Phil Cowdell has taken on the newly created position of CEO Mediaplus Americas in November 2020. Based in New York, Cowdell is tasked with the expansion of Mediaplus Group's international offering across the North, Central and South America. For the US market Cowdell will work side by side with Erik Dochtermann, CEO MODCO/Mediaplus, in the New York House of Communication.
The Mediaplus Group is taking a new step towards internationalization and is particularly focusing on North, Central and South America with the appointment of Phil Cowdell in a new role as CEO of Mediaplus Americas. Cowdell is an experienced industry leader, bringing to the Mediaplus Group more than three decades of experience from a range […]
Kinetic, the leading global out-of-home agency that is part of WPP, announced the appointment of Keith Kaplan as Global Chief Executive Officer. Kaplan is well-regarded as a strategic advisor at the intersection of digital and out-of-home (OOH) with a strong focus on innovative ways to drive success for clients. Kaplan takes over from Marc-Antoine de […]
Pitching against several London agencies, Ogilvy Social.Lab wins brief to turn Volleyball into a global brand
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has selected WPP’s Ogilvy Social.Lab as its lead strategic and creative agency to run its global brand communications and global media strategy and planning leading up to the 2022 Volleyball World Championships – after a pitch between 17 agencies, including London’s Saatchi & Saatchi and AKQA (soon to be AKQA […]
Today YouTube announced its Christmas Ads leaderboard, with a few surprises within the top 10. 2020 has been a year full of the unexpected, and this year’s Christmas leaderboard is no different with Smyths Toys hitting the top spot previously held by John Lewis. The top five positions are held this year by JD Sports, Aldi, […]
New Marvel Comic Book, in Collaboration with Doner, Features Real-Life Stories
If 2020 has cemented anything, it’s that real heroes don’t wear capes; they wear scrubs.Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Marvel Comics agree. Marvel, the iconic media brand, has collaborated with AHN to celebrate real-life healthcare heroes through a brand-new comic book, developed together with advertising agency Doner. Today, AHN is introducing The True Nurse Stories, a new Marvel comic book about real-life nurses […]
Independent global media advisors, MediaSense’s Media 2020 study, finds media transformation has been accelerated due to COVID-19, with brands having to work in more integrated and consumer centric ways, however agency models are still lagging behind clients’ expectations. This latest industry-leading Media 2020 report surveyed over 100 global marketers consisting of CMOs and Directors, providing a barometer for […]
Looking at trends that will define media, tech and marketing in 2021, amp – world-leading sonic branding agency – has earmarked the four key audio technology trends that we need to be listening to. Based on interviews and interactions with more than a hundred leading brands, amp has identified the areas of sonic branding and tech innovation […]
- Reddington joins following nearly 24 years at Carat Manchester
- Will provide additional client leadership across the agency’s BBC business
Havas Media Manchester has announced the appointment of James Reddington to the newly created role of Managing Partner. Reddington joins the agency following nearly 24 years at Carat Manchester, where he was Group Business Director, overseeing clients including Barratt Homes, Manchester Airport Group and Greggs. In his new role, Reddington will provide additional client leadership across the agency’s BBC […]
Programmatic TV buyers can reach audiences on Samsung TV Plus, a free, ad-supported streaming service, allowing brands to run full-screen, in-stream video ads in a brand-safe, premium environment.
Samsung Ads Europe, the media and advertising division of Samsung Electronics, announces that advertisers across Europe now have the ability to access Samsung Ads’ premium video inventory programmatically via their preferred DSP, with direct access to Samsung’s proprietary audience segments powered by automatic content recognition (ACR). Advertisers in EU5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) […]
Kinetic, the UK’s leading out-of-home agency, and Mural Republic, have partnered with Electronic Arts (EA) and Sony to deliver an exciting mural campaign in recognition of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21’s launch on PlayStation 5 on 4th December 2020. The new hyper-local OOH campaign includes five murals across England, designed by Graphic Designer and Illustrator Scott McRoy and features […]
