Detroit-Based Agency Hires Stacie Lydia for Johnson & Johnson Business
Detroit-based advertising agency Doner announced the appointment of Stacie Lydia as Vice President, Brand Leader. In her role, she will help manage the agency’s Tylenol and Pepcid accounts. Based in Detroit, Stacie will report to Kathleen Ott, Senior Vice President “As our health and wellness practice grows, we continue to invest in top talent,” said David DeMuth, […]
Osaka Labs, has today announced that it has acquired creative agency, ‘Running With Scissors’. Founded by Sam Gormely in 2017, Osaka Labs is a data driven creative agency focused on delivering optimised digital experiences and online storytelling. Originally a fintech specialist, the agency has quickly established itself among the leading next generation of agencies and […]
PR agency wins 32 days of additional client work per month Appoints Kirstie Wilson as newest account manager Recruiting for additional digital-focused role
Technical communications agency, Scriba PR is targeting its strongest year of growth yet, as 17 new project wins contribute to 255 additional hours of communications work each month. Equating to over 32 working days of additional content creation, the B2B specialist has appointed a new account manager and is recruiting for an executive level role. […]
Brand design agency Lewis Moberly has appointed Ben Sillence, former Global Design Manager of Maltesers and Dove Galaxy, as a Director of Strategy with immediate effect. Since its foundation in 1984, Lewis Moberly has worked with some of the most well-known and best loved consumer brands including Johnnie Walker, Selfridges and Waitrose Cooks amongst others. Most recently, they have […]
Melissa Robertson, the former founder of Now, has joined Dark Horses, the sports creative agency backed by the founders of Lucky Generals, as its first CEO. She will report into Andy Nairn, who is Chairman of Dark Horses as well as a founder of Lucky Generals. She will have a significant equity stake in the business. […]
The UK’s biggest hotel company Premier Inn reveals the appointment of a new advertising agency. In an announcement which follows the phased reopening of its hotels to the general public, Premier Inn is checking-in Leo Burnett London as its creative partner. Leo Burnett was selected following a competitive pitch amongst a shortlist of agencies specially selected […]
Global digital marketing agency Croud appoints Emil Bielski, former Chief Strategy Officer at iProspect, as UK Managing Director. This appointment follows the agency’s recent £30m investment deal with LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. Founded in 2011, Croud provides digital marketing services to some of the world’s leading brands, including IWG, eve sleep, The […]
British fitness company, Gymbox, has appointed BMB to refresh its branding and produce an advertising campaign for early July. The appointment follows a multi-agency pitch handled directly by the 17-year old fitness business – there is no incumbent agency. BMB is commissioned to review Gymbox’s brand strategy, style and identity; the brief includes producing an advertising campaign […]
Jack and Bry, the creator of plant-based meats made from Jack fruit, has appointed Forever Beta as its first creative partner. The business created the world’s first jackfruit pepperoni, with both Zizzi and Papa John’s adding the meat substitute to their vegan menu’s soon after its launch. It is now looking to build on this […]
Two Wunderman Thompson designers based in the. U.K. created a new font themselves for Wunderman Thompson, called WT Gothic.
To do this, they studied the history of Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson’s respective origins, researching the past to define moments where each agency inspired growth as a brand. The designers looked at key design elements of the older timeframes (i.e.: building facades, advertisements, and fonts of the legacy agencies), using their inspiration to create one new typeface. Key points about the process: Variability, sound, motion, and data were key considerations during development, all around inspiring growth. Geography and […]