Finland’s most successful marketing group, hasan & partners Group, will extend its business by establishing a new design agency that is focused on customer experiences as well as business and service design. Joakim Karske, who is the most experienced design expert in Finland, will take a leading role in hasanX.
hasanX will help companies cope with the digital transformation by creating a strong customer-oriented culture, new digital services and holistic customer experiences together with companies. The new agency will integrate a design approach as a crucial element in business development. “The accelerating digital transformation will soon place all Finnish companies in direct competition with global […]
Client Business Director Philip Stevenson has been promoted to the role of Managing Director, JDO London. The appointment reflects an extended period of growth for the award-winning international creative agency with offices in Tunbridge Wells, London and New York. Stevenson, who prior to JDO held senior positions at Blue Marlin and Interbrand will commence the […]
co:collective, the creative and strategic transformation consultancy, has promoted Kelli Lane MacDonald to the role of Managing Director as part of moves to strengthen its leadership team. At the same time, Amanda Ginzburg takes up the role of Head of Marketing and Kit Krugman is promoted to Head of Organization & Culture Design, a new […]
Publicis Media UK today announced that it will merge two of its agency brands – Blue 449 and Spark Foundry – to create one powerhouse proposition in the UK from the beginning of 2020. This follows a global consolidation earlier this year. Strengthened by the synergies of culture and entrepreneurial spirit that both agencies share, […]
FCB Joburg is putting its creative future in the hands of young and ready talent. Suhana Gordhan and Tian van den Heever, both of whom are no strangers to the advertising industry, have been promoted to Executive Creative Directors joining Neo Segola who became an ECD last year. The trio have consistently been creating highly contagious, well-awarded […]
Pioneering estate agent, Nested.com has selected Neil A Dawson & Co as its creative communications partner after a credentials pitch. Tasked with increasing brand awareness and driving growth, the new creative hot shop will create a TV, radio, outdoor and online advertising campaign due to launch in early March. Ben Bailey at Nested.com said: “We chose Neil […]
- Thornton joins from experience design agency Foolproof, where he was Head of Technology
- Will lead and grow technology offering to ensure agency continues to create unexpected and unforgettable work for its growing client portfolio
Creative agency ELVIS has announced the appointment of Steve Thornton to the new role of Technical Director, as it seeks tosupercharge and evolve its in-house technology capabilities. Thornton joins the agency from experience design agency Foolproof, where he was Head of Technology, leading user experience projects for several major financial services businesses. Prior to this, he spent ten years […]
- Barnes was previously Strategy Director at Dentsu Aegis Network
- Follows hire of Stuart Lunn as Managing Director in September of this year
Havas Media Manchester has announced the appointment of Lucy Barnes to the newly-created role of Strategy Partner, as the regional hub seeks to further strengthen its leadership team. Barnes joins from Dentsu Aegis Network, where she was a board-level Strategy Director, with responsibility for existing clients and new business, working on brands including Arcadia Group, Matalan […]
Award-winning UK hospitality design agency, DesignLSM, has announced the appointment of Holly Hallam as their new Managing Director. Bringing her considerable experience in brand, commercial and hospitality consumer strategy to the role. Following three decades at the helm of the International hospitality design practice, Steve La Bouchardiere is stepping down from his position as Managing Director and passing […]
Independent global media advisor, MediaSense, has appointed Andrea Bernhardt as its Strategy Director to support the growing media transformation practice. Bernhardt will support brands to better maximise media investment and advise on organisational operating models for the consultancy’s global client portfolio. Bernhardt starts with immediate effect. Bernhardt joins MediaSense from Reckitt Benckiser, where she led […]
