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-Indie integrated agency iris Worldwide has welcomed McGarryBowen alum Andre Galan to head up its newly acquired Barclaycard business.

-SapientNitro has appointed Marcelo Sant’Iago to the role of VP, business development for Latin America.

-L.A.-based Zambezi announced its partnership with Caesars Interactive Entertainment in the latter’s launch of online poker on WSOP.com.

-Here’s your latest appointment of judge and jury for the 2013 New York Festivals:

·         Warren Brown, Creative Founder, BMF Sydney, Australia

·         Chris Garbutt, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Paris

·        Guido Heffels,  Chief Creative Officer, Heimat Werbeagentur GmbH

·      Diane Ruggie, Creative Director & Partner, Velocebella, USA

-Apple has topped Fortune‘s list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the sixth year in a row.

-Y&R Midwest/VML is behind a new Pinterest page to help those in need. link

-We’ve been told that Laird+Partners is behind the Target spot above, which includes music from electro-poppers, Dragonette.

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New York Rework est une vidéo réalisée par Sébastien Desmedt cherchant à jouer avec l’architecture de la ville. En utilisant des astuces graphiques pour donner un aspect futuriste à ces décors, cette création montée sur une musique de Chromatics est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

Brothers Cider has revamped the packaging across its range and is rolling out a £5m marketing campaign to promote it as a premium brand.

Colin Legg a réalisé cette courte vidéo « Night Wanderers » en Australie à l’est de Perth la nuit du 16 février dernier, lorsque l’Astéroïde DA14 est passé très près de notre planète. Avec son objectif, ce dernier a réussi à capter la trace dans le ciel que le passage de cet astéroïde a provoqué.

WPP is understood to be holding discussions about merging its integrated agency G2 into Ogilvy Group.

Jamie Oliver’s high-street restaurant chain, Jamie’s Italian, has appointed Oystercatchers to oversee the hiring of its first advertising agency.

Jeremy Lee finds Anchor butter s TV spot rather tasty: “A charming and clever ad that demonstrates how Anchor plays a low-key but nonetheless essential role in the life of a family.” The ad was created by Jim Bolton and Micky Tudor, and directed by Tom Tagholm through Blink.

Lidl has appointed M2M to its £21 million media planning and buying account after a competitive pitch.

The Gate London, which has rebranded from CST The Gate, has appointed Alistair Ross as a creative partner.

Trinity Mirror has confirmed the centralisation of its £5 million media planning and buying business into Aegis UK agencies. Executives at Trinity Mirror deny that the move is connected to Aegis clients shifting advertising spend into the publisher’s papers.