BMB has been appointed lead strategic and creative agency for Kerry Dairy Consumer Foods, home to the UK and Ireland’s leading dairy and plant-based brands including Strings and Things Kids Snacks, PURE, Dairygold and Charleville brands. BMB pitched against three other agencies (undisclosed) to win the account in a process organised by the AAR. BMB […]
North East-based media agency, Route, has appointed one of the UK’s highest profile FMCG marketers to the board as Non-Executive Director. Gareth Turner, former head of marketing for Weetabix and a driving force behind the viral ‘Beans on Bix’ campaign, has over 23 years of experience in national and global roles, marketing some of the […]
Spark Foundry, the Acceleration agency, today announces the appointment of Marcos Angelides and Kate Anthony to joint Managing Director, and Nigel Waring is taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer. The news follows a period of vast growth for the agency, in which it has seen its billings more than double. In their new […]
Wickes, the home improvement retailer announce they have appointed St Luke’s as its lead creative agency following a competitive pitch. The pitch was run by intermediary Oystercatchers and involved a final response from three agencies including St Luke’s. St Luke’s will be the lead agency of record for Wickes and its remit includes all creative […]
The UK’s leading independent media agency, Medialab, has appointed Jon Manning as its Director of Advanced TV. Previously Client Investment Director at Publicis-owned Starcom, Manning is responsible for helping Medialab’s clients navigate through the increasingly fragmented and complex world of Connected TV including BVOD, SVOD, AVOD, FAST. The TV landscape is constantly evolving and Connected […]
The appointment comes as the data-driven email marketing specialist readies itself for further growth Customer acquisition specialist esbconnect has appointed Ross Lafayette as Sales and Partnerships Director, targeting growth in the wake of its management buyout earlier this year. Adept at creating digital solutions across channels and formats, Ross will focus on helping some of […]
Jellyfish doubles down on creativity and content, data, media and tech integration Jellyfish, the global digital marketing business to some of the world’s biggest brands, has announced the appointment of Jo Wallace as its Global Executive Creative Director (ECD). Jo will shape both client work and Jellyfish as a creative and inventive organisation in everything it […]
Mark Elwood has been appointed Chief Creative Officer for Leo Burnett UK, effective immediately. Elwood is a proven creative leader, who has rebooted the agency’s creative department, brought in new talent and led Leo Burnett UK to win multiple creative awards since joining the agency in June 2020. For the past three and a half […]
Specsavers has bolstered its senior team with two significant hires across marketing: Lisa Lomax who joins as Marketing Director, UK Optics, and Philippa Middleton, who joins as Director of Growth Opportunities. As Marketing Director UK, ROI & Spain, Lisa will lead the strategy and field marketing teams across optics and domiciliary, working cross functionally with […]
The PepsiCo brand Lay’s, Europe’s most loved potato chip, has chosen AMV BBDO as its new creative agency of record in Europe after a competitive pitch. The appointment is part of the brand’s new way of working to raise the creative bar in Europe with a strategic and creative partnership at a regional level. Lay’s […]