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 […]
Specialist financial market research consultancy Charterhouse Research has been acquired by the Next15 Communications Group. The consultancy will form part of Next 15’s expanding data and insights group, MIG Global (MIG), cementing a specialism in financial services research and bringing a broader offering to the Charterhouse client base. Founded 13 years ago, the core team […]
Crownpeak, the Enterprise Digital experience and quality management company, has made Mirum the inaugural member of the newly relaunched Crownpeak Partner Network. Mirum, part of the J. Walter Thompson Company and WPP, is a digital agency with over 2,400 digital savants, storytellers, technologists, makers and relentlessly curious minds. With offices in 24 countries, Mirum has deep […]
Royal Holloway, University of London, has appointed Splendid Unlimited to transform the institution’s website experience to communicate its reputation as one of the UK’s best universities. Royal Holloway is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world. This is due to its world-class research, its dedicated teachers and the close-knit community on campus that […]
Mediaplus and Plan.Net in the Hamburg House of Communication Hamburg have secured the TV and digital media account of Herford-based Leineweber GmbH & Co. KG with their pitch. With an integrated team, the two agencies are taking charge of all traditional and digital media strategy and planning, as well as digital creation for the Brax […]
Grey London, aka Valenstein & Fatt, has won the global advertising account for Tuborg, the Carlsberg-owned premium lager brand. The pitch was handled directly by Carlsberg. The agency has been briefed with launching a new global, multi-platform brand campaign in 2018, which will to look to continue it’s long-standing foundation in music. In 2016, Tuborg […]