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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2019 is less than a month away and while that may seem like plenty of time to get your calendar in order, it’ll be here before you know it.
Planning your rosé sessions in the sun can...
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We’re a nation of coffee addicts. We’re also addicted to coffee brands. This has become apparent in the FMCG sector, where well-known coffee shop brands can be seen lining supermarket shelves as they continue to exert their dominance in...
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The former founder of agency network WPP has hit out at creatives in the advertising industry by suggesting that too many are living in the past.
Sir Martin Sorrell spent 33 years building WPP into a global powerhouse with the network welcoming the...
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Arnold steps down at AMV
Rosie Arnold (pictured) is to step down from her role as creative partner at AMV BBDO.
Arnold was most recently head of art and creative partner but spent 33 years at BBH, where rose to creative director, prior to joining...
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Kelly Anna joins Jelly
Print designer and illustrator Kelly Anna has joined Jelly London for representation. Known for her signature bold and vivacious style, Anna’s output has earned her clients such as Nike, Stylist and Stella...
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Ragged Edge - Assembly
Most hotels want you to spend time in them. But for millennial travellers, the priority is to get out and experience the city. Assembly is a new hotel brand from Criterion Capital, designed to inspire people to make the most...
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AKQA
AKQA welcomes Christine Grand as Client Partner in the San Francisco studio. She will report to AKQA Director of Client Services Kristin Goto. Christine is a global marketing leader with over 15 years’ experience driving digital...
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DixonBaxi - DNEG (Double Negative/Prime Focus World)
Branding and creative agency DixonBaxi has created a new identity for the merger of VFX companies Double Negative and Prime Focus World. Double Negative has brought home an Oscar three times in...
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FCB West
San Francisco’s FCB West, best known for its work on the Levi’s and Clorox accounts, has hired Justin Moore to partner with the recently promoted Mike Long as Co-Executive Creative Director. Moore and Long will report directly...
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Raconteur
A women-led tour de force is in full swing, as Marissa Puget and Olia Ougrik take the mantle of ownership of Raconteur, the Los Angeles and Paris-based consultancy known for their creative storytelling approach to publicity, marketing, and...
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4D-printing allows flat-pack furniture to be assembled with heat alone
Researchers have created a series of 4D-printed plastic objects that fold themselves into predetermined shapes when heated, which they believe could be scaled up to create...
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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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We Are Disrupt - Women's Sport Trust
Women’s Sport Trust has appointed We Are Disrupt for an initial six-month contract to manage its PR and communications, with a primary focus on their main annual event, the #BeAGameChanger Awards....
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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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Snask - Kandima
It's not often a studio gets the “big wet dream task” to brand an entire island of paradise, but that's exactly what happened to Stockholm's Snask recently when it was approached by Kandima, a resort in the Maldives....
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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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Hato - D&AD Festival
London-based studio Hato has elected to involve the public in creating the “collaborative visual identity” for this year’s D&AD Festival, using the ‘Start with a Mark’ campaign to invite people to...
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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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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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Havas London
Havas London has appointed former 101 London Partner & Head of Strategy, Clare Hutchinson, as its new Executive Strategy Director. In this new role, which she starts in November, she will report directly into Havas’ European Group...
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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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BETC
BETC welcomes Lennie Stern as Head of Creative and Entertainment Strategies. After having worked for Y&R, DDB and Fred&Farid, Lennie joined entertainment agency Dare.Win in 2015 as Associate Managing Director. At Dare.Win, Lennie was in charge...
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Jellyfish
Diageo’s head of programmatic, Gawain Owen, is set to join independent digital agency Jellyfish as Digital Strategy Director on 1 August. With over 15 years of industry experience, Owen is widely recognised as a digital industry...
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