It’s ‘here come the girls’ at S4Capital’s MediaMonks London (are you allowed to say that any more? Oh well, it’s done now) as the agency expands its London headcount to 85 with five senior female hires. MediaMonks says it’s committed ...
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If you’re an avid news consumer (most of us are these days, however trepidatiously) you might have noticed the dreaded climate change inching up the news agenda as a little Covid light emerges at the end of the tunnel. Very ...
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WPP CEO Mark Read has made a big statement about the holdng company’s commitment to classical advertising values with the surprise appointment of Rob Reilly, creative chairman of Interpublic’s McCann Worldgroup, as WPP’s new global CCO. Reilly (above) replaces John ...
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The Cannes Lions Festival looks set to go ahead in some form or other in June, although at the moment the organisers are confirming only that “the awarding of the Lions will take place as usual during the third week ...
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Wunderman Thompson UK has hired Steve Richards as data partner. Richard was managing director of data, consultancy and solutions at Dentsu Data Labs, overseeing a team of 30. Richards (left) reports to reports to UK head of data & insights ...
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The disruption businesses faced in 2020 was – wait for it – unprecedented. But it’s also delivered some admirable instances of agility across sectors: brands such as Seekology went from physical to digital, while Michelin-starred restaurants like Pied à Terre ...
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Many major brands have publicly stated that they will stop donating funds to Republican senators who voted to overturn the US election results last week. These include Facebook, Coca-Cola, Amazon, Airbnb, and American Express, according to website Popular.Info. Hallmark has ...
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David Jones’ self-styled brandtech group seems set on further acquisitions, announcing a further $60m in funding from investment fund Chrysalis, bringing the total of new money raised to $260m since December. The round values the company at $1.36 billion. You ...
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London agency VCCP has won a slice of RB (Reckitt-Benckiser as was) business, joining the household goods giant’s new global “brand experience” roster. VCCP will work on hygiene brands Harpic, Vanish and Finish (the last two do other things too ...
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