Chris Green to head global strategy at Mindshare

Mindshare has hired Chris Green, the brand and business planning director at Hypernaked, as its global head of strategy.

VCCP me hires Bell as creative partner

VCCP me has poached CMW’s creative director, Jamie Bell, to become its creative partner.

AMV hires Michael Pring, Clive Tanqueray and Tom Vick

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has boosted its senior team with the appointment of Michael Pring, Clive Tanqueray and Tom Vick as managing partners.

Govt seeks agency for youth service

The Government is looking for an advertising agency to handle a brief for the National Citizen Service, which is designed to make good citizens of young adults.

The Nine Eyes of Google Street View

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The nine eyes are the cameras mounted on the pole on top of each vehicle that Google sent around the world 5 years ago. The technology of Google Street View has sparkled moments of deep humiliation, interest from the press photography community, privacy concerns and brilliant artistic reactions.

Jon Rafman was one of the first artists who spent hours looking at the images collected by the cars and searching not just for the amusing, the ridiculous and the fortuitous but for postcard perfect moments. And does he have an eye for stunning images… continue

Out and About Olympic Special

Out and About attends Blur’s Olympic warm-up gig with Spotify, gets themed for the Games with MediaCom and IPC Media and carries the torch with MEC, in this week’s London 2012 special edition.

BBH beats four to win £12m RAC advertising business

RAC, the breakdown service, has appointed Bartle Bogle Hegarty to its £12 million ad account after a controversial and protracted pitch.

Bite-Sized Olympian Diets – The ‘Meals of Athletes at the Olympics’ Photo Series is a Mouthful (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ‘Meals of Athletes as the Olympics’ photo series asks the question: have you ever wondered what it takes to fuel the Olympic athletes that you see on TV? Creative duo Sarah Parker and…

McDonald’s former boss joins Wagamama

Steve Easterbrook, the former European boss of McDonald’s and chief executive of Pizza Express, has been named chief executive of Wagamama, the Japanese-inspired restaurant chain.

PG Tips adds logo to C4 quiz show mug

PG Tips, the Unilever-owned tea brand, has struck a deal to place its logo on the mug used by the lead contestant in Channel 4 quiz show ‘Deal or No Deal’.

WPP Continues Rapid Expansion of Possible Worldwide With U.K. Agency Buy


In its latest move to expand digital-agency network Possible Worldwide, WPP has bought Fortune Cookie.

Outdoor Plus takes large format screens into shopping malls

Outdoor Plus, the outdoor media owner, has revealed plans to drive into the retail sector by developing 40 large format digital screens in 16 shopping malls around the UK.

28 Hip Helvetica Creations – From Typography Playing Cards to Fanatical Font Reviews (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) A popular and loved font by designers and typography nerds, Helvetica has amassed a legion of fans and a slew of spin-off creations. Developed by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger and Eduard…

Wonga counters ‘hyperbole’ with online debate platform

Wonga, the controversial short-term loans provider, has launched a digital platform that aims to “inform the debate” around the brand and improve its reputation.

Virgin Atlantic to revamp in-flight entertainment

Virgin Atlantic is overhauling its decade-old in-flight entertainment system to offer a more stylish and simple interface for passengers.

Colorful Umbrellas Installation

Une très belle installation de parapluies multicolores dans la ville de Águeda au Portugal. Une rue complète a été entièrement décorée avec des parapluies suspendu et flottant dans les airs, le tout capté en images par la photographe Patricia Almeida. A découvrir en détails dans la suite de l’article.

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Sky escapes pay-TV film restrictions

BSkyB will not face restrictions in the pay-TV film market, the Competition Commission (CC) has today confirmed, despite finding that competition in the pay-TV retail market overall remains ineffective.

Pet-inspired Bike Racks – The Fairdale Dograck is Like an Animal Shelf for Cyclists (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Accommodating pets on bicycles can often be dangerous or cumbersome, two things that the Fairdale Dograck hopes to remedy. Taking the success of its Fairdale Skaterack, the company has come up with…

Cadbury: Olympic Idents

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Dublin, Ireland
Creative Director: Ronan Nulty
Art Director: Dan O’Neill
Copywriter: Neil Saul
Director: Shane Griffin
Producer: Peter Greene
Sound: Mutiny
Agency Producer: Niamh Skelly
Account Director: Catroina Campbell, Jimmy Murphy


Department of Health plots direct and digital consolidation

The Department of Health has launched an estimated £50 million “winner takes all” pitch as it looks to consolidate its digital and direct accounts into a single agency.