Mattie Yaco has returned to AKQA as Director of Production, based in the DC studio and will oversee the entire project management department. Mattie will report directly to Rachel Barek, General Manager and will join the leadership team. Mattie has over 10 years of extensive digital experience as a client partner, and team leader envisioning, […]
Auchan Retail France has just entrusted its global communication strategy to Serviceplan France, a member of Europe’s leading independent communications group, Serviceplan Group. This decision was made in the wake of a call for tenders from agencies, orchestrated by Pitchville, which pitched Serviceplan against outgoing agency CLM BBDO, as well as Sid Lee, La Chose, […]
WPP’s VML London is evolving and expanding with the appointment of R/GA London’s client services director, Marcus Keith, for a newly created head of client engagement role. As head of client engagement, Keith will take responsibility for best practices across the agency’s client roster, including Colgate-Palmolive, PepsiCo, Ford, Nestlé, Bridgestone and the International Olympic Committee. […]
Brilliant Basics – Infosys’ customer-centric digital transformation studio – has hired digital pioneer Richard Hartley to launch a network of innovation labs as part of a major expansion across Europe and Middle East. Hartley, a former senior emerging technologist at WPP’s Wunderman and Jaguar Land Rover’s Spark 44, will be Brilliant Basics’ first Head of […]
The European online payments provider Trustly as appointed Weber Shandwick as its communications agency in a process run through Creativebrief. The ambition with the new partnership is to strengthen Trustly’s position as a leading European online banking payments company. Weber Shandwick’s assignment includes strategic, operational and creative communication to help chart Trustly’s growth across a […]
Independent agency Creativeland Asia (CLA) and Rana Barua have decided to part ways, The company issued the following official statement post the annual board review. “Following the board review last month, we arrived at a decision to part ways. It was great to have him here and we thank him for the time he has […]
Shell Middle East starts work with M&C Saatchi to change behaviour in Saudi Arabia, by encouraging men to become the most vocal supporters of women driving, when it becomes legal in the Kingdom in June. Prompted by the overwhelming scepticism demonstrated by many men on social media when the decree was first announced, M&C […]
blu, the original e-vapour brand, has announced the appointment of MSQ Partners and Hyperactive to launch its myblu electronic vaping product in the UK following a competitive pitch. The agencies have been tasked by the blu team with the creation and delivery of the integrated launch, which is scheduled to go live this summer. myblu […]
Award winning CRM agency, Table19 has appointed Andy Barwood as executive creative director, to support its continued growth. Andy brings a wealth of experience to Table19 having most recently lead the UK business’s creative output at RAPP. While in this role, he led campaigns for Virgin Media, PayPal, Nestle Water and Mercedes. At Table 19, […]
Yorkshire-based Meadowhall, one of the UK’s most prestigious fashion and lifestyle hotspots, has appointed The Lucre Group as its new PR and content agency. One of six super-regional shopping destinations in the UK, with over 290 stores and more than 50 places to eat and drink, Meadowhall has played a fundamental role in the development […]