Ad industry veteran, Bruce Haines, has joined LONDON Advertising as chairman. Haines left Cheil Worldwide, where he was global chief strategy officer, in April after five years with the company, predominantly in Asia. Prior to that, he was CEO at Leo Burnett London, managing the merger between it and the D’Arcy Group. Read the full article here:

Have you ever contemplated going out on your own? Many people think about setting up their own ad agency and leaving the big guys behind. The rewards both financially and emotionally are high if you succeed and even the journey can be fun- even if you don’t arrive at your destination. What is the worst that can happen? You might lose some money and work for someone else. But you will always know you tried. Read the full article here:

German beer brand Krombacher has appointed LONDON Advertising to work on strategy and creative to position the brand in key global markets. Krombacher is Germany's leading brand of beer. Founded in 1803, Krombacher is a family owned business and the largest beer brand in Germany. Oliver Braun, international sales director at Krombacher said: “Krombacher continues to build its presence in many international markets. We needed an agency like LONDON Advertising to ensure that we

“Maurice, have you seen the film ‘Goodbye Mr. Chips’?” “Yes Michael. Why do you ask?” Two weeks after the collapse of Lehman Bros, Alan Jarvie my creative partner of 15 years, and I sat down to lunch with Maurice Saatchi, at Sartoriain Saville Row, to inform him that we would be resigning later that day to start our own global advertising agency. Read the full article here: