New Ad from McDonald’s Aims to Dispel Another Myth About its Food

New Ad from McDonald’s Aims to Dispel Another Myth About its Food

[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/McDonalds-UK_Good-to-Know_Eggs_HD_MPEG_4.mp4[/KGVID] The latest trust driving communications from McDonald’s UK launches January 15 and continues the myth busting campaign that launched last year. It sees the brand acknowledge some of the common misconceptions customers hold around their core products, before communicating the truth around the quality of the ingredients that they use. Last year the campaign […]

Cheil London appoints Caitlin Ryan as Executive Creative Director

Cheil London appoints Caitlin Ryan as Executive Creative Director

Cheil London has appointed Caitlin Ryan as the agency’s new Executive Creative Director. Ryan, the former Group Executive Creative Director at Karmarama, will oversee Cheil London’s creative output across all clients. She will report to Paul Hammersley, the Group Chief Executive. Ryan first joined Karmarama in 2013 as Group ECD. Prior to that she was […]

MEC appoints Matt Davies as MD of content

MEC appoints Matt Davies as MD of content

MEC has hired Matt Davies as its managing director of Content, Sarah Hennessy, the agency’s managing director announced on January 14. Matt’s appointment reflects the scale of the opportunity that digital content creation and deployment creates for brands across categories. He will be responsible for leading the evolution of MEC’s content offering, to ensure it […]

M&C Saatchi UK Management buys 30% of UK ad agency

M&C Saatchi UK Management buys 30% of UK ad agency

Five of the management team at M&C Saatchi have announced they are buying a 30% equity stake of the UK ad agency for an undisclosed sum, following agreement with the M&C Saatchi Worldwide board and the plc board. The five directors are: Chairman Tim Duffy, CEO Tom Bazeley, Chief Creative Officer Justin Tindall, Chief Strategy […]

Centrade Integrated Announces Alliance with Cheil Worldwide

Centrade Integrated Announces Alliance with Cheil Worldwide

Centrade Integrated and Cheil are pleased to announce a strategic partnership for Adriatic and Balkan region. Following 20 years representing Saatchi & Saatchi and after a full year as the leading independent agency in Romania, Centrade is bringing their extensive network of clients and award-winning creative performance to the region – an ideal partnership embarking […]

Fredrik Englund joins Cheil Singapore as Regional Creative Director

Fredrik Englund joins Cheil Singapore as Regional Creative Director

In line with Cheil’s expansion plans, Cheil Singapore has hired Fredrik Englund to take on the role as Regional Creative Director. Prior to joining Cheil Singapore, Fredrik was at Dentsu Mobius where he served as Regional Creative Director for three years. During his time at Dentsu Mobius, Fredrik established the regional digital creative vision for […]

Convenience is everything: Click & Collect and delivery are the future of shopping

Convenience is everything: Click & Collect and delivery are the future of shopping

According to research unveiled January 14, convenience is the key factor for the future of retail and Click & Collect is leading the charge: around one in five (18%) believe that the service ‘changed the way they shopped’ last year, beating mobile phones, tablets and smartwatches, while more than a quarter (26%) say it’s making […]

Radical New Axe Campaign Reveals What Makes Guys So Damn Hot

Radical New Axe Campaign Reveals What Makes Guys So Damn Hot

Axe, famous for revolutionizing the male fragrance category and for its iconic advertising, is redefining the category again. In a marked evolution of its positioning, the Unilever owned brand is launching an expansive new range of male grooming products, including daily fragrances, shower gels, hair styling products and more. The new range will be backed […]

Alton Towers reveals world’s first virual reality rollercoaster

Alton Towers reveals world’s first virual reality rollercoaster

Alton Towers is to open the world’s first ever virtual reality rollercoaster, giving would be astronauts the chance to experience outer space up close. ‘Galactica’ will open in April and claims to be “the world’s first rollercoaster entirely customised for the full VR experience”. Users will be required to wear a headset in order to […]