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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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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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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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Elon Musk's $500 flamethrower is officially available for pre-order
The flamethrower that Elon Musk teased The Boring Company would start selling, which he also tweeted was sentient, has a safe word (“cryptocurrency”) and comes with a...
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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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Netflix get Abstract for the Art of Design series (January)
Netflix began the year with the launch of a new documentary series that took an in-depth look inside the beating heart of the design industry, in much the same manner as their previous,...
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M&C Saatchi
M&C Saatchi has appointed Kate Bosomworth as its new Chief Marketing Officer, marking the first appointment to the management team by Giles Hedger, CEO at M&C Saatchi. Appointed to the Board of Sport England in 2013, Bosomworth has been...
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Sunshine - Planned Parenthood
A collective of musicians, designers, artists, authors and comedians have teamed up to create a musical compilation in aid of sexual health charity Planned Parenthood. The 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood fundraising...
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Jellyfish
Digital agency Jellyfish has bolstered its creative offering by appointing a UK team dedicated to building its dynamic creative proposition in the UK. Headed up by Shane Smith, who has been named Head of Creative Production, the team also...
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Dare.Win
Dare.Win group has announced the promotions of copywriter Fabienne Fiorucci (formerly of Y&R and TBWA\Paris) and art director Damien Foui (formerly of Marcel and TBWA\Paris) to Creative Directors. This dynamic duo, known by their nickname...
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WPP
Lindsay Pattison has been named Chief Transformation Officer of WPP with responsibility for getting its agencies to work more closely together for its top 50 clients. Her appointment to the newly-created role comes at a pivotal time for WPP,...
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UNIT9
Leading multi-screen storyteller and award-winning director Jason Zada is the latest addition to UNIT9’s roster. Leading multi-screen storyteller and award-winning director Jason Zada is the latest addition to UNIT9’s roster. He...
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Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett London has invested heavily in its creative department, hiring a diverse range of talent from across the agency world. Dan Fryer and Gate Lambert join Leo Burnett as a creative team from Fold7, where they worked on everything...
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CHI & Partners - Godiva
Premium chocolate brand Godiva has partnered with esteemed photographer and director Rankin, to produce a new immersive global campaign, that showcases the sensorial artistry of its new range, Godiva Masterpieces. The...
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CHI&Partners
CHI&Partners has added three new multi-award-winners to its creative department, bringing in Howard Green and Kate Allsop from Grey London and Alice Burton from Y&R London. At Grey, Allsop was part of the team behind News UK’s...
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The ring that turns your hand into a smartphone
Dubbed the “world’s first voice-powered smart ring,” the ORII ring enhances bone conduction technology to transform the hand into a smartphone. Unlike previous smart rings, such as...
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Droga5 - Tencent
New York-based advertising agency, Droga5, has announced their newest client in Tencent Holdings Limited (“Tencent” or 00700.HK). Effective immediately, Droga5 will work with Tencent on strategic and creative development...
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Terri & Sandy - Strands for Trans
Transgender discrimination is a daily occurrence, especially when it comes to gender-specific institutions. While issues like “allocated” bathrooms are among the more common topics of public discussion,...
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BrandOpus - Hall & Woodhouse Badger
BrandOpus has designed a unique Collector’s Edition bottle for Hall & Woodhouse’s signature brew Badger, which has picked up a coveted D&AD Graphite pencil. The extraordinary bottle is a realisation of...
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Proximity London - Virgin Atlantic/Virgin Holidays
As part of a three month competitive pitch, it has been announced that Virgin Atlantic have named Proximity London as its customer engagement and strategic agency. Joining sister brand Virgin...
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Above+Beyond
Above+Beyond has boosted its strategic offering by appointing Matt Sadler as its first Head of Strategy. Sadler joins the agency from Karmarama where he was Planning Director and will lead Above+Beyond’s growing strategy team....
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Navigate - Monarch
Airline Monarch has appointed Navigate to manage its affiliate programmes, Monarch Flights and Monarch Holidays. Previously managed in-house, the airline struggled to dedicate enough time and resources to the programmes. Navigate...
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Karmarama
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Karmarama has hired Rob Chandler and Daniel Prestes as Strategy Lead for Data-Driven Content and Strategy Director respectively. Rob joins Karmarama following a year-long consultancy role, working with companies such as...
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Nineteentwenty
Nineteentwenty has announced the appointment of Duncan Horn, who joins the company’s London office from Glassworks as VFX Supervisor. Duncan’s arrival completes a lucrative year for Nineteentwenty. 2016 saw the post...
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Southpaw
Following a successful run of pitch wins, Southpaw has made a trio of new senior appointments in the past month, to help drive the next phase of their business strategy and growth plans. Joining the agency as a Senior Creative, Barney...
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Bulletproof - PizzaExpress Artisana
Bulletproof has designed the packaging for a new frozen supermarket range by PizzaExpress. The “Artisana” range is an exclusive for supermarket Iceland, and follows on from the restaurant’s...
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