Some big global brands seem to be finding the lure of Amsterdam irresistible. Diageo recently chose 72andSunny Amsterdam to handle Axe and now Mondelez International has chosen Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam to handle chocolate brand Milka. The account moves from Crispin Porter’s ...
Read More »Philadelphia returns home to JWT London
It’s always nice for an agency when it’s re-apppointed by a client and Mondelez International has done just that with J. Walter Thompson in the UK. JWT handled Philadelphia for decades (originally it was owned by Kraft) before the account ...
Read More »Mondelez moves ad production into Tag, former boss Steve Parish weighs return to the business with Oliver
Ad production seems to be the latest battleground for agencies with the growth of big international forces like Tag, owned by Deutsche Post these days, and local players like Network in London which works for Morrisons and Dixons. Production is ...
Read More »PepsiCo should buy Mondelez to create snacks monster and dump fizzy drinks says big US investor
As the investor, Nelson Peltz (pictured) of Trian Partners, holds billion dollar stakes in both PepsiCo and Mondelez, his scheme will cause consternation in both boardrooms. Peltz wants PepsiCo to buy Mondelez International, which has only just been spun off ...
Read More »W+K London launches Gumulon game for Stride
Chewing gum is filthy stuff but Wieden+Kennedy London is trying its hardest to put a smile on the face of the unmentionable (especially if you tread in it) with a Gumulon app-based game for Mondelez International’s Stride. Mondelez has just ...
Read More »ISBA is trying to give agencies ‘latitude’ over client payment – so that’s a new form of daylight robbery
The issue of client payment terms for agencies rumbles on with some agencies, according to Campaign, demanding that the UK government intervene. We might politely remind these optimistic souls that governments of all hues have been loudly proclaiming their commitment ...
Read More »Which brave ad agency will tell Mondelez and P&G to think again over new payment terms?
On the face of it, advertisers can do what they like over payment terms for agencies and other suppliers – work with us on our terms or don’t is the usual (unspoken) message. Which is presumably why Mondelez International thinks ...
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