Strategist Nick Docherty takes on the role as Head of Strategy at BETC London. He is a strategist with nearly twenty years’ experience and has contributed to some of the world’s most effective, awarded campaigns, including iconic work for Dove, Audi, Corona, Booking.com and Heineken (Cannes Effectiveness Grand Prix). Nick joins from a global leadership […]
Brand innovation agency Spicefire is pleased to welcome back Maggie Parkhouse in her new role as Group Director of Design, based at the agency’s Cincinnati office. Maggie is returning to Spicefire to lead and inspire the agency’s design team after a two-year break during which she co-founded a venture capital company. She says: “I am […]
Fusion Media has been appointed by urban cycling brand beryl, formally Blaze, to help raise the brand’s global profile – focusing on the UK, Europe and US markets. beryl was founded by Emily Brooke in 2012 with the vision of building a better world by getting more people in cities on bikes. The brand’s flagship […]
Bayer, a global leader in animal health, has awarded its Companion Animal global account to a combined Proximity and BBDO offering. The decision was made following a competitive review. The assignment includes the Seresto, Advantix, Advantage and Drontal brands and will be led by an integrated team out of Dusseldorf, with additional local market support […]
AKQA welcomes Christine Grand as Client Partner in the San Francisco studio. She will report to AKQA Director of Client Services Kristin Goto. Christine is a global marketing leader with over 15 years’ experience driving digital acceleration and business performance for agencies and brands around the world. She recently moved to San Francisco from Shanghai […]
Organix has appointed The Gate London as its creative agency after a review conducted with the AAR. Organix, part of Hero, the family-owned Swiss food company, is known for its tasty and healthy baby and toddler foods, made with only the best organic ingredients, and its No Junk promise. Jamie Elliott, CEO of The Gate […]
One of the UK’s leading independent media agencies, Media Agency Group (MAG), has opened a new office in London, after a phenomenal start to 2018 – including several new client wins and senior team appointments. MAG, whose HQ is in the prestigious MediaCityUK Manchester, has set up home in the creative community of Shoreditch, to […]
A+E Networks UK has appointed UM as its new media strategy, planning and buying partner. The partnership began in July 2018. The broadcasting network appointed UM after a competitive pitch. Its previous media agency was Arena Media. A+E Networks UK was seeking a strategic partner to plan and buy all media investment, offline and online. […]
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed MSQ Partners as its lead communications agency for an initial period of two years (with an option to extend for a further two) after a competitive pitch process on the Government’s main Campaign Solutions Framework Agreement. MSQ’s remit will include delivering integrated communications for the FSA’s food safety […]
Global design agency Conran Design Group has bolstered its offer in New York with the appointment of Joey Rippole. Reporting to David Keefe, Managing Partner, NYC, Rippole’s remit is to help grow the New York business beyond its core healthcare offer, to oversee day-to-day operations and to ensure the continued delivery of groundbreaking client work. […]