Laura Fegley, who earlier in her career served as creative director for JWT New York on the Nestle account, has joined BBH New York as creative director.
At her new roost, she will report directly to chief creative officer John Patroulis and will oversee creative for the global Vaseline account and for BBH Zag, the agency’s brand invention business.
Fegley comes aboard BBH New York after spending the past two years as a freelance creative consultant working with leading brands such as Dos Equis, Old Navy, Tide and Rembrandt. Previously, Fegley served as creative director at JWT New York for Nestlé, and has worked as a freelance brand consultant for Lifetime Television and a number of leading agencies.
She has also held positions at Cliff Freeman & Partners, where she worked on Fox Sports, among others, and Merkley+Partners, where she collaborated on Mercedes. Her work has been recognized at numerous award shows, including the Cannes Lions and the One Show.
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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