Movers and Groovers
WPP-owned global brand strategy and design agency, Brand Union, (www.brandunion.com) has announced the appointment of John Shaw to the newly created role of Worldwide Head of Strategy and Planning.
Shaw will report in to Simon Bolton, Worldwide CEO of Brand Union. He will also be responsible for leading the London strategy and planning department, reporting in to Catherine Gale, UK and Ireland CEO.
John joins the @brandunion network from WPP Team Red where he held the position of Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to this, John had a distinguished career in marketing services and advertising at companies including A.C. Nielsen, J Walter Thompson, Mars, and Wunderman/Y&R. [more…]
Cotswolds data agency brings in Ben Warren to head up Business Development
Award-winning data marketing agency The Blueberry Wave has added to its ranks with the appointment of Ben Warren as Business Development Manager. [more…]
Jaywing @jaywingsays today launches a new integrated content offering with the appointment of Mike Hepburn, co-creator of the Guardian Professional Networks, as Content Marketing Director.
In this newly created role, Hepburn will use the combined skills of the teams at Jaywing and recently acquired search agency Epiphany to build an integrated content marketing service. This fresh offering will bring together content strategy and creation, PR, data capture, brand development, media planning and buying, blogger outreach, SEO and social media strategy to provide a seamless service for Jaywing’s clients. [more…]
Movers and Groovers : The Fresh Group @freshgroup has named Patrick Howells as its new managing director.
The 34-year-old has been at the Cheshire agency since 2006 and previously held the roles of business development director and most recently client services director.
Abbey Telecom @AbbeyTelecom chief Tony Raynor has taken up the post of non executive director at the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce. The former president of the East Lancashire Chamber has accepted the post with a renewed vigour for business support and lobbying.
Simon Harrow, one of retail’s digital rising stars, is poised to leave beleaguered supermarket group Morrisons, Retail Week has learned.
Movers and Groovers : Universal Music Group, Hotwire PR, Acxiom UK, What in the World I am Doing Here
Senior Marketing appointment will place customers at the centre of technology‑enabled language service revolution
Leeds, United Kingdom – 19 March 2014: thebigword has appointed Kevin Anderson to a newly-created position of Global Marketing Director, as the rapidly growing translation and interpreting company continues to strengthen its senior team.
Established as one the world’s largest in its sector, thebigword has 500 employees working in 13 global offices and is on track for a £50 million turnover. Demand for its technology-enabled language services is growing, fuelled by the increasing need to communicate across different languages and cultures.
Kevin Anderson brings to thebigword more than 20 years of marketing and product management experience and skills, primarily in the business-to-business technology sector, developing and launching successful customer-focused solutions. He has experience of working across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Africa. [more…]
Fast-growing digital marketing and social media agency swoops to bolster ranks
London, United Kingdom, 18 March 2014: Dan Purvis has been appointed as Vice President of Strategy at Socialable, a digital marketing and social media consultancy. Founded by Forbes social media power influencer and visionary entrepreneur, Lilach Bullock, Socialable has more social proof than any other European social media and digital marketing agency and is seeking to capitalise on its recent rapid growth.
Purvis’ remit is to grow Socialable’s clients’ businesses, expand the agency’s portfolio, and enhance Socialable’s services, all of which will help Socialable to continue expanding. With 15 years’ experience, Purvis brings with him a wealth of agency and in-house marketing, social media, communications and PR experience. [more…]
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