Campaign Daily Fix - DraftFCB buys Inferno, B&Q and Karmarama part ways, Comparethemarket's Christmas day ad, Heinz, Sky

View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news DraftFCB acquires Inferno to run London by James Swift, 19 December 2013, 01:45PM Interpublic Group-owned DraftFCB has acquired the independent creative agency Inferno in a takeover deal that could value the agency as much as £20 million. B&Q and Karmarama part ways on £40m ad account by Maisie McCabe, 19 December 2013, 09:33AM B&Q and its ad agency Karmarama have parted company by mutual consent, following management changes at the home improvement retailer. Meerkats welcome baby in Christmas day Comparethemarket.com ad by James Swift, 19 December 2013, 12:01AM Comparethemarket.com will introduce a new character into its long-running Comparethemeerkat.com storyline in a TV ad airing on Christmas Day. Tourism Ireland creates real-life mural using Facebook images by Annabelle Collins, 19 December 2013, 08:52AM Tourism Island will today unveil an 18-metre mosaic created from images supplied through Facebook, on a wall in Derry-Londonderry to commemorate its role as the City of Culture 2013. Heinz picks up the November Aerial Award by Annabelle Collins, 19 December 2013, 09:56AM Heinz has won the Radio Advertising Bureau's Aerial Award for November for a radio ad created by Paul Burke, a creative at Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. Sky buys Dolphin and takes on Sony sales contract by Maisie McCabe, 19 December 2013, 11:33AM BSkyB has bought the Dolphin TV advertising sales house from Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and picked up the ad sales contracts for Sony's eight UK channels. Latest Work Google "zeitgeist" by Adam & Eve/ DDB 19 December 2013, 09:50AM Google has released a series of ads documenting the most searched-for terms of 2013. The spots, created by Adam Eve/DDB, show themes being typed into the Google search bar such as "new beginnings" and "goodbyes" that are accompanied by images o... Old Spice "gentleman hunt - Scotland" by Leo Burnett 18 December 2013, 05:00PM Old Spice takes viewers to Scotland in the second instalment of its "gentleman hunt". Leo Burnett created the online spot in which Isaiah Mustafa, Old Spice s brand spokesman, dons a kilt and discovers the most gentlemanly sport that has "ever graced... Itaú "the great transformation" by Africa 17 December 2013, 05:00PM The Brazilian bank Ita has released a spot marking its sponsorship of Brazil's national football team and the 2014 World Cup. The ad, created Africa, will air on TV and in cinemas. It shows a giant stadium that spans the entire country sprouting fro... Also in the news Tube ad impressions up 5%, according to Route data by Maisie McCabe, 19 December 2013, 11:36AM Route, the out-of-home research body formerly known as Postar, has released more up-to-date data, which shows ad impressions on the London Underground are up by five per cent. Facebook hires former Apple ad man Scott Trattner for creative director role by Matthew Chapman, 19 December 2013, 12:38PM Facebook has hired Scott Trattner, who worked on Apple's advertising for nearly 10 years, as its executive creative director. News UK hit by £100m pre-tax losses for Times and Sun brands by Arif Durrani, 19 December 2013, 11:20AM News UK, owner of The Times and The Sun newsbrands, has posted £100 million-worth of pre-tax losses for its subsidiaries for the year to 30 June. Latest Jobs Digital Designer | Digital (TV, Web & Mobile) and Print £40k pro rata, London Business Copywriter Competitive Salary, London Account Manager > Shopper Marketing Specialist > Award Winning Account Up to £32,000 + excellent benefits, South London Senior Digital Executive £32000 per annum, City of London Marketing Manager £60,000 + benefits, London More Jobs Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket Media Group Ltd.