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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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Droga5 - MINI Electric
Droga5 London has been appointed to MINI Electric’s global advertising account, following a five-way competitive pitch organised by The Observatory GE. The agency has been briefed on a three-year assignment to develop a...
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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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The Full Service/Jelly London - The Climate Coalition
Actress Anna Friel has lent her voice to a new animated film, produced by renowned photographer Rankin, that tells a story of how climate change is impacting on our everyday lives - and how...
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Noise13 - Dovana
All woman-led San Francisco agency Noise13 has unveiled a cute, playful identity for Dovana, a “sophisticated” range of cannabis-infused caramel. The agency was approached by the “mom and pop duo,” who...
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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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J. Walter Thompson - Legal & General
J. Walter Thompson London is inspiring those in their 60s and 70s to move forward with their life ambitions in their first campaign for Legal & General’s Lifetime Mortgage product. The campaign includes a...
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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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WPP - Bose
Audio electronics firm Bose has selected a custom-built team of WPP agencies to be its global agency across creative, media and digital along with localisation and production. Grey Group, Wunderman, Hogarth Worldwide and MediaCom are...
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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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Inamoto & Co - Asics
Performance apparel brand Asics has selected the Rei Inamoto-helmed agency Inamoto & Co as its innovation partner, tasking it with creating breakthrough work in the brand's transition to fitness-as-a-service. The Brooklyn-based...
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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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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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GBH - Royal Mail (stamps)
Epic fantasy drama Game of Thrones is being celebrated in a new set of Royal Mail stamps which have been designed by studio GBH. The set of 15 first class stamps is one of the biggest ever commissioned by the Royal Mail and...
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CHI&Partners
Joining CHI&Partners this week are the talented creative team of Jo Griffin and Tom Dixon, who are coming to the agency after three years at rival London shop WCRS. As the team responsible for the multi-award winning campaign...
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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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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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Havas London - Heathrow
Heathrow has unveiled its second-ever Christmas advert, revealing the epic, 50-year-long love story of Doris and Edward Bair, the much-loved teddy bears, who were shown in the airport's first Christmas TV ad last year. The...
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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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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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Clemenger BBDO Sydney
Clemenger BBDO Sydney has announced five new creative hires - its second major injection of talent into the creative department since Ben Coulson, chief creative officer, joined the agency earlier this year. Vanessa Robinson...
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ROTHCO - Soar
Creative agency ROTHCO and independent national youth outreach movement, Soar, have launched a moving two-minute short film “It’s Just a Phase,” which aims to raise awareness around perhaps the most uncertain and...
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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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The Red Dress - Brewdog
Craft beer brand Brewdog has released a new drink, featuring both a recipe and packaging designed to raise awareness about the impact of climate change. The beer is titled “Make Earth Great Again,” in reference to...
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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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Adam&Eve/DDB - John Lewis
It's that time of year again. John Lewis has unveiled its hotly anticipated Christmas spot with new star Moz the Monster, who lives under a boy's bed. The ad tells the story of a boy called Joe who is kept awake by the...
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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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Melvæ r & Co - What's Brewing?
It is a little-known fact that Norway has some of the strictest laws in the world when it comes to alcohol. So much so that apart from going to a bar, the only place you can get hold of anything stronger than...
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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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Twelve
Creative agency Twelve has announced that former Geometry Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Partner, Martin Smith, has been appointed as its new Group Strategy officer. Starting the role in mid-November, Smith will also play a role in...
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