Havas Media appoints Manning Gottlieb OMD’s Andrew Darby as Managing Partner

Havas Media appoints Manning Gottlieb OMD’s Andrew Darby as Managing Partner

Havas Media has announced the appointment of Andrew Darby as Managing Partner. Darby joins following six years at Manning Gottlieb OMD, where he was most recently Client Business Director, leading the John Lewis & Partners business. He oversaw media strategy and execution for a number of award-winning initiatives, including the 2017 and 2018 John Lewis Christmas […]

AMV BBDO launches ‘Distance Couture’, in collaboration with artists.

Now that we’ve downgraded from 2m to 1m, we’re all going to need that extra bit of protection.

AMV BBDO launches ‘Distance Couture’, in collaboration with artists.

Distance Couture is a fashion collection designed to make people stay tf away from you. AMV BBDO collaborated with a group of artists to create the range of tongue-in-cheek Print Social t-shirts: Katy Edelsten, Animationseries2000, Daniel Fishel, Leyla Reynolds, Leo Leigh represented by Somesuch, and Simon Landrein, Michaela Pichi, Marco Oggian, Dave Anderson, Paul Bower, who are all represented by […]

Pathways launches “Disconnected Education”

Pathways launches “Disconnected Education”

COVID-19 continues to disrupt our world in a host of ways. However, some of the most disproportionately impacted are students in low-income communities. Studies show that this demographic has always faced barriers to education – since the pandemic, these barriers have been significantly amplified.  To help combat these challenges, Pathways to Education – a national, […]

London Fitness Brand Gymbox Appoints BMB To Handle Brand Strategy and Advertising Brief

London Fitness Brand Gymbox Appoints BMB To Handle Brand Strategy and Advertising Brief

British fitness company, Gymbox, has appointed BMB to refresh its branding and produce an advertising campaign for early July.  The appointment follows a multi-agency pitch handled directly by the 17-year old fitness business – there is no incumbent agency. BMB is commissioned to review Gymbox’s brand strategy, style and identity; the brief includes producing an advertising campaign […]

Forever Beta Group expands its ventures portfolio by launching Beta Good, a strategic sustainability business

Forever Beta Group expands its ventures portfolio by launching Beta Good, a strategic sustainability business

Forever Beta Group, the integrated creative and innovation business, is launching a strategic sustainability consultancy.  Called Beta Good it will focus on creating agile and effective strategies for clients who are struggling to come to terms with the modern demands of sustainability in business, demands that have been exacerbated by Covid-19.  Olivia Stancombe, Senior Strategist […]

Men share their feelings on social media, as ‘realistic’ and funny content gains traction

Almost half social media users feel under less pressure to portray unrealistic image of life since lockdown 46% of men are opening up about personal struggles on social media Funny videos are widely shared by all generations, Gen Z drives sharing of memes Facebook is the top social platform for helping people feel connected

Men share their feelings on social media, as ‘realistic’ and funny content gains traction

Almost half (42%) of social media users in the U.S. and UK say that they are under less pressure to portray an unrealistic image of their life during the Covid-19 pandemic and corresponding lockdowns, according to 2,419 internet users surveyed in the U.S. and UK by GlobalWebIndex and We Are Social.  In contrast, only 23% […]

HeyHuman hires business director to drive creative neuroscience offering

Creative agency HeyHuman has announced the hire of Henry Moffett as business director.

HeyHuman hires business director to drive creative neuroscience offering

He will report directly to Neil Davidson and Liz Richardon, agency CEO and managing director/partner respectively. Moffett will drive business growth and awareness of HeyHuman’s in-house neuroscience testing, HeyLab; and its on-site creative capability, HeyStudio. This will all be in close collaboration with Aoife McGuinness, the agency’s expert neuroscience consultant.  Prior to HeyHuman, Moffett spent […]