Wednesday 31 May 2017

Above & Beyond hires creative entrepreneurs | R/GA leads shortlist for Campaign Creative Tech Awards

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May 31, 2017
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Above & Beyond hires creative entrepreneurs
Above & Beyond hires creative entrepreneurs

Omar Oakes

Above & Beyond has poached a pair of entrepreneurial creatives from CHI & Partners and Sunshine to bolster the agency's creative department.

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R/GA leads shortlist for Campaign Creative Tech Awards
R/GA leads shortlist for Campaign Creative Tech Awards

Emily Tan

R/GA leads the Campaign Creative Tech Awards shortlist with a total of five entries.

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Uefa aims to give women's football the Beyoncé factor in pan-European campaign
Uefa aims to give women's football the Beyoncé factor in pan-European campaign

Simon Gwynn

Europe's governing football body is today kicking off its first pan-European campaign for women's football, #WePlayStrong, in a bid to make the beautiful game the number one sport for women across all 55 of its member nations - from Iceland to Kazakhstan.

Marketing
Virgin's Lisa Thomas named Marketing New Thinking Awards chair
Virgin's Lisa Thomas named Marketing New Thinking Awards chair

Staff

Virgin Enterprises managing director and global head of brand Lisa Thomas is the new chair of the Marketing New Thinking Awards.

Media
Nokia owner picks Essence and Mindshare for global media
Nokia owner picks Essence and Mindshare for global media

Omar Oakes

HMD Global, the owner of Nokia, has hired Essence and Mindshare to its £80m global media account.

 

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May 31, 2017
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