Specsavers announces the appointment of Agi Varanyi as Head of Creative Business Partnership for its in-house agency Specsavers Creative. Agi will be responsible for nurturing the partnership with the Marketing teams across the business, a partnership which yields consistently great work. Formerly Managing Partner at Grey London, Agi brings over 20 plus years’ comms agency […]
The new London venture will be headed up by industry experts Emily Gray and Lawrence Heath Award winning international strategy studio Untangld is pleased to announce the launch of its new London venture. Left to right: Jamal Cassim, Emily Gray, James Needham, Danish Chan, Lawrence Heath Born in Melbourne, Australia, the international studio expands operations to London in […]
When Rogerson Communities, a Boston-based provider of housing and healthcare for older adults needed a ‘Brand Positioning Study’ they called on Rich Schreuer, a market researcher with Echo Cove Research. He tested multiple broad positions for the brand and the messaging was starting to emerge. But they needed a branding partner to give these insights […]
Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Emily Lewis-Keane as Strategy Partner and Jimmy MacAskill as Strategy Director, bolstering the department led by CSO Richard Huntington. As Strategy Partner, Emily will work closely with Richard and Head of Strategy Sam Wise to deliver industry-leading strategy for the company. Her role will see her lead strategy for one of the agency’s three […]
Jellyfish, a leading global digital marketing business, is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephanie Parry as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Client Management. With an impressive track record spanning 17+ years, Stephanie brings a wealth of experience in both large multi-market organizations and high-growth SMEs. Stephanie’s focus will be on our growing portfolio of […]
With increasing amounts of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations of traditional mainline agencies along with an ever increasing demand for digital, what’s lost is the culture of advertising. A culture that provokes, moves and communicates, those in and around them, that consume and create it. One such product of that culture is Scarecrow M&C Saatchi, an […]
The appointment is the first senior hire by Chief Creative Officer Carren O’Keefe, who joined the agency this summer. Digitas has bolstered its creative credentials by hiring Eric Chia as the agency’s first ECD of Design. The appointment is indicative of the agency’s commitment to craft, and its focus on bringing technology and design closer […]
Marcel (part of Publicis Groupe) is proud to announce the appointment of Léoda Esteve as Managing Director, alongside Blandine Mercier and Benjamin Taïeb. This appointment marks a new era for the agency, following the appointment of Youri Guerassimov and Gaëtan du Peloux as Co-Presidents. Charles Georges-Picot, the former Co-President of Marcel, has left the agency […]
The Gate has hired Associate Creative Director Jo Ratcliffe to work across their growing portfolio of clients. Ex J. Walter Thompson and Fold7, Ratcliffe has crafted innovative campaigns for a diverse range of brands, including HSBC, Nestle, NCVD, CoppaFeel, Rightmove, and many others. Amongst several distinctions for a variety of campaigns, Ratcliffe’s work for NCVD […]
Suresh Balaji will join Lloyds Banking Group as Chief Marketing Officer on 16 October. The Chief Marketing Officer will oversee the group-wide Brand, Marketing and Experience function. Suresh will be responsible for creating and maintaining the Group’s strong, inclusive and sustainable portfolio of brands, developing marketing strategies, driving creative excellence, and designing customer experiences to […]