Tag Archives: John Hegarty

You don’t necessarily associate Sir John Hegarty with AI, let alone dreaded algorithms, but the creative veteran has re-surfaced (not that he ever went away) as chairman of Genie, described as “the creative industry’s first automated talent agent.” Genie appears ...

Is Sir John Hegarty back in harness at BBH? He is, sort of, with this new campaign from BBH for Simba, the “sleep technology” brand developed by his The Garage Soho and now hitting the airwaves with Hegarty in the ...

TV marketing body Thinkbox’s ‘3 great ads I had absolutely nothing to do with’ is an entertaining series. Whether or not it persuades clients and media agencies that they should be on TV – being brave – is another matter. ...

At one of the increasingly popular “fireside chat” events to lure big names on stage, John Hegarty, founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, was in typically opinionated mood as he talked to the audience at Connect London. “People go on about ...

Pelle Sjoenell, ECD of BBH Los Angeles, is to be the worldwide CCO of BBH Group. He replaces Alexandre Gama, of Neogama in Brazil fame, who stepped down last year. BBH founder and Sjoenell’s predecessor Sir John Hegarty says: “Personally, ...

Cannes 2014: There are some that would argue the Cannes festival is nothing more than a money making exercise, while others see it as a showcase of inspirational ideas to lift the industry to new heights. For those who fall ...

In yesterday’s Sunday Times there was a pull-out section in association with Debrett’s. It listed Britain’s 500 most influential people and one of the categories listed was advertising. The introduction said “Debrett’s…. has carried out exhaustive research among the most ...

Graham Fink began his career at Collett Dickenson Pearce as the youngest member of, arguably, the most talented creative department ever in the UK. He went on to produce award-winning work at GGT, Saatchi & Saatchi and WCRS before becoming ...

The Guardian newspaper, when it’s not being castigated by various spooks for revealing how they’re spying on us (Mrs Merkel indeed!) is trying to go global, which is brave in the extreme as it’s still losing buckets of money in ...