LBi promotes Michael Islip to UK managing director

LBi has promoted its client partner, Michael Islip, to UK managing director.

Now nets Habitat’s ad and social business

Habitat, the retailer owned by Home Retail Group, has hired Now to handle its advertising and social media account.

Brands sign Oliver C4 placement deal

Products from Uncle Ben’s and Yeo Valley will appear in the new Jamie Oliver cookery series, Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals, on Channel 4.

Tracey Follows joins JWT London as chief strategy officer

JWT London has ended its eight-month search for a chief strategy officer by hiring Tracey Follows, VCCP’s executive planning director, to fill the role.

DLKW Lowe scoops Coral ad brief ahead of brand activity

DLKW Lowe has won the advertising account for the retail bookmaker Coral.

Microscopic Food Sculptures (UPDATE) – Big Appetites by Christopher Boffoli is Adorable (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Still-life drawings are usually comprised of a sketch, but Big Appetites by Christopher Boffoli is a new series of fine art photography that captures tiny figurines toying with food objects.

These…

Nickel-and-Diming? More Magazines to Charge for Hotlinks in Tablet Edition Ads


A working link in tablet versions of Better Homes and Gardens, Fitness and Parents will soon cost advertisers $1,500.

12 Devoted Logo Manicures – From Fierce Avian Fingertips to Nail Art Advertising (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Product evangelists will go to great lengths to show off their brand loyalty with creations like these devoted logo manicures. If you are nuts about Ryan Gosling, why wouldn’t you wear him on…

WPP’s Brand Union and Digit team up

The WPP agencies The Brand Union and Digit are joining forces to offer clients brand strategy combined with technology expertise.

Air Malta in media and creative review

Air Malta has launched a review of its advertising and media accounts in Europe, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean as part of a move to rebrand.

PHD lands bulk of Unilever media planning

Unilever is set to appoint PHD to handle the bulk of its £3 billion global communications planning business.

Creative duo Yan and Luke unveil start-up shop Fabula

Yan Elliott and Luke Williamson, the former creative directors at WCRS, along with Sam Brookes, the former managing director at Wieden & Kennedy’s Platform, have launched a start-up agency called Fabula.

O2 picks Tribal DDB for digital revamp

Tribal DDB has won a place on the O2 roster after landing the brief to revamp its entire digital presence.

100 Darling Duo Captures – From Tattooed Couple Photoshoots to Countryside Couple Photography (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) These darling duo captures will make your heart melt. Each adorable couple is pictured caressing one another, holding hands or simply gazing into each other’s eyes. 

These caressing captures…

Cannes 2012: Yum! Restaurants’ Farkas talks about women in the industry

Klara Farkas, global marketing leader for Yum! Restaurants International, (parent to brands including KFC and Pizza Hut) talked to Campaign about the role of women in marketing and advertising and what can be done to “elevate and advance” women in the industry.

Toshiba 3D Glasses Free TV: Couple, Fat Man

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, Madrid, Spain
Creative Director: Mariano Duhalde, Haitz Mendibil, Ekhi Mendibil
Copywriter: Ernesto Soto
Art Director: Hernán Rodríguez
Photographer: Coni Dietrich
Account Supervisor: Marian Casado, Marta Rufo


Visionlab Prescription Glasses: Software Terms, Lease Contract

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Madrid, Spain
Executive Creative Director: Alexandre Okada
Creative Director: Rafael Santamarina
Copywriter: Pablo Murube
Art Director: Manu Mazzaro
Account Supervisor: Nuria Pradera
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Manuel Hurtado


Devlyn De Mexico Optician Eye Exams: Green, Brown, Blue

“The spectacle of life. Don’t miss it.”

Advertising Agency: BBDO, Mexico
Chief Creative Officer: Luis Ribó
Executive Creative Director: Sebatíán Corti
Creative Director: Antonio García, Ariel Soto
Copywriter: Octavio Navarro
Art Director: Jorge Martínez


Getty Images: Shark, Rally, Bear

“They don’t cost what they’re worth.”

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Bogotá, Colombia
Chief Creative Officer: Jhon Raul Forero
Executive Creative Director: Juan Jose Posada, Juan Pablo Alvarez
Creative Director: Diego Ortiz, Andres Astorquiza
Copywriter: Diego Ortiz
Art Director: Fernando Parra, Mauricio Sanchez, Andres Astorquiza
Photographer: Getty Images
Art Buyer: Adriana Pares, Diego Rincon
Account Supervisor: Fabio Quiroga
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Jorge Camelo
Fabio Quiroga Account Manager


Playboy: Hair Through the Ages

Advertising Agency: Y&R, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Director: Graham Lang & Rui Alves
Copywriter: Ivor Forrester
Art Director: Sherinne Winderley
Agency Producer: Mthuli Bam