After initiating talks with agencies over its 9 million UK advertising account, Burger King has subsequently pushed the abort button and opted to remain with its incumbent, CHI Partners. Insiders say that the US review out of Mother New York, which was announced concurrently, has focused minds on the UK business and that it would have been difficult to carry out multimarket reviews at the same time. Either that or Burger King was telling agencies a whopper in the first place. However you cut it, it is good news for CHI.
After initiating talks with agencies over its 9 million UK advertising account, Burger King has subsequently pushed the abort button and opted to remain with its incumbent, CHI Partners. Insiders say that the US review out of Mother New York, which was announced concurrently, has focused minds on the UK business and that it would have been difficult to carry out multimarket reviews at the same time. Either that or Burger King was telling agencies a whopper in the first place. However you cut it, it is good news for CHI.
The independent body that will roll out smart energy meters into every British home by 2020 is calling a pitch for agencies for an £85 million, five-year national engagement campaign.
Beattie McGuinness Bungay has hired Juliet Haygarth, the managing director of Brothers and Sisters, as its first chief executive, completing the agency's new management trio.
Cadbury is looking for an agency to handle its digital advertising in the UK.
HouseTrip, the lettings website, is looking for an advertising agency to help it transform how people rent holiday accommodation.
Ben Clapp, the former UK executive creative director of the digital agency Profero, is joining Grey Possible as its first executive creative director.
Rachel Hatton, a founding partner of Hello People and a former group planning director at Ogilvy Group, has joined Dare as the strategy partner.
National Savings & Investments has approached shops on the Crown Commercial Service roster to invite them to pitch for its ad business.