Publicis Groupe seems to have tightened its grip on BT from AMV BBDO with another effort from Saatchi & Saatchi, this time for BT’s overarching Halo product, its introduction to the much-trumpeted 5G among other things. May be a bit ...
Read More »Ex-Ogilvy Clare Donald joins King’s team at Publicis as production supremo
Publicis UK, which sits on top of Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett and the Publicis agency under country manager Annette King, is looking a lot like Ogilvy. King was UK boss of Ogilvy Group before moving to Publicis and now ...
Read More »BT moves onto front foot with big new corporate drive from Saatchi & Saatchi
BT has switched from long-serving AMV BBDO to Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi for what it says is its biggest brand campaign for 20 years, tied to the promise to make five million kids “tech-enabled.” Which brings safety and opportunity ...
Read More »Saatchi China spearheads global Siemens creative win
Arthur Sadoun’s fabled ‘Power of One’ is finishing the year with a burst of speed, this time with Publicis Groupe-owned Saatchi & Saatchi snapping up Siemens Home Appliances globally with a joint effort from Saatchi Dusseldorf and its China office. ...
Read More »Barclaycard and EE search for the lost big brand campaign
I see from Campaign that Barclaycard is reviewing its ad agency although, for the life of me, I can’t recall a single recent Barclaycard ad despite the efforts of, latterly, Iris and before that BBH in a long stint. Like ...
Read More »Asda launches surprise review of Saatchi and Blue 449
Well it was proving a good week for Publicis Groupe boss Arthur Sadoun (see here) but now he’s learned that Asda, which moved everything into Publicis Groupe two years ago (creative to Saatchi & Saatchi and media to Blue 449) ...
Read More »Saatchi & Saatchi grabs global Expedia account
Expedia, one of the world’s biggest full-service travel sites, has awarded Saatchi & Saatchi its global creative account, consolidating all worldwide comms into the network. The account will be managed by Saatchi & Saatchi in London and Saatchi & Saatchi’s ...
Read More »M&C Saatchi lures CSO Chicourel from Saatchi & Saatchi as new strategy boss
New-style M&C Saatchi has completed its management line-up with the appointment of Raquel Chicourel, head of planning at Saatchi & Saatchi London, as its new CSO. New CEO Giles Hedger, from Leo Burnett, has already appointed Kate Bosomworth as its ...
Read More »Jonathan Sant of Cubo: why Graham Fink is my ad hero
There are many who can write a more intimate or authoritative account of my hero choice: Graham Fink. After all, he’s not exactly a stranger in the industry. An iconic creative talent who blurs the lines between advertising and art. ...
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