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William Grant’s single malt Glenfiddich is going global with a new campaign by London creative agency Space – ‘Where Next?’ Something we’re all asking ourselves these days. So we have a stag that’s lost its antlers cruising the high street – courtesy of production wizards The Mill – facing up to life’s regular challenges.…

Posted by: Stephen Foster in Advertisers, Agencies, Creative, Finance, Media, News, Politics, PR 31 mins ago 0 Joe Biden has raised twice as much ad money as Donald Trump according to reports, which is handy as he maintains a presence on the airwaves as Trump barnstorms around the country in his…

According to Mail Online Mindshare global boss Nick Emery was fired after entering the loo for a wee and baring his bottom, visible during a Zoom call. Pretty silly but enough to bring an abrupt end to a 20-year career at WPP’s Mindshare? There’ve probably been times on Zoom when most of us would welcome a diversion, however gross.…

Mother’s new agency Other is off to a flyer for launch client online florist Bloom & Wild, with a new line ‘Care Wildly’ highlighting the raw emotions that can lie behind a gift of flowers. In the pandemic there’s an army of ‘Care Warriors’ out there it seems. 'Care Wildly' Bloom & Wild from Other on Vimeo. Bloom & Wild…

Through the foggy masked-covered gloom of October Christmas for adland is coming upon us fast. That means inevitably so are the new batch of Christmas ads. All I can say is what a time to be an agency trying to guess the right tone to take. Time to be a little less Morecambe and a lot more Wise. I hope we can expect a sentimentally…

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No idea what adam&eveDDB has up its sleeve for John Lewis this Christmas but the agency has had another opportunity to flex its movie-making abilities. For Mars’ Temptations cat treats this Halloween. In the middle of an ambitious multi-media/social effort is ‘Scaredy Cat,’ billed as the world’s first horror movie for cats (who…

Wunderman Thompson has hired Sid McGrath as UK chief strategy officer. McGrath joins from Karmarama where he spent 14 years building the agency, now part of Accenture Interactive. McGrath’s role in stitching creative, data and technology together there is named as a key factor to his appointment. Before joining Karmarama McGrath was…

Mother London has launched a new creative agency, called Other, which exists “to find new and interesting ways to help brands and businesses grow and develop now and in the future,” with creative leadership from Kyle Harman-Turner, best known for his “Epic Strut” ad for MoneySupermarket. The agency will be led by a four-strong team,…

Havas UK has reaffirmed its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with the appointment of a new DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) executive committee and the launch of a new charter, setting out the business’ commitments over the next five years. Pledges include 25% Black, Asian & minority ethnic employees, with…