By Steven Raeburn The British Government is seeking a communications agency to handle the account for the Royal Navy and Royal Air Forces. The pitch is being run by the Crown Commercial Service via Number 10 Downing Street. The successful appointee is expected to be named next month, with work commencing during April. Incumbent agency on the Royal Nacy account, Carat, will not pitch as it did not secure a place on the strategy roster announced in October. Royal Navy image via Shutterstock Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MorePeople On The Move: Jonathan James goes to Silverbean, DC Thomson appoints Saldanha and Clyde appoints a new director
By Steven Raeburn DC Thomson has appointed former head of brand extensions at Guardian News & Media Monisha Saldanha as brand director for Genes Reunited. Taking up the position in March, Saldanha will take on overall responsibility for brand positioning, developing and driving brand strategy. DDB & Tribal Worldwide, Amsterdam has appointed Sandra Krstic to succeed Jacco ter Schegget as the agency’s co-CEO. Krstic, who joined the agency as deputy managing director a year ago, will continue to manage global clients including Heineken, TomTom and Adidas. Former Mother executive producer Matt C. Minor had joined The House Worldwide in the newly created role of head Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreAccount Wins: 7thingsmedia makes the French Connection, 6 agencies appointed by Glasgow Uni and Engine picks up British Army account
By Steven Raeburn French Connection has appointed 7thingsmedia to manage a global digital campaign for the UK and US. The appointment will see the agency manage the paid digital media channels for the two regions. The University of Glasgow has appointed six agencies to handle its quarter of a million pound graphic design framework, accounting for two lots. Cactus Creative, Red Empire and Room for Design were appointed to lot one, while 999 Design, D8 Limited and Catalysto won the second lot. The British Army has appointed Engine to convey the changing face of the armed forces ahead of the end of combat operations in Afghanistan Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Noel Young It’s a question that is coming up more and more often. What do you do when someone dies on Facebook? Now Facebook’s Community Operations team has come up with an answer to that. and it’s pretty good. Today in a post on the website they reveal their thinking, ” We talk to people who use Facebook every day and we’re committed to making their experience better. Some of the people who reach out to us are grieving the death of a friend or family member, and they usually ask for their loved one’s timeline to be memorialized. “As we Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Direct Marketing News The more that Big Data is married with powerful personalization, the better for consumer privacy. Read full story › Source: DM News...
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