VaynerMedia London announced today that Becky McOwen-Banks will be joining the agency as its first Executive Creative Director. McOwen-Banks joins from FCB Inferno, where she was Creative Director for over five years creating award-winning work for UEFA Women as well as BMW, Nivea, NS&I and The Girl Effect. She will assume her new role on […]
Creative agency Forever Beta wants to be the first agency on Mars. And to bring this dream one step closer on the 260 million Kilometer journey to realisation, it has offered Elon Musk a 5% share of the company so he’ll take them with him when he goes. Dear Mr. Musk, How’s it hanging? We’re […]
Christine Brewis, Head of Digital Marketing at Studio Graphene
Creating a successful tech startup is inarguably a huge challenge. According to research, 60% close up shop within their first three years. This makes sense: the market is crowded with a multiplicity of well-executed products, and finding a niche is difficult. Indeed, 42% fail apparently because their core product offering was simply not strong enough […]
Creative shop The Corner, today announces two promotions in its senior leadership team as Lauren Gray is promoted into the Head of Production role and Theo Philips is now the agency’s Head of Operations. Having been at the agency for nearly five years, most recently as Joint Acting Head of Production, Philips’ promotion to The […]
Appointment signifies Publicis Groupe UK's commitment to strategy and creativity fuelled by Power Of One
Publicis Groupe UK has announced today that David Hackworthy, Saatchi & Saatchi’s Global Chief Strategy Officer, has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer, Publicis Groupe UK, in addition to his existing remit. The appointment signifies Publicis Groupe’s commitment to the strength and breadth of its successful Power of One offering […]
Newly created role will drive clients towards success globally, fueling new growth engine
Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, announced that Iain Preston has been appointed Chief Client Success Officer for Wunderman Thompson’s EMEA region. Iain will report to Wunderman Thompson EMEA CEO, Ewen Sturgeon, and will be based out of London. An agency veteran known for his creative leadership and his ability to merge strong, high-performing teams, and […]
The FAB Awards — International Food and Beverage Creative and Effectiveness Awards — is pleased to announce the continuation of their partnership with Google UK Ltd for the sixth consecutive year. Now in their 22nd year, FAB is one of the only Awards program focused entirely on work done for Food And Beverage brands and outlets. It recognises the critical […]
DLMDD Productions Brings Premier Collaborative Music Offering To The Agency's Creative And Production Partners
DLMDD, the sonic branding agency, has today launched a new specialist production division, DLMDD Productions, to cater for multi-disciplinary music production projects across the advertising, media and the film landscape. As well as realising and bringing to life the agency’s sonic branding initiatives for clients including Amazon, Co-op, Babbel and NBC Universal, DLMDD Productions will […]
McCann London has hired top creative team Ray (Rachel) Shaughnessy and Dan Norris to further drive the agency’s position as one of the most creatively-awarded in the UK. Ray and Dan join from Wieden + Kennedy London, where the powerhouse duo have partnered since 2006. The pair join McCann as Executive Creative Directors. They will […]
Deutsch announced the elevation of Husani Oakley to Chief Technology Officer. Reporting directly to Val DiFebo, CEO of Deutsch NY, Oakley will work closely beside strategy, media and creative, continuing to spearhead technology efforts across clients including AB InBev, Reebok, and Johnson & Johnson, among others. As CTO, he will continue his leadership role in […]