Halifax's reappointment of Delaney Lund Knox Warren to its £18m account last week raises once again the use of focus group research to decide advertising pitches.

Will advertising lunches survive the rise of the breakfast meeting? Francesca Fisher investigates the evolution of dining.

ebenhams hunts ad agency after MCBD split

LONDON - BMW has called a review of the estimated £70 million global advertising account for Mini.

Commonwealth Games barking up Dog's tree

Dye Holloway Murray, the start-up agency, has scooped the 3m advertising account for property company Land Securities.

Allianz, the global insurance group, is on the hunt for a DM agency to handle direct, digital and customer retention communications across the company's portfolio of UK insurance brands.