Jobe replaces outgoing head of technology Kevin Durley
Cheil UK, one of the UK’s leading digital marketing and advertising agencies, today welcomes Gary Jobe as its new head of technology, replacing Kevin Durley. Jobe is an experienced technology leader with more than 20 years’ experience designing and delivering innovative technology solutions. Jobe joins Cheil UK from Havas UK, where he was previously group […]
Chadwick will work to develop Cheil’s strategic offering
Cheil UK, one of the UK’s leading digital marketing and advertising agencies, has hired Michael Chadwick as head of strategy. Chadwick replaces David Coombs, former head of strategic services who was promoted to Cheil UK CEO in July. Chadwick will work to develop and further enhance Cheil’s strategic offering, and oversee integration of Cheil’s online […]
LACK OF NEW INVESTMENT ACROSS THE BOARD DESPITE EVER MOUNTING PRESSURE ON DIGITAL CHANNELS FROM COVID-19 CRISIS
More than half (56%) of UK business leaders have said they’re not planning to invest more in digital transformation – with 39% saying their plans have remained the same and 17% have even rolled back their plans – despite COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown accelerating the need for digitisation across services. The data comes from […]
Cheil UK has hired the multi-award-winning Laura Gibson as its new Head of Social for creative. Gibson joins from ITV Creative where she was Head of Social and led award-winning campaigns for shows such as Love Island, Britain’s Got Talent, Downton Abbey and I’m A Celebrity. Gibson will develop Cheil UK’s creative social proposition and […]
Matt Pye, the chief operating officer at Cheil UK, is set to leave the agency. After five years at Cheil UK Pye intends to take a short break before looking for a new challenge. Pye joined Cheil UK as the Managing Director in January 2011 and was responsible for transforming the agency from its roots […]
Samsung UK turned its Piccadilly Circus Screen, the UK’s most famous advertising space, into an interactive rugby game called ‘Penalty kick’, supporting the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S6 edge range. The two-day campaign by Cheil UK, which took place on 18th and 19th of September, aimed at getting people excited about upcoming rugby events and […]
Super excited! Out installation for #LDF15 goes live later today. It’s for a great cause @PutRedBack #PutRedBack https://t.co/0SRdWXjCUd — Cheil UK (@CheilUK) September 21, 2015 Cheil UK is launching a new social initiative, #PutRedBack, which aims to raise awareness of the restrictions on gay men donating blood, and to help shift the debate. The #PutRedBack […]
Cheil UK has launched a campaign today that harnesses the power of a tweeting kettle, to support and boost donations for the charity Maytree, who care for people in a suicidal crisis. The kettle has been specially adapted so that each time it is turned on, a sensor within the kettle will publish a tweet, […]
Cheil UK has emerged as a winner of Twitter’s “Powered by Twitter” industry competition. The agency responded to Twitter’s challenge to “Build Something Beautiful” with a social art installation to feature at the London Design Festival. The idea for the installation was created to support Cheil UK’s wider #PutRedBack campaign to lobby government to allow […]
Daunted by Shakespeare? There’s an app for that...
Samsung Electronics UK has teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company, supported by ad agency Cheil, to launch a new app starring famous actors, a rapper and a beatboxer to bring Shakespeare to life for 11-18 year olds. The Android app, called RE:Shakespeare, features interactive games and videos and is hosted by RSC ambassador, David […]