ICrossing picks up Superdry search

Superdry, the clothing brand, has appointed iCrossing to handle its global paid and natural search accounts.

Ladlow to head up Sky free channels

BSkyB has appointed Stephen Ladlow, currently the sponsorship controller at Sky Media, to the position of director of Challenge and Pick TV, its free-to-air TV stations.

CNBC hires Webby as senior vice-president of sales

CNBC has appointed vice-president of advertising at The Economist Jason Webby as senior vice-president of sales.

P&O Cruises signs deal to sponsor Downton

P&O Cruises has signed a £2 million deal to sponsor the third series of ITV’s hit period drama Downton Abbey.

Old Jamaica calls ad account pitch

Old Jamaica Ginger Beer is on the hunt for an agency to handle its advertising account.

Dowds swaps NI for Trinity Mirror role

Ian Dowds, who recently left his role as the sales director at News International, has joined its rival as the managing director, media, at Trinity Mirror Digital.

VisitScotland seeks agency for global creative account

VisitScotland, the Scottish tourist board, has launched a review of its international creative agency requirements.

Allianz Insurance: Drunk Mirror

Advertising Agency: OgilvyOne, São Paulo, Brazil
Chief Creative Officer: Anselmo Ramos
Executive Creative Director: Marcos Ribeiro
Creative Directors: Marcos Ribeiro, Alexandre Ravagnani
Art Directors: Fernando Passos, Rafael Gatuzzo
Copywriters: Flavio Tamashiro, Erich Moreira
Accounts: Felipe Obara, Andrea tornovsky, Denise Caruso
Media: Luciana Serra, Larissa Dias
Planners: Luis Stateri, Marian Travassos, Cleber Almeida
Producers: Cecília Taioli, Adriana Jorge
Production Company: Santa Transmedia
Film Director: Gustavo Rodrigues
Sound Design: Sound Design


Bonjela: Flowers, Fish, Ponytail

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“There’ll be plenty of time for pain.”

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, Johannesburg, South Africa
Executive Creative Director: Jonathan Deeb
Creative Director: Fiona O’ Connor, Laura May Vale
Copywriter: Balekane Mokoditoa
Art Director: Romy Lunz
Photographer: David Prior
Retoucher: Rob Frew


Brake: Don’t Text And Drive

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Advertising Agency: Blue Hive, London, UK
Creative Director: Greg Burke
Art Director: Peter Hvid
Copywriter: Nigel Edginton-Vigus
Photographer: James Day


Smooth presenters drive with Hertz

Hertz, the car hire firm, has signed an eight-week deal with Smooth Radio which will see presenters Emma B, Pat Sharp, Mark Goodier and David ‘Kid’ Jensen promote its range of vehicles and offers.

45 Beautiful Box Clutches – From Seashell Skull Carriers to Glass Handbags (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Box clutches have gained a recent comeback in popularity as more and more socialites and stars have been spotted carrying this age-old accessory. Often decked out in jewels and brilliant details,…

PPA’s James Papworth: Making a stand

New ways to reach readers have created a big impact for magazine publishers, arguably one more so than others, says PPA’s James Papworth.

Fox’s Biscuits deploys pink party rings for breast cancer campaign

Fox’s Biscuits is boosting its fundraising campaign for Cancer Research UK with an outdoor marketing stunt that features two giant pink biscuit rings displayed in North London, as the brand looks to raise £50,000 for breast cancer research.

Drum’s Rupert Britton joins Starcom’s LiquidThread

Rupert Britton, content strategy director at Drum, has joined Starcom MediaVest Group’s branded content division LiquidThread as content strategy director.

TV viewers watch record number of ads in first half of 2012

More TV ads were watched in the first half of 2012 than ever before, as UK TV viewers saw an average of two hours and 36 minutes of commercial TV a day, one minute more a day than the same period in 2011.

Visa, BA, BP and BT support Olympic and Paralympic parade

London 2012 sponsors Visa, British Airways, BP and BT are to provide financial support for the Olympic and Paralympic victory parade taking place on September 10.

Non-Olympic sponsors make hay as ad blackout period ends

Aviva and other non-Olympic sponsors are running advertising in today’s newspapers featuring Olympic athletes as they seek to take advantage of the end of the advertising blackout period.

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HTC launches £100m global media consolidation

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, is holding a review of its estimated £100 million global media planning and buying account.