AGENCY APPOINTS FORMER OGILVY PARTNER TO SENIOR TEAM
Leading global communications agency, Red Havas, has appointed Richard Clarke as Executive Director in London, expanding its senior bench. Clarke was formally Client Partner at Ogilvy London, leading the Global Consumer Brands part of the Walgreens Boots Alliance account.
Read MoreJune marks Men’s Health Month. To acknowledge the occasion, we asked some of our male senior leaders their view on male health (mental and physical) and how we can encourage a conversation around related topics.
As COVID-19 cases surpass 10 million globally, it’s clear that a conversation around health, healthcare and education in this space simply cannot wait.
Read MoreCorporate, organizational and government leaders have been under enormous pressure this year to find the right words—and actions—to balance optimism with reality at a time when everything seems to be going wrong. Now, leaders are again being called on in unprecedented ways to help employees and consumers navigate the crisis brought on by the death of George Floyd.
Read MoreMay marks the one-year
anniversary since the official merging of Red Agency and Havas PR globally and
therefore the birth of Red Havas. What makes it extra special is it’s
also one year since the official launch of our London operation.
To celebrate we organized an afternoon tea to cheers a fantastic first year
together. Here are some of our Redsters incREDible “firsts” that we wanted to
share:
We’re celebrating and shedding a spotlight on some Redster working mums, to acknowledge National Maternal Month. They share their insights around bossing it at home and in the workplace:
Read MoreIn honour of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, Red Havas’ Michelle Fredman, shares her personal journey to mental wellness.
It seems fitting to be commemorating mental health awareness month, as we prepare to enter our third month(!!) of lockdown here in the U.K. The past two months have proved to be, undoubtedly, the biggest test on our collective mental wellbeing.
Read MoreToday, Red Havas released our “5 Communications Trends for the COVID-19 Crisis” report, which takes a look at five trends that will shape the integrated communications landscape both currently and with a view on the recovery process.
From trends and predictions in social and influence, to what brands are doing to give back and take care of their employees, to the state of strained newsrooms the world over, the report analyzes the communications challenges and opportunities that have emerged from the global pandemic.
Read MoreOn PRWeek.com this week, Red Havas Global CEO James Wright writes about the challenges of leading during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Without any precedent, this time calls for leading by instinct as much as experience.
Read MoreAs we’re all navigating the new normal in our personal and professional lives, we wanted to take a moment to recognize the end of Women’s History Month by celebrating nine incREDible women from our offices around the world. From the U.S. and the U.K., to the Philippines, Singapore and Australia, these Redsters answered questions about their work, their lives and their inspiration.
Read MoreRachael Sansom, Managing Director London, Red Havas
I started my PR career as a graduate trainee at Hill and Knowlton before eventually moving to Consolidated Communications – one of the hot shops of London PR in the early noughties. There, I progressed rapidly, becoming a Board Director at the age of 28. I was incredibly fortunate that a couple of years after that an opportunity presented itself to me (with some of my colleagues) to actually buy the agency out. I was in my early 30s, with the chance to take a gamble and try my hand at the business side of the industry – I went for it (and remortgaged my house along the way).
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