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Campaign: Agencies March 09, 2017

Is it possible to work in advertising and still have a life? Nicola Kemp The empty rhetoric of 'work hard, play hard' is falling out of favour - the creative industries need to flex to attract and retain the best talent, and ensure that employees can have a life outside work. Caroline Pay joins Grey to form all-female creative leadership team Kate Magee Grey London has hired Caroline Pay to run its creative department alongside Vicki Maguire. In search of sanity: a candid tale of battling mental health in adland Graeme Douglas The ad industry is a Petri dish for breeding mental-health issues, says the strategy partner at Bountiful Cow. 'This is bullshit': an open letter to adland from a working mum An open letter about the recent focus on working mothers in advertising and what this really means Dairy trade unites for marketing drive Maisie McCabe The dairy industry is coming together to plot an advertising campaign to combat the rise of dairy-free alternatives promoted by wellness bloggers. Domino's kicks off creative contest Omar Oakes Domino's is reviewing its above-the-line business in the UK, with incumbent Iris declining to repitch. Vizeum is biggest riser in agency billings rankings Gurjit Degun Vizeum, the Dentsu Aegis Network agency, had the greatest proportional increase in billings of the top ten media agencies in 2016. Let's move beyond box-ticking Claire Beale It's time to turn the gender and diversity debates more effectively on the work sent out into the real world. Candy Crush owner King calls ad pitch Gurjit Degun The owner of Candy Crush Saga is reviewing its global creative account following its 2015 sale to gaming giant Activision. Change, not talk, is what diversity needs Nicola Kemp Brands, ad agencies and media owners need to start creating meaningful change in gender diversity instead of just talking about it, industry leaders have said. Guinness appoints R/GA as digital agency of record Gurjit Degun Guinness, the stout brand owned by Diageo, has added R/GA London to its roster of agencies after a competitive pitch process. Lord Puttnam warns ad industry: trust is the most urgent task ahead Omar Oakes Advertising must rebuild trust with consumers, warned Lord Puttnam in a speech to industry leaders last night. Promoted Building brands with emotion: wake up to mood music Mark Barber, Radiocentre As new technology pushes sound centre-stage, will advertisers grasp the opportunity to break out of their visual comfort zone and benefit from music's emotional power? The Work Pick of the week: Time to Change "Be in your mate's corner" by Ogilvy & Mather London Maisie McCabe The Time to Change ad makes Maisie McCabe hopeful about future attitudes to mental health. Turkey of the week: Labour Party "Tax dodgers" by Krow Omar Oakes Omar Oakes was left unenthused by this attack on tax dodgers from Labour - Krow's second ad for the party. Childline "Things guys don't talk about" by Don't Panic Childline is trying to empower boys to seek support for suicidal feelings in a new campaign created by Don't Panic. Direct Line "Cocoa" by Saatchi & Saatchi London Susan Billinge Harvey Keitel returns as Winston Wolf, ever-ready to fix the problems of Direct Line's clients. More ALSO IN THE NEWS A view from Dave Trott: Double your money Dave Trott In 1913, Henry Ford's business was successful, but not as successful as he wanted. Maxus, MullenLowe and Ascential leaders recognised for fighting gender inequality in the workplace Emily Tan Nick Baughan of Maxus, Tom Knox of MullenLowe and Philip Thomas of Ascential were selected by Management Today and the Women's Business Council as male leaders who are tackling inequality at work. Agencies 'happy' with performance-related pay Omar Oakes Two-thirds of ad agencies claim to be "happy" that their fees are linked to performance in a study of how they plan to future-proof themselves. Top ten ads most-watched by women across the world Alex Player YouTube announces the top ten most-watched ads by women across the globe of all time and, perhaps surprisingly, Always' "#LikeAGirl" is not number one despite claiming two spots. A strange history of the party political broadcast John Quarrey Party political broadcasts have been infiltrating living rooms since 1924, with some good, some hilarious and some downright weird results. Artists turn ashes from Glasgow School of Art into new artworks Giles Hepworth and Bill Hartley JWT asked artists including Alison Watt, Antony Gormley and Grayson Perry to create new work from the ashes of The Glasgow School of Art. Promoted The art of attention in the digital age Stuart Derrick Campaign and creative-talent specialist Vitamin T assembled a panel to explore the emerging opportunities for creative communications in the age of swipe-right culture If you are enjoying this bulletin, subscribe now to get even more news, analysis and insight from Campaign, including unrestricted access to campaignlive.co.uk. Click here for subscription options from just £37 a quarter. Campaign Jobs Business Director- Direct and Customer Engagement Agency - £75-90k-Fulltime, 4days or Freelance. £75,000 - £90,000 per annum + benefits Lucky7 Recruitment, London (Central), London (Greater) Director (Business/Strategy/Creative) Salary - £Competitive + bonus + enticing benefits Mavis Recruitment, London (Central), London (Greater) Client Services Director - B2B Demand Generation Comms Agency £85-120k plus benefits The Jefferson Group, Central London Campaign Developer £25000 - £32000 per annum + Excellent benefits Bodhi Resourcing, London Proposal Writer - RFP/RFI - Financial Services £50000 - £55000 per annum + 6 month FTC contract Regan & Dean Recruitment Limited, London Senior Creative Competitive + Benefits Rankin Photography Ltd, London (Central), London (Greater) Account Manager Competitive + Benefits Scorch London, London (Central), London (Greater) Content Copywriter Competitive Costa, Holborn and Covent Garden, London (Greater) Video Content Producer Competitive + Benefits OLIVER Group, London - Farringdon Creative Technologist Competitive Isobar, London (Central), London (Greater)

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