The next dimension – bringing 3D advertising graphics to the masses September 2, 2019 What’s the most visually stunning advert you can think of? Perhaps it’s one of the John Lewis Christmas campaigns, or maybe it’s an ad by Apple or Samsung that shows their phones in incredible detail as they float across the screen. Whatever you imagined, it was likely made using computer-generated imagery (CGI), or other 3D [...]
Dentsu Aegis buys creative agency BJL as it expands in the north February 18, 2019 Advertising group Dentsu Aegis has bought Manchester-based creative agency BJL in a bid to expand its offering in the north of England. The deal follows a period of transformation for the independent creative agency, which has been expanding in the north of England and moved into London in 2014. Read more: Dentsu Aegis names Euan [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head-to-head in ITV leaders’ debate November 19, 2019 This story is being updated live, please hit enter to refresh regularly. 8:55pm Corbyn is now wrapping up – telling voters this is “a once in a generation” opportunity to vote for change. Johnson says it is the chance to “get Brexit done”, and that Corbyn having failed to answer questions about a second Brexit [...]
How a tea estate is helping to conserve Rwanda’s rich biodiversity September 27, 2019 There are only two things that most people think about when they hear “Rwanda”: the country’s unfathomable genocide, the 25th anniversary of which is in 2019; and, to a lesser extent, the critically endangered mountain gorilla. But Rwanda is unrecognisable from how it was in the mid 1990s, and although the gorilla population is steadily [...]
Enough buffoonery, Boris: it’s time for you to step up July 26, 2019 They say a week is a long time in politics. By that measure, this one has been longer than most. We’ve seen Theresa May’s departure from Downing Street (headed for Lords, it seems, and most likely a glass or two of chilled Pinot Grigio) and the installation of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson as prime [...]
Corporate reputation is too valuable to leave to chance July 4, 2019 Corporate reputation is a ubiquitous phrase today. Companies spend enormous sums trying to burnish their reputations. An army of corporate governance experts, politicians, regulators and, dare I say, journalists queue up to judge those efforts – and often find them wanting. Shakespeare, as you might expect, has the best lines on the subject. “I have [...]
Admiral Taverns snaps up Heineken’s excess pubs following Punch Taverns acquisition November 1, 2017 Admiral Taverns today announced it has reached an agreement to take on some of the pubs shed by Heineken following its acquisition of Punch Taverns. Admiral, which was itself bought by new owners in September, has formed a partnership with Scottish hospitality group G1 to acquire a portfolio of 29 pubs. Due to the ongoing [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
City Moves for 29 March – who’s switching jobs at Neom, The City Mental Health Alliance and Aon? March 29, 2019 Who’s on the move today? Neom Wellbeing and beauty brand Neom has appointed Emmanuel Osti as chairman. French-Italian Osti was managing director of L’Occitane from 2000 until 2015. During that period the company grew from a brand turning over close to €50m (£42.9m) to a multi-channel business with sales of more than €1bn and over [...]
AA: A sustainable recovery of its own? April 12, 2019 After a decent start to 2019, our head of markets kicks the tyres after these uninspiring results. There is certainly a great deal going on under the bonnet at AA (LSE:AA.), although by its own admission there remains much to be done. One measure of progress is the number of contract wins the company has [...]