Euro RSCG New York has named Al Kelly its chief creative officer. He will report directly to co-CEOs Jeff Brooks and Pete Zillig.
Kelly will be responsible for all creative teams at the agency, spanning all disciplines, and will work on the full roster of clients including Heineken, Dos Equis, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Jaguar, Charles Schwab, NYSE and Reckitt Benckiser.
Kelly brings to Euro RSCG a track record for creating successful work for such brands over the years as Nike, Saturn, Holiday Inn, Travelers, Purina, Haagen Dazs, HP and Polaroid. In addition to his endeavors in conventional disciplines, Kelly is experienced in leveraging creative uses of digital and social media in non-traditional campaigns.
Prior to joining Euro RSCG, Kelly held positions at shops including Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Strawberry Frog and Fallon. During his career, his work has garnered virtually every industry award, including multiple Cannes Lions (including the Grand Prix), One Show Pencils, Clios, Effies, and Mercury Awards.
Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance
Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.
The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.
"This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."
The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."
And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.
Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.
Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.
Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."
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