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With Pride Month 2024 coming to a close, we’re thrilled to announce that Lucy Avent-Wells and Matt Smith are joining Ellen Batty as co-chairs for Ogilvy’s LGBTQ+ network PROUD. Picking up the baton from Katrina Hedditch and Sam Johnson, the supergroup will take the reins in bringing Ogilvy’s LGBTQ+ community together, acting as an advisory board for clients and colleagues, and championing progress in our wider industry. Lets go! Ellen Batty: “I am thrilled to be welcoming Matt and Lucy to the team as fellow co-chairs. Their passion and expertise will be instrumental in all that we do, undoubtedly driving our efforts to new heights. This marks an exciting new chapter for PROUD and I look forward to working together." Matt Smith and Lucy Avent-Wells: "We are very excited to take on our new roles as PROUD co-chairs, trying to fill the big boots being left by the extremely talented Sam and Katrina, whose hard work has developed PROUD into the community it is today. We want to continue their mission, keeping PROUD as an open and inclusive community for those who identify as LGBTQIA+ within our agency, as well as a creative and strategic advisory board for colleagues and clients alike. "We also want to ensure all of our colleagues feel they have a safe space and available contacts for any and all questions they may have - we really want everyone, both inside and outside the community to know there’s an open door and a group of people who will do whatever they can to help, no matter what." #pride2024 #pridemonth

SOLD OUT. That’s how you do it. Now less than a week and a half to go until Nudgestock, the world’s biggest festival for consumer behaviour and creativity, takes over the Old Truman Brewery in Shoreditch.   Didn’t get a ticket? We’ll be livestreaming the entire day totally free of charge. You can register here: https://bit.ly/3VUiXr3 See the link in the comments for our world-class agenda for the day. #Nudgestock2024 | Rory Sutherland | Ogilvy | Ogilvy Consulting | WPP | MAD//FEST

Yesterday, we marked what would have been our Founder, David Ogilvy’s, 113th birthday. Often celebrated as “The Father of Advertising”, Ogilvy was a true pioneer of our industry whose immense legacy is still felt today.   "If each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants." - David Ogilvy   Happy Birthday David!🎂 #OgilvyCannes #CannesLions2024 #DO113

Ogilvy is named Network of the Year at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity! An incredible accomplishment. Network of the Year at Cannes is a team victory. Thirty-six offices contributed to our overall haul of 75 Lions: 4 Grand Prix, 1 Titanium, 11 Gold, 16 Silver and 43 Bronze as well as 157 shortlists. Congratulations to everyone across Ogilvy for their contribution to this wonderful achievement. We are also immensely proud that our work contributed to WPP claiming Holding Company of the Year honour and The Coca-Cola Company being named Brand of the Year. In addition, one of our long-standing client partners Unilever was honoured as the Marketer of the Year. We can’t do our best work without our relationships with our brave clients. “Our industry moves forward when we all come together to celebrate and champion the undeniable impact that creativity can have on our clients’ businesses and the communities we live in. I am incredibly gratified that collectively as an industry we proved that creativity always wins.” Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO, Ogilvy. “Great agencies are made by brave clients and passionate people who relentlessly pursue creative ideas that change the world and solve big business problems. It takes trust, collaboration, and partnership. We could not be prouder of Ogilvy’s global network for demonstrating that. We are deeply grateful to each person and each client, without whom we are nothing. This is for you.” Liz Taylor, Global Chief Creative Officer. #BorderlessCreativity (see link in the comments for the full story)

GOLD for Creative Effectiveness for our Dove #TurnYourBack campaign at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. What a result! Turned around in six days, within hours the campaign become a global phenomenon, even reaching The Oscar's red carpet. This is the definition of earned-first creativity. The future of advertising. Watch the Turn Your Back case study, see link in the comments. Congratulations to Daniel Fisher and the entire team both at Ogilvy UK and our partners at DAVID Madrid, and of course to our incredible clients Alessandro Manfredi and Firdaous El Honsali. What a night! #BorderlessCreativity Daniel Fisher, Global ECD, Ogilvy: “Turn Your Back was created in six days - from brief to going live. The magic happens when our capabilities and global network collaborate. The intensity of the experience brought back memories of ‘Courage is Beautiful.’ Like that work, Turn Your Back is hugely timely and important, and I am so proud it has made similar positive impact. Filters like Bold Glamour might feel like a bit of fun but they are potent tools that are destroying the self-esteem of millions of young girls.”

Day two at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and another major award, for a major campaign, on behalf of a major brand, featuring a major star, during a major event. Congratulations to Verizon and our colleagues at Ogilvy New York for taking home a Gold Lion for their blockbuster big-game spot! See link in the comments for details. #BorderlessCreativity #CannesLions #OgilvyCannes

Our CEO Fiona Gordon hosted Ogilvy's CMO session with panelists Zurich Insurance's Conny Kalcher, BBC Studios' Shelley Macintyre, Pillsbury's Gini Mines and Ogilvy's Matt Buchanan. "Sincere thanks to Conny, Shelley, Gini and Matt for their passion and honesty. The role of the modern marketing leader is truly multi-hatting. We talked about the increasing complexities of their roles, and that as you experiment, to cherish your core brand assets and ensure you continue to build on them, and you will thrive. We talked about leaning in and owning AI for your organisation, as the customer must stay at the heart of innovation. Also to always measure with metrics that matter, focus on what will drive authentic impact. Finally, have joy as you do your role, marketing can truly impact the growth and vision of an organisation - so we all committed to keep being inspired and curious this week at Cannes. Thanks again to my panel you competed admirably with the Olympic torch!" Fiona Gordon, CEO Ogilvy UK Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2024.

Cannes Lions 2024: Day One. 16 Lions, including one Grand Prix. Ogilvy brought home its first Grand Prix and four Gold Lions for creative ideas that had an unreasonable impact for some of the agency’s biggest brand partners. Additionally, Ogilvy’s global creative network won 3 Silver and 8 Bronze for a total of 16 Lions. #BorderlessCreativity at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity See link in the comments for more info.

Today. 11am. Ogilvy HQ. The CMO session. Solving complexity. Fiona Gordon, Ogilvy UK ceo hosts: Zurich Insurance's chief customer officer (ex Lego) Conny Kalcher BBC Studios SVP marketing (ex allplants, Sipsmith and TCCC) Shelley Macintyre Pillsbury brand experience lead (ex Häagen-Dazs) Gini Mines Ogilvy's global and EMEA president of integrated communications Matt Buchanan Talking life lessons and insights on how they navigate challenges and engage their customers, employees and board in new and exciting ways. Link in the comments to register.

A bronze Cannes Lions for Ogilvy Health UK, Ogilvy PR and Skin Cancer UK at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The 'Melanoma Law' campaign called for change to the outdated Sunbed Regulation Act. Just as regulations have been updated to remind consumers of the dangers of nicotine in cigarettes, the campaign called on the UK government to mandate showing the risks of UV exposure on sunbeds and in salons. John McPartland, ECD, Ogilvy Health UK: “I am very proud of our campaign. So much has changed in society in the last 13 years, the Sunbed Regulation Act as it stands simply isn’t fit for purpose. The huge spike in social media trends around using sunbeds in the last year is a reminder why we need to act now. Young people are seeing all the perceived benefits of using sunbeds on social media but aren’t being reminded of the dangers their use presents in later life. That is the true power of creativity - to change laws and change lives.” The campaign included OOH, PR, Influence, VOD and social. The striking creative filmed the process of placing a physical copy of the Sunbed Regulation Act on a sunbed emitting the same amount of UV rays legally allowed. The progressive damage to the paper is used as a stark reminder of the cancerous effects of UV exposure on skin. The burnt legislation was used in OOH placements. #BorderlessCreativity