Just Eat launches review, Tesco seeks agency for clothing arm, Paddy Power Betfair rethinks media

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Campaign Daily Fix April 21, 2016

Latest news Just Eat launches creative review Gurjit Degun Just Eat, the online takeaway food site, is on the hunt for an agency to handle its creative account. Tesco kicks off agency hunt for clothing arm Gurjit Degun Retail giant seeks shop to handle creative activity for the F&F clothing label. Paddy Power Betfair rethinks £40m media Gideon Spanier Paddy Power Betfair, Europe's biggest bookmaker, is planning to consolidate its estimated £40 million annual media spend into one agency. Laphroaig seeks shop for digital CRM brief James Swift Laphroaig, the whisky brand owned by Beam Suntory, has approached creative agencies about a digital customer relationship marketing brief. Advertising Week Europe '16: a round-up of the big issues Kate Magee Soho is abuzz this week with delegates and sessions for Advertising Week Europe. Here are some of the hot topics so far... A&E/DDB names Hopson group MD Maisie McCabe Adam & Eve/DDB has hired Russell Hopson, the former managing director of WPP's Team Red, as its group managing director, replacing Xavier Rees. Jerry Buhlmann on Brexit, the digital economy and Sorrell's pay Maisie McCabe Jerry Buhlmann, the chief executive of Dentsu Aegis Nework, discussed the importance of the digital economy, threat of Brexit and Sir Martin Sorrell's pay at Advertising Week Europe this morning. Grey London picks up six D&AD Pencils Gurjit Degun Grey London and Y&R Auckland are leading the pack at the D&AD Festival this week having picked up the most number of Pencils among agencies so far. Agencies vie for brief to launch new £1 coin Omar Oakes HM Treasury and The Royal Mint are looking for an advertising agency to promote the arrival of the new £1 coin, which launches next year. Carat to drop 'innovation' from job titles and team names Gurjit Degun Carat is phasing out the term "innovation" from job and team names in an attempt to make innovation "standard practice" across the Dentsu Aegis Network media agency. Jonathan Bottomley steps down as BBH strategy chief Kate Magee Jonathan Bottomley, the joint chief strategy officer at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, is leaving. Quidco calls pitch for advertising account James Swift Quidco, the cashback website, is on the hunt for an advertising shop. Ogilvy & Mather London hires Google's Donald Maisie McCabe Ogilvy & Mather London has appointed Clare Donald, the head of operations at Google Creative Lab, as its first chief production officer. Editor's Pick Advertising Week's Scheckner: 'I know how to do showbiz' Claire Beale Claire Beale meets the man who, in less than four years, captured the hearts of the tight-knit London scene and established Advertising Week Europe as a fixture in the industry calendar. The agency of the future? Ecclestone may disagree Claire Beale There was a moment, pretty early on, in the talk between Sir Martin Sorrell and Bernie Ecclestone at Advertising Week Europe when it seemed the world had slipped on its axis. Were we back in the 70s? The Work Evian "baby bay" by BETC Paris Evian's 2013 "baby & me" ad, which won a silver Lion at Cannes and has more than 123 million hits on YouTube, is a tough act to follow. Ikea "wonderful life" by Mother Ikea usually opts for style over schmaltz in its advertising, but the retailer's latest spot by Mother is a chocolate-box retelling of a couple's life together. Coors Light "quest for cold" by VCCP Jean-Claude Van Damme returns as the double denim-wearing chill seeker in a new campaign for Coors Light. Also in the news Cadbury hands global digital account to Elvis Gurjit Degun Cadbury has hired Elvis as its global digital creative and social agency without a pitch. Martin London hires 4Creative's Browne Gurjit Degun Olivia Browne, the group business director at 4Creative, is to join The Martin Agency as the first managing director of Martin London. M&A deals hit $6.5bn after first-quarter flurry Omar Oakes Mergers and acquisitions activity gained pace in the first quarter of 2016, with 288 deals completed globally - up by almost a third compared with the same period last year. TMW Unlimited picks up L'Oréal briefs Gurjit Degun L'Oréal, the beauty company, has appointed TMW Unlimited to handle its integrated ad business for three brands. Media360: last chance for early bird tickets Staff Time is running out to book early bird tickets for this year's Media360 conference in Brighton next month, where speakers include political editor Robert Peston and MediaCom UK chief executive Josh Krichefski. D&AD launches Foundation Council to boost talent and diversity Omar Oakes D&AD has launched its first Foundation Council, with a mission to boost its New Blood talent programme and promote diversity. Sky ad revenue up 7% Omar Oakes Sky's operating profit was up 11.6 per cent for the nine months to the end of March 2016 to £1.14 billion, as ad revenue climbed 7 per cent. Sky Media to move office from Victoria to Osterley campus Gideon Spanier Sky's advertising sales operation, Sky Media, is to move office from its Victoria base in central London to the pay-TV giant's Osterley campus. Xaxis appoints Harcus as UK MD Omar Oakes Xaxis, WPP's programmatic media and audience platform, has appointed Group M's digital operations director, Harry Harcus, as its UK managing director. 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