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Creative Round-Up: Magnus Voll Mathiassen, Pentagram, Steven Bonner, Mash...
The Drum brings you a round-up of some of the latest interesting creative work. Submit work to feature in the magazine and online Insight section. Contact Thomas@thedrum.com to have your work...
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What happens when you invite 12 rival design agencies to do posters for each...
We have reached the end of our week long reveal of Truce Commission posters created by rival design firms. What is the Truce Commission you ask? Well we invited 12 rival design consultancies to do...
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Ironic Wikileaks paywall infuriates Anonymous
Wikileaks, the whistleblowing website which prides itself on providing free access to information, has erected a paywall… to the bafflement of its supporters, most prominently Anonymous. Dubbed a...
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Conservative chairman Grant Shapps criticises BBC over denial of Jimmy Savile...
Conservative chairman Grant Shapps has cast doubt on the BBC’s denial over knowledge of child abuse by former TV presenter and DJ Jimmy Savile. Speaking last night on BBC’s Question Time, Schapps...
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Goodfella’s to launch £1m marketing campaign this weekend
Goodfellas’s Pizza have announced that they will debut their latest TV campaign this Saturday as part of a bid to woo adult diners looking for quality pizza at home. Designed by creative agency Mother...
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NUJ calls for workplace harassment clampdown in wake of Savile revelations
The NUJ has called on the government and media employers to clampdown on sexism and harassment in the workplace in the wake of the latest revelations surrounding Sir Jimmy Savile. Their intervention...
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BBC to answer Newsnight journalists queries over axed Savile investigation
The BBC is to explain its decision to pull the plug on a Newsnight Jimmy Savile investigation after journalists at the broadcasters flagship current affairs programme lined up to query the decision....
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Download your copy of The Drum: 12 October
Subscribers can download a copy of the latest issue of The Drum here. This issue of The Drum features some of the best pieces of advice garnered from the creative industry, favoured ad moments and...
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WPR announces five new accounts including Handmade Burger Co. and...
WPR has announced that it has won five accounts: APC Overnight, Staffordshire University, Your Vets, Ingersoll Rand and Handmade Burger Co. The agency will be running a PR programme to raise awareness...
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Pick of the digital crop: Harvest Digital MD Emma Wilson discusses the...
The Drum’s series of interviews with the digital industry’s top female role models continues, with Propel London’s Melina Jacovou catching up with Harvest Digital MD Emma Wilson. When Emma Wilson was...
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The Mission acquires Balloon Dog in £3.2m deal
The Mission Marketing Group has acquired Balloon Dog for a deal worth £3.2m. The multi-channel marketing agency, which has offices in London and Norwich, offers s range of marketing services, working...
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ServiceSource selects LEWIS PR as its retained agency for UK and Ireland
Service revenue management company, ServiceSource has retained LEWIS PR as its agency in the UK and Ireland. LEWIS will now work towards raising the profile of ServiceSource amongst C-suite executives...
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OFT hands Christmas ultimatum to rule flouting online retailers
The Office of Fair Trading has found that as many as a third of the UK’s online retailers are failing to comply with consumer protection law, prompting them to demand that those websites which are...
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Duo Plastics selects Lucre to handle its PR and events activity
Following a three month trial, polythene packaging manufacturer, Duo Plastics has appointed the Leeds-based office of Lucre to handle its PR and events activity. The PR agency has now been briefed to...
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Blinkx launches revamped video search engine
Video search engine blinkx has released a an open beta of the latest iteration of its site, sporting a new design and improved functionality for personalisation and recommendation. Remodelled for...
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Marketers are still asking the wrong questions about social media
The marketing industry remains obsessed by social media but the problem is that everyone keeps asking the wrong questions. I spent a bit of time at Social Media Week a couple of weeks ago, appearing...
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Tesco set to make Clubcard paperless with smartphone redemption
Tesco has revealed that it is looking into making its Clubcard system paperless from next year, with the possibility of building a system where customers can user their smartphones to redeem vouchers...
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Former New Media Age editor Justin Pearse joins The Drum as a columnist
Justin Pearse, the former editor of New Media Age, has joined The Drum as a regular columnist. Pearse is one of the best known faces in digital circles having spent 12 years at New Media Age, where he...
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American Express Global Corporate Payments appoints Affiliate Window for...
American Express Global Corporate Payment has selected global performance network, Affiliate Window as its sole business provider for driving new corporate business leads. The appointment builds on...
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The screen at its peak: Thinkbox CEO Tess Alps reveals her Desert Island Clips
In the latest in our Desert Island Clips series, Tess Alps, CEO of Thinkbox, shares her favourite ads, TV and film moments with Jason Stone, editor of David Reviews. Tess Alps is the foremost champion...
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