Wunderman, the leading global digital agency and a WPP company, announced the appointment of Mel Edwards as Global CEO, effective immediately. She succeeds Mark Read, who was recently named CEO of WPP. As Global CEO, Edwards will oversee 9,200 people across 200 offices in 70 markets and build on Wunderman’s strengths as a leading digital […]
Taxi Studio has collaborated with Carlsberg on a major global rebrand, unifying its diverse markets with a simple yet versatile identity system that champions the principles of great Danish design. Following extensive research into the brand’s 171-year heritage, Carlsberg’s famous brand elements have been carefully re-crafted for the first time in several years, striking the […]
Soft Republick is the extraordinary new ice cream brand proposition from Unilever-owned Wall’s. Designed by I-AM, Soft Republick is setting out to disrupt and energise the global soft ice market, with the concept ‘Where art meets ice cream’. This summer, Brighton and Istanbul play host to a range of Soft Republick experiences that encourage self-expression, […]
Costa Coffee has turned to branding and communications agency Our Design Agency (ODA) to support with the delivery of its first brand colour toolkit to assist with embedding consistency across its international markets. As a global brand, Costa Coffee currently serves 31 markets including China, UAE and the UK. As the brand continues to enjoy […]
Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2018, published on July 16. By 2020 the average person will be spending 84 minutes a day watching videos online. In that year, China will have the keenest […]
Heineken has awarded the global advertising business for Sol to J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. After a short and non-traditional pitch involving three international agencies, Heineken selected J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam as its global partner to develop the new assets for the Sol Brand internationally. Sol, the original Mexican beer born in 1899, is one of […]
McDonald’s celebrates the incredible highs and lows of being a football fan during the FIFA World Cup with a new campaign telling them ‘We’re with you’, created as part of their official sponsorship of the tournament. Created by Leo Burnett London, the new campaign includes a film that broke internationally on the first day of […]
In-house specialist OLIVER, part of Inside Ideas Group, has appointed Lisa Bonney as its global chief marketing officer. Bonney’s remit is to develop and execute strategies that further cement OLIVER as the go-to in-house practitioner, while also supporting further international and organic growth. Her duties also include strengthening OLIVER’s brand and marketing offering. She will […]
Tug, the international Digital Performance Marketing agency, announced the appointment of Trefor ‘Tom’ Thomas to the role of Global Chief Creative Officer, reporting into Nick Beck, Tug Founder and CEO. Thomas is another key hire for Tug who have been aggressively expanding the team in 2018, including Eoin O’Neill’s promotion to CTO, where he is focusing […]
RAPP Worldwide, a global creative agency that builds direct, meaningful and high-value relationships between brands and people, announced Anne Marie Neal has been promoted to Global Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Neal will report directly into RAPP’s Global CEO, Marco Scognamiglio. “Anne Marie is a leader who brings clarity to our clients about the changing […]