On 1 May, Maarten Vrouwes and Friso Ludenhoff will start as executive creative directors at DDB Unlimited. The locally and internationally award-winning team will take the place of Joris Kuijpers, who, after 16 years at the company, will launch his own agency. “The agency needs a breath of new, fresh energy,” says Kuijpers, who is […]
The Advertising Association and London agency Adam & Eve DDB are campaigning to prevent the British government from cutting off access to international talent with tighter immigration rules post-Brexit. A giant billboard at London’s biggest airport Heathrow has the words “We’re a great advert for Britain” over the images of ten senior industry figures, all of whom […]
At the 64th annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Omnicom agencies continued the tradition of being the most creatively awarded in the industry by sweeping the media and advertising categories. In total, 152 Omnicom agencies won nearly 360 Lions from approximately 35 different countries across more than 20 communication disciplines. BBDO claimed both Network and […]
Volkswagen’s engaging new advert sees the car manufacturer become a part of the family in their new global campaign that launched recently in the United Kingdom. The new campaign by DDB, which marks the car brand’s departure from their iconic ‘Das Auto’ tagline, sees Volkswagen become the established car of one family, with the car being […]
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, […]
Omnicom announced their agencies topped The Gunn Report 2015 rankings, a global index of creative excellence based on the results of the most important creative award competitions. For the 10th consecutive year, BBDO prevailed as the most awarded creative network in the world, with DDB securing third place. Moreover, both BBDO and DDB have occupied […]
BetStars has named Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) as its lead strategy and creative agency following the sportbook’s launch. BetStars is the first dedicated sportsbook offering from Amaya Inc., the parent company of PokerStars. The win followed a three-way pitch, with DDB in Sweden understood to be among the agencies that pitched. CP+B declined to […]
Friday, 15th November sees women nationwide join ranks for a compulsory night out with the girls. No excuses this year Lindauer has made it even easier for the girls to get their glam on and ditch the drudgery with a Kiwi first – the Man-Sitter. The new campaign by DDB sees Kiwi celebrity Man-Sitters look […]
Omnicom Group and Publicis Groupe have announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a merger of equals, creating the world’s leading company in communications, advertising, marketing and digital services, with combined 2012 revenue of $22.7 billion (€17.7 billion). Based on closing prices on July 26, 2013, Publicis Omnicom Group will have a combined […]
DDB and Volkswagen Spain created a campaign around an online game called Polowers. They integrated the Twitter API into the Polowers microsite and required users to become followers to play. Every time a player tweeted using the #polowers hashtag, a Polo on the site would advance a few metres. The person to send the last […]