Wasserman has announced a global rebrand to better reflect its evolution into a full service offering. This new identity reflects a shift away from its current marketplace reputation as simply a sports sponsorship and management agency, into an agency that understands the connected world and the fact that its clients have touchpoints across all aspects […]
Paul Frampton has been promoted to Chief Executive of Havas Media Group in the UK and Ireland. This announcement follows the recent move of Pedro Avery to Global CEO of Havas Sports & Entertainment. As Havas Media Group’s UK MD, Frampton unified the management teams across the group for the core media agency brands, Havas […]
MEC has retained the £50m pan-European media planning and buying account for the brewery giant SABMiller following a competitive pitch. The agency fought off competition from undisclosed agencies in a four-way contest to retain the business in a pitch process managed by Ebiquity. MEC will continue to handle SABMiller’s account, which includes brands such as […]
Cheil Worldwide is consolidating its entire global retail resource under a single banner. Called Cheil Retail, the new unit will be led by Simon Hathaway as the Global Chief Retail Officer. Hathaway, who joined Cheil in 2012, will head a team of 1,500 people across 52 offices in 43 markets. Cheil Retail will work across […]
Customer experience marketing agency MRM Meteorite partners with global digital experience company Acquia, and appoints Ian Truscott as Channel Partner Director to head up the new offering. MRM Meteorite’s partnership with the Acquia Platform is designed to help businesses transform and meet the ever-changing needs of the digital world in conjunction with MRM Meteorite’s passion […]
Global brand design specialist, BrandOpus announces the opening of its first US office, based just north of Flatiron, New York. The US launch signals further international developments for the independent agency as it enters its 9th year of trading. Already renowned for winning an industry-leading collection of commercial effectiveness awards, the brand design agency is […]
Havas Lynx, the leading global healthcare communications agency, and communiqué communications consultancy of the year has further bolstered its ranks with a string of high-profile recruits including three new award-winning creative directors. This expansion of the creative team follows on from the appointment of Tom Richards as Chief Creative Officer in April 2015. Since Richards’ […]
Havas Media International has been awarded the media planning and buying business for Vita Coco, EMEA – the world’s bestselling coconut water. The agency won the account following a competitive pitch against Carat, Mediacom, Village Communications, Total Media and Mindshare – who is the incumbent. Havas Media International has been charged with a brief to […]
Brand and packaging design expert Sun Branding Solutions has launched bespoke product management software system, SUNrise, to make getting products to market quicker and easier. The tool, aimed primarily at brands and FMCG retailers, is designed to simplify and accelerate the product launch process. From the first big idea through to design and beyond, SUNrise […]
Norwegian adventure cruise company, Hurtigruten, has appointed media agency The Specialist Works to handle its UK media planning and buying account worth over £1 million after a competitive pitch. The Specialist Works will start immediately to strategically plan and buy all consumer and trade media, covering prospect acquisition channels to assist Hurtigruten in its ambition […]