In a new campaign, co-created by McCann, Help for Heroes unveils 40,000 Strong, a striking installation made up of a 40,000 model force of wounded veterans, at Manchester’s Arndale Centre. The exhibition and online campaign, produced in collaboration with Facebook as part of Campaign’s Hack 50 initiative, powerfully brings to life a newly-released statistic that 40,000 people have […]
McCann has promoted Karen Crum to the newly created position of Global Brand Strategy Director. During her tenure as Head of Strategy at McCann London, she has spearheaded strategy, and led teams behind numerous award-winning campaigns for the likes of Microsoft, Xbox and Mastercard, helping to take home the 2018 Cannes Lions Grand Prix in […]
Instax, part of the Photo Imaging Division of FUJIFILM UK is excited to announce that it has partnered with McCann on the launch of a new, interactive global branding campaign for its INSTAX line of products. The campaign focuses not just on brand awareness, but the importance of creating shareable memories that can be printed […]
IKEA has launched its Christmas campaign asking us to reflect on everyday behaviour, which is considered normal but that perhaps we all need to reconsider, particularly as the Christmas holidays are now upon us. Using the slogan #DisconnectToConnect, IKEA is betting on a different Christmas encouraging us to disconnect our mobile devices and social media in order to connect […]
Opel will soon have a new agency: as of January 1, 2019, McCann will be the European creative agency of the German carmaker. “We are looking forward to working with McCann”, says Tobias Gubitz, Director Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications at Opel/Vauxhall. “Our new partner has a European network of top creatives. The decision also […]
Sony Music Entertainment have partnered with Craft London to launch an online campaign for Kygo’s new album, Cloud Nine, which was released on May 13th. Kygo – real name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll – gained international recognition in 2013 for his remixes of popular songs including Ed Sheeran, Ellie Goulding and Passenger. He then went on to […]
Cheil Worldwide has hired McCann’s Richard Newman to drive growth for the ad agency network as regional chief growth officer. Newman was previously chief marketing officer for McCann, a role he has held since 2011. He will report to Aaron Lau, president of international, and CEO of Cheil Greater China. Lau stated in a press release: “We […]
A new study from agency research unit McCann Truth Central found that 70% of the nearly 500 agency professionals surveyed believe the industry’s “best days are behind us.” More than half (56%) said they wished they were doing something “more creative.” Chris Weil, who is also chairman and CEO of Momentum Worldwide, accentuated the positive. […]
Daniel Bonner has been announced as the 15th Annual FAB Awards’ Jury President for the Advertising, Interactive and Digital categories. Commenting on Daniel’s acceptance to chair the 2013 Panel, FAB Awards President N.Nayar said, “We are truly delighted to have someone of Dan’s calibre to Chair the Jury. Dan as a Creative and Dan as […]
The entry lines for the 15th annual FAB awards are now open. The award function, which has steadily gained a strong reputation over the years, is an international programme focused entirely on work done for Food and Beverage brands. It recognises the critical contribution that outstanding creative work makes to build brands. Rewarding the leading […]