Anomaly, with operations in New York and London, has extended its global reach, opening in Amsterdam. Hazelle Klonhammer, who assumes the post of managing director, will head up the Amsterdam office. She spent over a decade in Amsterdam at Wieden + Kennedy driving global brands including Microsoft, Nike, Heineken, Carlsberg, Electronic Arts, Vodafone and P&G.
During her tenure at Wieden + Kennedy, Klonhammer won the first digital client for the network and was instrumental in setting up its digital offering. Before joining forces with Anomaly, she was managing director of Grey Amsterdam.
Anomaly founding partner/CEO Carl Johnson stated, “We continue to hear the calls for change, that the conventional models are broken and traditional solutions are becoming less and less effective. Amsterdam is a renowned hub for world-class talent and will provide a terrific base for us to partner with ambitious domestic and European clients alike. We’re excited to have Haze at the helm and look forward to building an eclectic team of talent around her. One of my partners here in New York–Richard Mulder–was born and raised in Amsterdam and will take a special interest in the office.”
Mulder spent 11 years at Nike managing brand communications in Europe, the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region based in the Dutch capital and Portland, Ore. Amongst other notable creative work Mulder invented the yellow LiveStrong bracelet for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
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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