Dulux drops Euro RSCG from US$100m global creative
GLOBAL - Dulux has parted company with its ad agency Euro RSCG London as it considers ditching its global strategy in favour of a local market-by-market approach.
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Tourism Ireland hands US$80m global account to Publicis
GLOBAL - Tourism Ireland has appointed Publicis UK to handle its US$80 million global advertising account.
Y&R and Taxi win global Revlon creative
GLOBAL - Cosmetics company Revlon is set to hand WPP's Young & Rubicam and Taxi global creative duties on a large slice of its business.
Agencies line up for Playstation digital review
GLOBAL - Sony Computer Entertainment is conducting a review of its digital advertising business.
David Sable to replace Hamish McLennan as Y&R global chief
GLOBAL - Y&R Advertising has appointed David Sable, the vice chairman and chief operating officer of Wunderman, as its global chief executive.
CHI & Partners lands Samsung global mobile task
GLOBAL - Samsung has appointed CHI & Partners to handle the global advertising account for its mobile division.
Amsterdam Worldwide lands Pernod Ricard task
GLOBAL - Pernod Ricard has hired Amsterdam Worldwide to handle the global advertising for its Olmeca tequila brand.
WPP scoops global Bombay Sapphire account
GLOBAL - Bombay Sapphire, the Bacardi-owned premium gin brand, has appointed a group of WPP agencies to handle its global communications account.
Ogilvy & Mather wins global Philips business
GLOBAL - Philips, the electronics giant, has appointed Ogilvy & Mather as the lead creative agency on its US$465 million global advertising account.
HTC calls pitch for international digital brief
GLOBAL - The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has called a pitch for its international digital advertising account.
News Corp's MySpace chief Owen Van Natta leaves after nine months
GLOBAL - Owen Van Natta, chief executive of the News Corporation-owned social networking site MySpace, has left the company less than a year after being hired from rivals Facebook.
Baileys calls global advertising pitch
GLOBAL - Baileys, the Diageo-owned Irish liqueur brand, has parted company with JWT and called a pitch for its US$60 million global ad account.
Coty calls global digital review
GLOBAL - Coty, the cosmetics company, is looking for an agency to handle its global digital advertising account.
TBWA's Rod Wright passes away
LONDON - Rod Wright (pictured), the director of development at TBWA\Worldwide, has died following complications related to a severe stroke.