Disciplines
About
Iris is The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. The way ideas travel has changed, and it is harder than ever to create impact using paid media alone. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives.
People
Clients
Insights
- Ownership
- Group owned
- Established
- 1999
- Number of Staff
- 501-600
- Turnover
- Not Disclosed
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Ethos
Iris is The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. The way ideas travel has changed, and it is harder than ever to create impact using paid media alone. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives.
Culture
Our goal is to create a business where everyone feels free to be themselves and has the same opportunity and access to progress. It encourages courageous thinkers who champion outsider perspectives.
In light of this we are the first marketing agency to become Fertility friendly accredited employer. We also have a Period policy which aims to normalise and destigmatise conversations about periods and create a safe and flexible working environment.
Ambition
Back in 1999, Iris was founded by a team of seven young entrepreneurs. Bored of big agency politics and frustrated by bureaucracy, they broke away from the Publicis Groupe with one shared belief; ?
it could be done differently.
With the philosophy, ‘Media Anything, Idea Everything’, Iris was built as an integration specialist, from day one.
It was our founders’ ambition to build an agency that was more agile, adventurous and adaptive to change than anything before it
Diversity
Based on terminology used in the All In Census
Gender
Male
Female
Executive Management
- 60%
- Male
- 40%
- Female
Heads of Departments
- 53%
- Male
- 46%
- Female
All Employees
- 49%
- Male
- 51%
- Female
Ethnicity
White
Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse
Executive Management
- 80%
- White
- 20%
- Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse
Heads of Departments
- 100%
- White
- 0%
- Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse
All Employees
- 81%
- White
- 19%
- Black, Asian, and ethnically diverse
Locations
Awards
OOH
Epica International Advertising Awards
Social Media and Digital Sponsorship
UK Sponsorship Awards
Collaboration Campaign
Campaign Experience Awards
Integrated Marketing Campaign
Campaign Experience Awards
Best Use of Search FMCG (Large)
European Search Awards
Best use of talent & influencers
Creative Circle awards
Best Branded Environment
Creative Circle awards