Launched in 2011, Chalke Valley is the UK’s leading live history event. For a week every June, over 55,000 visitors, young and old, gather to hear talks, join debates and enjoy immersive experiences that bring history to life. 2024’s relaunch comes as UK festival culture continues to shift from music-only events towards more diverse and […]
Saatchi & Saatchi has today unveiled new creative work, Voting is Hot AF, to launch non-partisan campaign, Just Vote. The campaign is powered by green entrepreneur and founder of Ecotricity, Dale Vince, with insight from leading PR & communications agency, Borkowski. Built on the insight that voting officially makes you hotter – with 40% of […]
BBH London’s creative placement scheme is launching its fourth year, under the leadership of Nick Gill BBH London is on the hunt for ten of the UK’s most diverse creative minds to join The Barn, a fully-paid creative education course, designed to make the advertising industry more accessible. The eight month course was the creation […]
Pinterest is announcing today that Beth Horn has been appointed as UK Managing Director. Based in London, Horn will report to VP, Head of EMEA Sales, Milka Privodanova. Horn will be responsible for leading Pinterest’s sales strategy and execution in the UK. This includes leading the team and supporting relationships with advertisers to maximise the […]
UKSAFC will work with C.A.N.’s 180+ members in working to break the economic link between advertising and harmful content The UK Stop Ad Fraud Coalition (UKSAFC) group – a collection of advertising professionals, policymakers, technology providers and agencies committed to tackling all forms of advertising-funded crime and fraud in the United Kingdom – has been […]
Out-of-home media owner 75Media has more than quadrupled its team in the last year, from eight to 43, leading to it taking over the lease of a larger Leeds HQ at 6 Wellington Place. The Leeds-based, UK-wide network, is forecasting and on track to meet a 470% growth in revenue year-on-year for 2024. Its portfolio […]
New strategic partnership advances Gekko Group’s diversification ambitions Gekko Group, the retail sales and marketing agency, has entered a new strategic partnership with Reze, the retail wholesale consultancy, to bring new consumer electronics brands and products to the UK and Irish markets. Through the partnership, brands represented by Reze internationally will work with Gekko Group […]
Places on the coveted creative programme School of Thought are being funded by five leading Leeds agencies Global full-service agency, IMA, is leading the charge to improve social mobility and increase opportunities for the next generation of creative talent. The agency is supporting School of Thought – the creative course for competitive, fearless thinkers in […]
Barclaycard today (2 May 2024) announced that it has renewed its entertainment partnership with Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, to sponsor the biggest live events in Global’s portfolio for five more years. This builds on an already successful three-year partnership between Barclaycard and Global. Barclaycard will continue as headline partner of Capital’s Summertime Ball […]
Brand transformation and creative change agency Born Ugly today announces the launch of its ‘Ugly Ducklings’ initiative to champion and showcase the raw ideas of emerging creatives throughout the country. The initiative sees Born Ugly partner with the Universities of Leeds, Lincoln, Salford, Norwich and Nottingham Trent to offer students outside of London an opportunity […]