Who's doing what in the world of commercial creativity.
Getting into advertising with new qualifications, no connections, no advantages? No way. Until D&AD created New Blood Shift. D&AD New Blood Shift is a free 12-week night school that provides young people without qualifications a leg up …
Hakuhodo DY Holdings subsidiary, Sid Lee Paris, has appointed Hervé Brossard to the newly-created position of chairman Europe. He will work with the Parisian directors to strengthen and develop operations focused on the agency’s growth …
WPP AUNZ has lured ad maestro, John Gutteridge, back to Australia to take on the newly created role of chief executive officer for Wunderman Thompson Australia/NZ. Gutteridge has been chief executive officer, Asia Pacific, of J.Walter Thompson …
The three independent agency groups, Serviceplan, Hakuhodo and Unlimited, have signed a strategic alliance to offer existing clients and prospects a global presence based on regional expertise. The global alliance between Serviceplan (headquarters in Munich, Germany), Japanese agency …
M&C Saatchi Sydney has become the creative agency of record for TAB, the wagering and media division of Tabcorp, taking over from Clemenger BBDO Sydney. The appointment follows a number of strategic projects that M&C Saatchi …
AdFest’s first confirmed speakers of 2019 feature provocative creative thinkers from Dentsu Webchutney (Gurgaon), VANDAL (Sydney), The Royals (Sydney), The Brand Agency (Perth), McCann Worldgroup (New York), and Contagious (London). AdFest takes place in Pattaya, …
Bob Mackintosh is leaving R/GA and the advertising industry. He plans to travel throughout the world with his family for the rest of the year after he leaves the agency at the end of January. Mackintosh …
AWARD is aiming to improve diversity in the advertising industry in Australia by broadening the appeal of its Award School program in 2019. It is presenting Award School as a career option for creative talent …
Advertising was challenged by change in 2018, but no part of it was asked to adapt more readily than digital. Digital did remarkably well at that. And just in case you blinked and missed some …
Matt Eastwood has become global chief creative officer of McCann Health. The Australian ex-pat left his role as worldwide chief creative officer of J.Walter Thompson in March last year. Eastwood replaces Jeremy Perrott, who was …
Expect a new wave of creative work from Reebok towards the end of next year. The company already has a new global creative director, Karen Reuther, (since June) and a new vice president of global …
Colenso BBDO has become the creative and strategic partner of the crop science division of Bayer, one of New Zealand’s leading provider of crop protection products and solutions. Scott Hanson, country manager at Bayer New Zealand, …