Wickes calls £25m ad review, Pirelli, Allianz, Steve Stretton, Jam, Tommee Tippee, Yorkshire Building Society

 

View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Wickes calls £25m ad review by Maisie McCabe, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Wickes, the home-improvement retailer, is reviewing its £25 million advertising account, putting the incumbent, MWO, on alert. Pirelli seeks shop for global brief by Jeremy Lee, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Pirelli is looking for an ad agency to handle a global campaign to break next year. Agencies line up for Allianz creative task by James Swift, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Allianz, the insurance company, is looking for a creative agency for a UK project. Stretton to head retail unit at AMV by James Swift, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO is launching a retail unit, AMV Red, and has appointed the AIS London founder Steve Stretton as a ­creative partner to run it. Who'd be an agency CEO in these unforgiving times? by Jeremy Lee, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM The end-of-year merry-go-round of departing ad agency bosses spins apace and seems to show that the life of a chief executive is in danger of becoming, to quote Thomas Hobbes, increasingly nasty, brutish and short. Jam hires Sean Chambers as ECD by Sara Kimberley, 29 October 2014, 12:48PM Jam has appointed Sean Chambers, the former executive creative director of Razorfish, to the same role, replacing Wayne Deakin. Agencies line up for Tommee Tippee integrated ad account by James Swift, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Tommee Tippee, the baby-products brand, is looking for an agency to create global integrated ad campaigns. Adam & Eve/DDB picks up Desperados business by Jeremy Lee, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Adam & Eve/DDB has landed the UK advertising account for the Heineken-owned beer brand Desperados. Yorkshire Building Society reviews ads by Maisie McCabe, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Yorkshire Building Society is reviewing its advertising account, which is currently held by BJL. DMG names Charlie Cox as Metro MD by Arif Durrani, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM DMG Media has appointed Charlie Cox as the managing director of Metro Newspapers, which sees him replace Steve ­Auckland. Asos appoints VCCP to handle creative and media accounts by James Swift, 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Asos, the online fashion retailer, has appointed VCCP to handle its UK creative and media business after a competitive pitch. Promoted DOOH shows how far it has come in five years 24 October 2014, 08:00AM In the fifth year of the competition, winners from Topshop and Women's Aid show why digital out-of-home is one of the fastest-growing media in the UK, forecast to be worth some £250 million by the end of 2014. Campaign reports from a packed event at ... ________ Pick & Turkey Pick of the week: Chanel No 5, in-house 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Sara Kimberley loves the new Chanel No 5 spot: "It s everything it is designed to be: glamorous, cinematic, aspirational and beautiful. The director Baz Luhrmann was a good choice, as his distinctive craft ensured the film stands out. If I didn t alr... Turkey of the week: Diet Coke, Droga5 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Jeremy Lee thinks the Diet Coke spot presents an alternative reality: "It s not just that Grey London did this first and did it better for McVitie s (although that s a huge part of it), but the reality of women who live alone with a house full of cat... 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Michael Winterbottom, the director of films s... World's Talking About: Hälloween 30 October 2014, 08:00AM Ikea Singapore and Bartle Bogle Hegarty have come up trumps for Halloween. In a bid to promote its extended hours (11pm, if you happen to be in the area and need some affordable homewares), the retailer has released an online film spoofing the Big Wh... Samaritans "Radar" by Jam 29 October 2014, 01:41PM Samaritans, the charity that supports anyone in distress, is launching a Twitter app to help people spot the signs that a friend is struggling to cope. Jam created the app, which uses Twitter s application programme interface to pick out key words an... Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket Media Group Ltd.