J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury’s) and Walmart Inc. have agreed terms in relation to a proposed combination of Sainsbury’s and Asda Group Limited, to create an ‘enlarged business’. The Combined Business will look to create a dynamic new player in UK retail with an outstanding breadth of products, delivered through multiple channels. Enhanced scale and a […]
The campaign is part of A Better Start, a ten-year National Lottery funded programme set up by the Big Lottery Fund to help families give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. It will run in the five areas of England where A Better Start is based: Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, […]
Live & Breathe, the integrated brand activation agency, has appointed Sarah Anderson into the newly created role of Client Service Director. She is joining from Vividbrand, where, as business director, she oversaw clients including Nestlé, Pernod Ricard and Unilever. Prior to this, Anderson worked at a number of creative agencies across the globe, including Leo […]
Data-driven intelligence agency Future Thinking has announced the launch of its new personal wellbeing offer bringing together expertise from its pharmaceutical and healthcare teams. The new division combines the company’s knowledge of primary market research, behavioural economics and data science, with years of experience. The new team greatly strengthens Future Thinking’s presence within the wellness […]
UK advertising expenditure grew 4.6% to reach £22.2bn in 2017, the eighth consecutive year of market growth, according to the Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report – the UK’s definitive advertising statistics. Continuing the positive results for UK adspend, the final three months of 2017 saw expenditure grow 6.2% in Q4 2017 over Q4 2016, with adspend […]
Leading customer acquisition and engagement agency, STACK, announces the launch of its mini-blockbuster TV campaign for the UK’s number one home buying company, WeBuyAnyHome. The content, which launched on April 23, will be split into two phases, with the second wave expected in May. The films take well-recognised cliff-hanger moments from iconic movies to position […]
Mindshare UK, in partnership with AR technology company Zappar, has launched ‘Layered’ – a report identifying how brands must adapt to the rise of augmented reality (AR). • The report reveals that a third (33%) of consumers believe AR would help them to narrow down choices when shopping. • Increasingly, consumers are expecting products […]
BTL Brands, a branding agency for startups, has relaunched Hackney’s independent beauty and wellbeing salon, The London Dolls, with a new brand – THELDNDLS – to appeal to the young, tech-savvy woman. BTL Brands was challenged to relaunch the brand to bring it up to date with the female empowered era, whilst not changing the […]
Leading brand, marketing and digital agency, Mr B & Friends, has helped Bristol Rugby to relaunch as Bristol Bears as the team targets further success. The club came to the agency, who redesigned the Bristol Sport logo in 2014, with a plan to rebrand under the new name of Bristol Bears last year. The new […]
With just one month to go until the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into effect, the Digital Marketing Institute, which sets the global standard for digital marketing education and practices, has said that marketers must take more responsibility within organisations when it comes to preparing for, and upholding, GDPR compliant practices. According to […]