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Cannes Lions 2020 cancelled
03-04-2020 | 12:06:53
Cannes Lions has announced it is cancelling the annual Festival of Creativity, which will no longer take place in October as previously planned.


WPP unveils cost reduction plan to tackle corona crisis
02-04-2020 | 16:58:00
The world’s largest advertising company WPP has suspended its £950 million share buyback plan, cancelled dividends and frozen any 2020 new hires and salary increments in a raft of cost reduction measures.


Geometry appoints Nick Walsh first CEO of MENA
02-04-2020 | 12:27:07
Geometry, WPP’s end-to-end Creative Commerce agency has promoted Nick Walsh to first-ever CEO of Middle East, North Africa effective immediately.


Heineken appoints new Regional Presidents for Europe and Asia Pacific
01-04-2020 | 09:54:00
Heineken N.V. has announced the appointments of Soren Hagh as President of the Europe region and Jacco van der Linden as President of the Asia Pacific region with effect from 1 June 2020.


Traditional media brands most trusted in UK amid corona virus crisis
01-04-2020 | 09:45:00
BBC, Sky News and Guardian remain the most trusted sources of information in UK during the Corona virus crisis according to the latest study from the Havas Media Group.


Consumers express concerns over digital advertising
01-04-2020 | 09:30:00
Customers are more inclined to TV advertisements which they feel are less intrusive than digital marketing.


Global ad market to record single digit growth amid COVID-19, Magna
31-03-2020 | 11:19:00
Slower sales and profits coupled with a lull in business activities occasioned by the coronavirus crisis are set to take a toll on global advertising.


Cola-Cola stops advertising to focus on COVID-19
31-03-2020 | 08:02:00
Soft drinks multinational Coca Cola has announced that it is suspending all advertisements for its brands effective April.


Nearly a billion used smartphones set to enter the market, study
25-03-2020 | 15:49:00
5G smartphone upgrades could see nearly a billion used devices enter the market across the globe in 2020.


Unilever contributes more than €100m for people affected by COVID-19
24-03-2020 | 12:56:00
Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer of brands including Dove, Knorr, Omo and Lifebuoy, today announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.


Basic-Fit temporarily closes all its clubs due to COVID-19
16-03-2020 | 08:14:00
Following the decisions by the different governments in our countries, Basic-Fit has temporarily closed all its clubs.


Anheuser-Busch InBev reports fourth quarter and full year 2019 results
27-02-2020 | 17:24:00
Below are the highlights from Anheuser-Busch InBev announcement of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results.


Crestron partners up with Logitech
19-02-2020 | 10:25:40
Creston, a global leader in workplace technology, has announced a new partnership with Logitech to deliver a premier video conferencing, room control, scheduling, and management experience for rooms of any size.


Africa Influencer Agency launches, introducing digital PR tools to connect business professionals in the continent and beyond
12-02-2020 | 07:16:00
Africa Influencer Agency is a B2B PR platform that will embrace all available digital channels and social media to support brands in telling their stories to the African B2B audience.


Insight TV and renowned music festival Tomorrowland partner for Tomorrowland Winter
06-02-2020 | 14:02:00
The world’s most prominent electronic dance music festival, Tomorrowland, has partnered with leading 4K UHD HDR broadcaster and content creator Insight TV to broadcast its upcoming Winter event for the first time live in 4K UHD.


Maze-One International launched
03-02-2020 | 09:22:04
Headquartered in London, Local Planet and Maze-One have created Maze-One International, a full-service marketplace agency specialising in Amazon.


The Guardian bans advertisements from fossil fuel firms
30-01-2020 | 11:47:00
The Guardian has announced that it will no longer accept advertisements across its traditional and digital platforms from firms involved in fossil fuel.


Geertjan Vorstenbosch and Reinier Rombouts strengthen TheNewTomorrow
15-01-2020 | 14:19:00
TheNewTomorrow starts 2020 with a new tomorrow. Geertjan Vorstenbosch and Reinier Rombouts join TheNewTomorrow as partners.


Marscha Krouwel Country Manager Hearst Netherlands
13-01-2020 | 17:08:00
Marscha Krouwel is immediately Country Manager at Hearst Netherlands. In addition to her existing duties as Publishing Group Director, she leads the Dutch organization in her new role, for which she reports to James Wildman.


Native Ads on Premium Publisher Sites are 31 per cent more trusted than ads on social platforms, Outbrain Study
02-12-2019 | 12:45:00
Outbrain, the world’s leading discovery and native advertising feed for the open web, released today a new European study exploring the impact of native advertising formats on consumer trust.


Beiersdorf appoints WPP as global communications partner for derma and healthcare brands
12-11-2019 | 07:10:15
Beiersdorf, a provider of innovative, high-quality skin care products, has appointed WPP to be the lead global agency for its iconic global derma and healthcare brands


[Vaccancy] VICE is looking for a Business Developer
21-10-2019 | 15:57:01
VICE is the fastest growing youth media company in the world. A community of passionate, young and creative writers, art directors, photographers and directors.


Zoomin confirms major restaurant series with IQiyi
17-10-2019 | 15:56:46
Zoomin has confirmed the production of a major Gen Z gourmet restaurant series with iQiyi, an online video streaming platform in China.


MediaMonks merges with Firewood
08-10-2019 | 10:17:31
S4Capital plc, the new age, new era digital advertising and marketing services company, announces that its digital global content practice MediaMonks today merges with Firewood.


VICE Media Group acquires Refinery29
03-10-2019 | 09:00:00
VICE Media Group and Refinery29, two of the strongest independent voices in media, are joining forces.


Adcombi adds video to local advertising technology
19-09-2019 | 10:42:43
Ad Tech company Adcombi announces that it has diversified its local advertising technology by adding video to its capabilities.


WPP appoints Keith Weed to the Board
19-09-2019 | 10:31:34
WPP today announces the appointment of Keith Weed to the Board as a non-executive director.


afriQloud launches in Uganda, 15 African countries to follow in next year
25-06-2019 | 07:23:59
Leapfrogging Africa’s innovation agenda with local cloud solutions


VIRTUE brings home 7 Cannes Lions awards with Carlings adDRESS_THE_FUTURE and ‘Q’ the worlds first Genderless Voice
21-06-2019 | 09:31:00
This week at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, VIRTUE, the creative agency by VICE, took home a total of 7 Cannes Lions awards.


Interbest, part of Ocean NL, expands digital roadside advertising offer with acquisition of Beyond Outdoor
30-05-2019 | 10:58:33
Beyond Outdoor, a digital out-of-home (D00H) roadside operator in the Netherlands, has been acquired by Interbest.


WPP named world’s most effective communications company for the eighth successive year
22-04-2019 | 18:30:00
WPP has been ranked as the most effective marketing communications company in the world in the 2019 Effie Index.


WPP opens new campus in Amsterdam
03-04-2019 | 13:05:00
WPP marked the opening of its new Amsterdam campus as it continued the roll-out of its global co-location strategy.


Naspers announces plans to list its international internet assets on Euronext Amsterdam
25-03-2019 | 15:28:22
Naspers has announced its intention to list NewCo, a new global consumer internet group, on Euronext Amsterdam.


Red Bee Media inaugurates new management facilities in London powered by nucleus
21-03-2019 | 15:11:50
Red Bee Media has opened a brand-new state-of-the-art Media Management facility at Broadcast Centre, White City, London.


Accenture Interactive acquires Storm Digital expanding digital marketing services in Netherlands
21-03-2019 | 09:09:54
Accenture has acquired Storm Digital expanding its presence in the Dutch market.