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Former Leo Burnett employees make exciting moves in ad land

Luke Atkinson, former head of planning at Leo Burnett Sydney, will be moving to New York to serve as vice president of consumer and cultural planning for Smirnoff vodka. Atkinson left Leo Burnett earlier in the year to get married and was replaced by...

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Is the 'New Age' just marketing gone bad?

Spaghetti hoops, luxury cars, whisky, compact discs, bleach - if you can think of it, somebody has advertised it. And that's fair enough. As long as it's legal, any producer of a service or product has the right to attempt to persuade us to buy it;...

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UOB cut ties with Leo Burnett Singapore

It's been announced today that the United Overseas Bank, one of the largest financial services groups in Southeast Asia, has severed its ties with the Publicis Groupe agency Leo Burnett Singapore, who were formerly the banking organisations agency of...

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Leo Burnett Singapore appoint Nigel Tribe head of key strategy team and global planning director for SKII

Leo Burnett announced yesterday that Nigel Tribe had been appointed as head of strategy for Leo Burnett Singapore and global planning director for SKII. This appointment comes hot on the heels of not only some major recent wins for the agency...

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Leo Burnett's 2017 Cannes Lions Predictions

Leo Burnett has published its 30th annual Cannes Predictions of the top 25 contenders ahead of the 64th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The annual Leo Burnett Cannes Predictions has a track record of nearly 85% accuracy in...

The Black Cab Interviews Singapore: Reed Collins, CCO Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong

The Black Cab Interviews have flown all the way from London to Singapore just in time for Spikes Asia - Singapore’s Festival of Creativity, in collaboration with Cogs Agency with production support by The Flying Kick Asia and Shooting Gallery...

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Agency of the Week: Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett London sends a child to space for the NSPCC Leo Burnett London has launched a new brand campaign for the NSPCC, the first within their rebrand with the new strap line; “Every Childhood is Worth Fighting For.” The campaign is inspired...

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Jean-Michel Wu moves from WPP to McCann and from Shanghai to Singapore

It was confirmed yesterday that McCann Worldgroup have poached WPP's Jean-Michel Wu as chief talent officer. The move, effective from the 20th of October, will see Wu moving from his base in Shanghai to Singapore, where he'll be responsible for...

Industry

Catering for the team's mental health with a virtual sheep and BBH Singapore

When the whole office remains shut down due to COVID restrictions, you have two options: you wait and hope the webs won't become too ominous before you come back, or you build a gigantic Tamagotchi to welcome everyone back in the office when the time...

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In memory of Murphy Chou, bright star of Leo Burnett Taiwan

“Hope this is helpful.” Few words can condense Murphy Chou’s spirit more efficiently than these, pulled straight from one of our email exchanges with Leo Burnett Taiwan's former chief creative officer. As the industry gathers to...

Inspiration

Company Spotlight: Why Leo Burnett London is lovin' life

Leo Burnett London has been dining at advertising’s top table with its McDonald’s client for more than three decades and continues to reinvent the brand as the world evolves. In the past year, the agency has cut through the crowded...

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Leo Burnett and Turner Duckworth Pull Out All The Stops For Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung, along with marketing partners Leo Burnett and Turner Duckworth, recently began rolling out an integrated brand and product campaign following the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S8 in late March. “The New Normal” and “Breaking Out”...

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Samsung and Leo Burnett turn gaming marathon miles into charity donations

Samsung has taken an innovative approach to its marathon title sponsorship in Israel by turning the course into a video game event where runners collect virtual coins throughout which the brand will then donate as real money to charity. The...

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Leo Burnett London’s McDonald’s ads to be exhibited at New York museum

Leo Burnett London’s print ad series for McDonald’s will be exhibited and become part of the permanent collection at the prestigious Poster House museum in New York. The series of ads for McDonald’s McCafe, called “Hands” and created by Leo...

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Samsung and Leo Burnett use AR to save lives with Pocket Patrol

In collaboration with Surf Life Saving Australia, Samsung Electronics Australia recently launched and piloted an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile app developed with Leo Burnett Sydney, which uses technology to help raise awareness of the number one...

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Leo Burnett and Corona take a less than subtle dig at Trump in “The Wall”

Corona, a symbol of Mexican spirit worldwide, has tasked ad agency Leo Burnett Mexico with creating a new campaign that highlights the importance of breaking barriers. The campaign; “The Wall,” aims to inspire and celebrate generations of...

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Leo Burnett celebrates McDonald’s worldwide universal appeal with new outdoor campaign

Leo Burnett London has launched an new outdoor campaign for McDonald’s to show that no matter where you are in the world, its all time favourite menu items transcend the barriers of language. The “Learn” campaign, which has been executed with...

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Nexus & Leo Burnett highlight vulnerable young people for World Homeless Day

The charity End Youth Homelessness has been working closely with Nexus and Leo Burnett London to launch a commercial on October 10th 2016 (World Homeless Day), as part of a larger campaign to raise awareness of the dilemma faced by 80,000 young...

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Kellogg’s & Leo Burnett launch 'Because Yum' social media campaign

Leo Burnett London has created a series of 18 short form content films for Kellogg’s to run across social media channels. The agency developed the “Because Yum” idea to encourage people to reappraise cereal as a potential snack,...

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Leo Burnett herald an unpredictable summer for a rebranded Co-op

The Co-op officially launched its Summer TV campaign this week, and it's a bit of a corker! “Be as unpredictable as the Summer” from Leo Burnett is kicking off with a 40-second commercial, accompanied by four 10 second ads, which together...

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Leo Burnett Tailor Made and Samsung launch the first smart surfboard

I've only ever been surfing once and it was an unmitigated disaster. Let's just say my I couldn't properly feel my face for a solid fortnight afterwards. That doesn't mean, however, that I don't appreciate it, indeed I'd never have even tried if I...

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Leo Burnett London help recovering addicts dress for job interviews

First impressions count, especially when it comes to job interviews, and, like it or not, the first impression any potential employer will have of any potential employee will be down to how they look. We are, underneath it all, an incredibly...

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D&AD and Leo Burnett are on the hunt for New Blood

D&AD, who recently hosted the first ever D&AD Festival at the Truman Brewery in east London, have now announced their intentions to mount a search in the big smoke for untapped creative talent. D&AD are on a mission to find it and deliver a fresh...

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Leo Burnett partners with Hornet to show McDonald's is 'Always Working'

McDonald’s UK has launched a charming new campaign by Leo Burnett, which has been designed to show the ongoing work carried out to adapt the world famous Happy Meal for the better. From reformulating key menu items to offering fruit and books,...

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Agency of the Week: Leo Burnett

Leo Burnett Tailor Made hire Latino athletes for new Samsung campaign I'll Be There Samsung and Leo Burnett Tailor Made called on Latino athletes, symbols of perseverance the world over, to show how their devices are present even at those most...