Alistair Beattie joins DDB in EMEA strategy role

DDB has hired Alistair Beattie, AKQA’s head of strategic planning, to take on the new role of head of strategic planning and innovation for EMEA.

Argos extends World Truck push with email activity

Argos is continuing its FIFA World Cup ambush activity, by allowing consumers to create personalised invites to house parties around tournament matches.

TBWA\Manchester scoops Seven Seas

Seven Seas, the vitamins manufacturer, has appointed TBWA\Manchester to its £5 million advertising account after a pitch.

Agencies line up for New Look creative

New Look, the high-street fashion chain, is reviewing its advertising account.

Paper Round (3 June) – a look at the day’s newspapers

The shocking mass shooting across several seaside towns in Cumbria sweeps across today’s national papers as the UK struggles to understand what drove a taxi driver to commit 12 murders.

John Farrell to join merged LBi board

John Farrell, the former chief executive of Publicis Groupe’s specialised agencies and marketing services worldwide, is joining the newly merged LBi International NV as a member of its supervisory board.

Associated Newspapers plans fashion and beauty title

Associated Newspapers is preparing to launch a standalone annual fashion and beauty magazine, currently being touted to media buyers as “Project Inspire”.

My Media Week: Claudine Collins, MediaCom

A week in the media life of Claudine Collins, joint head of investment, MediaCom

Karmarama launches joint PR venture with Shine chief

Karmarama is moving into PR in a joint venture with Chris McCafferty, a director at the independent PR agency Shine Communications.

Fru Hazlitt to join ITV as managing director of commercial and online

Fru Hazlitt, the former chief executive of GCap Media and managing director of Yahoo!, is to join ITV in the new role of managing director of commercial and online.

Green viral video to protect environment

The new creative green viral video to raise awareness about the biodiversity.

Advertiser: European Commission

Facebook ‘quadruples’ number of advertisers over a year

Facebook’s vice-president of global sales Mike Murphy has said that it more than quadrupled the number of its advertiser clients since the start of 2009 and claimed it has become “absolutely core to marketing campaigns”.

Time Lapse in Japan – Hayaku

Un voyage à travers le Japon grâce à cette superbe vidéo en time-lapse intitulée “Hayaku” par Brad Kremer. De nombreuses prises de vues réalisées à Tokyo, Matsuyama, Imabari, Nagano, Gifu et Ishizushisan. Le tout sur une bande son de Royksopp et de The Album Leaf.



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Goodyear: Neons

“Danger lies around the corner. Goodyear.”

Advertising Agency: Y&R, Bogota, Colombia
Executive Creative Director: Rafa Barthaburu
Creative Director: Jaime Duque, Victor Osorio
Art Director: Jaime Duque, Oscar Muñoz
Copywriter: Juan Valdivieso
Producer: Carlos Toro


Maxus names Snowdon as worldwide marketing director

Maxus Worldwide has poached PHD’s Helena Snowdon as its marketing director.

Hide and Seek

Ce projet “Hide & Seek” représente pour l’artiste Frédérique Daubal une vision de l’identité et de ses représentations en France. Un découpage de visages issus de revues de mode, qui sont assemblés pour créer des masques pouvant être assimilés à des niqabs.



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Fru Hazlitt in frame for senior role at ITV

ITV is in talks with Fru Hazlitt, the former GCap Media chief executive, about taking a senior commercial role.

Agencies line up for Oxfam brand pitch

Oxfam International is on the hunt for an agency or agency group to redesign its global brand identity and support the change with an advertising campaign.

RBS calls £132m media review

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is reviewing its £132m media planning and buying account, which is currently held by MediaCom.

Group M predicts media spend rise

The UK ad market is expected to grow by 4 per cent this year and 3 per cent in 2011, according to the latest report from WPP’s Group M.