DM agency news & analysis

CANNES 2013: AKQA and Leo Burnett scoop Direct Lions

UK agencies landed just one Silver and one Bronze in the Direct Lions category.

Partners Andrews Aldridge hires strategy director

Partners Andrews Aldridge has appointed Wunderman's Erminia Blackden as a strategy director.

Helen Weisinger to leave EDC group marketing role

Helen Weisinger, the group chief marketing officer at EDC, is to leave the business at the end of May, as the responsibility for new business and marketing falls back to the group's individual agencies.

Sorrell says Q1 was 'hand-to-hand combat'

WPP has reported UK revenues rose by 11.9% to £318m in Q1, despite what the chief executive Martin Sorrell described as "hand-to-hand combat in the trenches" in the wider communications market.

Dave Harris resigns from Wunderman

Wunderman's executive creative director Dave Harris has left the agency.

Iris lands integrated Mini ad account

Mini, the BMW-owned car marque, has consolidated its integrated account into Iris.

#aoty12: Marketing's Agency of the Year winners revealed

BBH has won Marketing's coveted Ad Agency of the Year award for the first time in seven years.

#aoty12: Direct Agency of the Year - Best of the Rest

LIDA was a serious competitor for this year's top award, with the judges ruling that it 'came very close' to winning, narrowly missing out on retaining its title from last year.

Marketing gears up to unveil Agency of the Year 2012 winners

In just a few days' time, Marketing will reveal the winners of its annual Agency of the Year awards.

OgilvyOne sweeps board at DMA Awards

OgilvyOne won the Grand Prix at last night's DMA Awards after its campaign for an industrial weighing scales manufacturer won gold in nine categories.

Marketing unveils its Agency of the Year 2012 shortlists

Marketing is close to announcing the winners of its annual Agency of the Year awards, and for the first time we reveal the agencies to make each shortlist.

IDM to award Ogilvy's Rory Sutherland honorary fellowship

Rory Sutherland, Ogilvy & Mather's vice-chairman, will be presented with an honorary fellowship from the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM), as the organisation celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Wunderman scoops EDF Energy direct account

Wunderman has won the direct marketing account for EDF Energy after an 11-month pitch process.

Co-op seeks shop for £3m direct marketing

The Co-operative Group is seeking an agency to handle its £3 million direct marketing account.

Weight Watchers in digital/DM review

Weight Watchers is seeking an agency to handle its UK digital and direct account.

Barclays kicks off £11m UK direct roster rethink

Barclays is reviewing its £11 million UK direct marketing agency arrangements.

WPP profits climb 7% as it sets up return to UK

WPP has posted first half pre-tax profits of £357.7m and has confirmed it will move its headquarters back to the UK for tax purposes subject to shareholder approval.

Department of Health plots direct and digital consolidation

The Department of Health has launched an estimated £50 million "winner takes all" pitch as it looks to consolidate its digital and direct accounts into a single agency.

Interpublic profits drop 3.1% to $105.5m

Interpublic (IPG), the world's fourth largest advertising group, has become the first of the big four to reveal a drop in second quarter profits.

Publicis Groupe profits rise 20% despite GM hit

Publicis Groupe has reported a 19.6% rise in first-half pre-tax profits to €384m (£300m), despite the loss of the General Motors (GM) media contract and a slowdown in organic growth.