Y&R London appoints Sophie Lewis as new chief strategy officer

Y&R London appoints Sophie Lewis as new chief strategy officer

As part of the continued reboot of the agency, Y&R London has appointed Sophie Lewis, currently head of planning at Iris and one of the 2014 winners of the IPA’s Women of Tomorrow competition, as its new chief strategy officer. Sophie will sit on the senior management team, working alongside Paul Lawson (CEO), Jon Burley […]

ButterflyCannon Cuts to the Chase with the Branding for Disruptive New Rum Brand, CUT RUM

ButterflyCannon Cuts to the Chase with the Branding for Disruptive New Rum Brand, CUT RUM

CUT RUM is a range of quality, authentic liquids using only natural ingredients; with a portfolio that includes amazingly delicious rums: a sensational Spiced, a far too smooth Overproof and a knockout Smoked. It was clear from the start that the liquids were the centre of attention here. This wasn’t a brand that was going […]

Green and Black’s Brings Decadence to the UK in New Experiential Campaign

Green and Black’s Brings Decadence to the UK in New Experiential Campaign

Behavioural communications agency HeyHuman is launching a UK-wide sampling campaign for Green and Black’s to promote the brand’s recently introduced range of luxury, bite-sized chocolates, ‘Velvet Fruit’. The sampling campaign will invite consumers across the country to taste the smooth and fruity dark chocolates from the comfort of a velvet tasting chair, where they will […]

Research proves high-impact digital display ads generate an amplification effect for standard media

Research proves high-impact digital display ads generate an amplification effect for standard media

New research released today by Inskin Media and Lumen Research using a large-scale audience eye-tracking study has proved that high-impact formats, such as pageskins, can help draw consumers’ eyes to standard formats for longer. The UK study, in partnership with Mindshare, carried out 3,160 eye tracking experiments and revealed that, within a browsing session, standard display […]

One in four in the UK revealed to be CorpSumer, according to MWWPR report

One in four in the UK revealed to be CorpSumer, according to MWWPR report

Commissioned by MWWPR and conducted by Wakefield Research, a recent study unveiled today has identified that 24% of the UK population believe that a company’s values, actions, and corporate reputation are just as important as its product attributes and features. Dubbed the CorpSumer, this growing and powerful segment are valued for their loyalty, but their […]

Proximity London bolsters marketing transformation offering with senior hires

Proximity London bolsters marketing transformation offering with senior hires

Proximity London has strengthened its marketing transformation offering with three new senior appointments. Dominic McElroy joins as marketing transformation director from Digitas UK, Kate Amos joins as martech-focussed strategic data director and internal talent Matt Ingram is promoted to data and technology partner in a newly created role. McElroy is an expert in building and […]

WRG names Beth Lobban as Executive Producer

WRG names Beth Lobban as Executive Producer

Beth Lobban joins WRG, the innovative experience agency that is a division of the Creative Engagement Group, as Executive Producer. In her new role she will provide support and guidance to the UK Live Event team to ensure the seamless delivery of projects that fulfil the agency’s creative ambitions, production values and commercial targets. She […]

Santander promote cycling as the ultimate method to rediscover London in new ad

Santander promote cycling as the ultimate method to rediscover London in new ad

British banking company Santander have released their latest project, ‘Cycling Can’, promoting London’s public bicycle hire scheme in a bid to encourage Londoners to uncover the beauty of the city by bike. The concept, devised by McGarry Bowen and developed in collaboration with Rock Hound and Big Buoy, consists of five installments, each one featuring […]