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“Don't let change leave you behind," is the sage advice offered by The Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) and Publicis Canada as they unveil a new theme (underlined by an updated logo and digital and print marketing campaign) to promote...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
During the first day of Advertising Week Europe in London yesterday (March 23), Publicis Groupe head honcho Maurice Lévy spoke about his longstanding rivalry with WPP boss Martin Sorrell and dropped some not-so-subtle hints about his succession...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Returning for the second year, the global innovation event co-organised by Publicis Group and Groupe Les Echoes, Viva Technology, turns Paris into a hub for the latest groundbreaking startups centred in Paris and beyond. With over 60,000+ attendees...
Posted by: Alexandra Schott
Last night, Procter & Gamble and global feminine care leader, Always, announced a new commitment to address the challenges girls and young women are facing due to the effects of the Syrian refugee crisis. In partnership with UNESCO and Save the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
It was announced yesterday that the Publicis Groupe, which recently bought the $3.7 billion Sapient network, had begun exclusive negotiations in view of purchasing Relaxnews, the Parisian press agency with global expertise in consulting, production...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
News emerged yesterday that suggested the Publicis Groupe is in talks to acquire the Sapient corp, the French advertising giant looks to recuperate from its failed $35 billion merger with Omnicom and speed up its transformation into a digital-focused...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
It was announced recently that Matomy Media Group has agreed to sell just under 25% of itself to the French media conglomerate Publicis after the Israel-based company floated on the London stock market. Publicis will be buying 20% of Matomy's shares,...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Publicis Groupe and Adobe recently announced a strategic partnership in order to deliver the group's end-to-end marketing platform 'Always-On'. The bespoke platform automates and connects all components of their client's marketing efforts through...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Hot on the heels of this year's Cannes Lions Festival, Publicis CEO Maurice Levy has made a statement admitting that the planned merger between his group and Omnicom, which fell apart back in May, will cost the company between 40 and 50 million...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a joint statement released yesterday, the global advertising holding groups Publicis and Omnicom officially announced that they had terminated their proposed $35 million merger, following weeks of speculation. The agreement was mutual, and came...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The planned merger of major, global advertising holding firms Publicis and the Omnicom Group has hit a few major hurdles of late, which will need to be resolved before the $35 billion merger can take place. The first major hurdle to overcome will be...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Cannes Lions has confirmed a show-stopping roster of star speakers set to keep the red carpet firmly in place outside the Palais des Festivals. Some of Hollywood’s most famous faces will unite with industry stars to share insights and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis Media has unveiled new structure and leadership appointments for its organisation, as announced by Steve King, CEO of Publicis Media. Publicis Media’s structure will cover Top 20 markets, organised by three regions and led by Tim...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has invited Maurice Levy to become its first Honorary Chairman of the Cannes Lions School, the collective name of the Festival's extensive onsite learning and development programmes. Cannes Lions...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
With adland set to descend on the French Riviera any day now in preparation of the biggest week in the industry calendar, I caught up with a host of industry experts and influencers and quizzed them on the continued relevance of the Cannes Lions...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Cannes Lions is quite comfortably the brightest spot in the creative calendar. With a heritage stretching back more than half a century and a reputation as the place to be in June if you're anyone or anything in advertising, the festival is a...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Saatchi & Saatchi London Saatchi & Saatchi London has made two key management changes, promoting Richard Huntington, currently Chief Strategy Officer, to the role of Chairman and Sam Hawkey, currently a Managing Partner, to Managing Director. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis Groupe Publicis Groupe has announced, as predicted by many, that Arthur Sadoun, current head of Publicis Communications, will replace Maurice Levy as chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe on June 1. Levy, who has served as CEO of...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Publicis.Sapient, part of Publicis Groupe, recently announced the merger of SapientNitro and Razorfish to form SapientRazorfish, a supergroup agency which is designed to better fuse the significant experience and technology capability across the two...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Droga5 London - Glenmorangie Droga5 London has been awarded the global creative account for the Glenmorangie whisky brand. Amsterdam-based BSUR had worked with Glenmorangie, which is owned by Europe's luxury conglomerate LVMH, since 2013. BSUR did...
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Claiming a batch of Epica Awards for charming, but serious animation For the COP21 Climate Change Conference currently happening in Paris (until December 11), WIZZdesign produced a poignant film with director Leyla Kaddoura for Publicis Nurun and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Droga5 Droga5 has announced another promotion within its senior management team, with head of business development Chris Wollen to advance as the agency’s first chief marketing officer, effective immediately. The promotion follows steady...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Partners Brand consultancy The Partners, has appointed award-winning creative director Peter Henshaw as leader of creative for the agency’s Health Team. Peter will lead global relationships with Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, The International...
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The new Publicis Groupe network Razorfish Global; which brings the group's digital agencies together under the umbrella of Razorfish and Rosetta, recently announced the major players who will be making up its global leadership team. Led by CEO Tom...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
AOL and the Publicis Groupe announced yesterday that they would be expanding their comprehensive six-year partnership into programmatic video and linear TV in a move that will provide all agencies within the Publicis Groupe with greater access to...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Publicis Groupe has announced yet another new acquisition, this time in the shape of Nurun, the global technology consultancy based in Montreal, Canada. Publicis acquired the company for 125 million Canadian dollars from Quebecor, who said they...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Crown Partners, the electronic business services firm based in Dayton Ohio, has been acquired by the French multinational Publicis Groupe and will now be operating as a subsidiary of Razorfish Technology Platform Services, the international holding...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
In a continution of FindGood's effort to see what smaller marketing agencies are saying about the Publicis/Omnicom merger, we asked MD of marketing agency Incite, Kristian Gough what he thought about the upcoming move and how he saw it affecting the...
Posted by: FindGood
Snickers has kicked off its latest campaign, teaming up with football superstars Luka Modrić and Bukayo Saka. Helping football fans steer clear of embarrassing ‘own goals’, it’s a through the line campaign featuring TVC, OOH, Paid...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
If the latest stats from the IPA Agency Census are to be taken at face value, then it would appear to suggest that progress on the ethnicity pay gap has stalled but the gender pay gap is closing. This isn’t mere conjecture either as the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Tell us a bit about your role! Is there a “typical” day? I oversee creative output across the agency for our 20 clients and for a group of roughly 65 talented, brilliant, fascinating people. This group represents design, art direction,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
In 2020, Vault49 Co-Founder John Glasgow was invited to speak at the Pentawards Festival and joined the international awards jury. At the beginning of 2023, John was appointed Co-President of the jury, and the Vault49 team was asked to be Pentawards'...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
How did you get into the industry? As soon as I could hold a pencil I started drawing on every surface. All my studbook, walls of my parental home, tables… nothing was safe. I never wanted to do anything else. They were therefore happy when I...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Was there ever really any doubt about who would be taking home the keys to number 10 this afternoon? No. The ink has been drying slowly for the last month on the Liz Truss bid for ministerial supremacy so the hundreds of news pieces that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The pink pound is estimated to be worth £6 billion per year in the UK alone. It still sometimes feels, however, that brands are competing for this section of the market but have missed the mark when it comes to accurately communicating and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Music is powerful. It can bring people together as much as empower them, leading them on the path to greater things. So it's no wonder Yamaha's focus is on people as much as on music. In a partnership with independent consultancy Zag, Yamaha...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial