Bolstering the operations at the Bengaluru office, FCB Ulka recently appointed Ankit Sharma as Associate Vice President - Strategic Planning. Ankit will be working closely with Theresa Ronnie who helms the Bengaluru office. Ankit has a decade of knowledge and experience in Brand Consulting, Analytics and Advertising Communications and brings cutting edge human behavioural insights to the table. He comes from McCann where he was Strategic Planning Director in Bengaluru. He has worked with JWT, Analytics Quotient, DY Works, Samaya TV and TCS in the past. During his career, Ankit has lent his expertise to many iconic brands in diverse categories including Kurkure, Kingfisher, Nike, Britannia Good Day, ITC Aashirvaad, redBus, TVS Apache, to name a few. Commenting on the appointment,

The mandate includes digital marketing, creative communication, influencer & content marketing #ARM Worldwide, an independent consulting company, specialized in digital marketing and communications has recently been awarded the Digital duties for Revolt Intellicorp Pvt. Ltd., the new electric motorcycle venture announced by Rahul Sharma. The mandate was won following a multi-partner pitch in February 2019 and will be operated from the headquarters of #ARM in Gurgaon. Under the mandate, #ARM Worldwide, will be responsible for carving the product communication, digital marketing (paid, owned & earned media), technology management and influencer & content marketing. Headquartered in Gurgaon, Revolt Motors is an electric mobility start-up that manufactures AI-enabled and

WPP is to create a modern, new campus for its agencies in Paris, due to open in 2021. The latest in WPP’s ambitious programme of investments bringing agencies together under one roof will be located at 145-149 rue Anatole France in Levallois-Perret. The land was once the home of the Clément-Bayard factory, bought by Citroën in the early 1920s to manufacture the 2CV. Split over eight floors, the world-class workspace will be designed to encourage greater creativity and closer collaboration and give clients easier access to WPP’s talent and expertise. The campus will include a double-height auditorium, co-working areas, restaurants, two gardens and a rooftop terrace with 360° views of the city. WPP has agreed a 12-year lease with owners Ardian and LaSalle Investment Management. The

The One Club for Creativity Opens Call for Entries For Global Young Guns 17 Industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition celebrating creative professionals age 30 and under; This year’s YG branding and award design developed by Hey Studio, Barcelona. The One Club for Creativity, the world's foremost non-profit organization recognizing creative excellence in advertising and design, has opened the call for entries for Young Guns 17, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger. Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creatives. The renowned competitions regularly attract entries from upwards of 70 countries,