Jon Sharpe, RKCR/Y&R’s Chief Innovation Officer, has been appointed CEO of RKCR/Y&R. He succeeds Ben Kay who is moving to WPP to take on the global role of Planning Director. Sharpe, who has served as Chief Innovation Officer at RKCR/Y&R for the past three years, will focus on making innovation integral to the agency’s creative […]
Smith & Milton founders Howard Milton and Jay Smith, together with the recently appointed group creative director Rob Wade, are heading the new management team at the brand consultancy they set up in 1980. Milton and Smith will reshape the business toward its founding strength – outstanding creative thinking. Both remain board directors, with more […]
Matthew Weiner has been appointed as a Senior Strategist by the international creative content company, The Moment. He joins a growing content strategy team, led by Sandra Peat, and will help to create and execute elegant strategies and inspire creative solutions for The Moment’s brand clients. A former journalist and editor for The Times/FourFourTwo/Goal/CNN, Matthew […]
Independent creative agency, RPM, has hired Jocelyn Turlan as Integrated Strategist and Gloria Cheng as Senior Shopper Strategist who will both start immediately. Turlan and Cheng will be working across RPM’s clients including Heineken, Virgin Holidays, Diageo and Sky. Both will report to Head of Strategy, John Viccars, their respective areas of expertise will enhance […]
[KGVID width=”600″ height=”338″]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Samsung_Icona-Pop_360.mp4[/KGVID] Swedish pop duo, Icona Pop, release brand new single ‘F.U.’ straight to their most loyal fans through a live online concert. The pair teamed up with DDB Stockholm and Samsung to create a unique concert that could be experienced from all 360ᵒ angles. The concert was live streamed exclusively to 360 fans, […]
Creative agency BMB is celebrating Christmas by sending comedian Bobby Mair and his mate Dylan on an internship with Santa’s Grotto. Bobby will be broadcasting live from Lapland every day via Periscope from Monday December 7th. Will he finally discover the spirit of Christmas, or just bring Santa’s finely tuned operation to a grinding halt? […]
Matt Pye, the chief operating officer at Cheil UK, is set to leave the agency. After five years at Cheil UK Pye intends to take a short break before looking for a new challenge. Pye joined Cheil UK as the Managing Director in January 2011 and was responsible for transforming the agency from its roots […]
Creative agency Sedley Place has announced the appointment of Lara Farnham as design director. Farnham will work alongside managing director Mick Nash, planning director Giles Calver, and head of business development Ron Cregan, on the senior management team. She will be responsible for all 2D design and will be based at the agency’s London office. […]
As 23red celebrates a 20% increase in income and significant profit growth year-on-year, the creative communications agency has appointed Marcus Hernon to the new position of Client Partner overseeing a portfolio of private sector clients. With 15 years’ experience in the industry, including as board director level at agency Iris and most recently as client […]
The Post Office reveals the return of Simon Bird in its new Christmas campaign ‘Christmas. Sorted’ with a new TVC due on air 5 December, launching in prime time across all major stations. Directed by Agustin Alberdi of Stink and created by DLKW Lowe, the 30 second TVC is supported by 40 and 20 second […]