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Ford parks WPP, names BBDO
Car manufacturer Ford has selected Omnicom’s BBDO Worldwide as its new lead creative agency after 75 years with WPP.
Wieden+Kennedy was also involved in the pitch which launched in April and the agency has taken a...
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JCDecaux - Network Rail
JCDecaux has retained Network Rail's £280m outdoor advertising contract and is committed to converting all of the transport network's advertising space into digital screens over the next five years. The outdoor operator...
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180LA
180LA announces that two new teams will be joining the agency, bolstering a highly regarded creative group. Copywriter Will Sands, previously at Deutsch and AKQA, will partner with Art Director Robison Mattei. Prior to joining the team at 180,...
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Durable Goods
Venice, California-based production company Durable Goods has signed comedy director Greg Bray for US commercial representation. Bray is a character-driven director who intuitively embraces awkward and eccentric moments to deliver a...
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Great Guns
Great Guns has welcomed directing team Kronck to its roster, where they will be represented throughout the US. Jessica Benzing and Maximilian Gerlach, the German duo behind Kronck, began their careers while both studying production and...
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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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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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Initiative - Lego
Lego has appointed Initiative as its global media agency after a worldwide review of its planning and buying business. The IPG Mediabrands agency won the account after a competitive pitch and takes over from Dentsu Aegis...
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CHI & Partners - Netflix (Bright)
CHI & Partners has picked up the brief to launch Netflix's first blockbuster movie, Bright. The agency won the business following a pitch against undisclosed agencies. Bright is Netflix’s biggest ever movie...
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Mindseye
MindsEye have announced the signing of directing duo Mindcastle to the MindsEye roster for commercial representation. Danielle Krieger and Casey Warren are MINDCASTLE. Together they create powerful emotional storytelling. They developed...
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BMB - Campaign To End Loneliness
BMB has been appointed to lead the Campaign to End Loneliness account, raising awareness of the issue of loneliness among older people in the UK. The first piece of work from the agency premieres on September 20th at...
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VCCP - Royal British Legion
VCCP Media have been appointed The Royal British Legion’s media planning and buying agency following a competitive pitch process informed by Creativebrief. The incumbent was Maxus. The Royal British Legion was...
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MEC Tonic
MEC UK has hired Sarah Salter to lead MEC Tonic, its innovation division, Jason Dormieux, the MEC UK CEO announced this week. The brand innovation space is at a pivotal point, as innovation has yet to deliver returns that brands are...
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Foxtrot Papa
Foxtrot Papa, the London-based content marketing agency, has announced the appointment of Ryan McNamara as Deputy Managing Director. Ryan will be overseeing client services at Foxtrot Papa to help the ambitious strategic content agency...
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Isobel
Following another year of record growth, creative agency isobel has appointed Rob Forshaw and Daryl Fielding as non-execs to support the agency’s senior team as they look to further accelerate their growth in 2017. Forshaw, who is an...
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Absolut Vodka has appointed BBH London as lead global creative agency following a review. Sid Lee formerly held creative duties on the account and is believed not to have participated in the review. BBH London’s first effort will be an...
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Start Group
Mac Macdonald, the President and Partner at Sid Lee Amsterdam, has been appointed the Group CEO at Start Group, the independent global network formerly known as Start JudgeGill. Based in London, he will focus initially on developing...
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The Mars Agency
The Mars Agency has begun its 2016 fiscal year with the promotion of Darren Keen from Managing Director, Europe to Chief Executive Officer, Europe. For 43 years the agency has operated under one Global CEO, and the addition of CEO,...
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Proximity London - Specsavers
Specsavers is bringing in an external agency to handle its CRM for the first time, having previously handled all activity in house. After an extensive pitch process, which began last September, the retailer appointed...
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