Saatchi & Saatchi
Summary
Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in 2000 it was acquired by Publicis which is headquartered in Paris. Saatchi & Saatchi was founded by brothers Maurice (now Lord Saatchi) and art collector Charles in 1970. The Saatchi brothers were born into a family of Iraqi Jews in Baghdad; the name "Saatchi" means "Watchmaker", "Watchseller", "Watchrepairer" in Turkish. Saatchi brothers were noted for their campaign "Labour isn't working" on behalf of the Conservative Party before the 1979 UK general election and for the advertisements for British Airways, Silk Cut and other state-owned interests privatised by the Conservatives in the 1980s. In their early days the agency was known as one of the more creative in London and employed people who went on to be stars of their industry including Tim Bell and Martin Sorrell. With the support of American investors, Saatchi & Saatchi pursued a policy of buying out competing firms with lucrative established contracts.
Saatchi & Saatchi Twitter Mentions
Latest Saatchi & Saatchi News RSS Feed
-
Miller Lite Gives You Friends With Benefits
IDEA: You always have a good time out on the town with your friends. But if one of them were a celebrity, things might be a little more interesting. Grooving with Questlove, laughing with (or at) Ken Jeong, intimidating people with Chuck Liddell—thanks to their famous buddies, it's never a dull moment for the everyday guys in Miller Lite's new ads from Saatchi & Saatchi.
-
Top jobs of the week in digital media
As you were watching the Oscars yesterday evening, Google and NASCAR were dealing with their own media spectacle, when a spectator uploaded a video of Saturday’s crash in Daytona, Fla. , to YouTube. While you’re catching up on that story, check out our latest batch of job listings from some of the nation’s most exciting media companies:.
-
Burger King Taps Mother for Lead Creative Role
Mother is shifting from a supporting to leading player on Burger King's roster of creative agencies.
-
Wieden Gets More Mondelez Business
Wieden + Kennedy has expanded its relationship with Mondelez, adding lead creative responsibilities for Trident in the U. S.
-
Rokkan Expands Footprint in U.S.
Digital agency of Rokkan is bolstering its creative leadership, staffing up and enteringtwo new markets,in the wake ofa strong new business run and its acquisition by Publicis Groupe in December.
-
Gunn Report: BETC's 'The Bear' Is Most-Awarded Spot
“The Bear,” a commercial for French premium pay channel Canal+, was the world’s most-awarded TV spot in 2012, according to The Gunn Report, a global ranking of winners compiled from the major annual industry awards shows.
-
Asda cleared over 'sexist' Christmas ad despite more than 600 complaints
Advertising watchdog rules that TV campaign showing mother doing all the work was unlikely to cause widespread offence.
-
Russell Benson obituary
Russell Benson, who has died of heart failure aged 37, was head of television at Ogilvy & Mather, the advertising firm based in Canary Wharf, east London. He had a long career in television advertising, having joined the Saatchi & Saatchi agency at the age of 18. Russell then went on to work at M&C Saatchi and Lowe, and joined Ogilvy in 2004, rising to be UK head of television three years later.
-
Gillette Cuts to 3 in Creative Review [Updated]
Gillette is down to three contenders in its North American advertising review, after cutting Wieden + Kennedy and Publicis from the process. Still under consideration to lead creative are Saatchi & Saatchi and Grey, both longtime agency partners with Gillette corporate parent Procter & Gamble, and incumbent BBDO, which has been on the marketer’s roster since 2005.
-
Gillette Cuts to Three In Creative Review
Gillette is down to three contenders in its North American advertising review, after cutting Wieden + Kennedy from the process, sources said. Still under consideration to lead creative are Saatchi & Saatchi and Grey, both longtime agency partners with Gillette corporate parent Procter & Gamble, and incumbent BBDO, which has been on the marketer’s roster since 2005.
TheMediaBriefing Social