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It’s taken a while for the more recent generation of US agencies to establish themselves in the UK but some, at least, seem to be getting there. Anomaly and Droga5 appear to be hitting their stride and now Dentsu-owned Mcgarrybowen ...

Havas Media has won Michelin’s global account from WPP’s MEC, handling the tyre giant in the US, Europe and other markets including China. This is the second summer coup for Havas Media. Last month it was reappointed by airline Emirates ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David discuss the lifespan of the typical Chief Marketing Officer, typically the company’s most senior marketer. Inspired by Harvard Business Review’s recent paper Why CMOs never last, which reveals that 80 per cent of ...

Disruption has become one of the primary watchwords in modern marketing speak. There’s so much emphasis on the new and the shiny, on the world evolving at a massive rate propelled by technology. No wonder, then, that conventional wisdom has ...

The new ASA gender stereotyping guidelines should be welcomed by brands, agencies and the wider advertising industry, but enforced regulation is not enough. Formalising regulation is a natural step on from discussions around big issues, such as gender equality in ...

Korean car maker Hyundai is going in to bat in the luxury stakes with the new Genesis range. German agency Jung von Matt has been given the ad task and has produced this appropriately glitzy number, set in Hollywood. Cool ...

The “Trump bump” which briefly materialised in the US following the election of himself seems well and truly over and it’s hitting the big marcoms groups. Omnicom’s global revenue dipped two per cent in Q2 2017 despite a strong performance ...

Are big clients getting fed up with creative pitches? They go on for ever, cost some of the parties a fortune and there’s a recent tendency for agencies to challenge the outcome – just what you need after suffering months ...

By Emily Reiffer Google processes billions of search queries on a daily basis. Here is only a handful of what people around the world search for: Product reviews Local businesses News updates Entertainment Tutorials Ranking for keywords that are relevant ...

CHI&Partners has hired Lean Mean Fighting Machine co-founder Dave Bedwood as a creative partner. Bedwood will report directly into joint ECDs Yan Elliott and Micky Tudor and CEO Sarah Golding (all below, Bedwood second right). Bedwood has worked at agencies ...