Movers & Groovers
Bath based Planning, Creative, Technology and Media firm The Agency have promoted Planning Director Matt Rees to agency Partner, following a 12-month period of unprecedented growth. The latest set of filed company accounts show that The Agency turnover has increased by 30% and gross profit by 36% in the period ending January 2013, a continuation of 2012’s financial performance.
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James Critchley recently spoke to Flinca's blog on internet technology, mobile and start-up (everything cloud.IQ is passionate about!) The blog reported why he left his job working for huge enterprises to set up cloud.IQ with the aim of giving SMBs access to the big boy's marketing toys. Just over a year after James started on this venture, he looks back on the challenges he faced at the beginning, how he overcame them and the success cloud.IQ has had over the last 12 months. Contact cloud.IQ
Movers & Groovers / Arthur Tindsley joins Microsoft Advertising as creative technologist From www.thedrum.com - Microsoft Advertising has appointed Beattie McGuinnes Bungay’s Arthur Tindsley to the newly created role of creative technologist. Based...
From www.bbc.co.uk - John Lewis chairman Charlie Mayfield and Nigel Bogle, co-founder of the Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertising agency, are both knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list with a MBE for Rosemary Michael .
Movers & Groovers : Acxiom UK appoints Aon executive Jon Higgins as Senior Managing Account Director
Acxiom, an enterprise data, analytics and software as a service company, today announces further investment in its business through the appointment of former Aon European Managing Director Jon Higgins as Senior Managing Account Director. He reports to Christian Peck, MD, Acxiom UK & France. [more…]
UM London client and luxury ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs is about to embark on a new UK advertising campaign, featuring superstar and Academy-Award nominated actor Bradley Cooper.
The TV ad, which will hit UK screens on 3rd June, sees the doors to The House of Häagen-Dazs open to reveal an opulent Baroque ballroom filled with couture-clad party goers. Bradley Cooper locks eyes with a glamorous guest, portrayed by model Jana Perez, who beckons him to a private room. Things look to be heating up between the pair but instead of planting a kiss, Perez takes the Häagen-Dazs from his hands, walks out the door and locks it behind her, proceeding to tease him by enjoying the luxurious ice cream herself. Watch it here. [more…]
Jackie Fast, Managing Director, Slingshot Sponsorship, was announced this morning as one of the youngest ever individuals to be elected as a Board Director of the European Sponsorship Association. Jackie will now sit alongside fourteen other Directors; setting the standard for the sponsorship industry for coming years.
In the wake of the success of this year’s ESA Sponsorship Summit, which addressed significant shifts within the industry, ESA is set to further develop itself alongside its new Board Directors. Jackie’s appointment highlights ESA’s continued drive to enhance the industry – seeking to challenge the ethos and make significant contribition to its progression.
Despite it being the worst summer since 1905, Slush Puppie Ltd saw its sales increase by an explosive 26% in 2012; these great results continue to build in 2013. New Head of European Marketing Zoe Cooper comments; "One of my first tasks was to develop a new online strategy for the business. The starting point of this strategy being the re-development of the company's B2B website, and the start of an all year round social media strategy to engage our Slush Puppie consumer. [more…]
IAB appoints Karim H. Attia as Chairman of the Brand Advertising Committee
- With immediate effect the CEO of nugg.ad will chair the Brand Advertising Committee (BAC) of IAB Europe
- Initial BAC results presented at IAB Interact in Barcelona
- Attia’s future role: creating and standardising branding standards
The Marketing Agencies Association (MAA) has today announced that Ian Millner, CEO of creative agency Iris, will continue his role as Chairman of the trade body for the next year.
Millner was appointed to the post in February 2011 for a two-year term and his continuation has been prompted by the board and member agencies.
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