Pitch Update: Gambleaware, McLaren, NewDay, Aldi, Vodafone, Co-op, Heathrow and more

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Campaign rounds up the latest pitch news.

Clockwise from the left: Mondelez, Vodafone, Co-op and Aldi
Virgin Media 02 has consolidated its creative and media accounts

Virgin Media O2 consolidates media duties to one of the incumbents

Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy star in first Paddy Power ad by Droga5 London

Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy star in first Paddy Power ad by Droga5 London

Publicis Groupe bags Standard Chartered's global creative business

Publicis Groupe bags Standard Chartered's global creative business

Campaign podcast: How did our editors team up to launch ‘Campaign for creativity’ globally?

Campaign podcast: How did our editors team up to launch ‘Campaign for creativity’ globally?

Latest stories

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ITV names World Cup 2022 sponsors

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House of the Dragon: HBO Max unleashes fire-breathing beasts using Snap AR tech

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Vodafone campaign puts emergency services in the spotlight

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Publicis Groupe bags Standard Chartered's global creative business

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Media Spotlight: Shifting perceptions about O2 vs CO2

Still from Motorway ad

Motorway visualises selling cars as dance competition in work by Wonderhood Studios

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Bafta and DCM take to the big screen to inspire next generation of talent

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We should all get high on our own supply

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The Gen Z problem: how to convert sports agnostics in the digital age

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What’s behind the disconnect between media buyers and marketers on TV inflation?

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AD OF THE DAY

Paddy Power "Love football. Intimately" by Droga5 London

Former footballer Peter Crouch "falls deeper in love with the...

Paddy Power "Love football. Intimately" by Droga5 London

The Work

Motorway "Dealers compete" by Wonderhood Studios
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Motorway "Dealers compete" by Wonderhood Studios

Bafta "Behind every Bafta" by DCM Studios
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Bafta "Behind every Bafta" by DCM Studios

Ladbrokes "Rocky" by Neverland
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Ladbrokes "Rocky" by Neverland

Loaf "Loaf like you mean it" by Isobel
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Loaf "Loaf like you mean it" by Isobel

Betfair "Finger ball" by Pablo
August 17, 2022

Betfair "Finger ball" by Pablo

Projects & awards

Media Week Awards 2022 attracted 480 entries

Media Week Awards 2022: Shortlists revealed

Campaign UK 40 Over 40 winners collage of headshots

Campaign UK 40 Over 40 2022: winners revealed

Media Week 30 Under 30 main winners & Newcomers for 2022

Media Week 30 Under 30 2022: winners revealed

Channel 4 & Allies Represent Black To Front wins Grand Prix at Campaign Media Awards

Campaign Media Awards 2022: winners revealed

Global Agency of the Year 2022

UK shops among Campaign's Global Agency of the Year winners

Campaign Best Places to Work 2022 in association with Connor Broadley logo

Campaign Best Places to Work: Category winners revealed

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WeAre8, whose investors include Clare Balding (in white), win at British Media Awards

British Media Awards 2022: winners revealed

Campaign Creative Agency of the Year: Uncommon

Uncommon, Goodstuff, Neverland win at Campaign UK Agency of the Year Awards

Oliver Agency's Sharon Whale was crowned CEO of the Year at the Female Frontier Awards 2022

Campaign Female Frontier Awards: winners revealed

AMV BBDO scoop Agency of the Year at the Campaign Big Awards

Campaign Big Awards 2021: winners revealed

Agency of the Year: MG OMD

Media Week Awards 2021: winners revealed

Power 100 2021 (Images: HappyToast)

Power 100 2021: Who's on marketing's leaderboard?

Editors' Picks

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Starter and median salaries at agencies revealed

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Felix Richter: 'I'm very aware I'm a lucky bastard'

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Dentsu Creative Bengaluru receive their Agency of the Year award

Cannes Lions crowns agency, network and most creative company of the year 2022

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Is pitching broken? How to fix it

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Adam & Eve/DDB wants staff in the office four days a week

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‘People before spreadsheets’: How Next 15 wooed M&C Saatchi in takeover fight

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A graphic with a male and female figure in silhouette and text saying: Adland gender pay gap analysis

Publicis Groupe duo and VCCP report widest UK gender pay gaps

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Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards launch to recognise companies leading way on sustainability

The Knowledge

NBA 2K23 video game cover

Global agency rankings: WPP tops big six new-business table in Q2

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Europe agency rankings: Carat enters media league after retaining 4 of the biggest accounts

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Campaign's Pick of the Ads

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Watch Pick of the Ads: Episode three features Apple, Bumble, Visit Sweden and more

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Watch Pick of the Xmas Ads: Episode two features John Lewis, M&S, Boots, Tesco, Coca-Cola, Waitrose

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Watch Pick of the Ads: Episode one features Barclaycard, Burberry, Dunelm, Ikea and Wagamama

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Montage of five ads with the words Campaign and "pick of the ads" across them

Campaign unveils Pick of the Ads video series

Future of Channel 4

Campaign: 4 THE PEOPLE

‘4 The People’: ad industry letter calls for Channel 4 to stay in public ownership

Game, set, match: would a privatised Channel 4 have been able to net a deal to show Emma Raducanu's US Open triumph? (©GettyImages)

'No upside but significant downside' – ad industry rallies around Channel 4

Ukraine War

A Ukrainian man stands among the rubble caused by war

It's our brand: Ukraine's government turns nation's bravery into biggest cultural export

Ukrainian flag flutters in blue sky on barricades (Getty Images)

Watch: Kyiv-based Banda on trying to work from a war zone

Image of anit-war protester on Russian news channel

Despair and shock: How advertising chiefs have been grappling with Russian exits

A black and white headshot of Stephen Woodford, chief executive of the Advertising Association

Supporting our Ukrainian ad industry colleagues

Omnicom's logo pictured on a mobile phone, in front of a stock market ticker display

Omnicom to withdraw from Russia in 'orderly' exit

CAMPAIGN PODCAST

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Campaign podcast: 'People can't live on those wages' – is Campaign's salary survey a wake-up call?

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Campaign podcast: Why are disabled people still so poorly represented in ads?

A chart with two blue columns and an drawing of a business man riding a snail, representing how ad spend could slow down. Photo: Getty Images

Campaign podcast: As fears of recession gather pace, is adspend heading for a fall?

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Campaign podcast: Agency leaders delve into what makes a client relationship last

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Campaign podcast: Brands backing Women's Euros and why adland hates a new govt proposal

Big Interviews

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Arthur Sadoun on staff bonuses, the metaverse and Cannes

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‘Bendrew’ on why they sold Goodstuff to Stagwell and growth ambitions

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Mark Read: 'We were actually back at number one and ahead of Publicis'

Mark Read on proving WPP doubters ‘wrong’ and battling Publicis to be biggest agency group

Verica Djurdjevic, Channel 4

Verica Djurdjevic: Channel 4's classy contrarian

Vicki Maguire: 'If you’re an introvert, I’ll find you a corner. And if you’re an extrovert, I’ll find you a stage'

Vogue's Vanessa Kingori on 'transcending' competitors, covers and BLM

New IPA President Julian Douglas: 'People are ripe for change'

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Agencies

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Media

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ITV: Kewley is currently the broadcaster's director of strategic partnerships
August 17, 2022

ITV expands ITVX leadership team ahead of launch

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August 17, 2022

Ofcom report TV findings: Viewing generation gap widens to record levels

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August 17, 2022

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Sky Zero Footprint Fund: five brands received £250k in media value
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Sky picks five winners of its sustainable advertising fund

Trends

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How alcohol brands should ‘read the room’ in the post-pandemic world

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