Warm Street and Netflix Land Two Grand Winners, Gold & Bronze for “Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra” at Clio Entertainment Awards 2024

Warm Street and Netflix Land Two Grand Winners, Gold & Bronze for “Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra” at Clio Entertainment Awards 2024

UK music first social agency Warm Street and partner Netflix have landed two Grand Winners at this year’s prestigious Clio Entertainment Awards for global social media campaign “Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra”. The work was created to launch Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”. The raft of awards include Grand Winner: original content/creative content; Grand Winner: social media/use […]

McDonald’s and Leo Burnett light up the festive season with The Gift of McDonald’s

McDonald’s and Leo Burnett light up the festive season with The Gift of McDonald’s

McDonald’s, in partnership with Leo Burnett, is lighting up the festive season with its Christmas offering, The Gift of McDonald’s. Part of the well-loved Fancy a McDonald’s? brand platform, the fully integrated campaign celebrates those moments when, sometimes, we all need a break from the Christmas chaos, at McDonald’s. The campaign leads with a 60” film, which […]

CLARION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS AS THE AGENCY WINS THE SHARD ACCOUNT FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE PITCH PROCESS

CLARION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS AS THE AGENCY WINS THE SHARD ACCOUNT FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE PITCH PROCESS

Premium property development and asset management company, Real Estate Management (UK) Limited (REM), which manages a portfolio that includes landmark London properties The Shard, The News Building, Shard Quarter, Park House and 48 Pall Mall, has appointed Clarion Communications as its retained PR agency. Clarion, who have clients including Aldi, Cigna Healthcare, Unilever and Wickes to […]

Shape History Launches Global Campaign Unveiling Diabetes’ Hidden Mental Health Burden with Landmark Survey

Shape History Launches Global Campaign Unveiling Diabetes’ Hidden Mental Health Burden with Landmark Survey

Shape History, the award-winning social impact communications agency, has launched this year’s World Diabetes Day campaign in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to highlight the mental health challenges of people living with diabetes worldwide. With a focus on putting well-being at the heart of diabetes care, the campaign seeks to improve the quality of life […]

JOHN LEWIS CHRISTMAS AD TAKES VIEWERS ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY TO FIND THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT

JOHN LEWIS CHRISTMAS AD TAKES VIEWERS ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY TO FIND THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT

The 2024 Christmas advert from John Lewis is finally here, transporting viewers on an emotional and magical journey to find the perfect Christmas gift. The Ivor Novello Award-Winning Richard Ashcroft provides the music backdrop with the powerful and poignant song Sonnet from his Acoustic Hymns Vol.1 Album, released on RPA/BMG. The two-minute TV advert, created by Saatchi […]

Doe-Anderson becomes a Certified B Corporation

Doe-Anderson becomes a Certified B Corporation

Doe-Anderson is proud to join a global community of companies using business for good by becoming an officially Certified B Corporation. “B Corp certification is a recognition of the thoughtfulness and hard work the Doe-Anderson team has put toward creating a culture that embraces the long view,” said John Birnsteel, CEO of Doe-Anderson. “As the […]

Hannah Shevell Promoted to Managing Director, AKQA Amsterdam

Hannah Shevell Promoted to Managing Director, AKQA Amsterdam

Today, AKQA has announced the promotion of Hannah Shevell to Managing Director in its Amsterdam studio. As former Client Services Director, Hannah has been a driving force behind AKQA Amsterdam’s growth and success since joining in 2021. A seasoned strategist and inspiring leader, she brings a wealth of expertise in brand and innovation to her […]

Barb releases Q3 2024 SVOD subscriptions data from its Establishment Survey

Barb releases Q3 2024 SVOD subscriptions data from its Establishment Survey

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.1m UK homes (68.8%) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service in Q3 2024. This is a slight increase from 20m UK homes (68.7%) in Q2. Barb has again shared an advertising tier estimate for Netflix, Disney+ […]

Get a foot in: Finnish creative agency kicks open the industry’s door to young people of underrepresented backgrounds

Get a foot in: Finnish creative agency kicks open the industry’s door to young people of underrepresented backgrounds

The creative industry’s door is hard to open. Finnish agency SEK wants every young person to have an equal chance to enter through it. Finnish creative agency SEK launches MadWe trainee program to make the field an attractive option for young people of underrepresented backgrounds. The campaign plays on the well-known phrase “to get one’s […]

Katie Vanneck-Smith, Hearst UK CEO appointed as PPA Chair

Katie Vanneck-Smith, Hearst UK CEO appointed as PPA Chair

The Professional Publishers Association (PPA) today announces the appointment of a new Chair. Hearst UK’s CEO, Katie Vanneck-Smith has been appointed by the Board of Directors, and will take up the position in January 2025, following the three-year tenure of Harmsworth Media Chair, Nina Wright. With ambitions to further bolster the PPA’s unfaltering support of […]