Digital Agency Creative Spark has appointed Tanja Lategan as new Managing Director, who will steer the digital agency through its next phase of growth and ramp up the company’s integrated marketing offering. Creative Spark, acquired by the M&C Saatchi Group in 2015, is a Johannesburg and Cape Town-based specialist digital […]
In preparation of its new USD3.3 billion integrated resort in Macau, MGM COTAI that will be launched during the fourth quarter, MGM China has appointed a combined team from OMD and Xaxis to handle the media strategy. J Walter Thompson, which was appointed as Agency of Record in January, led […]
Kehinde Salami has been appointed as the president of the Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria, EXMAN. He was appointed at the maiden awards of the association. In his inaugural speech as the President of the association, Kehinde Salami expressed his pleasure at his election and praised the effort of his […]
Epica Awards, the creative prize judged by journalists kicks off its 31st competition with a lot in store. The new jury president, location and categories are just a few of the changes to the awards this year. Advertising, PR, design and digital agencies, as well as production companies, start entering […]
Discovery Communications, Inc., said it has acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. for $14.6 billion, or $90 per share, based on Discovery’s Friday, July 21 closing price. Discovery said the purchase price represents a premium of 34% to Scripps’ unaffected share price as of Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The transaction is […]
IPG, the world’s fourth largest advertising company said its net income for the second quarter of 2017 fell by 39.6% year on year. Second quarter 2017 net income available to IPG common stockholders was $94.7 million, resulting in earnings of $0.24 per basic and diluted share, and $0.27 per adjusted […]
Omnicom Group, the world’s second largest advertising group said its gross revenue for the second quarter fell by 2.4% to ISD3,7 billion from USD3,9 billion in the second quarter of 2016. Organic growth in the second quarter of 2017 as compared to the second quarter of 2016 in our four fundamental disciplines was […]
Bayo Adekanmbi, Steve Babaeko, two of Nigeria’s front line marketing experts will be speaking at the maiden BrandCrunch Sessions, a breakfast learning event to targeted at marketing professionals. The BrandCrunch Sessions is organised by BrandCrunch Nigeria, Nigeria’s premier online marketing news portal has concluded plans to hold the maiden edition […]
Publicis Groupe, the world’s third largest advertising company has released its second quarter earnings showing its earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation rose to EUR2.5 billion. Analysts had estimated EUR2.4 billion before the disclosure. The French advertising group has 25% stake in Nigeria’s Insight Publicis Groupe trading as Insight Redefine. […]
Omnicom Group, one of the largest advertising group said Gracia Martore has joined its board of directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Ms. Gracia Martore recently retired as President and CEO of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), formerly known as Gannett Co. Gracia Martore Ms. Gracia Martore’s appointment expands the […]