Saatchi & Saatchi London’s “Fixer” campaign for Direct Line, has been included in Campaign Magazine’s Top 10 Most Effective Celebrity Campaigns. The idea for The Fixer was born in 2013, out of research that told Direct Line that when things go wrong, people want an insurance provider who will get the problem fixed as quickly as possible. To fix the…
Saatchi & Saatchi London has hired Guillermo Vega, the former ECD of 72andSunny New York, as its Chief Creative Officer. Joining on October 1, Vega will lead the agency’s creative department and build on its existing creative success. His appointment completes the Saatchi & Saatchi London management team, alongside Sam Hawkey (Chief Operating Officer), Richard Huntington (Chief Strategy Officer) and…
Today, Betway, the online betting, casino and sports company, has appointed Saatchi & Saatchi London as their new lead creative agency. Saatchi & Saatchi will work towards a major global campaign launch and regional roll out in 2019, supporting Betway’s growth into new markets worldwide. The creative work will be rolled out across the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Belgium and…
This week we heard from Amy Drucquer, founder of This Fan Girl. This Fan Girl is an online community dedicated to providing female football fans with a friendly and inclusive environment to watch football and create a sense of community to nurture a shared love of the sport. Amy is a lifelong fan of Leicester City Football Club. During their…
Publicis Groupe united on Thursday 26th July at Parliament Hills Athletics track to break the record for the world’s fastest marathon. On a sweltering 36C afternoon, over 150 Publicis Groupe employees ran 100m sprints in a relay, and finished the 26 miles in 1 hour 53 minutes and 20 seconds, breaking the record for the third fastest marathon ever. The…
Telecoms company, Deutsche Telekom has won a Yellow and Wood Pencil at the 2018 D&AD Awards, in the digital marketing and media categories respectively.
Saatchi & Saatchi London has won a Webby award in the Digital Campaign category for their ‘Magenta Unleashed’ Campaign for Deutsche Telekom. The Webby awards honour the best creative work on the internet, across seven different media types: Websites, Film & Video, Advertising, Media & PR, Social, Mobile Sites & Apps, Games, and Podcasts & Digital Audio. Each category comprises…
Saatchi & Saatchi London has promoted Sam Hawkey and Larissa Vince to the roles of chief operating officer and managing director respectively. Sam, who has been promoted from managing director, will lead the agency’s vision and direction, and have responsibility for its commercial performance. Larissa has been promoted from chief growth officer, and will continue to lead growth and new…
Today Saatchi & Saatchi announces taking the pledge, and joining Free the Bid as a global network.
Last Tuesday evening, Saatchi & Saatchi London hosted the SheSays monthly series “How She Got There” to a packed crowd at the agency’s in-house pub, The Pregnant Man. The night celebrated the careers of two of advertising’s most prominent and inspirational women; Saatchi & Saatchi’s very own Chairwoman and Chief Creative Officer, Kate Stanners and SheSays co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Mr President, Laura Jordan-Bambach. In honour of…
In the 2018 Gunn Report, the annual list of the world’s best creative ideas and agencies based on creative awards, Saatchi & Saatchi London has been listed as the 2nd most creatively awarded UK agency, and the 15th most awarded in the world. The newly formatted report, the Gunn 100, tracks the performance of campaigns, brands and agencies in more…
Saatchi & Saatchi London have been named ‘The Best and Bravest Agency on the Planet’ by Contagious Magazine after topping their 2018 Contagious Pioneers agency rankings. The list recognises the top ten agencies round the world who consistently set the standard for creativity, innovation and excellence in marketing. The Contagious Pioneers list is based on an analysis of the Contagious I/O intelligence…
Expedia®, one of the world’s largest full-service travel sites, has awarded Saatchi & Saatchi their global creative account after consolidating all worldwide comms into the network. Jointly managed through Saatchi & Saatchi’s headquarters in London and Saatchi & Saatchi’s Team One office in Los Angeles, the agency will now create all brand advertising campaigns inclusive of TV, Digital Video and…
Direct Line was named 2017 Brand Story of the Year in Campaign’s Annual issue, in recognition of the company’s desire to change the nature of the insurance industry, using technological innovation to future-proof the business of insurance. Campaigns like “Fleetlights,” “The Smart Crossing” and the “Shotgun” app were praised alongside our TV campaign featuring Harvey Keitel as fixer “Winston Wolf.”…
