This week Out and About takes in the festivities at Starcom MediaVest, Carat, Mindshare and Maxus, goes skating with Clear Channel and goes Nuts at an awards party at Aura in London's Mayfair.
13 Dec 2012
1. Mark Collins
The managing director of broadcast trading for Group M is, by virtue of the role, the biggest-cheese media buyer in town, overseeing the largest share of the TV spending pie as well as radio and cinema. When he isn t negotiating a smooth deal, he likes listening to The Stone Roses...
13 Dec 2012
1. Jonathan Fowles
Fowles helped PHD become the first media agency to win an IPA Effectiveness award during his 15-year stint there. Now at Manning Gottlieb OMD, he is also responsible for helping the shop scoop the Grand Prix at this year s IPA Effectiveness Awards and the Media Grand Prix in Cannes...
13 Dec 2012
1. Dougal Wilson
One of the most sought-after directors in town, Blink s Wilson can extract a heart-rending performance from anyone even a snowman. The Scot s direction has graced some of the year s best ads, including Ikea s "Playin With My Friends", Lurpak s "rainbow" and the John Lewis Christmas...
13 Dec 2012
Creating one of the year's best ads was a feat in itself. Helping to change perceptions of disability was an even more impressive achievement
13 Dec 2012
1. Kelly Williams
Sharing commercial responsibilities with Simon Daglish, ITV s group commercial sales director is tasked with selling airtime for TV s biggest commercial channel. He is also a key orchestrator in the upward journey that ITV has put into glittery motion in 2012, helping the broadcaster...
This week Out and About finishes Movember with Dennis Publishing and Clear Channel, asks Generation Y Not with IPC Media, visits the zoo with Arena Media, attends the Campaign A-List, and hangs out with MTV and Emporio Armani Diamonds at The Forum.
Procter & Gamble has won The Marketing Society's 2012 Brand of the Year award, given in association with Marketing and sponsored by international design agency Tag.
This week, Out and About witnesses the ITV Upfronts, has a monster mash with Dennis Publishing, congratulates ZenithOptimedia on a gold and goes to the MTV EMA with GTN and PHD.
22 Nov 2012
Google has launched a "digital creativity guidebook" that is designed to show the industry the different ways in which people are using its suite of products, and how marketing professionals can use them creatively. Adam Eve/DDB developed the digital pop-up book, which can be found at www.creativesandbox.com,...