Neil Christie, the architect of Wieden+Kennedy’s London operation along with creatives Tony Davidson and Kim Papworth, is leaving after 17 years. Christie recently returned to London after a brief spell as COO of the independent agency group in Portland. Christie ...
Read More »Neil Christie takes on global role at Wieden+Kennedy
Long-serving Wieden+Kennedy London MD Neil Christie has been promoted to COO of the Portland agency’s network, effectively number two in the organisation to president Dave Luhr, COO until 2013. W+K, founded 35 years ago by Dan Wieden and David Kennedy, ...
Read More »Neil Christie of W+K: my Top Tips for Cannes – including a brilliant mobile ad!
To be honest, not many things immediately spring to mind as highlights from the last 12 months. And who knows what will appeal to the juries – hopefully not a load of scam case histories that have never been seen ...
Read More »W+K’s Neil Christie on the best Christmas ads
It’s supermarket superbowl time in the UK, as the big high street names unveil their epic festive campaigns. You may not be roasting chestnuts on an open fire and Jack Frost has yet to nip anyone’s nose in this part ...
Read More »W+K’s Neil Christie: my top tips for Cannes
The Cannes International Festival of Creativity, arguably the world’s premier ad awards, starts on June 21 and we’ll be asking some of adland’s finest to choose potential winners. Wieden+Kennedy London MD Neil Christie kicks off our series with his ...
Read More »W+K’s Neil Christie: Why BBH’s Axe is a Modern Classic
With the recent appointment of 72andSunny to their roster, it sounds as if things may be changing at Lynx/Axe. So when asked to suggest a ‘modern classic’ campaign, I thought it was worth highlighting some of the great work BBH ...
Read More »Wieden+Kennedy’s Neil Christie: the best ads of 2014
We’re asking people to choose the best ads of 2014 and here’s a selection from Wieden+Kennedy London managing director Neil Christie (left). The Best Ads of 2014 Five ads from 2014 that make me jealous. None of these is wildly ...
Read More »Neil Christie of W+K London: what Scottish independence could mean for brands
Clearly there are more important issues than marketing to consider when thinking about Scottish independence, but being up in Scotland on business in the days before the referendum led me to think about what a yes vote for independence might ...
Read More »Neil Christie of W+K London: my top tips for Cannes
An obvious tip is the ‘My Name is Sweetie’ campaign to entrap paedophiles. It just won a black pencil at D&AD. Because – smart way of matching tech solution to the problem, worthy cause, seems to have actually worked, wish ...
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