Campaign to reveal Global Agency of the Year winners on Thursday
Announcement will be at noon UK time.
Instagram introduces ads to IGTV format
Creators will share revenue.
Stellar line-up of speakers to take part in Campaign Connect on 2 and 3 June
Campaign's teams in Asia, UK and US will co-host event during 2-3 June.
Merkle global CEO steps aside after more than 32 years
David Williams remains chairman as Craig Dempster takes over as CEO on 1 June.
Facebook pledges $100 million in support for small businesses
The grant program will be aimed at 30,000 small businesses around the globe.
Campaign appoints Gideon Spanier and Maisie McCabe to lead UK
Spanier becomes editor-in-chief, while McCabe is promoted to editor.
Dentsu's Tim Andree takes leave of absence
Company cites health reasons and appoints Toshihiro Yamamoto as acting executive chairman and CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network.
Advertising Agency of the Year 2019: Wieden+Kennedy
At Wieden+Kennedy, it's still all about the creativity.
Advertising Agency Head 2019: Devika Bulchandani
The president of McCann New York has been named Agency Head-Advertising 2019
Agency Network of the Year 2019: McCann Worldgroup
Agency of the year stories like this tend to feature lists of account wins and, perhaps, a hard loss or two.
Brand Experience Agency 2019: Optimist
Brand experience agency Optimist creates the zeitgeist that moves the culture for brands that include Nike, Google, Target and Beats By Dre.
Corporate Communications/Marketing Team 2019: Empower
The title of Corporate Communcations/Marketing Team of the Year goes to Empower.
Creative Person 2019: Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy, McCann New York
Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy's careers have been linked for 24 years, in a partnership that goes from strength to strength. Clearly, there's some creative chemistry happening.
Customer Engagement Agency 2019: Critical Mass
Critical Mass reached new heights in growth, new business wins and award-winning work last year, all while keeping customer-centricity at its core.
Digital Innovation Agency 2019: Huge
Huge attacked 2019 with a fierce focus on big growth and important cultural change.
Head of PR Agency 2019: Gail Heimann, Weber Shandwick
Gail Heimann, president and chief executive officer of Weber Shandwick, is a game-changer, says executive chairman Andy Polansky. Other colleagues praised this PR powerhouse as being magical, passionate, remarkable and uber-creative.
Head of Customer Engagement and Digital Agency 2019: Dianne Wilkins
There's an old adage that contends you can find out a lot about a person's true character during a round of golf. For Dianne Wilkins, CEO of Critical Mass, she discovered her digital design agency, thanks to golf.
Head of Agency/Media 2019: Lynn Lewis, UM
In the span of one year, Lynn Lewis, the chief executive officer for U.S. operations at media giant UM has accomplished a lot at an agency already known for making a big impact.
Independent agency of the year 2019: Mother
Independent agency Mother, founded in London in 1996, continues to go from strength to strength.