Diary: A new conflict shop
25 May 2012
James Whitehead apparently rather enjoyed dressing up as a dictator at the JWT party to celebrate the agency's success in winning the pitch for the British Army.
The Co-operative Group is set to appoint Leo Burnett to handle its £50m advertising account.
James Whitehead apparently rather enjoyed dressing up as a dictator at the JWT party to celebrate the agency's success in winning the pitch for the British Army.
The advertising industry has urged MPs to reject growing demands for a ban on alcohol ads. In a submission to the Commons Health Select Committee, the Advertising Association argued: "An advertising ban is not the solution to the complex problem of harmful alcohol consumption."
Experian, the online credit-checking service that owns the CreditExpert brand, is reviewing its £6 million media planning and buying account.
Big Communications, the Leicester-based agency, has acquired the independent shop Quorum from its founders, Billy Mawhinney and Simon Collins.
Agency Assessments International, the pitch consultant, is ditching the traditional pitching process in favour of a leaner system that it believes will establish more respectful working relationships.
Agencies were this week left bewildered by the Government's plans for a leaner approach to communications in the wake of COI's demise.
David Howard, the co-founder of Johnny Fearless, has left the agency to join Fold7 as its head of planning.
Four weeks shy of the fifth anniversary of their resignation from Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, James Murphy, Ben Priest and David Golding this week found themselves celebrating the sale of their agency to Omnicom, after its chief executive, John Wren, provided his seal of approval.
BetVictor, the online betting brand owned by Victor Chandler, has hired VCCP to handle its advertising account.
Welcome to the first incarnation of a new element in Campaign in which we invite experts to burrow beneath the surface of the catch-all that is "digital". Google, Isobar Mobile, JWT London, LBI and MBA share their insights on mobile.