Agency

McCann Design will be led out of New York by Matt van Leeuwen, but will share resources across offices, including Toronto.

The new wins follow the recent M&H announcement of several key promotions, including Julie Corney and Sophie St-Germain in the Montréal office, and Phu Pham and Sue Thoms in Toronto.

While data scientists, web developers and PR are up since the pandemic, back office and admin are down, according to recent US labour force stats

Marta Hooper arrives to take the creative reins as the 12-year-old agency commits to a fully remote model long-term.

Expanding to the U.S. is part of the long-time goal of becoming the best creative agency in the world, says founder Zak Mroueh.

Two years after buying themselves out of Omnicom, CDM has rebranded as Fisika as a definitive declaration of independence.

The changes come as previous CEO Stephanie Hurst leaves the agency.

The expansion will service three key hubs around the world: APAC, LATAM and EMEA.

Personal items provided by dentsu employees were carbonized and ground into ink.

Networks including Dentsu McGarryBowen, Isobar, and all Dentsu-branded agencies, including Canada’s DentsuOne, are being folded into the new entity.

The agency has been performing well, but the changes mean better strategic vision for the business and more responsible governance for the future, said CEO Claude Auchu.

The parent company of Cossette announces Brian Whipple as new chair, and acquires 200-person U.S.agency Mekanism.