McCann Worldgroup announced it has named Chris Macdonald and Nannette Dufour to new leadership positions. Macdonald has been promoted to President, Advertising & Allied Agencies, and Dufour to President, Global Clients & Business Leadership. Harris Diamond, Chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup, said, “Nannette and Chris will work along with Bill Kolb, who is President, Diversified […]
The State Bank of India (SBI) is consolidating its strategic advisory and creative services mandate with creative agency, Rediffusion Y&R. Previously, the mandate was handled by a seven agency panel. The agency won the mandate following a rigorously contested pitch, which lasted for 4 months and saw several top agencies of the country competing. The […]
TMW Unlimited has been appointed by Genius Gluten Free, the UK’s market-leading gluten-free lifestyle brand, to handle its digital and social account following a competitive pitch. TMW Unlimited will work with Genius on digital strategy, advertising and content, as well as social, influencer marketing and PR. The agency will create on ‘always-on’ activity to drive […]
Publicis Media announced new leadership for its dedicated sports marketing and entertainment offering, Publicis Media Sport and Entertainment (PMSE), which sits within the organisation’s global Content practice. Ben Cronin has been appointed Global Head of the practice. He will replace Robin Clarke, who has decided to leave the business to pursue a new opportunity outside […]
Unlimited Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Richards as its Group Managing Director. Following the recent announcement of the Group’s restructure and rebrand around its seven core disciplines, making the business more effective, accountable and appealing to clients, Michael has been appointed to focus and join up efforts to capitalise on the opportunities afforded by this […]
The campaign is part of A Better Start, a ten-year National Lottery funded programme set up by the Big Lottery Fund to help families give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. It will run in the five areas of England where A Better Start is based: Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, […]
RAPP UK has promoted Hiten Bhatt to Creative Director – Design. Having joined the team in 2016, he will report into RAPP’s Chief Creative Officer, Al Mackie. Bhatt is now responsible for the design output across all of RAPP’s clients, including Virgin Media, PayPal and Mercedes-Benz and will focus on continuing RAPP’s unwavering commitment to […]
Live & Breathe, the integrated brand activation agency, has appointed Sarah Anderson into the newly created role of Client Service Director. She is joining from Vividbrand, where, as business director, she oversaw clients including Nestlé, Pernod Ricard and Unilever. Prior to this, Anderson worked at a number of creative agencies across the globe, including Leo […]
Data-driven intelligence agency Future Thinking has announced the launch of its new personal wellbeing offer bringing together expertise from its pharmaceutical and healthcare teams. The new division combines the company’s knowledge of primary market research, behavioural economics and data science, with years of experience. The new team greatly strengthens Future Thinking’s presence within the wellness […]
Mirum, which was recently named a Visionary in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Global Digital Marketing Agencies and noted in Forrester’s Search Marketing Agencies Wave, has launched a new mobile-first readiness test in response to Google’s indexing change. The ‘Mobile-first Indexing Readiness Audit’ will review key aspects of clients’ sites, understanding the potential impact of […]