National property consultancy Bruton Knowles has appointed Nottingham-based Eden Public Relations to deliver a refreshed PR and digital strategy across its 12 UK offices, with a specific focus on the business’s expertise in its core sectors. Having previously worked with a selection of regional PR agencies supporting each of its offices individually, recently appointed Managing […]
We Are Social and Citizen Relations have won the pitch announced by Italian beverage company Sanpellegrino, which specialises in mineral water, non-alcoholic drinks and iced teas. The two sister agencies of the BlueFocus group will work integrated global campaigns across traditional and digital PR, offering strategic and creative support across the group’s brands (S.Pellegrino, Acqua […]
Mirum, a J. Walter Thompson Group business, has acquired a majority stake in Barcelona-based digital consultancy, KingEclient. KingEclient provides services including digital transformation strategy, UX, digital marketing, design, development and analytics. Founded in Barcelona in 2000, KingEclient employs around 100 digital and technology specialists, with annual revenues in excess of €10 million. The company has a […]
Manchester based IF Agency has been appointed by Lancashire Police to develop a creative campaign to widen the understanding of child protection amongst frontline officers and first on scene teams. The campaign is part of a new child protection training package which is being rolled out to all frontline officers and staff in the Lancashire […]
The Hospital Group – the largest UK provider of cosmetic and weight loss surgery – has appointed Branded3 to work on its search and media accounts, following a pitch process involving five other agencies. The Leeds, London and Bath-based agency is supporting The Hospital Group across media channels, starting with SEO, PPC, CRO, PR and […]
Heineken has awarded the global advertising business for Sol to J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam. After a short and non-traditional pitch involving three international agencies, Heineken selected J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam as its global partner to develop the new assets for the Sol Brand internationally. Sol, the original Mexican beer born in 1899, is one of […]
With the premium mixers and soft drinks category being in strong growth, driven by a shift towards improved quality, craft and flavour innovation, Fentimans, the botanically brewed drinks maker, has appointed UM as its media planning and buying agency. UM was brought in after an uncontested pitch, with Fentimans looking to ramp up its media activity as consumer demand in […]
BDD Perfect Storm has won the creative account for PegasusLife, the retirement living company, following a competitive pitch. The brand, which spends more than £5m per annum on marketing has appointed Perfect Storm to a wide-ranging brief. The agency has been tasked with redeveloping PegasusLife’s premium positioning in the retirement living market, reviewing its brand architecture, redeveloping […]
In-house specialist OLIVER UK has been appointed as the lead design agency for Spire Healthcare, a leading private healthcare provider in the UK. Building a bespoke, on-site design team within Spire’s head office at Blackfriars, OLIVER’s remit is to strategically centralise assets and align communications across the brand’s 38 award-winning hospitals nationwide. The agency’s work […]
Dentsu Aegis Network is expanding its operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the launch of a new office for Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency. In MENA, Merkle will be led by Rudy Banholzer, formerly the managing director of full-service social media agency Your Social prior to its acquisition […]