BBH London CEO Ben Fennell is leaving the agency after 25 years (he joined as a graduate) to set up his own business which sounds like an consultancy cum agency. Maybe a ‘cagency?’ Meanwhile Accenture Interactive founder and MD Christine ...
Read More »Manning Gottlieb OMD wins £140m UK government media
Omnicom’s Manning Gottlieb OMD is taking its turn on the UK government’s £140m media account, succeeding Dentsu Aegis Network’s Carat after a statutory competitive pitch. The Government Communications Service, now in charge of such matters under the Cabinet Office, says ...
Read More »Media agency revolving doors at Carat, OMD and Starcom
Adweek’s Agency Spy has a regular called Revolving Doors, chronicling the ins and outs of agency land, mostly in the US. We might have to start one here judging by the increasing number of comings and goings, especially among media ...
Read More »Carat president Swayne outlines key role for Out of Home in digital media revolution
Out of Home advertising can lead the media industry as digital transformation moves from the digitisation of analogue media – “digital as a screen I can go to” – to the reinvention of traditional media – “digital coming to where ...
Read More »US market and media worries slow Dentsu
Dentsu’s profit growth has slowed to 3.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 as the US stuttered to a halt, with growth of just 0.6 per cent. Media buying arm Dentsu Aegis Network (which owns Carat) was once ...
Read More »Carat predicts strong adspend finish to 2016 and a rosyish picture for 2017
Media network Carat has published its updated forecasts for worldwide ad expenditure, showing a positive outlook for the global market in 2016 and a relatively rosy picture for 2017, powered by digital. Based on data from 59 markets across the ...
Read More »Dentsu Aegis’ &Proud LBGT network would have surprised those gorillas
Once upon a time there was something called The Media Department, not any old media department but a division of a quoted advertising cum marcoms company called Kimpher. This grew out of the original Kingsley Manton and Palmer. In the ...
Read More »Carat paints a rosy picture for global adspend
Carat has produced its first forecast for worldwide advertising expenditure in 2017, combined with its latest forecasts for 2016 and actual figures for 2015. These show a positive global outlook led by digital. Based on data received from 59 markets ...
Read More »Carat: Heinz and Doritos generate Super Bowl Twitter buzz – but for contrasting reasons
By Andrew Fairclough, head of social media insight at Carat. #SB50 saw the 50th anniversary of Super Bowl, and with it one of the biggest tent pole events in global advertising. As many brands continue to use it as an ...
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