19 Jun 2013
Halfords is looking to capitalise on the post-Olympics craze for cycling with its latest TV spot. It shows various tribes of cyclists that can be found on British roads middle-aged men in spandex, commuters, hipsters and children competing in a race. The professional-looking cyclists are on course...
19 Jun 2013
| by Simon Nias
Ogilvy & Mather London bagged Gold Lions for all eight of its Expedia entries in the Outdoor Lions, while its sister agency Ogilvy France took home the Grand Prix.
It was the first time Craig Inglis, director of marketing at John Lewis, had attended the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, but it proved to be well worth the wait.
The UK has outperformed the US in this year's Creative Effectiveness Lions, despite receiving half the number of nominations, although the Grand Prix went to a Dutch shop.
Jed Glanvill leaves Mindshare UK, Stephen Haines is New York-bound with Facebook and Piers Pottinger moves to Singapore, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.
Nando's, the Portuguese-themed restaurant chain, has appointed 101 to a global brand consultancy brief.
Partners Andrews Aldridge has appointed Wunderman's Erminia Blackden as a strategy director.
11 Jun 2013
| by Simon Nias
Sainsbury's and Channel 4 triumphed at last night's 2013 Marketing Society Awards for Excellence, taking home the prestigious Grand Prix for their collaborative London 2012 Paralympics campaign.
06 Jun 2013
7 June 2013: Goodstuff Communications captures the House of Fraser business.
30 May 2013
Head of design, 18 Feet Rising
Advertising is Taherparvar s "other" career choice. The "child genius" (as described by his bosses), who left Iran for the UK when he was seven, initially started doing freelance design work.
"I d always had a bit of a prejudice against advertising, so I wasn t really...