Posts made in March, 2015

on Mar 25, 2015

By Arif Durrani ITV’s Tom Bradby is used to setting The Agenda with his high octane topical TV programme, and his special edition for Advertising Week Europe yesterday lived up to the billing when guest Peter Oborne launched a scathing attack on the ad industry, and all those who work in it. Read full story › Source: Campaign...

on Mar 25, 2015

By John Glenday Combative Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson is to be dethroned from his role of presenter of the long-running motoring magazine show, after a BBC investigation found that the personality had assaulted a producer in a row over catering, according to reports in The Telegraph. The paper claims that BBC director Lord Hall will announce Clarson’s departure from the show later today after deciding that his personality was incompatible with the broadcaster’s values. This follows an internal investigation which concluded that Clarkson had spent 20 minutes verbally berating producer Oisin Tymon before launching a 30 second physical assault – apparently because the star Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 25, 2015

By John Glenday Combative Top Gear Host Jeremy Clarkson is to be dethroned from his role of presenter of the long-running motoring magazine show, after a BBC investigation found that the personality had assaulted a producer in a row over catering, according to reports in The Telegraph. The paper claims that BBC director Lord Hall will announce Clarson’s departure from the show later today after deciding that his personality was incompatible with the broadcaster’s values. This follows an internal investigation which concluded that Clarkson had spent 20 minutes verbally berating producer Oisin Tymon before launching a 30 second physical assault – apparently because the star Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 25, 2015

By John Glenday A new report has found that the government has failed to reach its target of a ensuring that a quarter of all FTSE 350 board members are women, despite the number of women in such roles nearly doubling over the past four years. The Lord Davies Review found that whilst almost a quarter of FTSE 100 board positions are now occupied by women the figures for the wider sector falls just short at 23.5 per cent. Business secretary Vince Cable observed: “I am confident we will reach our target this year, but our work is not complete. British business must keep its Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 25, 2015

By Seb Joseph Nationwide has appointed VCCP as its advertising agency as it looks to keep the momentum going behind the revamped brand building strategy it launched last year. The creative agency is tasked with sharpening the advertising for the financial firm’s bid to prove to potential customers how people-focused it is. Nationwide’s customer service and support for local communities are now at the heart of the brand after it was revamped last year with a £10m advertising campaign – the building society’s biggest media outlay to date. 18 Feet and Rising were responsible for creating the campaign following its appointment to the £20m account Read full story › Source: The Drum...