Stack has appointed James Champ to the role of planning director. Champ joins Stack, part of the MSQ Partners group of agencies, to lead the agency’s planning department and to boost its strategic offer across all clients. Previously the planning director at Rapier, Champ was also the planning director at The Communications Agency and the […]
Global branding and design agency Hornall Anderson has announced the appointment of Dan Monteith as Managing Partner, based in the agency’s London office. Dan’s industry knowledge and proven track record in building brands make him ideally suited to the newly developed role. Dan will co-lead the agency alongside Managing Director Kim Van Elkan and will […]
It has been announced that John Seifert has assumed the post of Worldwide CEO, Ogilvy & Mather effective immediately. Miles Young, Worldwide Chairman and CEO, Ogilvy & Mather will continue in his position until September 1, 2016, at which point Mr. Seifert will become Worldwide Chairman and CEO and Mr. Young will retain a non-executive […]
Mobile marketplace app letgo has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky London as its creative agency after a competitive pitch for the app, which offers a free platform to buy and sell used goods locally. The app has leveraged early success in the US, and raised $100m in its first significant round of funding from internet […]
Baxters has hired Hometown to develop a marketing strategy and creative work to reinvigorate its Fray Bentos brand. Hometown, which has won the advertising account without a pitch, will work with the iconic British meat pie brand to reposition it in the market. The agency’s first work for Fray Bentos will be a major sponsorship […]
GroupM APAC has signed a deal with Japanese messaging app Line to give its clients better access to new commercial products and training. Brand accounts are closely monitored on Line to ensure no fake accounts exist, according to the messaging app. The partnership will mean GroupM clients can use official accounts to speak to customers, […]
Y&R Global Chief Creative Officer Tony Granger and Andrew Dimitriou, Y&R’s CEO of Europe, announced the appointment of Jaime Mandelbaum as Chief Creative Officer of Europe. The São Paulo-born creative who has served as Chief Creative Officer of Y&R Central & Eastern Europe since 2013, will now oversee the global ad agency’s creative efforts across […]
Mindshare South Africa, the global media agency network that is part of WPP, has appointed Thabang Ramogase as its CEO. Thabang has over twenty years’ experience working in the marketing industry. He started his career at Merill Lynch, moving to companies such as the SABC, Coca-Cola, and MTN. In 2003 he founded and was the […]
Following the announcement of a more unified structure and services in December, Publicis Communications, a part of Publicis Groupe’s “Power of One” model is now up and running. Under Publicis Communications are the global creative networks – Publicis Worldwide, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, and BBH, production company Prodigious, and specialized communications network, MSLGROUP. This […]
BMB has boosted its senior team and strategy offering by promoting Tamsin Northridge to the role of head of planning. Northridge, who was previously planning director at BMB, will lead strategy and planning across all BMB clients, including Yorkshire Tea, Dairylea and Homebase. Northridge takes over the day-to-day running of the planning department from planning […]