Our hearts go out (yes we do have them stashed away) to all our friends, and others, in New York who are suffering terribly from the virus – about as many cases as in the whole of the UK. New ...
Read More »Lucky Generals names New York expeditionary force
A British agency trying to invade New York reminds you of one of those old British wartime films: the general shaking the plucky volunteers by the hand before they’re pushed out of the plane and he returns to the comforts ...
Read More »Mother hires raft of creatives for New York and LA
Creatives seem to be joining agencies in swathes these days, recently we had an influx at Leo Burnett London and, before then, Y&R’s Jon Burley hired a football team’s worth. Now independent agency Mother has hired 17 across its New ...
Read More »Now captures the myth of New York for New York Bakery
New York’s relationship with bagels is a wonder to behold so, for the New York Bakery Co., London agency Now has tracked down formidable 82-year old Edna, the woman who, it seems, “runs New York.” Edna doesn’t believe in any ...
Read More »Havas launches bizarre purge of New York office
It’s Monday and so the Havas New York purge should be well underway – a tidy office means no more silos (or rubbish) it seems – according to Adweek’s Agency Spy. Bolloré-owned Havas is being bought by dad Vincent’s Vivendi ...
Read More »Mother picks Peter Ravailhe as new New York boss
Mother has appointed Peter Ravailhe as CEO of its New York office. Ravailhe replaces Mother New York co-founder Andrew Deitchman who left earlier this month to start his own, as yet undefined, company. Ravailhe (left) has crammed a multitude of ...
Read More »Engine’s Partners Andrews Aldridge tackles US market with New York launch
Engine’s customer engagement agency Partners Andrews Aldridge is opening its first overseas office in New York and has hired George Pace as CEO. Pace was most recently the SVP and client partnership director of St. Louis-based CRM specialist Ansira and ...
Read More »Sir Richard and Virgin try to turn hotel launch delay into a marketing triumph
You have to award the prize for barefaced cheek to the Virgin empire. It’s finally about to open its first hotel, in New York in December, after promising to open 25 way back in 2010. Two more, in Chicago and ...
Read More »Campaign launches ‘ad community’ in New York: first we take Manhattan…
My old alma mater Campaign is planning to launch a US edition, digital only apparently, based in New York. I can’t recall if this is the venerable UK title’s first effort to crack the States, there may well have been ...
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