BT.com on hunt for digital ad agency
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – BT.com, the online division of BT, is seeking an agency to handle its digital ad account.
Ogilvy promotes Andy Bird to head of art role
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Ogilvy Advertising has promoted its associate creative partner, Andy Bird, to the new position of head of art.
Nike plots Cesc Fabregas show
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Nike is plotting the launch of a football-inspired television programme, which is set to break ahead of Euro 2008.
Cameron succeeds Berlin in United role
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Ewen Cameron is to succeed his long-time business partner Andy Berlin as head of WPP’s United network.
Allan takes top job at MediaCom Worldwide
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Steve Allan, the UK chief executive of WPP’s Group M, is to replace Alexander
Schmidt-Vogel as the chairman and chief executive of MediaCom Worldwide.
Wayne Arnold to open Profero New York
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Wayne Arnold, the co-founder and European chief executive of Profero, is moving to New York to open the digital agency’s first US office.
Lowe wins first stage of Knorr global review
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Unilever is reviewing its £100 million global Knorr account, which is currently held by
WPP’s JWT.
DDB appoints JWT’s Howard Willmott
Posted in: UncategorizedDDB has appointed Howard Willmott, a global creative director at JWT, as its creative director and number two to Jeremy Craigen, the executive creative director in London.
Ads to Stir Awkward Emotions – AMAM Against Genital Mutilation
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) This extremely provocative and explicit ad for Association of Women Against Genital Mutilation (AMAM) just won an IAA Responsibility Award 2008 at the International Advertising Association first Socially Responsible Communications Awards 2008.
The shocking ad features a woman with her legs spread w…
Bike Saddle Backpacks – The Cycle Bag (GALLERY)
Posted in: UncategorizedFRONT PAGE: Zimbabwe opposition calls in agency help
Posted in: UncategorizedZimbabwe’s main opposition party has called in global PR support to ensÂure the world’s media stay focused on the election crisis gripping the country.
FRONT PAGE: Firms warned over ‘greenwash’
Posted in: UncategorizedCompanies that fail to live up to their green promises risk greater reputational damage than companies that do not even present themselves as green, a new survey suggests.
FRONT PAGE: New adviser for Harriet Harman
Posted in: UncategorizedLabour’s Harriet Harman has hired a new media handler — just weeks after she scored a resounding PR gaffe by donning a flak jacket to stroll around her south London constituency.
Tunisia and Sri Lanka move for agency help
Posted in: UncategorizedTunisia has turned to PR agency support to reposition itself as a Mediterranean rather than North African destination.
Race for mayor hots up as comms teams battle
Posted in: UncategorizedThe comms teams behind mayoral rivals Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson are at loggerheads over the media tactics employed by the Johnson camp.
Mindshare Q&A
Posted in: UncategorizedThis is the unedited text of the Q&A sheet provided to Campaign by Mindshare, giving more details of its restructuring.
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MindShare overhauls global agency model
Posted in: UncategorizedGLOBAL – MindShare is set to restructure its operations globally and integrate its traditional and digital units as part of efforts to reinvent the GroupM agency as a full-service marketing business.
Danone shifts $30m Indonesian media account into MPG
Posted in: UncategorizedJAKARTA – French consumer goods giant Danone has shifted its estimated US$30 million Indonesian media business from GroupM’s MindShare to Havas Media’s MPG following a pitch with Carat and Initiative.