Walnut Unlimited has announced details of eight new internal promotions as it works to further nurture talent from within the business. Jenifer Eketone has been promoted to Research Director. Since joining Walnut Unlimited four years ago as Research Manager, her passion for behavioural economics has aligned perfectly with the agency’s human understanding proposition and facilitated […]
St Ives, the international marketing services group, announced that it has re-launched as Kin + Carta, a next-generation digital transformation business built for clients in search of seamless digital solutions. Kin + Carta has been created to capitalise on the exciting growth in the already massive digital transformation sector. Kin + Carta applies creativity, data […]
The Manchester office of Dentsu Aegis Network is enhancing its insight and strategy credentials with the addition of leading growth specialist, Liz Lavelle. Lavelle, founder of leading Manchester-based growth consultancy PDIQ, will join Dentsu Aegis Network Manchester as Head of PDIQ and Chief Insight Officer at the start of October. In the new role, Lavelle […]
Customer data science business Outra, has joined the ranks of independent consultancy heavyweights Hope & Glory, Goodstuff and Digital Natives by joining Paul Hammersley’s agency collective, Harbour. Outra will be the first customer data science business in the collective and will make customer insight, underpinned by deep learning, more accessible to independent agencies and their […]
To help to continue to build Chemistry’s agency culture and set the tone within the creative department, Chemistry has brought on Group Creative Director, Brittany Riley, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Brittany will help lead efforts for Red Bull, The Atlanta Hawks and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Brittany most recently served as Arnold […]
Opel will soon have a new agency: as of January 1, 2019, McCann will be the European creative agency of the German carmaker. “We are looking forward to working with McCann”, says Tobias Gubitz, Director Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications at Opel/Vauxhall. “Our new partner has a European network of top creatives. The decision also […]
Proximity Worldwide has promoted Troy Hitch from Chief Innovation Officer at Barefoot Proximity to the newly created role of Global Chief Innovation Officer. Effective immediately, Hitch will report into Global President, Mike Dodds, and join the global leadership team. Hitch is a seasoned executive agency leader with experience enabling Fortune 100 companies to achieve digital […]
Digital agency Jellyfish is announcing its acquisition of The ASO Co, the fastest-growing App Store Optimisation agency in the world. Jellyfish has acquired 75% of the business with an agreement to acquire the remaining 25% at the end of a 21-month period. Founded only two years ago by James Bott, CEO and Thomas Twigg, COO, […]
WRG, the experience agency that is a division of The Creative Engagement Group, has hired two new design specialists to join its existing team. Richard Hague and Oliver Webley will boost WRG’s creative department in Manchester. Hague joins WRG as graphic designer from special projects graphic design and branding studio Hague & Hague which he […]
We Are Social Paris has launched the purr-fect tribute to ten great ad men through history, including Bill Bernbach, Sir John Hegarty and Maurice Saatchi, by recreating their image in feline form. The agency has launched an Instagram campaign starring Georgie the cat, @georgie_the_time_traveler_ which is owned by the agency’s art director Jean-Francois Balle. In the series […]