Leo Burnett London is showing its love and support of Australia’s LGBTQ+ community by emblazoning its office windows with the phrase ‘Say yes, Australia’, in reference to the public survey on same-sex marriage equality. The windows of Leo Burnett’s offices overlook one of London’s busiest stretches of road, the A4, which carries a great deal […]
One of the biggest news out of 2017’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity didn’t concern any dazzling campaigns but, rather, Publicis Groupe’s announcement that it would forbid all of its agencies from entering Cannes or any other awards shows next year. Now, WPP, the world’s largest holding group, has continued its threats to follow suit […]
IPG Mediabrands, the global media arm of Interpublic Group, announced a global partnership with Acxiom to further strengthen the network’s data and analytics capabilities. Through this partnership, agencies across the IPG Mediabrands network will accelerate their people-based targeting approach, enabling application and discovery of insights on behalf of clients. The media network’s partnership with Acxiom […]
Global production company Taylor James and marketing/entertainment company SMITH Creative Labs have merged and will now be operating as Taylor James, effective immediately. Crossroads Films founder Dan Lindau, Süperfad founder Geraint Owen and Alex Smith all join Taylor James from SMITH. Alyssa St. Vincent joins from Eight VFX, adding an element of class to an […]
The Plan.Net Group is now offering an even wider range of products and services from the House of Communication Hamburg. The Group has further distinguished its digital service offering by founding Plan.Net UX, a new agency specialising in consistent user experiences and intuitive front-end solutions. Managing Director Christoph Mecke heads up the new agency. He can […]
UM has appointed Chris Skinner to the new role of President, EMEA; a role that will see him provide brand leadership to the region, driving growth, and developing key strategic talent, client relationships and the UM product offering. The move follows a series of recent global client wins including Spotify, Accenture and Coach in the […]
Ideas and innovation company AKQA opens the doors to its first studio in Scandinavia. Specifically designed for client co-location the 50-person, 1100 square meter open floor plan studio serves international clients including Volvo Cars. A striking renovation of an old shipbuilding warehouse, the space is situated dockside along the Gothia River in Lindholmen, Gothenburg’s emerging […]
Wavemaker appointed Aaron Smith as Global Chief Client Officer. The announcement was made by Tim Castree, Global CEO, MEC and Wavemaker. Aaron Smith joins on October 2nd and will be based in Chicago. Speaking on the appointment, Tim Castree said, “Aaron has over 20 years of experience in consulting to CMOs and brands. That makes […]
Award-winning brand design agency, Coley Porter Bell, announced Steve Irvine has been appointed as its new Creative Director. Starting the role from September 26, Irvine will report into James Ramsden who joined as ECD in 2016. Irvine has worked at multiple agencies during his career with the most recent being Dragon Rouge. He has worked […]
Full-service, integrated advertising and marketing agency bigdog announced a new campaign to attract top London talent to its Norwich office. The campaign is inspired by bigdog’s determination to take a holistic view of work and lifestyle and points out the many reasons it’s worth considering making a move away from the capital. This major new recruitment […]