In its ninth year, the jfdi/Opinium UK New Business Barometer has revealed trends and practical insights for new business professionals. Marketing investment is up. Opportunities are accelerating. Commercial impact outweighs creativity and chemistry as a pitch winner. Economic outlook concern is jumping [second biggest reason for losing a pitch.] Pricing for profit is getting tougher. […]
McCANN expands into Manchester’s creative heart with ambitious growth plans McCANN has landed in Manchester’s cultural quarter as part of its expansion into the city centre with a new growth hub. The move into their new Bonded Warehouse office space enhances McCANN’s offerings for clients, and sees the UK’s most creatively effective agency grow beyond their historic Bonis Hall site […]
Carnsight Communications, the boutique PR and social media agency based in Bath, marked its tenth anniversary last week with a celebration at The Ivy in Bath. More than 80 guests, including over 50 past, present and future clients, media and influencers as well as friends and family, joined the Carnsight team to raise a glass to the business’ success. Founded […]
Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Ben McNaughton as Head of Design, the latest of a string of senior creative hires at the agency. McNaughton’s appointment reflects the agency’s commitment to grow and strengthen its specialist design discipline, which sits at the heart of Saatchi & Saatchi’s integrated creative department. He joins CCO Franki Goodwin’s creative […]
Research Clever has expanded its team by 400% with a suite of senior appointments. Alongside 186% year-on-year revenue growth, this marks a significant milestone in the company’s second year of trading. This has been supported by the securing of a new office space at Metal Box Factory in Borough, alongside client work for Opinium, C Space, and the University of Essex. Payal Jani joins the leadership team as Operations Director, supported by […]
The news comes via AdForum’s Business Creative Report, the definitive ranking of the world’s most awarded ads. German retailer PENNY and its agency Serviceplan scored the world’s most awarded campaign overall with the “Price Packs” initiative. But the UK was present, notably with McCann London’s “Everyday Tactician” for the Xbox Game Pass, which continued to […]
Today, Just Eat Takeaway.com, one of the worldʼs leading global on-demand delivery companies, has announced the appointment of VCCP as its global creative agency of record. The appointment follows a competitive four-way pitch process run by Just Eat Takeaway.com, The incumbent was McCann. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Just Eat Takeaway.com offers consumers a wide variety of […]
BBH London has appointed Giulia Ferrarezi as Creative Director. Giulia joins BBH from DAVID Madrid, where she established herself as a highly decorated creative; in 2025, she was named as one of Ad Age’s Gen Zers to Watch in marketing and advertising. Ferrarezi was also selected for the prestigious See It Be It programme at the Cannes Lions Festival […]
Leeds-based digital marketing specialists, The Marketing Optimist has kicked off 2026 on a high after appointing a key new team member and seeing steady growth predicted for the remainder of the year, following successfully securing a trio of big client wins at the start of Q1 – including a large, revived campaign for North Yorkshire […]
As the digital landscape shifts from traditional search engines to AI-driven discovery, performance media agency ROAST has announced the launch of its proprietary ChatGPT App Tracker. The tool is designed to help brands navigate the expanding ecosystem of OpenAI’s GPT App Store, providing transparency and competitive intelligence in a space that is multiplying in new […]