MEC announces promotions within UK and Global Leadership

MEC announces promotions within UK and Global Leadership

MEC has made changes to its global management team and UK agency leadership, setting it up globally and locally to continue to develop and thrive, Charles Courtier, the Global CEO of MEC announced on February 4. Jason Dormieux takes the helm as sole UK CEO and Stuart Bowden becomes Global Chief Strategy Officer. Jason will lead […]

ITV Signs Two Year Sponsorship Deal with Peugeot

ITV Signs Two Year Sponsorship Deal with Peugeot

ITV Commercial announces it has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Peugeot. The partnership, brokered between ITV and OMD UK, includes sponsorship of ITV’s coverage of the RBS 6 Nations tournaments in both 2016 and 2017 and includes all England, Ireland and Italy home matches. It covers broadcast sponsorship, highlights shows and a […]

Rediffusion-Y&R creates communication for LIC’s Single Premium Plans

Rediffusion-Y&R creates communication for LIC’s Single Premium Plans

Having won the pitch, Rediffusion-Y&R has conceptualised LIC’s latest campaign film. The objective is based on two of LIC’s single premium plans namely, “Bima Bachat” and “Jeevan Shikhar”. This extends the brand proposition of ‘Be rest assured once and for all’. The communication is targeted to the modern upper middle class families. LIC’s objective was […]

Cannes Lions first speakers revealed from Mars Inc, Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International

Cannes Lions first speakers revealed from Mars Inc, Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International

Marketing luminaries from Mars Inc., Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International have been confirmed as speakers at the Cannes Lions, an eight day event that brings together branded communications professionals in an international festival of creativity. The first speakers confirmed include Mars Inc. global CMO Bruce McColl, DDB’s president and CEO for North America Wendy Clark, […]

Christopher Walken Brings Style & Pizzazz to Kia’s Super Bowl Spot

Christopher Walken Brings Style & Pizzazz to Kia’s Super Bowl Spot

Midsize sedans are not typically aspirational vehicles. They do not occupy the cool niches of sports cars or SUVs. They are practical, expected, and boring. Even their category name implicates them as middling. The next-generation Kia Optima, however, is anything but your typical midsize sedan. To introduce the next-generation Optima, David&Goliath enlisted revered cultural icon […]

M&C Saatchi Launches East Midlands Trains Brand Refresh

M&C Saatchi Launches East Midlands Trains Brand Refresh

[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/EMT_Teddy_Youtube.mp4[/KGVID] M&C Saatchi has created an integrated campaign to drive the relaunch of East Midlands Trains establishing a stronger identity for the brand and deeper engagement with the passengers and communities they serve. The campaign, entitled, Trains on the outside. People on the inside, will run from 3rd February, leading with regional TV. […]

BBD Perfect Storm hires Kieve Ducharme as first Operations Director

BBD Perfect Storm hires Kieve Ducharme as first Operations Director

Kieve Ducharme has joined BBD Perfect Storm as its first Operations Director to oversee all aspects of the agency’s operations and production. She was previously at Quiet Storm where she had been overseeing production and operations. Ducharme has integrated experience in branded entertainment, content and broadcast and was previously part of Hogarth, the production arm […]

Continental Tyres appoints The Moment to lead its UEFA Euro 2016 sponsorship campaign

Continental Tyres appoints The Moment to lead its UEFA Euro 2016 sponsorship campaign

Continental Tyres has appointed International content company, The Moment, as its creative agency to lead its UEFA Euro 2016 sponsorship campaign. The Moment has been tasked with creating an integrated digital and experiential campaign aimed at increasing awareness and brand advocacy of Continental Tyres as a UEFA Euro 2016 sponsor, whilst highlighting the key message […]