Movember is known throughout the world as the month to support men’s health. The organisation is now looking beyond those 30 days. It has appointed 72andSunny Amsterdam to help articulate its strategic brand platform and …
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Grey London parts with creative chairman, Adrian Rossi
November 28, 2019
Grey London is having an annus horribilis. It is now parting with its creative chairman, Adrian Rossi, after less than a year. Grey lured Rossi from AMV BBDO London, where he was joint executive creative …
AMV BBDO, BBDO Düsseldorf & Hearts & Science win the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation global campaign pitch
November 28, 2019
AMV BBDO, BBDO Düsseldorf and Hearts & Science have won the AAR pitch on behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed AMV BBDO, BBDO Düsseldorf and Hearts & Science UK and Germany …
Kim Kirby rounds out the year with the beginning of Beautiful State
November 28, 2019
Executive producer, Kim Kirby, has ended the year with a launch – her own commercial film and TV production collective, Beautiful State. Kirby is injecting her twenty years’ experience into the new company, in which …
AdFest 2020: Isobar to mentor Young Lotus hopefuls
November 26, 2019
Isobar will mentor next year’s Young Lotus teams at AdFest 2020. It will be the first time a digital experience agency has partnered with the event. Ronald Ng, Isobar’s global chief creative officer, will chair …
We’re still a long way from gender equality in advertising and design. The One Club for Creativity is doing its bit. It has launched its first annual Right The Ratio Summit, set for January 23 and …
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Katy Denis: A new PR resource takes on the new advertising and marketing environment
November 25, 2019
Agency PR guru, Katy Denis, has rebranded her business. It is now called Extollo and it has been reconfigured to better raise the profiles of leading agencies, media owners, industry bodies and their key leaders. Extollo’s …
WiTH Collective & Isobar Australia merge
November 21, 2019
Dentsu Aegis has merged WiTH Collective and Isobar Australia. Isobar chief executive officer, Erik Hallander (pictured above), will lead With Collective, which will rebrand to Isobar Australia as part of the deal. Hallander became chief executive …
Production company, Hamlet, arrives in APAC
November 20, 2019
Production company, Hamlet, home to Sacred Egg, Vellas, Ian Pons Jewell, Greg Bray and Jonathan Gurvut (among others) has opened a third office, in Shanghai. Hamlet already works out of Brussels and Berlin. The move into …
Bas Korsten & Daniel Bonner become global CCOs of Wunderman Thompson
November 19, 2019
Bas Korsten and Daniel Bonner have been made global chief creative officers of Wunderman Thompson. Korsten moves into the role from his position as creative lead for Wunderman Thompson Amsterdam and head of J. Walter …
72andSunny: How can brands engage with modern Aus women?
November 14, 2019
72andSunny, Crowd DNA and Lion will be co-hosting an event exploring how women are portrayed in culture and how brands can engage with modern Australian women through gender literacy. New Narratives: Engaging with Modern Women is …
Free The Bid: A weekend to prepare to have a stellar 2020
November 13, 2019
Free the Bid is offering female directors the chance to nail the year ahead with an inspiring weekend on Saturday, November 30 – Sunday, December 1. The weekend will be broken up into three parts. The first …