Melissa Robertson Joins Dark Horses as CEO

Melissa Robertson Joins Dark Horses as CEO

Melissa Robertson, the former founder of Now, has joined Dark Horses, the sports creative agency backed by the founders of Lucky Generals, as its first CEO. She will report into Andy Nairn, who is Chairman of Dark Horses as well as a founder of Lucky Generals. She will have a significant equity stake in the business. […]

Crossing the tracks: What I learnt moving from agency to brand

James Lancaster – Brand Experience Lead, Lysol, RB

Crossing the tracks: What I learnt moving from agency to brand

Starting out in the creative industries, you dream of the busy agency life. You envisage being surrounded with like-minded peers, led by quirky and ferociously inspiring creative directors in a vibrant city quarter. More London’s buzzing Clerkenwell than Schiphol’s corporate business center. In 2011, I was cutting my teeth in Clerkenwell at Design Bridge, working with […]

MediaSense Expands Client and Business Operations Teams With Senior Hires

MediaSense Expands Client and Business Operations Teams With Senior Hires

Independent global media advisor, MediaSense, announces three senior additions, joining from Accenture to its Client and Business Operations teams. Aparna Potdar joins as Head of Operations, Nicola Poynter joins as Head of Products and Julian Smith joins as Business Director.  Potdar, Poynter and Smith all have extensive media advisory, media analytics and operational management experience […]

Aussie expat freelance creatives David Simons and Gooch Richards have launched #FrontlineToTheFrontRow

...to thank frontline workers for their hard work during COVID-19. The social-led campaign, which asks fans to nominate frontline workers for front row seats, has been live across the Super Rugby competition in NZ since June.

Aussie expat freelance creatives David Simons and Gooch Richards have launched #FrontlineToTheFrontRow

Says Simons: “Frontline to the Front Row kicked-off with the Auckland Blues, who were big fans of the idea from the start. Once we had them on-board, the Highlanders, Hurricanes and Chiefs were quick to follow.” “The campaign has been incredibly well-received by the fans, leading the Blues to continue participating for every home game […]

Senior team at healthcare agency Page & Page become Partners

Significant changes at Page & Page and Partners also include a new London office, a series of client wins and company growth during Covid

Senior team at healthcare agency Page & Page become Partners

 Page & Page and Partners, the global creative communications agency specialising in health, wellness and lifestyle, is today announcing the appointment of its senior management team to partners in the agency. The new partners will be actively involved in shaping the future of the business as well as having a financial stake in its future. […]

The Beyond Collective CEO Zaid Al-Zaidy among new board members of Ravensbourne University

Ravensbourne appoints seven new board members

The Beyond Collective CEO Zaid Al-Zaidy among new board members of Ravensbourne University

Ravensbourne University London, the specialist digital design and media university, has appointed seven new members to the board. The new governors succeed long-standing board members who are coming to the end of their terms. They bring diverse experience and backgrounds to the board, particularly in strategic marketing, finance, legal and the creative and digital industries. […]

Create Not Hate Channels Notting Hill Carnival Spirit with Debut Work from Under-Represented Talent

Create Not Hate Channels Notting Hill Carnival Spirit with Debut Work from Under-Represented Talent

The first work from Trevor Robinson’s Create Not Hate initiative will be premiered to coincide with the Notting Hill Carnival weekend. Two films will be premiered in a cinema at the heart of the Carnival route on the Friday 28th August as part of a multi-media campaign that includes digital display, press, posters, t-shirts and face masks. […]

Takumi Introduces Takumi X: A New Influencer Marketing Division With A Creator-First Approach

TAKUMI’s new creative arm ushers in the next generation of influencer marketing to craft the future of branded content TAKUMI appoints Jim Meadows as Chief Strategy Officer to lead TAKUMI X

Takumi Introduces Takumi X: A New Influencer Marketing Division With A Creator-First Approach

TAKUMI, the world’s leading influencer marketing business, today announced TAKUMI X: a new creative division with a creator-led approach to influencer marketing. Backed by TAKUMI’s heritage from over five years of delivering award-winning influencer marketing campaigns, TAKUMI X is enabling brands to work closer than ever before with creators to produce innovative and culturally relevant content. Designed […]

Collection Cosmetics appoints Havas Media Manchester as media agency of record as it plans return to paid media

- Make up brand appoints Havas Media Manchester following a strategic review - Collection Cosmetics also tapping into Havas’ unique village proposition with appointment of Red Havas for PR services

Collection Cosmetics appoints Havas Media Manchester as media agency of record as it plans return to paid media

Collection Cosmetics, the award-winning affordable make up brand, has appointed Havas Media Manchester as its media agency following a strategic review. Havas Media Manchester will now partner with Collection Cosmetics to harness media in order to raise awareness of key product launches amongst a core audience of 16 to 34-year-old make up lovers, and ultimately drive […]