London - A group of students came together in London yesterday to donate their blood in support of the "Blood Relations" project.The Jewish, Muslim and International students were supported by Palestinian Seham Abu Awwad and Israeli Robi Damelin, members of the Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF), an Israeli/Palestinian organization of bereaved families who work together for peace and reconciliation.The Israeli…
Shanghai - The annual Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors' Showcase (NDS), is always one of the highlights of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This year - the 21st year of the NDS - the reel will be screened in China for the first time, at the ROI Festival in Shanghai. The 4th ROI runs from 9-11 November at…
Miami - Alberto Gomez, winner of the Saatchi & Saatchi, Vimeo and Moby 'Hello, Future' Music Video Challenge, has directed a spot for Conill's Miami Short Film Festival campaign.The project is the very first TV campaign for Conill's new client, Miami Short Film Festival, which celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year, and starts on November 12th in Miami. New director…
Auckland - Coca Cola Amatil (CCA) has awarded three more brands to Saatchi & Saatchi, in addition to the Pump brand the agency won in June.From January, Saatchi & Saatchi will be responsible for the L&P brand, as well as Deep Spring and Baker Halls cordial.CCA Marketing Manager, Kylie Gallagher says, "There is a great fit with the Saatchi &…
London - HTC, the Taiwanese handset manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry, has appointed Saatchi & Saatchi X to handle its EMEA retail marketing account. The appointment recognises Saatchi & Saatchi X's comprehensive understanding of global shopper behaviour and retailer engagement.Simon Hathaway, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi X for Europe, Middle East and…
Milan - In a market which, contrary to the initial forecasts, revealed a decrease in 2011, Saatchi & Saatchi Italy has confirmed an 8% growth in its business versus 2010."I think this is a remarkable result," said Giuseppe Caiazza (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi Italy and Head of Automotive Business Saatchi & Saatchi EMEA, "because it is…
Amsterdam - ASA, employment agency specialists in students and young professionals, has asked Saatchi & Saatchi | Leo Burnett Amsterdam to develop a new brand identity and activation campaign.After a ‘strategy and chemistry pitch' ASA chose to collaborate with Saatchi & Saatchi | Leo Burnett Amsterdam for the rebranding. Currently ASA is working with the labels ASA Student, ASA Campus…
Belgrade - B92 Fund and advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi Belgrade won First Prize in the Charity and Voluntary Sector for their "Battle for the Babies" campaign at the WEBIT Awards 2011. Held this year in Sofia, Bulgaria, WEBIT is focused on the accomplishments in the digital and IT fields, and was established with the goal of contributing to the…
London - Moby is set to release Destroyed Deluxe on October 31st - a deluxe version of his latest album Destroyed. Since its release earlier this year, Destroyed has received four-star reviews in MOJO, Uncut and Record Collector. The new deluxe edition of Destroyed consists of a 3-disc set that includes unreleased tracks, live footage and videos.The supporting music videos…
Buenos Aires - If you had to define what life is, you wouldn't be able to find a single answer that everyone agreed with. But no one can deny that life is a big game, where we all compete to win one thing or another. It's part of our nature from the moment we're born. It's always been that way…
London - Former BBC Radio 1 Controller Andy Parfitt, who relinquished the reins at the station at the end of July this year after an unprecedented 13 year run, is to join the senior team at Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon this month. It is a part-time position in addition to the role he is already playing with BBC Radio and…
Bucharest - Radu Florescu, CEO Centrade Saatchi & Saatchi and president of Romanian Association of Advertising Agencies has been elected one of four regional committee chairmen, representing the Central & Eastern European Region, covering Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the Slovak Republic. During its Annual General Assembly in mid-September, the EACA also elected Moray MacLennan,…
Los Angeles - Conill had a stellar showing at the 2011 HispanicAd.com Account Planning Excelencia (HAPE) Awards held today during the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies (AHAA) 2011 Annual Conference. The agency took three of four total awards, earning Gold, Silver and Bronze honors for its campaigns for Toyota and T-Mobile. "It's always gratifying to be recognized by industry peers,…
London - Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide has appointed former Aerospace engineer and Cambridge Judge Business School graduate Fabio Scappaticci, as a Reinvention Project Director. He joins Saatchi & Saatchi's global Reinvention team headquartered in the Agency's worldwide office in London, led by Richard Hytner, Deputy Chairman, Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide.Scappaticci began his career as an airworthiness engineer for Bombardier Aerospace…
