MRM//McCann, a leading global customer relationship agency, announced that it has named Chris Pearce as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the London office. “Chris is someone I’ve admired for a long, long time,” said Nicky Bullard, Chairwoman and Chief Creative Officer, MRM//McCann London. “His amazing ability and phenomenal energy makehim a fantastic addition to the […]
London-based independent creative agency Mr. President has worked in collaboration with MOO’s in-house creative team to launch a new awareness campaign, showcasing MOO as front of mind for creative businesses around the world. The “Let’s Get Physical” campaign celebrates the sheer joy felt by creative professionals and businesses when their designs are brought to life […]
One of the UK’s favourite cider, Strongbow, is launching a new master brand campaign that celebrates people from all walks of life coming together in the great British pub. Two friends passionately perform the 80s classic ‘Together in Electric Dreams’, and the powerful one minute spot builds to a spine-tingling crescendo as the locals all […]
A series of six stamps commissioned to mark the UK’s exit from the EU have been leaked ahead of their official release. Created by award-winning London-based creative agency isobel, the six first and second class stamps capture six Brexit ‘icons’ – presented as famous historical figures complete with a relevant line of copy. It’s a bold approach – but will they get […]
Sainsbury’s is the target of a new Greenpeace campaign on plastic packaging and has been mocked in an April Fool’s video. The UK’s second biggest supermarket is ridiculed in the comedy clip for its dismissive attitude on reducing plastics and its failure to take sufficient action. Greenpeace is calling for Sainsbury’s to set yearly plastic […]
Breton shirts are the latest casualty of EU upheavals. Consent has been withdrawn for clothing retailer Boden to produce Breton tops in the UK. Anyone owning a Breton top will now need to apply for a special EU shirt license to wear one. As new rules come into force on April 1, any stripe-wearing Brit […]
Mondelez International has appointed VCCP as their lead strategic and creative agency for Maynards Bassetts. The agency will look after the brand’s entire portfolio in the UK including Wine Gums, Jelly Babies, Liquorice Allsorts, Sports Mix and the recently launched Soft Jellies range. VCCP’s appointment on Mondelez’s iconic candy brand follows the agency’s selection as […]
A 1970s French romantic crooner – inspired by a combination of Engelbert Humperdinck and Serge Gainsbourg – takes centre stage in the latest instalment of Sheba’s ‘Resistance Is Futile’ campaign, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. The mythical singer, Vincent Le Chat, stares down the barrel of the camera on a suitably 70s kitsch TV […]
The Sun Hols from £15, which offers Sun readers bargain holidays at more than 290 holiday parks across the UK and Europe, has launched a new campaign to promote its 2019 offering. Created by News UK’s in-house agency Pulse, the campaign is centred around getting the most out of your holiday and will feature user […]
Cheil UK has hired the multi-award-winning Laura Gibson as its new Head of Social for creative. Gibson joins from ITV Creative where she was Head of Social and led award-winning campaigns for shows such as Love Island, Britain’s Got Talent, Downton Abbey and I’m A Celebrity. Gibson will develop Cheil UK’s creative social proposition and […]