To further bridge the knowledge gap in the media planning industry, the Alphabet Media Academy will be launched by experts in the field to do just that. Eki Adzufeh, a respected media expert and current secretary general for the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria, MIPAN, has announced the proposed […]
The world’s second-largest advertising company, Omnicom said it appointed Torrey La Grange to the newly created position of Chief Talent Officer of its Global Client Leaders (GCL) group. The GCL group is comprised of client leaders responsible for overseeing Omnicom’s top global accounts. Underscoring the company’s ongoing investment in talent […]
Guaranty Trust Bank plc, has launched the Dusty Manuscript Contest to give budding writers the opportunity to win publishing deals for their finished, but yet-to-be published, manuscripts. The project is organized in partnership with publishing houses Okadabooks and Farafina, the contest is part of the Bank’s YouREAD initiative which is […]
Omnicom Group has appointed Wendy Clark as President and CEO of DDB Worldwide. Clark succeeds Chuck Brymer who will assume the title of Chairman. Both roles are effective immediately. “After 12 terrific years as the head of DDB, I am excited to hand the baton to Wendy,” said Chuck Brymer, […]
Omnicom Health Group said it has acquired Snow Companies, a full-service patient engagement agency that focuses on direct-to-patient (DTP) communications, marketing, education, and patient research initiatives for major pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world. The company was established in 2001 in Williamsburg, Virginia, Snow Companies works in over 80 […]
Organisers of African Cristal have called for entries for the 2018 edition of its annual awards mundial which will be coming up on the 3rd and 4th of May, 2018. The two-day event will bring together stakeholders and decision-makers to share knowledge of the African market while participating in the […]
The next six months is going to be very interesting not just for politicians but for everyone in the political marketing value chain. As the 2019 general elections draw near, there are machinations, permutations, alignments, realignments by politicians and their parties. There are also moves to source for funding for […]
Accenture has completed its acquisition of Rothco, a full-service creative agency. Located in Dublin, Rothco boosts Accenture Ireland’s creative capabilities and those of Accenture Interactive as an experience agency across Europe. The acquisition, previously announced on December 14, has completed regulatory approval in Ireland. Financial terms have not been disclosed. […]
The Lisbon International Advertising Festival has started registration for the 2018 edition of the prestigious creative awards. In a statement made to PageOne.ng, “We want to be the festival who most privileges the importance of creativity – in a world level – but we also want to be the one […]
The Lisbon International Advertising Festival said it has appointed AKQA Founder and chief executive, Ajaz Ahmed, as the Jury Panel President for the awards. The organisation said in a statement made available to PageOne.ng that Ajaz will attend this year’s event in Lisbon and share his thoughts, insights and entrepreneurial […]