Creative

M&C Saatchi has appointed two old City hands to its board as it tries to recover from the accounting problems that led to a two thirds fall in its share price last year, the resignation of co-founder Maurice Saatchi and ...

Porsche is returning to the Super Bowl to plug its new all-electric Taycan in a campaign by Cramer-Krasselt. Called ‘the Heist,’ it features someone pinching this desirable auto from the Porsche museum. Whereupon other Porsche types give chase in a ...

While predictions abound about what’s coming our way in 2020, one thing is for certain: another year of regular pitches and account reviews. Setting aside the business uncertainty caused by clients repitching, we all know that the pitch is the ...

Paris agency Romance lives up to its name with this rather poetic ad for new client, the EuroMillions lottery. Romance (part of Omnicom’s DDB) won the business after a pitch that involved Paris’ top tier of agencies: incumbent BETC, Rosapark ...

Independent Out of Home specialist Talon Outdoor has appointed Imran Elahi to the newly created role of head of digital. Elahi is charged with driving digital OOH innovation alongside Talon’s Strategy and Transformation teams. Elahi (left) has more than ten ...

Who are the creative movers and shakers in the shiny new world of digital transformation? Publicis Sapient (they seem to have dispensed with the dot in between) thinks Ian Wharton from AKQA is one, he’s just been appointed its new ...

More (largely) meaningless communication: Adidas telling us that we can deal with stress by running, courtesy of TBWA. It helps us “reconnect,” it seems. Although reconnect with what isn’t specified. Can see how Nike owns running (helps you run a ...

HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation as was) has been telling us Brits that “we are not an island” for a while now, even though we clearly live on one. It’s back with a new Wunderman Thompson effort fronted ...

Do teaser ads work? Here’s an enigmatic effort from Super Bowl regular Doritos featuring Sam Elliott and Lil Nas X (no, me neither). Does Doritos merit such drama? May do if Goodby is on the case. And Budweiser is reprising ...