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Reprise, IPG’s global performance marketing agency, has announced the appointment of Vincent Spruyt as Global Chief AI Officer, effective immediately.

Intracto Group has acquired Ghent-based agency Marlon together with it’s over 30 digital experts. The agency is renowned in the field of design and development of apps, web shops and websites.

Kantar, the world’s data, insights and consulting company, has announced the addition of Jeremy Schwartz, former CEO of The Body Shop and Pandora, to the leadership team of Kantar’s Sustainable Transformation Practice.

Willem-Albert Bol has been appointed as the new CEO of Abovo Maxlead effective April after being with DPG Media for seven years.

Integrated marketing communications company The WPP-Scangroup Plc has suspended its CEO Bharat Thakrar and Chief Financial Officer Satyabrata Das over allegations of gross misconduct.

Together, both agencies will strengthen end-to-end digital services for clients across the globe.

As companies and brands compete to outwit each other in catching consumers’ attention, there has been a flurry of marketing campaigns key among them the email newsletter ads.

Octopus Group will join Publicis Groupe UK’s existing B2B specialists to bring strategic, creative and commercial acumen and experience to clients and B2B brands.

Léonie Koning has worked for Initiative for more than fifteen years, the last seven of which as the CEO. Time to talk to her.

The rapidly growing global marketing and technology company, Brand New Galaxy launches their Western European Operation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Top level support, the freedom to take decisions and investment in training are critical enablers for achieving real change and creating a marketing organisation that is future fit, according to a new report from WFA.

The acquisition is in line with WPP’s objectives outlined in its December 2020 Capital Markets Day to expand its presence in the faster growing areas of experience, commerce and technology.

Through 2022, 50% of large organizations will have failed to unify engagement channels, resulting in a disjointed and siloed customer experience that lacks context, according to Gartner, Inc.

DPAA, the global trade marketing association connecting out-of-home (OOH) media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, has announced that Iván Markman, Chief Business Officer at Verizon Media, and Jean-Christophe (JC) Conti, CEO of VIOOH, have joined the DPAA’s Board of Directors. 

MeMo² is directly looking for a Python Data Analyst (Groningen - part time)

Isobar has launched a whitepaper to provide insights and inspiration specifically for CMOs in the automotive industry.

MeMo² is directly looking for a Brand & Crossmedia Research Consultant (fulltime)

WPP and TikTok, a global destination for short-form mobile video, have announced an innovative global partnership to enable WPP agencies and clients to tap into the culture-shaping impact and reach of the platform.

Marketers have long created multiple video ad lengths but with more innovative technology, there is now ability to deliver those ads in a desired sequence.

Global marketing and communications agency VMLY&R has received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, the  foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

WPP has been named in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third consecutive year. The Index recognizes companies committed to advancing gender equality in the workplace through policy development, representation and transparency.

Cannassure Therapeutics, an Israel based developer and producer of innovative medical cannabis products, announces the singing of an exclusive distribution agreement with DannCan Pharma.

Publicis Groupe has announced the appointment of Anna Chitty as Chief Executive Officer of Starcom China.

EWM. SA, a Geneva web development and digital marketing agency announces the creation of its Paris branch, EWM France, in a joint venture with the OLCM holding company.

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, has announced that five of its EMEA markets have been recognized by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2021.

Ogilvy has announced that James Nicholas Kinney has been appointed global chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and chief people officer for North America.

European consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of brands offerings beyond marketing and advertising and are keen to invest in companies that contribute to social good.

MeMo² has launched the innovative Crossmedia Analytics Platform THX in Belgium. This, after a successful introduction on the Dutch market with 1300 measured campaigns in 2020.

As an ad agency The Merge will never turn away from a daring challenge and in that Lukkien likes to think they found their equal when they asked Lukkien to produce four different – full CGI – animated tv spots

VMLY&R COMMERCE has announced the promotion of Debbie Ellison, currently the Chief Digital Officer Geometry UK, to Global Chief Digital Officer.

The boom in direct-to consumer, D2C, entities has caught global attention especially in Europe where pioneers like beauty company Glossier, mattress companies Casper and Emma and luggage maker away have recorded resounding success.

The ever-changing advertising landscape is something we’ve all become accustomed to. Over the last decade, technology has fast-tracked its progress like we’ve never seen before.

For the fifteenth year in a row, we have realized growth. Nothing can stop us. Not even a pandemic! Our provisional data shows that in 2020, we produced revenue of almost 57 million euros. That’s a 8.8% growth compared to 2019.

MediaCom has unveiled its new agency proposition: moving forward, the network will help clients ‘See the Bigger Picture’.

Global data and measurement-driven media agency Essence has announced the introduction of its Essence Media Health Check service, developed to help marketers achieve effective business outcomes from their digital media campaigns by delivering measurable performance improvements over current baselines.

Generating quality leads and attracting increased web traffic are top priorities for marketers in 2021 at 79 per cent and 75 per cent respectively according to the State of Content Marketing report by SEMRUSH

Rob, who is currently Global Creative Chairman of McCann Worldgroup, will join WPP in May, reporting to CEO Mark Read.

S4 Capital plc, the new age digital advertising and marketing services company, has announced two combinations, which significantly expand the capabilities of both its Content practice.

Despite a number of US marketers slashing spending on influencer marketing due to the devastating effects of COVID-19, there has been a marked interest in working with influencers.

Button, mobile commerce technology company, announced that Deliveroo, online food delivery company in Europe and Asia, has launched with Evolution™.

Mark Schoones and Ashwin Murli launch MIX: an agency with a radical focus on value. From proposition to organization. From brand to the experiences that brand offers.

Join us as we unveil the new rules of marketing engagement and what’s to come in 2021 — plus Outbrain’s new product launches — packed into just 45 minutes

Despite 2020 being a tough year for China and the world with the outbreak of COVID-19, China is looking at 2021 with optimism as next generation technology and mass rollout of coronavirus vaccine return the world to normalcy.

Dutch marketing and communication platform Candid has acquired Millford Brand ID. The agency is a [;ayer in brand logos, visual identity and packaging design.

The world's influencer marketing platform industry is projected to grow from $6,015 million in 2020 to $24,076 million by 2025, at a Compounded annual growth rate of 32 per cent during the forecast period.

Advertising, media, marketing, entertainment, and communication firm InterMedia Group of Companies has announced the return of Chris Brombach to InterMedia, to the role of Senior Vice President Strategy and Planning.

Guild, a British, independent messaging platform for professional groups and networks has published a new guide: Community Based Marketing (CBM)– the new play in B2B marketing.

Nielsen has announced its plans to launch a single, cross-media solution to drive more comparable and comprehensive metrics across platforms.

Online training provider GoodHabitz is pursuing its international growth ambition of becoming a rock-solid digital learning platform.

VMLY&R has announced two key leadership moves, boosting the agency’s creative bench strength across its Intel and Walgreens client teams.

Brand Finance has created a unique model capable of forecasting sales growth as a result of long-term brand equity and brand awareness.

The World Out of Home Organization (WOO) has announced a new management structure which sees Operations and Communications Manager, Richard Saturley become its first Chief Marketing Officer.

Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top marketing predictions for 2021 and beyond exploring how post-pandemic renewal strategies put marketing on the hook for redefining and reestablishing customer relationships.

MWWPR, independent public relations agency, announced it has been selected by leading customer data platform, BlueVenn, for communications and PR programming.

Nielsen Holdings plc has announced that Jamie Moldafsky, a three-decade marketing veteran, will join as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective immediately. 

WPP has submitted a proposal to the Board of WPP AUNZ Limited to pursue an acquisition of the remaining shares in WPP AUNZ.

OKCoin, the global, regulated fiat-focused crypto asset exchange, is celebrating continued expansion in Europe in anticipation of regulatory approval from the Dutch Central Bank this year with a limited promotion for Netherlands customers.

Datawords Group, a global digital marketing agency powered by multicultural technologies, announced the appointment of Felix Elkmann as Senior Vice President in charge of Business Development.

Media and marketing solutions company IPG Mediabrands has announced the agency network is expanding its creative content practice with the launch of Mediabrands Content Studio (MBCS) globally across 12 markets.

Influencer marketing has proved to be a worthy investment for brands: in a recent Twitter survey, 49% of responders said they rely on influencer recommendations when making purchases.

Global media and public relations agency, iVoice Communications, is expanding its operations to further help customers penetrate the Hispanic Market in the United States, Latin America, and Spain.

Panaxia Israel announced the completion of the registration process from health authorities in Germany, for the marketing and distribution of a line of medical cannabis premium products.

Heineken has partnered with Publicis Groupe to launch a new model – Le Pub – which will deliver best in-class consumer experiences, provided at speed, driving sales and giving Heineken a sustainable competitive advantage.

The LOUIS XIII cognac brand has chosen Isobar, the digital experience agency of the dentsu group, to conduct the design and development of its new immersive website and e-boutique.

Reprise, the global performance marketing agency of IPG Mediabrands, has launched Reprise Commerce, a new global specialty eCommerce unit.

Domestic appliances Miele company has consolidated its Australia and New Zealand media account into Starcom following a competitive pitch with a number of undisclosed agencies.

Kantar, the global data, insights and consulting company has announced the appointment of Chris Petranto to Global Head of Kantar Analytics.

Sotheby's International Realty announced Schürrer & Fleischer Immobilien is the newest member of its global network and will now operate as Baden-Württemberg Sotheby's International Realty.

Amazon Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising has developed into a powerful marketing channel on Amazon.

Nielsen Holdings plc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement under which affiliates of Advent International in partnership with James “Jim” Peck, former Chief Executive Officer of TransUnion, will acquire the Nielsen Global Connect business for $2.7 billion.

Beauty and makeup giant ARTDECO has relaunched its online shop across nine countries and seven languages.

Perrigo Company, global provider of Quality, Affordable Self-Care Products, announced that it has completed the acquisition of three Eastern European OTC skincare and hair loss treatment brands, Emolium, Iwostin and Loxon from Sanofi.

Startup Weekly talks with Kinga Incze, founder of Mediaspace.global, a new, independent social platform for media, marketing, tech, law, innovation and regulation company based in London, UK.

In just over a year since its acquisition by Publicis Groupe, Epsilon is transforming the way brands reach and engage consumers through its product suite Epsilon PeopleCloud.

Sainsbury’s has revealed it will be appointing media agency ‘Essence’ to help advance its digital marketing transformation.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has selected WPP as its global marketing and communications agency.

WPP today announces the appointment of Dr. Ya-Qin Zhang to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2021. 

GroupM Australia Chief Investment Officer Nicola Lewis has been promoted to Global Chief Growth Officer of Finecast, GroupM’s fast-growing Addressable TV business.

Nielsen has announced that they are making sweeping changes to their Nielsen Marketing Cloud solution to enable advertisers to activate against an omnichannel campaign strategy.

The demise of third-party cookies, heightened consumer sensitivity to messaging, and tightening of marketing budgets have restricted personalization opportunities, according to Gartner, Inc.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo announced its entry into six European countries, Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Kantar, the global marketing data, insights, and consulting company, announces the appointment of Alexis Nasard as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 December 2020.

eMarketer, in collaboration with Starcom Worldwide and GlobalWebIndex (GWI), has published its annual “Global Media Intelligence (GMI) Report” on key digital trends worldwide.

MeMo² is directly looking for a Brand & Crossmedia Research Consultant (fulltime).

MeMo² is directly looking for a Python Developer for Automatization (Part-time).

Nielsen has announced integration with Adsquare, enabling European marketers to intelligently target audiences for out-of-home media buying.

E.ON, the international energy company has appointed a Publicis Groupe Power of One solution led by Starcom as its Media partner across eight major European markets.

As the world has continued to innovate, ad personalization has remained one of the more effective tools out there to help brands deliver more relevant ad experiences.

Strategic design agency Sorthvid has announced that they will fully integrate into one of Europe’s leading digital agencies; Dept.

Ascend2, a market research firm, in partnership with Verse, today unveiled a new survey of more than 250 marketing and sales professionals, The State of Lead Conversion in Marketing and Sales.

Outbrain, the world's discovery and native advertising platform on the open web has launched Carousel, an interactive Smartad format.

EPAM Systems, Inc., a global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, has announced the successful launch of Bacardi's new end-to-end, automated DevOps platform.

Mavason, subsidiary of Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners., has signed an agreement with the fund 21 Concordia and its founders to purchase the majority of shares in R2G Polska Sp. z o. o.

VICE Media Group CEO Nancy Dubuc has announced that the company has appointed veteran marketing, brand and communications leader Nadja Bellan-White to its executive leadership team.

WPP has appointed Tom Ilube CBE to its Board as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Logitech is directly looking for a Customer Success Manager

Outbrain, a global discovery and native advertising platform on the open web, has announced the expansion of Conversion Bid Strategy, part of Outbrain's suite of optimization tools.

Havas Media Group, part of the Havas Group, has picked FreeWheel’s Strata platform to power its media buying and management business in the U.K. and France.

 Isobar’s exclusive study of over 1350 global Chief Marketing Officers, CMOs, has assessed the evolution of customer experience design in the age of Covid-19 and beyond.

Candid, the largest independent marketing and advertising platform in the Netherlands, has named Ruud Wanck as the new CEO effective October 1 2020.

Global advertising and PR company Dentsu Group Inc. has announced that its international business Dentsu Aegis Network will now operate under the dentsu brand.

Dümmen Orange, a multinational company involved in breeding and development of cut flowers has appointed Debbie Rempert as Senior Brand Manager.

Eighteen leaders across WPP have been honoured in the HERoes Women Role Model Lists 2020  for championing women in business and driving change for gender diversity in the workplace.

Creative agency SouthPaw has developed a new creative platform for single malt brand Benriach, ‘A World of Flavour’ to drive awareness and penetration. 

Mono Solutions, an offshoot of German multimedia conglomerate Bauer Media has partnered with Lokale Internetwerbung GmbH & Co. KG, a company that delivers a SaaS marketing solution to local businesses in more than 40 markets.

In a move to facilitate better product development and enhance the customer collaboration experience, Cargill unveiled its plans for a “House of Chocolate” complex at its Mouscron, Belgium site.

ReverseAds has announced the launch of its reverse-engineered search advertising solution that uses Big Data, A.I., and predictive modeling to help brands serve intuitive ads everywhere buyers go online after their initial search.

Digital marketing agency Wpromote, has announced the launch of The Ad Creative Bank, a tool to help marketers identify trends, build new best practices, and improve marketing creative.

Nielsen has announced that Hearst Television has selected Nielsen Marketing Cloud to power access to premium audiences through its Hearst Anyscreen product.

Verizon Media and Broadsign have announced an extended partnership to directly integrate Verizon Media’s programmatic demand-side-platform (DSP) with the Broadsign Reach programmatic DOOH supply-side-platform.

Rokt, a global e-commerce technology company, has announced the addition of Pascal Ehrsam as Senior Vice President of Marketing.

Dynata, the world’s largest first-party data and insights platform, has announced the acquisition of CrowdLab, an innovative digital ethnography solution for capturing in-the-moment consumer opinions.

New research published by the training body Target Internet in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reveals a significant lack of digital skills among just over 500 marketers working in the charity sector.

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council in partnership with Cision has published a new report - Bridging the Gap for Comms & Marketing: Building Cohesion in the Age of Customer Disruption.

Rainshine Entertainment and Five Fifty Five announced a strategic joint venture, where the two companies will work together to develop, produce, and distribute extraordinary content.

Jeff Winton Associates announced expansion into additional global markets through a new partnership with UK-based marketing communications firm Onyx Health.

Nielsen has announced it is launching Nielsen Compass, a powerful, world leading database that leverages the company’s global scale to establish syndicated normative standards for campaign outcomes measurement.

The World Out of Home Organisation’s #OurSecondChance campaign has appeared on more than 40,000 digital screens worldwide, making it the world’s biggest all-format digital Out of Home campaign ever launched.

A survey of current UK marketing priorities from the Chartered Institute of Marketing reveals that brand reputation remains key in coping with COVID-19.

VMLY&R has announced that it will launch a new global healthcare agency, VMLY&Rx, to service specialty Rx pharmaceutical companies.

World Federation of Advertisers has unveiled an advertiser-centric Framework for cross-media measurement – the “holy grail” for marketers.

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has awarded its advertising account to Seven Stones.

SEMrush, an online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform, has further expanded its ecosystem with the acquisition of a 100% stake in Poland's public relations SaaS startup Prowly.com.

A new study released by MAGNA, Roku, and IPG Media Lab dubbed “Valuing the Value Exchange,” demonstrates how marketers can use brand experiences that aide TV streaming content discovery.

Karma Automotive, the Southern California-based luxury electric vehicle manufacturer and the developer of advanced technologies in the automotive industry, announced it will welcome a new retailer in Belgium.

Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) partnered with MediaMarkt to pilot its inkjet cartridge refill service at select store locations throughout Spain.

Evvolution, a German based ad consultancy agency, has launched with a new approach to an old challenge: reaching and engaging high quality audiences where they are.

The Advertising Standards Authority, ASA, has launched a brand new advertising campaign in Scotland to promote its role in helping to keep all ads ‘legal, decent, honest and truthful’.

Infront, a sports marketing company part of Wanda Sports Group, has announced it prolonged the exclusive marketing partnership for the annual Vierschanzentournee with the German Ski Association (DSV) and the Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV).

Global advertising and marketing company, Dentsu Aegis Network, has announced that it has achieved 100 per cent renewable electricity across its worldwide operations where markets allow.

Nielsen and Translation Enterprises are teaming up to create an offering to help brands activate, plan and measure what resonates in popular culture.

Programmatic trading channels for WFA Members account for more than two fifths of global digital media investment, up from 16 per cent in 2016.

World’s largest kiwifruit marketer Zespri International Limited has selected an interdisciplinary team of WPP agencies as its global Agency of Record (AOR) to deliver its brand proposition.

Dare.Win, an award-winning Paris-based digital creative agency has entered into a merger with MediaMonks, S 4Capital’s Content practice.

Clear Ads, Amazon's advertising demand side platform agency is currently dominating the Demand Side Platform (DSP) business in the UK.

InviteDesk, developer of event marketing software, has increased its capital by more than €500 thousand. With InviteDesk, companies increase their return on investment (ROI) from event marketing.

Geometry has announced promotion of Will Good to the newly created role of Global Head of Business Development, reporting directly to Global CEO Beth Ann Kaminkow.

Large global companies are rapidly expanding the scale of their in-house creative agencies, particularly for digital content, according to new research undertaken by the WFA and The Observatory International.