Omnicom Media Group UK

We’re proud to see so many of our incredible OMG’ers, agencies and clients shortlisted at the Media For All [MEFA] Diversity and Inclusion Awards in recognition of their work in championing diversity, equity and inclusion. Congratulations to Kiran Bance, Jade Buckle, Kat Bozicevich, Serhat Ekinci and to the teams at MG OMD, PHD and OMG UNITE. At OMG UK, we pride ourselves on ensuring that we create a culture where everyone is able to thrive and being shortlisted as an All In Champion is testament to the teams embedding this throughout all the work we do. You can read the full shortlist here: https://lnkd.in/eD_zYT5A

Congratulations to Paul Knight, PHD UK’s newly appointed CEO.   Paul will be succeeding Ali Reed, who we’d like to thank for her leadership, passion and commitment. On her watch, PHD UK significantly expanded its client portfolio, its capabilities, and its reputation for creativity, innovation, and inclusion.   Paul steps into his new role leaving MG OMD and OmniGOV in incredible strength.   With Paul’s experience enabling and leading enterprises that are purpose-built to deliver new standards in media, combining talent and technology to deliver transformative results, we look forward to seeing the positive momentum continue.

What a night! We won an incredible 35 awards, including the Grand Prix, at last night’s Campaign UK Media Week Awards across our agencies MG OMD, PHD, OMD UK, and Hearts & Science. It’s also fantastic to see MG OMD awarded Agency of the Year, Garrett O'Reilly named Agency Leader of the Year and Priya Dhillon named Rising Star in celebration of a brilliant 2024!

In honour of National Coming Out Day, Kushal Bajpai, Ali Reed and Daniel Block share their own personal coming out stories in conversation with myGwork - LGBTQ Business Community. https://lnkd.in/eaw3UPpU

This morning we had the pleasure of welcoming our clients and agencies to a discursive session focused on maximising attention and connection through Unified Video. We were privileged to be joined by a fantastic host of industry experts, including globally acclaimed author, researcher and expert on Attention, Karen Nelson-Field PhD, YouTube’s Roya Zeitoune, and Channel 4’s Art Sejdiu. Thanks to everyone who joined us for a brilliant morning of inspiration and debate.

As part of our continued commitment to being a responsible, equitable employer, OMG UK are proud to be accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The real Living Wage is an independently calculated hourly rate of pay based on the actual cost of living, taking into account everyday needs and you can read more about the Living Wage Foundation and their work here: https://lnkd.in/gHixBnN

Dylan Mouratsing has been appointed Managing Director of Annalect UK.    In this role, Dylan will oversee the design of data and tech strategy and solutions that deliver transformative business outcomes for our clients, ensuring that data and tech continue to sit at the centre of our Agency as a Platform proposition and influencing the data-driven culture across OMG. Read more about the appointment here: https://lnkd.in/ePWiRyeA

‘True allyship touches all elements of society’. In an article for myGwork - LGBTQ Business Community, Paul Phillips MIPA, Strategy Partner at OMD UK and co-chair of OMG UK’s LGBTQ Employee Resource Group, discusses practicing active allyship and the importance of creating authentic work for our clients and building a diverse and inclusive workforce that is reflective of our society. https://lnkd.in/d-8Sn625

We’re incredibly proud to see so many OMG’ers featured on The Media Leader’s Future 100 Class of 2024 list! Congratulations to Alice Thwaite, Ceiley Paterson, Jackie Randhawa, Foreda B., Julie Garrigues, Sian Johal, Alexander Hyndman, Imogen Turton, James Lane, Laura Packshaw (nee Garratt), Michael Loizou, Karl Saade, Jacob Knox-Hooke, Babajide Sotande-Peters and Lucas Melo. https://lnkd.in/e68TyZ87

The first of its kind for our industry, the BRiM (Black Representation in Marketing) sponsorship program has been created to elevate and support Black talent in media and advertising, helping create a more inclusive and equitable industry. As proud contributors to the pilot program, it was great to be back for the launch of the second BRiM cohort with our new sponsors and sponsees this week. Thanks to Natalie Trye and The Avenir Network for pulling together such a great event, and to Dan Clays and Laura Fenton for sharing the importance of senior leadership advocacy and the positive impact this program has already had on OMG. We’re really looking forward to this year’s program and seeing how the partnerships flourish.