WPNC has created a new fundraising campaign, Every Second Counts, for London’s Air Ambulance Charity. It features a DRTV ad and supporting online campaign. The aim is to raise awareness of the charity’s work treating critically injured people at the scene of emergencies across London, uniquely bringing the hospital to the patient. The campaign also […]
Wickes, one of the UK’s favourite home improvement retailers, has appointed VCCP as their lead strategic and creative agency. VCCP’s remit will see the agency work towards expanding the retailer’s share of the competitive home improvement market. Opening its first store in 1972, Wickes now operates from over 240 sites across the UK offering […]
As traditional consultancies continue to snap up marketing agencies, VCCP is challenging convention by swimming in the other direction and has launched VCCP Ignite which offers distinct advantages over traditional business consultancies. VCCP Ignite is founded on the belief that the best business strategy starts and finishes with a forensic understanding of consumer behaviour. Sophie […]
Bankside-based agency George P. Johnson (GPJ) has taken the bold and forward-looking step to bring together its brand experience specialists from Project Management, Digital, Technical Production and Live Event Production into one truly integrated team. Fran Elliott has joined to lead the charge – as the agency’s first Head of Integrated Production. Previously UK Leadership […]
Karen Welman – who co-founded design agency, Pearlfisher – passed away on Monday 24th June aged 59, following a heart attack, whilst on holiday in Greece with family and friends. Karen first met husband-to-be and future co-founding Partner of Pearlfisher, Jonathan Ford, when, fresh out of their respective design colleges, the pair worked for Michael […]
Paddy Power kicked off a tactical digital out of home (DOOH) campaign to target 2019r’s Ascot crowd with humorous commentary, daily deals, and live results. The campaign featured on screens in and around Waterloo and Clapham Junction rail stations, targeting racegoers along the commuter route between London and Ascot. Humorous one-liners were updated throughout the […]
Research from Dark Horses shows that people want a deeper emotional connection with, and more knowledge of, the stars and narratives behind women’s football, if they are going to engage with it further. The research found that 35% of people have a low or very low interest in women’s football (with a further 24% saying […]
Advertising creatives Steven Bennett-Day and Aaron Howard are launching Few & Far, a new kind of studio that specialises in ideas. Steven Bennett-Day was most recently chief creative officer at Feed. Before joining Feed in 2017, he spent three years as group executive creative director at Havas Helia. It was during this time that he […]
Nadine Young has been promoted to the expanded role of managing director Starcom UK. She will continue to lead the P&G One team but takes on a broadened remit with additional responsibilities across Starcom. Young, who will report to Starcom CEO Mark Howley, originally joined the agency in 2016 to lead the P&G business having joined […]
Reckless Digital Agency is delighted to announce that it has successfully launched a new website for Knowsley Safari. The Chester based agency was appointed in January after a competitive 4-way pitch and was tasked with the creation of a website that captures the brand’s proposition as a “truly wild encounter”. Designed and built to create […]