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We are delighted to have spent another afternoon with God's Love We Deliver, an organization dedicated to cooking and delivering thousands of meals daily to New Yorkers unable to prepare meals for themselves due to medical conditions. Always an amazing and rewarding experience to volunteer and support their mission. Thank you for having us again! (Not pictured 📷: barbs ladling soup and making burgers 🍔 )

In honor of Pride Month, we wanted to give back to the LGBTQ community by hosting a silent auction fundraiser for an incredibly deserving organization based out of NYC, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. We auctioned off everything from custom cartoons to an animation class and so much more, making for an unforgettable evening in the office. Thank you to our Barbarians for their contributions and creative donations. 🧡

Couldn't have had more fun kicking off the next chapter with Barbarian! There's nothing more valuable than getting a focused 2 days of quality time with a new team early on - sharing, listening, workshopping and planning the path forward. All of it was further proof of our amazing talent, big ambitions, and never-stop-innovating hustle. Thank you Barbarian for the warm welcome.

A few exciting things happening at Barbarian called for an an all-agency meetup in NYC! Here's a few moments of the team recently being together to celebrate our new look, welcome Jeff Blackman as our new Managing Director, and take an after-hours trip to one of the most eclectic spots in the city.

Our CCO vince lim talks about the value of brands leaning into social conversation as he shares one of his locks for this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with ADWEEK. Check out his take on the "memorable" spot here: https://lnkd.in/gKps9t65

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined the incredibly talented team at Barbarian!    It’s a wild time to be a digital agency, which makes it the perfect time to be a Barbarian 😉 Barbarian's rich history of creativity and innovation has always inspired me. It’s exciting to now have the chance to contribute to the legacy of an agency that has been a pioneer in the space since day one. I am looking forward to working alongside some of the best and brightest in the business, and bringing all I’ve got to this amazing team to build something even bigger and better together. Here's to what’s ahead, Barbarian!

We couldn't be more excited to announce that Jeff Blackman has joined Barbarian as Managing Director! He's already hit the ground running, bringing in more than two decades of expertise in digital transformation, emerging technology, innovation, customer experience, and digital marketing. "Ultimately, we’re in the business of helping brands forge stronger connections with their customers in the digital space, and that relationship is even more important and complex as culture and technology evolve. I’m looking forward to playing a role in pushing the agency further and expanding our capabilities." Jeff will play an integral role in leading the agency, tapping into Barbarian’s rich history of #innovation and #creativity, while exploring new areas to continue our leadership in delivering modern #digital #experiences. News in Ad Age : https://lnkd.in/eejrrV5s Read our full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e7tu_Z7T

In celebration of AANHPI Month, our very own Urvashi Ajmera — our Senior Strategist — broke down how brands can go the extra mile — from doing proper market research to partnering with Asian-American creators — to connect with an underrepresented community in the advertising world. Read her full piece via Ad Age: https://lnkd.in/e92YZ3N8 Cheil Connec

We're thrilled to congratulate our own Jo Hayes for taking on the new role at Barbarian as Executive Director, Strategy! If you've spent any amount of time working with Jo, you'd know how incredibly well-deserved this is. And we couldn't be more excited for this next chapter of her leadership at Barbarian.

Barbarian's Madeline Mulvey on how brands and agencies can create environments for diverse voices to flourish.