for the mammoth Unilever media account - went to PHD this week, setting a worrying precedent for global incumbent Mindshare. Unilever's Australian office confirmed the local Omnicom subsidiary as the

There have been a few breakouts. Unilever for example enjoyed a better than average quarter, as a result of a resurgence in emerging markets, but rival Nestle was hurting from the Maggi recall in India.

it sits some way behind rival Unilever. Meanwhile, Unilever added to its own high-end ice cream portfolio with the acquisition of Italian gelato specialist GROM. Separately, Nestle relaunched its Cailler

Among companies reporting 1Q figures, Unilever delivered what it called "good growth despite slowing markets". Underlying sales rose almost 4% - including almost 7% in emerging markets - but reported

substantial global brief to manage data analytics for Unilever, mainly through Havas Discovery, one of the components of what was previously Euro RSCG 4D, and was also reported to have recaptured the

PR network was assigned global responsibility for Unilever's troubled margarine portfolio. JWT has also got off to a strong start in 2015, adding a further three small but significant accounts to its

Unilever transferred global creative for its Bertolli sauces and Italian foods brand to Mother, from BFG 9000 in the US and McCann in Europe, while Karmarama was recruited by General Mills for the UK

Unilever posted underlying sales growth of 5% for the quarter, although currency and disposals reduced the reported increases to just 0.4%. Emerging markets were yet again the engine for growth, countering

Unilever issued its first profit warning since 2004, saying that growth for the most recent quarter would be significantly below expectations, at 3.0%-3.5% instead of the 4.5%-5.0% expected by analysts.

also been demoted from AOR to project basis on its Unilever business, handling St Ives skincare and other brands. French viral agency Buzzman picked up a couple of key wins, adding pan-Euro promotions