Leagas Delaney is launching a new upscale chocolate brand Firetree, described as “vegan-friendly volcanic chocolate,” which seems to tick most boxes. Firetree beans are grown on volcanic slopes. The agency is also an investor in the brand which was launched ...

Rachel Forde is UK CEO of media agency UM and a Cannes Media Lions jury member. This year was my first time on the judging panel for the Cannes Lions. Some three hundred award entries later, I realise why many ...

Cannes seems to be delivering this year and it’s US agencies that are delivering most of the goodies. Three Craft Grand Prix were awarded: Film Craft for the much-lauded New York Times’ ‘The truth is worth it’ campaign from Droga5; ...

Chrissy Teigen is one of the funniest, sarkiest people on Twitter. The celebrity wit, author, and wife of John Legend, once tweeted: “I always have a note in my pocket that says “John did it” just in case I’m murdered ...

Shnoosee Bailey is executive creative director of HeyHuman. Prior to HeyHuman she was ECD at Saatchi & Saatchi X and creative director at Publicis Dialog. My Top Tips for Cannes Once again, we’ve seen some impressive work from the industry ...

There may be a trade war between the US and China and the prospect of a shooting one in the Gulf but advertising – as a whole – seems to motor along. Interpublic’s Magna is forecasting that global ad revenue ...

It’s Cannes week of course and we can expect a number of announcements from agencies and others, many designed to show what good citizens they are. WPP has signed up for the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, led jointly by ...

Mat Goff is joint CEO of adam&eveDDB Top Tips for Cannes Here comes Cannes, our yearly chance to measure the UK creative scene against the rest of the world. So who and what will be flying the flag this time ...

The UK’s high-earning Premier League has appointed FCB Inferno to handle its ad account. FCB takes over creative duties from Y&R (now VMLY&R) which, strangely, didn’t repitch. Y&R’s work highlighted the League’s various community support programmes, which seems set to ...