| | | | | | Harvey Nichols is launching its new loyalty app with CCTV footage of shoplifters stealing from the retailer's Knightsbridge store. | | | | | | Kelly Brook, the model and actress, shows off her comedy chops in a new content film for Hyundai. | | | | | | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the multinational pharmaceutical company, is reviewing its estimated £1 billion global media business, pitting UK incumbent MediaCom against its US lead agency PHD. | | | | | | American Airlines is reviewing its global advertising and media accounts. | | | | | | Weber Shandwick has boosted its EMEA digital team with three hires from outside the PR industry. | | | | | | Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, has consolidated its global media and digital business into Dentsu Aegis Network, with iProspect leading the UK activity. | | | | | | Jonathan Durden, the PHD co-founder who launched a male grooming brand last year, achieved a marketing coup during this year's Wimbledon fortnight using a Novak Djokovic pun. | | | | | | The UK is by far the biggest online advertising market in Europe, spending almost as much as the next two biggest markets, France and Germany, combined. | | | | | | Jason Talley, the UK commercial director and managing director at Yahoo, has left the business after 15 months in the post. | | | | | | Ads for the film Poltergeist featuring a dark image of a clown have been described as "not irresponsibly targeted in outdoor media" by the ASA, despite the ad watchdog receiving 74 complaints. | | | | | | The Thomas Cook Group has picked Albion to handle its advertising and product innovation across Europe. | | | | | | A teleshopping ad, claiming that faith healing could heal warts and stomach ulcers, has been banned by the advertising watchdog on the grounds of being "irresponsible". | | | | | | The Metropolitan Police Service is looking for an agency that can help with the structure and design of its marketing and communications department. | | | | | | Manning Gottlieb OMD has promoted Tim Pearson, an executive director, to managing director as part of a group restructure. | | | | | | The launch of Apple Pay presents an exciting future for brands and advertisers, says the founder of Proxama, the company that worked with MasterCard in 2010 to create the first mobile contactless wallet. | | | | | | Iris has promoted Andy Taylor, a creative director at the agency, to the role of joint executive creative director. | | | | | | First Utility, the largest challenger to the "big six" energy suppliers, is on the hunt for a creative agency as pressure grows for greater competition in the industry. | | | | | | FCB Inferno's nine-month spree to hire talent for its burgeoning interactive and content group has borne fruit, with the division winning business from Havaianas, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Sailor Jerry. | | | | | | David Lloyd Leisure Group has appointed Blue 449 to its £6.5 million media planning and buying business. | | | | | | Tess Daly, the Strictly Come Dancing presenter, has been unveiled as the new face of Special K as the company undergoes a multi-million pound overhaul of the cereal brand. | | | | | | | Top Work Stories | | | | | John Cooper Clarke narrates a self-penned poem for a new National Trust campaign. | | | | | | Adam & Eve/DDB's campaign to promote Harvey Nichols' new Rewards app uses real CCTV footage of shoplifters stealing from the company's Knightsbridge store. | | | | | | Katie Price and Piers Morgan send themselves up in a new campaign for Lotto by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO. | | | | | | Airbnb's new global campaign seeks to spark discussions about innate human kindness. | | | | | | Thierry Henry, the former France and Arsenal striker, takes a tour through the Premier League's 23-year history in a new campaign for Sky. | | | | | | EE has commissioned a YouTube series featuring Spencer FC, a football vlogger with 700,000 followers, to promote its partnership with Wembley Stadium. | | | | | | Nike's new TV spot in the US is a reminder why the brand is so many agencies' dream client. | | | | |
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