PizzaExpress creates top role to beef up data strategy
PizzaExpress is boosting its data and business intelligence strategy with the appointment of its first director of data and analytics…
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£69bn to play for as industry faces AI skills ultimatum
The UK advertising and marketing industry is being urged to take responsibility for building future-ready creative and digital skills –…
Hostelworld appoints agency for ad strategy overhaul
Social network-powered online travel agent Hostelworld is seeking to build cultural relevance with its youth, backpacker, and budget-travel audience with…
Havas Play boosts top team with chief creative officer
Havas Play UK, the group’s experiential marketing agency, is beefing up its culture-first creative leadership by promoting group ECD Ross…
Connective3 promotes White as Grice takes group role
Performance marketing agency Connective3, which was launched by former Kin + Carta executives, has promoted chief growth officer David White…
AA: ‘Cannes Lions prove UK is global hub for best work’
The Advertising Association has hailed the UK’s performance at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, with a new analysis…
Burnham faces health lobby fury over ad ban ‘failings’
Prime Minister in waiting Andy Burnham is facing a major challenge from health campaigners over the less healthy food and…
Two firms spanked for torrent of scare-mongering calls
Two home improvement companies have been fined a total of £370,000 for making hundreds of thousands of unlawful marketing calls,…
Dentsu Creative raids AMV for new chief creative officer
Dentsu Creative has appointed the man behind MoneySuperMarket’s “Epic Strut” and Andrex’s “Get Comfortable” campaigns to lead its creative team…
Clients call for more strategic thinking from agencies
Nine out of ten brand leaders say they are seeing true commercial value from their agency partnerships but agencies could…