Over the years, Olympic Games logos have ranged from interesting to downright bizarre (and the mascots are an entirely different conversation altogether). In launching what is certainly a fitting logo and slogan for the L.A. 2024 Olympic Games bid, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti was backed by more than 100 Olympians and Paralympians, celebrating the […]
Ogilvy & Mather London has appointed Mick Mahoney, the former executive creative director at Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, as its chief creative officer. He replaces Gerry Human. Mahoney will lead O&M’s UK creative department, working with clients including Pizza Hut, the government and BP. He will report to the chief executive, Charlie Rudd. Before working […]
Wasserman has announced a global rebrand to better reflect its evolution into a full service offering. This new identity reflects a shift away from its current marketplace reputation as simply a sports sponsorship and management agency, into an agency that understands the connected world and the fact that its clients have touchpoints across all aspects […]
Paul Frampton has been promoted to Chief Executive of Havas Media Group in the UK and Ireland. This announcement follows the recent move of Pedro Avery to Global CEO of Havas Sports & Entertainment. As Havas Media Group’s UK MD, Frampton unified the management teams across the group for the core media agency brands, Havas […]
MEC has retained the £50m pan-European media planning and buying account for the brewery giant SABMiller following a competitive pitch. The agency fought off competition from undisclosed agencies in a four-way contest to retain the business in a pitch process managed by Ebiquity. MEC will continue to handle SABMiller’s account, which includes brands such as […]
Cheil Worldwide is consolidating its entire global retail resource under a single banner. Called Cheil Retail, the new unit will be led by Simon Hathaway as the Global Chief Retail Officer. Hathaway, who joined Cheil in 2012, will head a team of 1,500 people across 52 offices in 43 markets. Cheil Retail will work across […]
Customer experience marketing agency MRM Meteorite partners with global digital experience company Acquia, and appoints Ian Truscott as Channel Partner Director to head up the new offering. MRM Meteorite’s partnership with the Acquia Platform is designed to help businesses transform and meet the ever-changing needs of the digital world in conjunction with MRM Meteorite’s passion […]
Global brand design specialist, BrandOpus announces the opening of its first US office, based just north of Flatiron, New York. The US launch signals further international developments for the independent agency as it enters its 9th year of trading. Already renowned for winning an industry-leading collection of commercial effectiveness awards, the brand design agency is […]
Havas Lynx, the leading global healthcare communications agency, and communiqué communications consultancy of the year has further bolstered its ranks with a string of high-profile recruits including three new award-winning creative directors. This expansion of the creative team follows on from the appointment of Tom Richards as Chief Creative Officer in April 2015. Since Richards’ […]
walker Zurich has created a witty integrated campaign for iconic lozenge maker, Fisherman’s Friend, catching the power of having strong, clear lungs after using the product. The integrated campaign, entitled FlyBoardFishing, runs across TV, social and online. The spot sees a bare-chested fisherman skilfully diving dolphin-like in and out of the freezing sea in pursuit […]