Sir Philip Green and Sir Charles Dunstone’s PR Christmas toast at The&Partnership Mark’s Club party December 9, 2014 It's barely a year old, but media agency The&Partnership, headed up by adman Johnny Hornby and backed by WPP, enjoyed a starstudded, if low-key, Christmas drinks party on Monday night at Mark’s Club in Mayfair. Sir Charles Dunstone, had the chance to catch up with Arcadia’s Sir Philip Green, having partied together for Dunstone’s 50th [...]
2014 Christmas advert complaints: McVities’ animal cuties join Sainsbury’s, Halfords and John Lewis December 8, 2014 Never mind which brands are at the top of Christmas lists, the brands on top of the Christmas complaints list is a more interesting prospect – just ask the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Having taken 727 complaints to date about the Sainsbury’s WW1-themed ad, the latest Christmas short to ruffle festive feathers is McVities’ offering. [...]
Tristram Gethin: Three things you didn’t know about the Quadrant Estates MD and co-founder December 8, 2014 1 He may be a property bigwig now but his childhood ambition was to become a tractor driver or a fireman. 2 A fan of yacht racing, he was part of the Lutine crew that won the fastest English Channel night crossing in 2007, despite adverse weather conditions. 3 He’s an enthusiastic sportsman and enjoys [...]
Clintons council estate Santa Christmas card causes Twitter storm December 7, 2014 It's December, which means open season has been declared on silly Christmas cards (just ask Tony Blair). But not until now has a card generated so much vitriol. Step forward Clintons, the card shop which has enraged a nation with its “poor bashing” festive card. The offending Christmas card The “10 reasons why Santa [...]
Yee-haw! Canary Wharf Group has a ride ‘em cowboy Christmas at the East Wintergarden December 7, 2014 Canary Wharf Group may have escaped the lasso of the Qatar Investment Authority and its American side-kick Brookfield Property Partners last week, but that won’t stop its staff wielding their own lassos this December – The Capitalist hears the group’s Christmas party has a cowboy theme. The festive do, some time in the next few [...]
James Bond’s Aston Martin DB10 causes a Spectre-cal at London Film Museum’s new exhibition launch December 4, 2014 There was Bond fever at Covent Garden last night, as Aston Martin helped to launch the Bond in Motion exhibition at the London Film Museum – shortly after the details for the new Bond movie Spectre were announced. News of Daniel Craig’s return as Bond was joined by the big reveal of Aston [...]
The John Lewis Monty effect? Devonshire Square p-p-p-picks up a penguin for one day only December 4, 2014 We're not sure if it’s the John Lewis effect or just a coincidence, but it seems one’s Christmas party isn’t complete these days without a troop of live penguins. This week, it was Devonshire Square, which rolled out the ice carpet for the Antarctic’s best export – hosting a group of the animals in [...]
Prince Harry, Cheryl ex-Cole, Helen Mirren, Simon Cowell and Dermot O’Leary hit the phones for Icap charity drive December 3, 2014 While most of the City had its eyes glued to the Autumn Statement, Icap traders were slightly distracted by the likes of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini (ex- Cole, née Tweedy), Prince Harry, Dame Helen Mirren, Simon Cowell and most of the cast of The Only Way Is Essex – who were all in helping to raise money [...]
Autumn Statement 2014 drinking game (use Tennant’s, tea or tequila) December 3, 2014 Are you thirsty for tax policies? Comforted by a large cup of hot pension news? Or fizzing over with anticipation for more infrastructure funding? This is the game for you. When you hear the Autumn Statement buzzword – take the correct number of sips. Hard working families 1 sip Long-term economic plan 1 [...]
Autumn Statement 2014 quiz: By George! What’s Osborne been up to? December 2, 2014 As the chancellor takes centre stage today to tell us how he plans to move the Treasury’s kitty about in the Autumn Statement, we take a look at some of his best moments over the last few months – but what exactly is he up to? Is it A, B or C? 1) A. [...]
