McCann Erickson Manchester has been appointed to handle the relaunch of the Seven Seas children’s vitamin brand Haliborange. Seven Seas has devised a new creative platform under the banner “Let them shine” and will introduce a new Haliborange range of Omega-3, probiotic and multivitamins for babies and toddlers, children aged between three and 12 and […]
Sky has appointed Bigmouthmedia to the natural search account for its Online Sales and Marketing (OSM) division, ending its 18-month search relationship with Diffiniti. Sky and Diffiniti are understood to have reached a mutual decision to end the search deal as part of an assessment of the former’s agency relationships, following the hiring of Louise […]
Lloyds Banking Group has started a review of the media planning and buying accounts for the Lloyds TSB and HBOS brands held by ZenithOptimedia and Vizeum respectively. Lloyds TSB Group has a media spend of about £41m and HBOS £43m. The review of the media businesses began yesterday (Tuesday) and is being led by Joe […]
Media planning specialist Trinity Communications has parted company with one of its founding partners, Phil Nunn. Trinity was established by former Manning Gottlieb OMD directors Phil Nunn and Amy Lennox, and former Optimedia chief Simon Timlett in 2007. Nunn has resigned from the business with immediate effect and says he wants to return to “working […]
Rock band Status Quo is looking for a sponsor for its forthcoming 40th anniversary tour. The band is exploring a number of potential sponsorship opportunities including naming rights, branding, sampling and licensing opportunities for the 31-date winter tour, which starts in November. Pete Davis, managing director of marketing ideas website Getmemedia.com, which launched the band’s […]
Ogilvy-owned branding agencies Dialogue Marketing and 141 Worldwide have merged to create a new “brand activation” agency called Dialogue141. The new agency is led by former 141 Worldwide managing partner Neil Hamann, who takes the role of managing director, and Andy MacKenzie, former 141 creative director, who becomes Dialogue141’s executive creative director. The management team […]
Thomas Cook has handed Hurrell Moseley Dawson Grimmer (HMDG) an advertising project to work on its foreign exchange offering. It is believed that HMDG was handed the brief after a pitch against other agencies. Thomas Cook’s lead agency in recent years has been Company of Angels. The work, under the banner “Get more money for […]
Insurance comparison site Confused.com has handed its 38m media account to PHD Media after a three-way pitch against Walker and incumbent McCutcheon Norveil Consultancy (MNC).
One of the largest goods-in-kind contracts around is on the table for marketing agencies. The search for the marketing services provider for the London 2012 Olympics has begun as the current contract, held by Lord Bells Chime Group, expires at the end of this month.
Karmarama has won the 1m advertising account for bookmaker Paddy Power. The agency has been briefed to promote the brand around key sporting events in 2009.
Gap is preparing to launch its first global brand campaign since overhauling its senior brand team in February.
Toyota has been named the world’s greenest brand by Interbrand.
Waitrose is launching a branded YouTube channel to boost digital engagement with customers.
Everything Everywhere is developing its mobile television platform as part of a series of changes that are designed to meet the estimated “six fold” increase in mobile viewing over the next three years.
Leading CMOs have backed agency calls to pursue creative thinking to help drive sales in times of economic uncertainty.