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VML
VML has rebranded its channel activation team to connections to reflect the department’s role as experts in connecting brands to consumers in a contemporary and relevant way. VML’s retail team will become a connections channel,...
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The&Partnership - Secret Cinema
The&Partnership London has been appointed as the full-service agency for Secret Cinema, who pioneered a new entertainment genre by mixing theatre and film to turn cinematic classics into immersive experiences. The...
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Walmart files a patent for autonomous robot bees
US supermarket giant Walmart is seeking to patent technology that would see drones pollinate crops like bees. The patent application, filed with the United States earlier this month, reveals that the...
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Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv - US Open
The US Open has rebranded to coincide with the tennis competition’s 50th anniversary, revealing a new logo by Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. One of the four Grand Slam tennis events that take place...
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McCann CRAFT - eBay
eBay, the leading marketplace, announces the appointment of CRAFT, the production arm of McCann Worldgroup, to its portfolio of agency partners in the EMEA region. CRAFT will be tasked with supporting eBay’s global...
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8-bit sushi and the dawn of digitised food
Digital food platform Open Meals boasted their ability to 3D-print food whilst revealing some nifty appetite appeasing technology at the SXSW interactive festival recently. Open Meals has created a Pixel...
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Flippy the robotic burger flipper takes first shift
A robot named Flippy is now flipping burgers in the kitchen of a California fast food restaurant called CaliBurger. Flippy uses thermal imaging, as well as 3D and camera vision to sense when to...
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Cake/Havas London
Havas UK’s creative agency Havas London and sport and entertainment agency Cake have bolstered their creative, digital and production teams with three significant, senior hires. Patrick Cahill joins Havas London from...
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Fitbit for your face
Dubbed “Level,” these smart glasses from VSP contain a magnetometer, an accelerometer and a gyroscope. Compactly located inside the left temple, these technological features track your steps, calories burned,...
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AKQA
Resh Sidhu has returned to AKQA as Creative Director. Based at the NYC studio after two years at digital and visual effects company Framestore, Resh will join the AKQA New York Leadership Team. Resh is one of the most respected names in Virtual...
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BBH Labs - Justice4Grenfell
The community-led organisation, Justice4Grenfell, paraded three billboards through central London on the way to Grenfell Tower on Thursday, February 15th, to highlight the lack of progress being made in the wake of the...
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Elon Musk gets Hyperloop permit and tracks the Starman's space cruise
Tech pioneer Elon Musk has received written approval for some preliminary Hyperloop site preparation and excavation work in Washington DC. This means that a Boring Company-built...
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Marcel Sydney
Marcel Sydney has announced the newest members of its creative department. The new faces include senior team, Scott Maggs & Alexander Haack (aka "The Cavemen”), creatives Lucy Ochoapetit & Aisling (Ash) Dowling, Grace O'Brien &...
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DDB Worldwide
Omnicom Group President and CEO John Wren has announced the appointment of Wendy Clark as President and CEO of DDB Worldwide. Clark succeeds Chuck Brymer who will assume the title of Chairman. Both roles are effective immediately....
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Symbio project bridges the worlds of technology and nature
Israeli student Yarden Mor brings nature and technology together through her “Symbio” project. Mor aims at using existing natural foundations (like trees and rocks) to create...
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Pentagram - Mills & Boon
Publishing house Mills & Boon has revealed a new visual identity, which has been designed by Pentagram partner Angus Hyland. The UK-based publisher was founded in 1908 and specialises in romance fiction, typically releasing...
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Stink Studios
Stink Studios has grown its leadership team with the appointment of Kate Sutherland, L.A. Ronayne and Jim Hunt. Sutherland joins as Executive Producer from BBH, where she lead Digital Production. She was part of the successful team...
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CP+B - Goose Island
CP+B has won creative duties for Goose Island Beer Co, which became one of AB InBev’s first craft acquisitions back in 2011. The agency first tweeted about their new partnership last week, and the client confirmed the...
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Y&R London - BBC Sport Winter Olympics
Y&R London has created the latest campaign for BBC Sport to launch the 2018 Winter Olympics. Known as “The Fearless are Here,” the ad broke on the evening of Saturday 20th January and will continue...
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AnalogFolk
Independent digital agency AnalogFolk, has announced the appointment of Fredrik Dahlberg as Creative Director. Dahlberg will be responsible for the development of the agency’s copy arm as well as bolstering the agency’s...
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CES 2018
For even more on CES 2018, check our #techtuesday piece from last week.
CES visitors blown away by Byton Concept
Byton debuted its first concept car at CES this year. The all-electric, self-driving SUV is described by the Chinese startup...
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Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm is bolstering its creative department, digital offering, and client servicing with three senior new appointments. Award-winning creative Laurence Quinn joins the independent agency as Creative Director, Scott Powney as...
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Buzzman - Oreo
“Do you speak Oreo?” If not, the new ambassador of America’s favourite cookie will soon convert you. To kick off the new year, Oreo is set to conquer France and Belgium with its new brand platform. An alluring...
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krow Communications - Sky Vegas
Sky Vegas, the online casino, has appointed krow communications to handle its advertising account. krow won the business following a competitive pitch process that also involved BJL, Fallon, and iris. The previous...
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CES 2018 kicked off in Las Vegas this week and as is genuinely the case it appears to be setting the stage for all that's to follow in the world of tech in 2018. We'll have more for you next week, but for now, here are a few of the more notable...
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Acne
This week, Acne welcomed Director Laura Borgio to their ranks. A super innovative filmmaker with a passion for storytelling, Laura's rare ability enables her to create engaging, meaningful, and dynamic content across a multitude of different...
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J. Walter Thompson London - HSBC
This wonderful new advert for HSBC from J. Walter Thompson London is exactly what we all need in the lead up to Brexit. The narrative, starring British actor-director Richard Ayoade, celebrates the positive benefits...
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Genuine
IPG-owned digital creative agency Genuine has hired Adam Kasper and Mitch Blum away from Havas and DigitasLBi, respectively. Kasper, an 11-year veteran of Havas (and a 22-year industry vet) and the advertising conglomerate’s former...
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£1.5 million research project looks to use data to perfect product design
Scientists at Cardiff University have launched a £1.5 million research project to explore how the design of everyday products such as bikes and cars can be...
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Wunderman/Blast Radius
Wunderman and Blast Radius have added a key member to their national leadership team as it continues to grow into one of the country’s digital powerhouses. VP, Creative Director Cass Zawadowski (right) will oversee...
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Frank Kolkman's VR death machine
To tackle “death anxiety” among terminally ill hospital patients, designer Frank Kolkman has created a device that simulates a near-death experience using virtual reality. Visitors to Dutch Design Week...
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