- Barnes was previously Strategy Director at Dentsu Aegis Network
- Follows hire of Stuart Lunn as Managing Director in September of this year
Havas Media Manchester has announced the appointment of Lucy Barnes to the newly-created role of Strategy Partner, as the regional hub seeks to further strengthen its leadership team. Barnes joins from Dentsu Aegis Network, where she was a board-level Strategy Director, with responsibility for existing clients and new business, working on brands including Arcadia Group, Matalan […]
The ad industry is losing talented people at “unsurprisingly high rates”, according to Karen Blackett OBE, WPP UK country manager and chairwoman MediaCom, UK & Ireland. Speaking on Tuesday 12 November at WellFest, the brand-new workplace wellbeing conference organised by NABS, Karen called for an increased focus on emotional intelligence in order to support and […]
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel guidance platform, announced that Mother, an independent creative company with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Shanghai, will be the brand’s new global creative agency of record. The business will be led out of its New York office. “In a world where divisions continue to grow among us, […]
Havas Media has extended its relationship with Sherwin-Williams, a global leader in coating products, after being awarded the media planning and buying business for its wood care and performance paints brand Ronseal. The agency already handles media planning and buying for Sherwin-Williams-owned paint brand Valspar, having been appointed in 2015. The appointment follows a strategic […]
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel platform, announced the appointment of Havas Media as its global media buying agency of record. The new integrated marketing partnership will capitalize on Havas’ position within Vivendi, the parent company of Universal Music Group, among others. By leveraging its relationship with Vivendi – a media, content and entertainment leader […]
Kia celebrates its newest model, the All-New Kia XCeed, this week with a primetime TV takeover and a tongue-in-cheek new spot from creative agency Innocean Worldwide Berlin. The 60-second TVC urges fans to act fast as the XCeed ‘won’t be a secret for long’. It goes to air, simultaneously taking over 90% of commercial TV […]
Car brand Hyundai UK has revealed a set of new idents to support its sponsorship of ITV Drama, as part of its ‘Progress’ campaign. The push was developed in collaboration with creative lead agency Innocean UK, with media planning and buying by Havas Media and Jump, Havas Group Media’s content and partnerships hub. The idents, […]
Kia Motors launched a new pan-European advertising campaign for the new Kia e-Niro electric crossover – fronted by Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro. The campaign has been developed by INNOCEAN Worldwide Europe Europe under the leadership of Gabriel Mattar (European Chief Creative Officer) and Ricardo Wolff (Executive Creative Director). “It’s our first campaign for Kia […]
Home improvement and garden retailer Homebase has appointed Havas Media to oversee its media planning and buying business. Havas Media will now partner with Homebase to develop a new approach to media planning and buying, combining brand and performance across on and offline channels to deliver against key business objectives, including increasing market share and […]
This Christmas Swarovski is spreading the sparkle and putting customer experience at the forefront of its marketing activations. Moving away from traditional advertising mediums Swarovski is placing the focus on experiential moments designed to engage and surprise, bringing Swarovski’s signature sparkle to the streets of London, Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham. The experiential activations were developed […]
