Patients Sarcastically Laud the State of Healthcare in North Memorial’s Amusing Ads

Hey, Doc, it hurts when we do this. And by this, we mean attempt to use our nation’s impossibly impersonal, ridiculously complicated healthcare system! North Memorial Health, which operates two hospitals and 25 clinics in the Minneapolis area, posits a cure for the healthcare blues in a pair of amusing ads developed by BrandFire. Its…

Y&R taps Grey's Markwick for global commercial and production role

Y&R has appointed Janet Markwick, Grey’s chief commercial officer for EMEA, to drive the expansion of the WPP network’s production capabilities.

Cancer Research UK invites smokers to puff into bus shelter

Cancer Research UK has created an interactive outdoor poster that encourages smokers to blow into a circle and see how smoking has affected their breathing.

David Droga to receive Lion of St Mark honour at Cannes

David Droga, the founder and creative chairman of Droga5, will be honoured by Cannes Lions this year with the Lion of St Mark.

The Chairman's Wife Syndrome

YouTube needs a total rethink about its brand purpose

Google must recognise its video site is not just a platform.

What do boycotting brands really want?

If advertisers are serious about forcing Google to clean up its act and take extremist content seriously, it is in their gift to do so.

Creativity's female future

Ali Hanan, founder and chief executive of Creative Equals, introduces 30 female creative trailblazers on course to be the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Burger King owner selects Pablo ahead of UK launch

Pablo has been hired by Tim Hortons to help the restaurant break into the UK under the direction of a former Marks & Spencer food marketer.

Public Health England hunts shop to tackle rise in STDs

Public Health England is looking for an advertising agency to help it combat an “explosion” of sexually transmitted diseases in the UK.

Mother wins global Lion and Cheerios

Cereal Partners, which makes Nestlé’s breakfast cereals, has appointed Mother as its global advertising agency for Lion cereal and Cheerios.

Pitch update: Britvic, Haven, Bwin and Carpetright

CHI & Partners has joined Bartle Bogle Hegarty in choosing not to repitch for Britvic.

Hellmann's refocuses ads on taste and food culture

Hellmann’s has ditched gender segmentation in its marketing in favour of celebrating food culture, global brand vice-president Joanna Allen has told Campaign.

Rosie Bardales takes CCO role at BETC London

BETC London has promoted executive creative director Rosie Bardales to chief creative officer, as the agency moves offices to Shoreditch.

Connected tech is not just for 'geeks', British Gas says

The connected home concept is failing to resonate with consumers because they don’t understand the benefits and think it’s for “geeks”, according to British Gas’ head of marketing.

We Buy Any Car calls £14m ad pitch

We Buy Any Car, the used-car buying service, is reviewing its £14m UK advertising account.

Olivia Chalk named Grey production chief

Grey London has appointed Olivia Chalk as its first chief production officer to instil a “maker” culture at the agency.

Experian reviews creative and media

Experian, the global data company, is reviewing its advertising and media accounts, putting Bartle Bogle Hegarty London and PHD on alert.

Sky tops adspend table as major retailers tighten belts

Sky was once again the UK’s top spending advertiser in 2016, increasing year-on-year spend by 18% to
£287m, Nielsen data has revealed..

Broadcasters boosted by YouTube brand boycott

Channel 4, ITV and Sky have seen a jump in ad revenues for their video-on-demand platforms as a result of advertisers boycotting YouTube.