Saturday Edition: The 'face of advertising' revealed as a young white man | Google's Matt Brittin apologises to industry over ad placement | Havas UK pulls Google and YouTube adspend

 

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Campaign: Agencies March 25, 2017

The 'face of advertising' revealed as a young white man Kate Magee The average face of attendees at Advertising Week Europe this year is that of a young, white man, it has been revealed. Google's Matt Brittin apologises to industry over ad placement Daniel Farey-Jones Matt Brittin, EMEA chief of Google, has issued an apology to the advertising industry, for the problem of brands finding their ads placed next to controversial content on YouTube. Havas UK pulls Google and YouTube adspend Gemma Charles Havas UK has pulled its entire media spend from Google's display network and YouTube. Publicis London poaches A&E/DDB's Dom Boyd to be CSO Kate Magee Publicis London has appointed Adam & Eve/DDB's Dom Boyd as its chief strategy officer. M&S new ad strategy with Grey will be based on attitude, not age Simon Gwynn Bluntly categorising consumers based on age is "meaningless", Marks & Spencer's brand and marketing director Rob Weston has said. Scheckner warns Advertising Week Europe could move from London because of Brexit Gideon Spanier The founder of Advertising Week Europe has warned that the festival could move from London to another city such as Paris or Amsterdam because of Brexit. Coty appoints Adam & Eve/DDB for Max Factor global creative account Kate Magee Coty has appointed Adam & Eve/DDB to be its lead global creative agency for Max Factor, ending Leo Burnett's 20-year relationship with the make-up brand. Top ten takeaways from Advertising Week Europe 2017 Staff Google apologises, Marks & Spencer's on being "mumsy", and the future of the agency model were among the highlights of this year's Advertising Week Europe in London. Movers and shakers: DigitasLBi, London Evening Standard, Isobar, Trinity Mirror Staff Welcome to Campaign's weekly round-up of the hires, departures and promotions across the industry. Michael Roth: IPG will not 'do a Havas' and pull Google spend Sonoo Singh Interpublic chairman and chief executive Michael Roth lamented the duopoly of Google and Facebook at an Advertising Week Europe session today but said IPG would "not do a Havas" and freeze advertising on Google. Promoted Are your ads working? Consumers tell all... Georganna Simpson Xaxis' panel 'Is data everything?' at AdWeek Europe highlighted the importance of consumer data but urged the industry to remember the people behind the data. We asked the general public what they think... Promoted The Thinkboxes: January/February 2017 Thinkbox Which TV ads made the shortlist this month, and convinced our judges that the craft has never been better? 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 Strategic Account Director - Communications & Sustainability Consultancy £50k plus attractive bens package Ann Sharman Recruitment, London (Central), London (Greater) Business Director £70K Direct Recruitment, London (Central), London (Greater) Planning Director - Global Network Agency - London £100000.00 per annum + benefits DNA Recruit, London Account Director with a twist- London- 40-45K 40-45K basic plus benefits The Jefferson Group, London (Central) Director (Business/Strategy/Creative) Salary - £Competitive + bonus + enticing benefits Mavis Recruitment, London (Central), London (Greater) Head of Creative Content £50, 278–£51, 517 Department of Health, London (Central), London (Greater) Senior Creative Competitive + Benefits Rankin Photography Ltd, London (Central), London (Greater) Senior Account Manager - Unilever Competitive + Benefits OLIVER Group, Blackfriars, London Copywriter Dependent on experience OLIVER Group, Northampton, Northamptonshire Content Copywriter Competitive Costa, Holborn and Covent Garden, London (Greater)

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