After a strong start to 2019, with both organic growth for clients such as easyGroup and the Economist, as well as new business wins for Investec and Viacom brands My5, Vidcon and MTVPlay, VCCP Media has strengthened its team with the hire of two new members to work across the business teams. Tess Hulme as […]
Iconic British airline, Virgin Atlantic and market-leading travel company, Virgin Holidays have appointed global socially-led creative agency We Are Social as their new social media agency of record in the UK. The win follows a three-way competitive pitch process. We Are Social will create and deliver new social media strategies, further building on both brands’ […]
Leo Burnett has announced that Mark Tutssel, executive chairman of the network, is retiring after a 34-year career with the company. He will be staying on until the end of June and will work with Nick Law, chief creative officer of Publicis Groupe, and the Leo Burnett Global Creative Council to ensure a smooth transition, […]
Wunderman Thompson, a WPP company, announced that Ewen Sturgeon has been appointed CEO of Europe and South Africa, effective 7 May. He will be based in London and will report to Global CEO Mel Edwards. In this role, Ewen will oversee the strategic growth of the business and operations across the European and South African […]
Since its inception as an affiliate of McCann Worldgroup in late 2013, McCannBlue has worked to firmly establish a reputation as an integrated creative and digital Agency right at the heart of ‘Silicon Docks’ on Dublin’s Grand Canal Quay. Now a thriving creative company they have been attracting major clients including global brand, advertising and […]
RSBG Infrastructure Limited is a progressive and forward-thinking group that invests in brands. Providing a strong platform for growth, it acquired retail innovation design agency, The Yard Creative, for an undisclosed sum during April 2019. The acquisition is a strategic move to bolster RSBG Infrastructure’s already significant urban development portfolio. The group is focused on delivering […]
Following a three-way agency pitch, biscuit company Bahlsen has appointed global brand experience agency Sense to deliver a UK-wide experiential sampling campaign for PiCKUP!, the chocolate biscuit bar with attitude. Launching this summer, Sense will also be working with the integrated agency Threepipe and Bahlsen’s incumbent PR agency TASTE to deliver a campaign that spans […]
Two of South Africa’s regularly awarded agencies, Hellocomputer Cape Town and FCB Cape Town, have come together to form a new agency, HelloFCB+. With tools to design, build and run entire customer journeys, HelloFCB+ combines technology and creativity to create strong, meaningful connections between clients and their audiences from the moment they first engage with […]
Following a few weeks of intense judging, The FAB Awards have released their list of Finalists for the 21st edition of their awards programme, which is focused entirely on work done for Food and Beverage brands. The Awards, who this year attracted over 2,000 entries from all over the world, recognises the critical contribution that […]
International currency broker and payment service agency, Global Currency Exchange Network Ltd (GCEN), and corporate custodial services company, Global Custodial Services Ltd (GCS), have announced their unification under a single brand: GC Partners. The leading currency exchange and client money solution provider enlisted strategic brand consultancy Brandpie to develop a new name, logo and brand strategy. Brandpie was […]