own agency in 2004 in Los Angeles they had headed up Wieden & Kennedy's European office in Amsterdam. That got the new agency off to a good start with some high profile projects from Nike; then they grabbed

blockbuster in favour of three lower-key films from Wieden & Kennedy London that celebrate what is perhaps the central feature of the holiday season: family reunions. The two released so far are both

agency was launched last year by a team of creatives ex Wieden & Kennedy London, CP&B and Dare with the aim of making work that is "talked about in the pub by people outside the industry". Their first

Spencer and most recently perfected by Wieden & Kennedy London for Lurpak - and adds a new spin by aligning it with different musical styles from electro to pop to heavy and more. That brings a playful

and Laurence Thomson were eventually poached from Wieden & Kennedy London in 2012 to become co-chief creative officers, and quality has gradually improved. McCann remains the UK's second-largest agency

replacing a collection of different agencies including Wieden & Kennedy and McGarryBowen. A new dedicated unit, Hakuhodo Collective, is being assembled to manage the business, with personnel drawn from

detergent Finish since winning the account back from Wieden & Kennedy London. We were big fans of the W&K ads and feared a return to the pedestrian work Havas still delivers for most its other RB brands.

Wieden & Kennedy London's new brand campaign for Coca-Cola is pretty good. Better by far than any of the dismal spots being unleashed by McCann and others for Diet Coke. It's that W&K magic, of course,

which is far more satisfying. Wieden & Kennedy originally launched these James Bond Heineken tie-ins when they had the account some years ago, but since then Publicis Worldwide has risen manfully to the

and Chris Mendola had previously been employees of Wieden & Kennedy's Amsterdam office before setting up on their own. Their experience with Nike (and before W&K with Reebok) helped them to win work from