Ogilvy Labs shuts down, Nike ad stars transgender athlete, What you need to know about Dentsu's latest deal

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Campaign: Agencies August 09, 2016

Latest Ogilvy Labs shuts down Omar Oakes and Brittaney Kiefer Ogilvy Labs, the research and development innovation lab which operates across the Ogilvy Group, has been "shut down" as part of a cost-cutting measure. Latest Nike ad stars first Team USA transgender athlete Shona Ghosh The latest in Nike's "Unlimited" campaign stars US athlete Chris Mosier, the first transgender competitor to make the US national team. Dentsu takes majority stake in global CRM and data analytics agency Merkle Omar Oakes Dentsu Aegis Network is to acquire a majority stake in Merkle, the largest CRM, independent data analytics and performance marketing agency in the US. Body image, boys and advertising Laurence Green Brands that pledge to drop sexist stereotyping of women from their ads should remember another audience being ill-served by their representation - primary and secondary school-age boys, writes Laurence Green, the founding partner of 101. What you need to know about the Dentsu Aegis/Merkle deal Mark Williams Dentsu Aegis Network recently announced it had acquired a majority stake in independent agency Merkle. It's a "massive deal" and here's why, according Mark Williams, the director at Results. Promoted If you could only have one new hire, what role would that be? Staff Speaking at the Programmable Marketing Forum, industry professionals were asked whether a data scientist is more valuable hire than a creative genius. The Work Betfair "Ready?" by Lucky Generals Betfair is deliberately attempting to dissociate the brand from the laddish humour often associated with the betting sector. DFS "Adam Peaty wins gold" by Krow DFS has rolled out a series of tactical ads to celebrate British swimmer Adam Peaty winning gold at Rio 2016. Rubicon "Fruity fling" by BMB BMB has created a £2m campaign for the launch of Rubicon Spring, a new product made from sparkling spring water and fruit juice that contains 15 calories. Trending BT retains Group M and creates new media entity Team Connect Simon Gwynn BT has retained Group M for its combined media account in an arrangement that will see staff from Maxus and MEC come together in a new bespoke unit, Team Connect. Nissan pretends to be the world's worst sponsor in Team GB prank Shona Ghosh Nissan is set to air a comical TV spot tonight as the Rio Olympics kicks off, in which it asks Team GB athletes to push the brand in ridiculous ways during the games. Promoted Watch: M&S and TSB marketing gurus talk overcoming organisational silos Brand Republic Insight & Salesforce The experts share their silo-busting tips for marketers who truly care about customer loyalty Campaign Jobs Strategic SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER/ JUNIOR ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - Creative agency - London - £35-39k dependent on experience Judi Patton, London (East), London (Greater) Account Director (B2B) Competitive Ogilvy & Mather UK, Sea Containers House, 18 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9RQ Senior Creative Competitive Sky Betting & Gaming, Leeds, West Yorkshire Corporate communications content manager Competitive+ Benefits rb ( Reckitt Benckiser ), Slough Digital Designer Competitive Three, Maidenhead, Berkshire Senior or Midweight Digital Designer £25000 - £40000 per annum Dyson, Wiltshire, Malmesbury Digital Designer £29,722 (Inclusive of London Weighting) The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), London (Central), London (Greater) Sales Manager (retail & luxury brands) £60,000 - £70,000 Union Jackson, London (West), London (Greater) MidWeight ReToucher, Packaging Design Salary Negotiable Jobbio, Camden, London (Greater) Digital Editor Competitive salary and dependent on experience Boat International Media, Wimbledon, London (Greater)

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