Banks, banks…what are we going to do with them? Among the many infractions they’ve been pulled up for recently is bank staff being incentivised to sell customers something, anything, whether they need it or not. And being penalised if they ...
Read More »HSBC and JWT tweak Aussie tail in new British Lions rugby tour ad
We’re all looking forward to the British and Irish Lions forthcoming rugby tour to Australia (it’s interesting that the Lions is the only time the British and the Irish play together) so sponsor HSBC has made an ad with JWT ...
Read More »Big sigh of relief at RPA as it hangs on to (most of) $1bn Honda US creative account
Conventional wisdom says that it’s not worth repitching for an account because it’s bound to go and all you’ll be left with is a big bill. But maybe that’s wrong: LA-based RPA has hung on to most of the $1bn ...
Read More »Was the great HSBC ad review just the bank’s way of putting a rocket under JWT and WPP?
So, what was all that about? HSBC’s group marketing director Chris Clark (left) calls a review of the “£400m” (actually rather less these days) global account late last year. Well, not exactly a review. More a series of private meetings ...
Read More »WPP’s Grey and JWT win lion’s share of giant bank HSBC’s £400m ad budget
WPP agencies Grey and JWT have been appointed ‘lead’ agencies on giant bank HSBC’s £400m global creative account while Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi has won its wealth management business. The business was put up for review last year. JWT ...
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