Trevor Melvin has become the latest multi-award-winning director to join Hotspur & Argyle’s rapidly expanding roster of talent. The signing follows the recent arrival of animation supremo Chris Shepherd at Hotspur & Argyle. Melvin joins H&A from RSA where he has been signed since 2008. He also previously worked with Paul Weiland and Blink. Melvin […]
Derren Brown, the acclaimed British maestro of mind control, has announced details of a unique partnership with Thorpe Park Resort, to create the world’s first fully immersive psychological attraction for a theme park. The star, who is best known for his mind blowing TV specials and interactive stage shows, has become synonymous with the art […]
MarComm News’ Editorial Director Neeraj Nayar, sat down with DDB Mudra Group’s Group CEO & Managing Director, Madhukar Kamath on his recent trip to London, to get the low down on the rapidly growing Indian Advertising and Marketing Industry. Madhukar has more than three decades of experience in Advertising and Marketing Services and has spent […]
Tom Adamski, who served as global chief executive officer of Publicis Groupe‘s Razorfish Global network for less than one year, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 43 years old. Shannon Denton, the Razorfish veteran and North American CEO, stepped up to serve as interim global chief when Adamski began receiving treatment. […]
McCann London has bolstered McCann LIVE, its digital and social offering, by hiring Irina Kondrashova as Strategy Director and the BBC’s Chris Hamilton in the new role of Editorial Director. Irina Kondrashova leads McCann LIVE’s integrated strategic services and is part of the planning team working across L’Oreal Paris, Microsoft and Zurich. Previously, Irina was […]
Ad agency models are breaking. Pre-roll ads are useless. Measurement models are outdated. The ad industry lacks diversity. And the phrase digital marketing should be dumped. Those statements were among the declarations made on October 14, by PepsiCo exec Brad Jakeman in a fiery, truth-telling presentation at the Association of National Advertising’s annual “Masters of […]
Call me crazy, but I think over the past few weeks Apple became a major player in the advertising world and very few people noticed it. First came the new Apple TV. With it, two very special updates: universal search and AppleOS. One makes it a potential driver of traffic to all major video content […]
M&C Saatchi has created an intense advertisement for NatWest, breaking new boundaries for rugby and hoping to entice more people into the sport, in a year where it is taking centre stage in Britain. The film targets rugby fans and people who are yet to truly engage with the sport. Entitled ‘The Flying Winger’, the […]
Zaid Al-Zaidy, CEO of advertising agency McCann London is taking the latest Apprentice casualty to task on BBC Two’s The Apprentice: You’re Fired. Together with host Jack Dee, the show’s regular panelist Romesh Ranganathan and journalist Grace Dent, Zaid will critique this week’s teams and their attempt to create an ad campaign for a new […]
sparks & honey, the New York-based agency that synchronizes brands with culture in the now, next and future, has announced two executive appointments — Mike Lanzi to the role of Chief Client Officer and Paul Butler to the role of Chief Operating Officer, both new positions. Lanzi will oversee the full client portfolio across all […]