Ferrero Group, the chocolate company encompassing the Kinder, Nutella and Tic Tac brands, awarded its U.S. media management duties to Dentsu Media agency iProspect at the end of February. Given the agency already manages the majority of Ferrero’s budget outside the U.S., this win solidifies iProspect’s place as Ferrero’s media agency of record. A source…
Spotify’s media review has concluded today with the account awarding global media duties to Publicis Media. The agency has created a bespoke team, Publicis OneVibe, to service the account. It’s a variation of Publicis Media’s “Power of One” model, which taps agency talent from across its media brands. The global advisory MediaSense kicked off the…
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the British broadcaster, is in the process of building awareness across the U.S. and will produce a brand campaign created by R/GA to support that aim. The organization has been on a recruitment drive in the U.S. in recent months, hiring various executives to build its expansion of digital…
Despite being a sizable firm, Credit One Bank found itself struggling to amplify its brand awareness. It’s doubling down on those efforts now, having named full-service agency Deutsch LA its agency of record across creative, media and brand work. It began as a media review. The brand team expanded its focus beyond media, inviting integrated…
Lucky Generals has been appointed as the agency partner of Universal Orlando Resort, with an initial focus on launching the new Epic Universe theme park next year. The agency picked up the business following a competitive pitch against two other U.S. agencies, which Lucky Generals didn’t name. The long-term partnership will be led out of…
Build-A-Bear Workshop, a global brand that appeals to multiple generations, has chosen marketing agency Known as its agency of record for strategy and creative. Known will help Build-A-Bear expand its footprint and integrated consumer communications and build momentum for the brand through compelling content, design, experiences, partnerships and brand expression. The agency is already working…
Jonathan Balck, managing director of Boston-based creative agency Colossus, didn’t start his business with B2B work in mind. Founded in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, Colossus worked with consumer brands like Jack Daniel’s and Best Buy before it made a pitch for Athenahealth–a cloud-based network services provider for health care companies. Marketing in Athenahealth’s category…
When we last saw the Geico Caveman, he was having nightmares about being slighted by the brand so many years ago, but resolved to tell his truth. Now, just as it appears that the character is getting his due by being the subject of a Geico documentary, viewers will see that the modern Neanderthal plays…
DoorDash is adding another top shop to its already stacked agency roster. In addition to working with The Martin Agency, Adweek’s 2020 and 2021 U.S. Agency of the Year, and Gut, Adweek’s 2023 Breakthrough Agency of the Year, DoorDash is entrusting Wieden+Kennedy with creating a brand strategy that the brand can build off of in…
Five days into 2024, T-Mobile made what could be one of the biggest account moves of the year by bringing in Dentsu Creative as its lead agency for brand strategy. T-Mobile launched its review in June 2023 for work previously covered by Publicis’ Saatchi & Saatchi. The review honed in on agencies that could help…
For most marketers and advertisers, 2023 was a strangely challenging year. Advertising spend continued to decelerate, and even decline, in some depressed categories like linear TV. Spooked, and fearful of marketers tightening their purse strings yet again, a lot of agencies resorted to layoffs. Meanwhile, several accounts went into review. It’s been a tragic year…
For most marketers and advertisers, 2023 was a strangely challenging year. Advertising spend continued to decelerate, and even decline, in some depressed categories like linear TV. Spooked, and fearful of marketers tightening their purse strings yet again, a lot of agencies resorted to layoffs. Meanwhile, several accounts went into review. It’s been a tragic year…
Opendoor, the real estate digital platform, is kicking off its major marketing year with the 2024 Super Bowl through a partnership with Mischief @ No Fixed Address as it looks to rewrite the perception of the housing market. The platform noted that the Super Bowl is the unofficial start of home selling season, making it…
Dow Jones, parent company of The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Barron’s, MarketWatch brands, among others, has selected three new agency partners–Mother, Mediahub and TBWA Worldwide subsidiary EG+-following a review it launched in March. The review spanned all Dow Jones’ consumer brands, plus its business intelligence assets, including Factiva, Risk & Compliance and OPIS. Its outcome…
After being named Adweek’s Breakthrough and International Agencies of the Year, Gut keeps winning. Gut Miami has been appointed global AOR for WeightWatchers, following a competitive review that was conducted in-house. The agency will be responsible for collaborating with the brand team to launch U.S. and global campaigns supporting the portfolio of products, providing ongoing…
After being named Adweek’s Breakthrough and International Agencies of the Year, Gut keeps winning. Gut Miami has been appointed global AOR for WeightWatchers, following a competitive review that was conducted in-house. The agency will be responsible for collaborating with the brand team to launch U.S. and global campaigns supporting the portfolio of products, providing ongoing…
Bed Bath & Beyond, now a fully online retailer, is launching its comeback campaign today, helmed by independent creative agency Arts & Letters. Brand and agency are partnering for the first time to produce the work. The integrated campaign, called “An Icon Returns,” includes a mix of out-of-home, print, digital and film spots. The agency…
Pitching a self-storage company was a new one for Basic/Dept’s vp of growth, Asher Wren. Once an agency onboards a new client, it’s common for strategists to conduct market research before responding to briefs. New business leads like Wren do the same thing when preparing to pitch prospects, but often under tighter timelines and with…
In late March this year, Richard Branson’s adults-only cruise line Virgin Voyages wrapped up a short review of its global media business and selected GroupM’s EssenceMediacom to manage the account. But the cruise line reversed course before transitioning its business. It opted to stick with one of its incumbent agency networks, Omnicom Media Group (OMG)….
Chime is a banking app with a serious social following. At nearly 1 million Instagram followers, the Chime app stands out from other banks in its loyal fanbase. But the decade-old brand is looking for wider name recognition, which is why it recently selected AKQA as its integrated marketing agency. The partnership looks to redefine…
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