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McCann Appoints James Bagan Strategy Director
We're delighted to announce that top strategy expert James Bagan has been appointed Strategy Director to lead our strategic planning activity across a range of industries and sectors, further driving growth for McCann Birmingham clients and our strategy and research offering. James joins from VCCP, where he was a Senior Planner.
Thomas Cook Appoints McCann Birmingham as Creative Agency
Online travel agent Thomas Cook, which relaunched last year, has appointed McCann Birmingham following a competitive pitch.
Great Minds - Diversity, Creativity & Inclusion
When advertising embraces diversity, both brands and viewers win. But how can brands take steps towards genuine inclusion and why is it so important?
McCann Birmingham launches new campaign with CrossCountry Trains
After over a year of lockdowns and travel restrictions, McCann Birmingham has launched CrossCountry’s new campaign to encourage the return to rail.
Kickstarting Careers
McCann welcomes new interns. We are delighted to welcome our first interns this week, who are joining us as part of our new internship programme under the Government’s Kickstart scheme.
Great Minds - Real People, Real Time
Behavioural science has not only taught us that consumers think both fast and slow, but that adopting cutting edge research techniques allow for deeper, richer insights - REAL LIVES, REAL TIME.
Great Minds - Connected TV
Connected TV continues to go from strength to strength, after accelerated growth driven by a nation in and out of lockdown.
Looking for a career kickstart in the creative industry?
Want to get into the creative industry? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’re helping to kickstart the careers of those looking to get into the creative services sector, by recruiting 32 new employees as part of a new paid internship programme.
McCann Bristol bags FOUR Cannes Lions in partnership with Motability Operations
We are thrilled to announce that McCann Central’s Bristol team has been awarded four highly coveted Lion awards at the advertising industry’s most prestigious global event, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
McCann Central junior creative strategist tops iconic industry awards
We are thrilled to announce that Selina Smyllie, Junior Creative Strategist at McCann Central has been awarded two highly-coveted D&AD New Blood Pencil Awards, including the top accolade of the Black Pencil.
UM Birmingham wins another Thinkbox TV Planning Award
Our media team, UM Birmingham, is delighted to have secured another prestigious Thinkbox TV Planning award in the best TV newcomer category for its work with Dexcom.
Great Minds - The Experiential Revolution: And what to do about it
The second in our Great Minds series will see three minds from our Activation, Strategy and Creative teams coming together to talk about the question we're being asked a lot at the moment - what should experiential activity look like post-covid?