Bet Toby Hoare never thought his last big job in advertising (assuming this is) would be as vice chairman of something called Wunderman Thomson – but it is. Hoare (below) is a former boss of Cordiant’s Bates group (once owned ...

Mother from the UK won Ad Age’s International Agency of the Year gong, following on its recent success as Campaign’s UK nomination. Readers with long memories may recall that it won MAA’s Agency of the Year too, the only one ...

Life has its burdens – obviously – but has it ever been quite as angsty as now? Especially if you’re a young man. We’ve had Gillette dipping both feet in the water (and getting them bitten) and now it’s Unilever’s ...

Graham Fink, one of the ad world’s most talented and awarded creatives, is joining Seattle-based digital strategy and design studio This Place as CCO. This Place was co-founded by current chief design officer Ben Aldred and numbers T-Mobile USA, Ahold ...

Heimat’s ads for DIY retailer Hornbach are always challenging, especially if your German’s somewhat challenged. This one – ‘Morning belongs to us’ – seems to be some Easter-style spiritual experience, brought down to earth with a bump. Something for B&Q ...

If advertising isn ‘t working you may as well try something else. At the same time as it’s announced a disappointing first quarter of 2019 – with organic growth down (again) by 1.6 per cent – Publicis (below) has confirmed ...

It’s the last series of broadcasting phenomenon Game of Thrones (in case you hadn’t noticed). In Australia Foxtel and agency DDB Sydney are commemorating this sad event with, appropriately enough, a cemetery – 2000 square metres-worth to house all those ...

IKEA is entering the climate change lists with a new platform from Anomaly Amsterdam – ‘A Better World Starts At Home’ – and a global campaign hymning “Accidental Environmentalists,” showing how the most unlikely individuals can help same the planet ...

The Telegraph reckons that Swedish business dynasty the Wallenbergs are one of the likely bidders for WPP’s Kantar, some or all of which is up for auction for an estimated £3bn. The Wallengergs are the biggest investor in the Swedish ...