brand’ Global Marketing Approach

Marking a significant shift in its marketing strategy, Coca-Cola announced that for the first time, all Coke Trademark brands will be united in one global creative campaign: “Taste the Feeling.” Chief Marketing Officer Marcos de Quinto, who unveiled the “one brand” approach at a media event in Paris, said the strategy extends the equity and […]

Top FIFA sponsors pen open letter to executive committee

Top FIFA sponsors pen open letter to executive committee

Fifa sponsors Coca-Cola, AB InBev, , McDonald’s and Visa have grouped together to write an open letter to the tournament’s executive committee urging them to “embrace positive changes” ahead of today’s crucial reform meeting. The companies, which reportedly pay in the region of $100m for each four-year World Cup period, said that they want to emphasise the “values […]

The Coca-Cola Company Names James Quincey President and Chief Operating Officer

The Coca-Cola Company Names James Quincey President and Chief Operating Officer

The Coca-Cola Company announced James Quincey has been named President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO, Quincey will have responsibility for all of the Company’s operating units worldwide. He will report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent. Quincey, 50, is a 19-year veteran of Coca-Cola and since […]

John Lewis starts Christmas campaign with #sleepingbear teaser

John Lewis starts Christmas campaign with #sleepingbear teaser

ITV viewers got a sneak preview of John Lewis‘ Christmas ad last night when a teaser aired with the hashtag #sleepingbear, although some viewers believe Coca-Cola was behind the ad. The five-second ad aired on ITV on November 6, during shows such as ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ and showed an animated sleeping bear. The teaser included […]