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The Advertising Association is banging the drum for immigrants post-Brexit with a new campaign from adam&eveDDB based on a report – World Class Talent, World Class Advertising – which shows the the UK (London in particular) attracts more overseas ad ...

MullenLowe, the Boston-based agency formed by the merger of Interpublic’s Mullen and Lowe Group, seems to be spreading its wings to some effect. Ad Age reports that its Los Angeles office has won Whole Foods, the (big) niche food retailer ...

It’s all change of Leo Burnett London with a new CEO in Gareth Collins from Fallon, a lively new creative director in Chaka Sobhani and the new role of Fallon’s latest foster parent. Now the agency has produced a new ...

Those media agency revolving doors keep whizzing round and now Amanda Morrissey, head of Publicis Media in the UK, is off to be replaced by Sue Frogley, president of global solutions at Publicis Groupe, no less. Morrissey isn ‘t going ...

Japanese agency ADK has responded to WPP’s objections to its acquisition by Bain Capital (WPP owns nearly a quarter of ADK) thus: ADK’s alliance with WPP was formed in 1998, and both parties have now tried for almost 20 years ...

Natural pet food brand Natures Menu has appointed HeyHuman as its first creative and strategic agency after a three-way pitch. HeyHuman’s first brief will be to support the launch of True Instinct, Natures Menu’s new premium natural pet food brand, ...

This year’s John Lewis Christmas ad by adam&eveDDB is in the can (as we used to say) according to Campaign, directed by Michel Gondry. Dangerous as it leaves lots of tinkering time. Gondry has made so many classic commercials it’s ...

When the onerous task of advertising Bud Light falls to you the first task is obviously to please client AB InBev and sell some beer (or whatever it is). The second is to avoid the volley of custard pies directed ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David look at the rumours (and plausible evidence) that one of the major advertising holding companies will become an acquisition target for one of the big consultant or audit firms. These whispers first became ...