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 […]
Manisha Sharma, Mirum London’s former head of delivery, has been appointed UK COO. The agency, which recently announced the expansion of James Huckle’s Head of Technology role, will see Manisha take over operations, as part of a larger plan by the agency to continue its rapid growth and consolidate its presence in the UK market. Manisha says: […]
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 […]
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The Dutch phrase ‘Als het te mooi lijkt om waar te zijn…’ (If it seems too good to be true…) is the key to a new, campaign from travel deals brand Secret Escapes that launches on June 28. The first spot shows a couple […]
J. Walter Thompson Saudi Arabia has retained the Consumer Business Unit (CBU) account for Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and additionally been awarded the operator’s Corporate Account, after a rigorous selection process across multiple international agencies. STC launched an exhaustive communication pitch process in order to identify a communications partner that would support the telco operator […]
The Times of India launches an engaging brand campaign for TOI’s metro supplements (TIMS) esp. Bombay Times, Delhi Times, Gurgaon Times, Chennai Times, Bangalore Times and Calcutta Times titled ‘Flirt with your City’. The campaign aims to communicate its strengthened content and reinforce its positioning as the one-stop-destination for all news and gossip of city’s bustling social life […]
Creative agency Cheetham Bell JWT is to join forces with MediaCom North to create the largest integrated agency offering outside London. The move follows Code Computerlove’s successful integration into MediaCom North Group just over 18 months ago and takes the total workforce across offices in Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham to close to 500 people. MediaCom […]
The vast majority of 18-34-year-olds in the United States and China are moving away from cash, according to a new report from The Innovation Group at J. Walter Thompson Intelligence. The Future of Money report sheds light on the disruptive global changes ahead in payments, currency and banking. Advances in these fields led by Chinese […]
 Creative agency J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam is working with Young Designers United, a fashion collective from Amsterdam, and a group of Amsterdam’s top creative entities, to make a sartorial stance against global polarisation with ‘The United Collection’. A small but meaningful showcase of garments exploring what happens when the flags of conflicting nations are […]
Himalayan Sparkling, India first premium mineral sparkling water introduced a unique packaging innovation for its limited-edition ‘sound cap’ bottles, that are designed to play the sound of wind from the upper reaches of the Himalayas when you twist open the cap of the bottle. Bottled in a one-of-its-kind packaging, the innovative sound cap bottle […]