Global socially-led creative agency We Are Social has promoted head of editorial Charlie Cottrell and creative director Gareth Leeding to group creative directors. Cottrell joined We Are Social in 2013 to launch the agency’s editorial department, which has grown to a team of 21 editors and writers, many of whom come from journalism backgrounds. She […]
Branding and marketing consultancy TwentyFirstCenturyBrand (21CB) announced the appointment of Jen Randle as the company’s first Partner since launching in early November. Randle brings with her nearly 20 years of strategy, design-thinking and marketing experience across consultancy and client-side, as well as an MBA from Columbia University. Randle started her career at Jumpstart, a national […]
Melissa A. Lentz has been named to the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer of the MAGNET Global Network – the Marketing & Advertising Global Network of leading independent advertising agencies. MAGNET is comprised of 40 member agencies that collectively serve more than 800 clients and bill nearly $3 billion annually from offices in […]
Shutterstock, a leading global technology company offering high-quality assets, tools and services through its creative platform, announced a partnership with rights and clearance agency, Greenlight, a part of Branded Entertainment Network. Greenlight clears content with rights holders for use in commercial advertising and corporate campaigns and Greenlight also represents the rights for some of the […]
Havas Group in India has boosted its leadership strength with the appointment of Bobby Pawar as Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of Havas Group India. Pawar moves from Publicis India where he was Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer for South Asia. With the creation of the new role, Pawar will lead the strategic vision […]
Creative agency 180 Kingsday announced that following a series of new business wins and growth on existing clients, they have expanded their team with 15 new hires, seven of which are for the creative department. The hires reflect the agency’s recent appointment as global UEFA Champions League partner for LAYS Pepsico and picking up global projects for […]
WPP announced that Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson will unite to form Wunderman Thompson, a creative, data and technology agency built to inspire growth for its clients. The new organisation will be distinctively positioned as a provider of end-to-end solutions – through creative, data, commerce, consulting and technology services – at a global scale. Wunderman […]
Starcom, the human experience agency, announced the promotion of Jodie Stranger to Global Chief Client Officer, with immediate effect. She will report directly to John Sheehy, Starcom’s Global Brand President, and continue to sit in the UK. In her new role, Stranger will be responsible for the commercial growth of Starcom’s global clients including FCA, […]
Truant London celebrated the launch of their new brand by hosting a new music showcase, Unruly, at Redon in Hackney. The showcase, devised by the agency as a way of celebrating ‘the freshest music talent in the UK today’, saw a raft of Warner Music artists perform a series of freestyle battles with those represented […]
Tug, an international Digital Performance Marketing Agency, announced the opening of their German office in Berlin. With this new expansion, Tug is continuing to aggressively expand both the business and the teams globally and has made a significant number of senior hires in 2018. With the opening of the German office, Tug will be providing […]