As the UK heatwave continues with predictions of the driest ever June, water companies have urged Brits to shower in four minutes or less to help conserve water; but how do you time your shower to no more than four minutes? If you are an England fan then you can listen to ‘Three Lions (Football’s […]
Mindshare, part of WPP, has promoted Ruth Zohrer and Alan Weetch to its leadership team, amid ambitious plans to evolve its planning offer across the UK. Ruth Zohrer, previously Head of Connections Planning at Mindshare, will take on the newly created role of Chief Product Officer. In her new role, she will be responsible for […]
Ikea isn’t just a giant in the world of home furnishings—it’s also one of the world’s largest producers of paper packaging. And even as today’s children connected digitally more than ever, the basic cardboard box still provides them with endless possibilities. In its latest creative project, which debuted at Cannes Lions on June 20, […]
Innovation agency AKQA is to form a pioneering alliance with architecture and interior design practice Universal Design Studio and industrial design consultancy Map Project Office, in a move that redefines the concept of a 21st century design group. To create this collaborative new venture, AKQA, a WPP Company, has acquired a majority stake in Universal […]
Speaking as a disrupter myself, having set up a new type of global agency that was the first to be 100% transparent on production costs with no mark-ups, I can see both where the big boys went wrong and where the challengers got it right. Eight years ago, Martin Sorrell wrote a piece on LinkedIn […]
Creative agency Cheetham Bell JWT is to join forces with MediaCom North to create the largest integrated agency offering outside London. The move follows Code Computerlove’s successful integration into MediaCom North Group just over 18 months ago and takes the total workforce across offices in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham to close to 500 people. MediaCom […]
WPP’s VML London is evolving and expanding with the appointment of R/GA London’s client services director, Marcus Keith, for a newly created head of client engagement role. As head of client engagement, Keith will take responsibility for best practices across the agency’s client roster, including Colgate-Palmolive, PepsiCo, Ford, Nestlé, Bridgestone and the International Olympic Committee. […]
New analysis has revealed that the global marcoms M&A market in Q1 2018 was led by a dramatic increase in private equity (PE) backing. Almost a quarter (22%) of all deals involved PE, 41 in total, double the 11% seen in the last two quarters of 2017. The study was carried out by Results International, […]
Sir Martin Sorrell has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of WPP with immediate effect. Roberto Quarta, Chairman of WPP, becomes Executive Chairman until the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer of Wunderman and WPP Digital, and Andrew Scott, WPP Corporate Development Director and Chief Operating Officer, Europe, have […]
Agency veterans Paul Miser and Marie Berry launch Chinatown Bureau, a digital product studio and consultancy determined to transform the creative industry. The studio builds tools and invests in technology to make the creative business accessible to anyone. It is rooted in product roadmapping at scale to solve challenges they have experienced while working in the advertising industry […]