Habitat hires Portas to creative account
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 10:41Habitat, part of Home Retail Group, has hired Portas, the agency founded by Mary Portas, to its creative account.
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Channel 4 backs gay rights ahead of Sochi Olympics with 'bear cabaret' film
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 09:14Channel 4 is adopting the colours of the gay pride flag and will run a 90-second trailer featuring a camp cabaret act across all its channels ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Campaign Viral Chart: Budweiser's puppy takes down Arnie in Super Bowl-dominated chart
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 08:57Budweiser's schmaltzy "puppy love" ad has bested an ad featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger in this week's Super Bowl dominated viral ad chart.
Warner Bros creates Lego ad break on ITV
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 00:00Confused.com, Premier Inn and BT ads have been recreated in pieces of Lego for a one-off ad break on ITV this Sunday night, to promote the upcoming Lego movie.
Campaign magazine revamps and brings back Diary page
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 13:20Campaign refreshed its design and content this week, as part of a strategy to increase its international focus and place a stronger emphasis on digital innovation.
Pitch update
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 07:00After initiating talks with agencies over its 9 million UK advertising account, Burger King has subsequently pushed the abort button and opted to remain with its incumbent, CHI Partners. Insiders say that the US review out of Mother New York, which was announced concurrently, has focused minds on the UK business and that it would have been difficult to carry out multimarket reviews at the same time. Either that or Burger King was telling agencies a whopper in the first place. However you cut it, it is good news for CHI.
Pitch update: Burger King, BHF and Comparethemarket.com
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 07:00After initiating talks with agencies over its 9 million UK advertising account, Burger King has subsequently pushed the abort button and opted to remain with its incumbent, CHI Partners. Insiders say that the US review out of Mother New York, which was announced concurrently, has focused minds on the UK business and that it would have been difficult to carry out multimarket reviews at the same time. Either that or Burger King was telling agencies a whopper in the first place. However you cut it, it is good news for CHI.
Agencies vie for £85m energy brief
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 06:50The independent body that will roll out smart energy meters into every British home by 2020 is calling a pitch for agencies for an £85 million, five-year national engagement campaign.
BMB appoints Haygarth as first CEO
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 06:50Beattie McGuinness Bungay has hired Juliet Haygarth, the managing director of Brothers and Sisters, as its first chief executive, completing the agency's new management trio.
Cadbury looks beyond roster for digital shop
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/06/2014 - 06:50Cadbury is looking for an agency to handle its digital advertising in the UK.