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Celebrations and commiserations this week: The&Partnership has retained British Gas creative, extending a relationship which began with T&P predecessor CHI & Partners beck in 2003. T&P part owner WPP has, though, lost the substantial media business to Omnicom’s OMD, which ...

“Should’ve gone to Specsavers” is that rare thing, a classic long-running campaign, made in-house too. so here’s a new version with a neat twist. people who wouldn’t visit the enterprising opticians. For a good reason. A typically clear and simple ...

New Commercial Arts has won some interesting (and substantial) accounts since it was formed at the height of the pandemic but none quite as interesting as Redefine Meat, purveyors of plant-based protein including 3-D printed steaks. The Israel-based company, which ...

ITV’s in-house ad agency has not so far had the impact of the Channel 4 and BBC teams, but the appointment of Mother’s Niki Garner as director of ITV Creative could signal a new era for the broadcaster. Garner was ...

WPP shares headed lower again today after a near 8% fall on Friday despite producing decent enough Q2 and half year figures and raising its full year guidance a bit. As we observed on Friday, timing is all in these ...

As MDC Partners Stagwell was more famous for spending money than making it but now Stagwell, which includes MDC alongside CEO Mark Penn’s other tech-based businesses, is seemingly making it too. Stagwell is forecasting around $500m of EBITDA profit (profit ...

Timing can be all in matters economic and WPP might be regretting that its first half and Q2 2022 results coincide with dire warnings from the Bank of England about looming recession and 13% inflation with a 0.5% interest rate ...

M&S is now producing much of its advertising in-house – usually a recipe for disaster unless you’re Specsavers – and here’s what could have been a very long three and a half minutes telling us to eat (M&S food) more ...

MSQ has appointed Rajet Gamhiouen as first group-wide head of new business. Gamhiouen (above) joins from PA Media Group’s full-service agency Sticky, where she was head of marketing & new business. Before PA Gamhiouen was senior marketing officer for the ...