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Agency Rescue: Vasata Schröder Takes Over Insolvent Creative Shop Häppy
A tangible marker of the squeeze on German creative agencies — a rescue-by-acquisition that keeps the Häppy brand alive under a bigger roof.
5 days ago3 min read


Taco Bell Picks a Berlin Agency for Its German Market Entry This Autumn
A fresh international launch account on German soil — a challenger-brand story in a QSR market dominated by McDonald's and Burger King.
5 days ago3 min read


Lyon Comms Group Ceetadel Takes On Azulis Capital to Fund an AI and Data Expansion
More evidence of investor money flowing into French independent comms groups specifically to fund AI and data capability.
5 days ago3 min read


SodaStream Picks Independent B-Corp Agency Notchup to Activate Its Concentrates Range
A fresh French agency win for a challenger FMCG brand — notable because it goes to an independent, B-Corp-certified shop rather than a network.
5 days ago3 min read


Marlène Schiappa Becomes Managing Director of Influence Firm Tilder
A recognisable political name takes the top operational role at a Paris influence firm — a signal on the blurring line between politics and the influence-comms industry.
5 days ago3 min read


Viginum's Chief Marc-Antoine Brillant Leaves to Launch a 'Counter-Interference' Agency With Havas
A high-profile public-to-private move puts Havas into the disinformation-defence business — a sensitive intersection of comms, security and politics.
5 days ago3 min read


Essity Calls a Global Creative Review Across Its Enlarged Femcare Portfolio
A landmark femcare account — home of AMV BBDO's 'Wombstories' and 'Blood Normal' — goes into review as M&A reshapes agency rosters.
5 days ago3 min read


UM Defends Arte's Media Account After a Competitive Pitch
Omnicom media agency UM successfully defended the media mandate for European public broadcaster Arte in a competitive pitch, retaining the incumbent relationship.
Sep 30 min read


Chinese EV Brand Geely Hands Its Full-Service Account to Havas Germany
Following a pitch, Geely awarded a full-service advertising mandate to Havas Germany to steer its German market launch, spanning strategy, creative, media, events and PR.
Sep 30 min read


Uber Eats Swaps Jude Law for Bruce Darnell as Its German 'Deal-Gönner'
Mother Berlin localised Uber Eats' celebrity strategy, making German TV personality Bruce Darnell the face of its German campaign, replacing Hollywood's Jude Law.
Sep 30 min read


Publicis Wins PepsiCo's Global Media Account — and Walks Away From Coca-Cola
Publicis landed PepsiCo's global media business (which spent $3.4bn on advertising in 2025) without a formal pitch, and withdrew from the Coca-Cola global media review to take it.
Sep 30 min read


Havas Overhauls Its UK 'Village', Putting Paddy Affleck Over Media and Creative
Havas is restructuring its UK business and elevating Patrick 'Paddy' Affleck to UK CEO across media and creative, deepening its single-'Village' integration bet.
Sep 30 min read


Mission Group Merges Bray Leino and Krow, Retiring the Krow Name
The Mission Group is folding London agency Krow into Bray Leino, retiring the Krow brand to create a ~300-person integrated agency under CEO Kate Cox.
Sep 30 min read


WPP Escalates Its Legal Fight With Whistleblower Foster
The legal battle between WPP and ex-employee-turned-whistleblower Foster has escalated, with the holding company moving to allege misconduct and seek sanctions — putting holdco governance in the spotlight.
Sep 20 min read


BetMGM Names Indie Agency Cape Its Agency of Record, With Jon Hamm Fronting the NFL Push
No pitch, no beauty parade: BetMGM has rewarded two years of steady project work by making Cape its full agency of record — with Jon Hamm leading the NFL-season launch.
Sep 13 min read


Rysm's Founders Buy Their Agency Back From WPP's Hirschen Group
Rysm's founders have completed a management buyout, taking the 250-person agency back into independence from WPP's Hirschen Group.
Aug 313 min read


AXA and Publicis Conseil Put Single-Parent Families Centre Stage
AXA France and Publicis Conseil have built a campaign around single-parent families, backed by new, concrete support in its accident-of-life cover.
Aug 313 min read


Burger King France Plays a Chef Romance in Its 'Masters du Chef' Reboot
Burger King France's third 'Masters du Chef' edition, by Buzzman, stages a comedic romance between chefs Paul Pairet and Michel Sarran.
Aug 313 min read


Omnicom Merges Hearts & Science and Mediahub Into 'Hearts United'
Omnicom Media has fused Hearts & Science and Mediahub into a single global agency, Hearts United, with Charles Roussaux running the French operation.
Aug 313 min read


Booking.com Hands Its Global Brand to 72andSunny Amsterdam
Booking.com has appointed 72andSunny Amsterdam as its global creative agency of record, with its first work due early 2027.
Aug 313 min read
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