McCann London

London https://www.mccannlondon.com/

Disciplines

  • Advertising/Creative
  • Brand strategy
  • Integrated marketing

About

We're a creative agency dedicated to telling the truth and telling it well.

A Truth Well Told - our guiding principle since 1912 - underpins everything we do.

It ensures everyone has the opportunity to tell their own truths to play a meaningful role in the agency.

And it allows us to do what we do best: help brands earn a meaningful role in people’s lives.

We’ve delivered joy to the nation with Snoop Dogg for Just Eat and Kevin the Carrot for Aldi, showed the audience “That’s the eBay Way”, unearthed ‘The Gender Pain Gap’ for Reckitt, helped L’Oréal show people that “They’re Worth It” and put a “Priceless” tag on Mastercard.

Proudly part of McCann Worldgroup. #ATruthWellTold



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BITE Articles

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Thought Leadership

Stress, simplicity and setting the pace

BITE’s top long reads of 2024 underline the human challenges that lies at the centre of marketing.

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Thought Leadership

Creativity comes in many forms

BITE rounds up the best creative work of 2024.

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Thought Leadership

Redefining pain in the workplace

McCann London launched its Pain Pledge with a panel discussion with Nurofen, opening up discussions around pain in the workplace

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McCann London launches agency ‘Pain Pledge’

The pledge, inspired by the agency’s ground-breaking ‘See My Pain’ campaign with Nurofen, aims to give practical support to employees in pain

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Thought Leadership

Five must-reads for National Inclusion Week 2024

Mind expanding thinking designed to drive inclusion 365 days a year

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Fuel Your Imagination

Xbox champion accessible play with adaptive joystick

The ‘This is how we do it’ campaign, created by McCann London, marks the announcement of Xbox’s adaptive joystick and adaptive thumbstick toppers

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Thought Leadership

Creativity can inspire bigger and bolder work

The Gerety Awards UK Jury panel underlined the importance of versatility in creativity.

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Thought Leadership

Adam&EveDDB scoop UK Agency of the year in the Gerety Awards

Biscuit Filmworks was awarded UK Production Company of the year.

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Voices

I’m not a hyperactive little boy. I’m a woman with ADHD

Jemma Burgess explores her journey with ADHD and why it's important the industry welcomes and supports neurospicy brains

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Thought Leadership

‘There is a climate of fear for marketers’

Industry leaders urged brands to transition from caution to courage at Courageous Leaders Live

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Thought Leadership

Leading with conviction and the power of identity

At Courageous Leaders Live 2024 industry leaders share how understanding their own needs and values help them to act and lead

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Interviews

‘Focus on potential rather than past success’

McCann London’s Chief Strategy officer on curiosity, corporate jargon and creating culture

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Fuel Your Imagination

Xbox brings learning to gaming with ‘Beyond Xbox: Field Trips’

The innovative campaign by McCann London uses audio journeys to showcase the teaching capabilities of video games

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Thought Leadership

Stepping into the spotlight

Industry leaders from the IPA, UN Women, Accenture Song, McCann and We Are Futures underline the importance of investing in female talent

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Hot Pick

Just Eat’s charming animal characters find the joy of everyday

The campaign from McCann makes use of relatable animal puppets to reflect the realities of food delivery

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Fuel Your Imagination

Mastercard and The Brit Awards celebrate the next generation of creative talent

Mastercard is marking its 26th year as headline sponsor of the awards

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Voices

McCann London’s Regan Warner becomes Jury president for Gerety Awards

Warner brings together an all star female cast to judge creative work through the female lens in advertising

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Thought Leadership

Bellwether brightens January with optimistic outlook

Report reveals the UK marketing industry ended 2023 on a high, recording the strongest growth for a decade.

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Fuel Your Imagination

Christina Aguilera and Latto combine Hip Hop and Opera for Just Eat

The latest iteration of the ‘Did Somebody Say’ campaign sees two music stars merge genres to showcase the variety of options on Just Eat.

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Hot Pick

Sky Sports embraces the cultural currency of women’s football

The remix of Stormzy’s track Shut Up elevates the unique energy of the Barclays Women’s Super League

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Voices

From digital legacies to a widow’s club, let’s talk about death

Tackling the taboo of death Ashley Biack and Jordan McDowell ask what talking about death could awaken within us as marketers and creatives to better serve the brands we build

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Fuel Your Imagination

Sky Sports remixes Stormzy’s Shut Up to kick off Women’s Super League

The high-energy spot created by McCann London stars Women’s Super League heroes alongside Grime artists

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Trend

Sky Broadband hosts Street Fighter tournament in a sweat room

The live-streamed tournament created by McCann London saw competitors battle to win a spot in David Beckham’s Street Fighter 6 team

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Thought Leadership

DDB and Omnicom Take Top Honors at the 2023 Gerety Awards

DDB Worldwide has been awarded Global Network of the Year, DDB Chicago won Global Agency of the Year and Omnicom has won Holding Company of the Year

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Thought Leadership

McDonald’s scoops most awarded brand in the world at Gerety Awards

The fast food giant has utilised the power of creativity to cement its place in popular culture

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Fuel Your Imagination

L’Oréal Paris makes a stand for women at All Points East

The cosmetic brand teamed with AEG Presents to support safeguarding against public sexual harassment.

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Voices

DEI: The key to success at Cannes

A Creative Equals event broke down the reasons why DEI was the big winner at Cannes Lions

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Thought Leadership

Ask her to stay

At the UK Creative Festival industry experts outlined the importance of creating a workplace that women want to stay in

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Hot Pick

The All England Lawn Tennis Club highlights the true breadth of tennis

The ‘Always like never before’ campaign from McCann London highlights the show-stopping drama of Wimbledon

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Voices

Getty Images and Dove extend #ShowUs to tackle women’s health

As brands break the silence surrounding women’s health issues Getty Images and Dove invest in inclusive visuals

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Hot Pick

16th Century Life Expectancy calls to end misinformation around Trans People

The campaign from McCann London for UK Black Pride exposes the dangers of misinformation and its ability to fuel hate

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Voices

UK Black Pride exposes the dangers of misinformation about Trans people

16th Century Life Expectancy highlights Trans people’s ongoing struggles and asks for improved rights to healthcare.

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Fuel Your Imagination

McCann and Plant Drop launch Smart Plants

The innovative pollutant absorption system is designed to revolutionise how consumers shop for plants

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Trend

Nurofen creates packaging to show dismissals of female pain

Phase two of the See My Pain platform from McCann London spotlights six women with real healthcare issues to help close the gender pain gap

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Thought Leadership

How brands supported International Women’s Day

The marketing flurry of International Women’s Day is over for another year, but keeping up momentum all year round is essential for progressive brands.

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Thought Leadership

How Nurofen and McCann are closing the Gender Pain Gap

McCann’s ‘Go Hug* Yourself’ event highlights the importance of Nurofen’s See My Pain campaign in closing the gender pain gap

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Fuel Your Imagination

Just Eat continue to ‘get stuck in’ to Love Island

The partnership returns for a fourth year with a campaign created by McCann London

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Thought Leadership

Change brings new confidence

The Gamechangers Interview series highlighted the power of transitional leaders in times of uncertainty.

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Voices

Nurofen and IPG take aim at the gender pain gap

The new purpose-led brand platform ‘See My Pain’ is rooted in action to close the gender pain gap

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Voices

Deepfake technology shows the devastating impact of knife crime

The campaign from McCann London for The Joshua Ribera Foundation brings rapper back to life to shine a light on the human cost of knife crime.

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Voices

‘The Future Looks Good’ wins Snap’s 2021 UK Creative Council programme

The interactive Snap campaign from Cathryn Carey and Phoebe Chetwynd-Talbot shows how AR can be used to provide creative solutions to societal issues

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Voices

All In Census returns March 15th

The industry wide census led by the Advertising Association, the IPA and ISBA is set to return next spring

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Voices

Frontline workers face mental health crisis

Research from the Laura Hyde Foundation shows workers seeking help with suicidal thoughts has increased by over 70%

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Fuel Your Imagination

Birds Eye Green Cuisine shows the power of the ‘Plant Age’

The new campaign from McCann London showcases Birds Eye’s plant based range and encourages consumers to embrace behavioural shift

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Voices

‘Change brings new confidence.’

Jessica Tamsedge, Chief Client Officer, McCann Europe and UK, on how motherhood is her creative fuel and the power of not trying to do it all.

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Voices

All In reveals first wave of champions

The first companies to sign up to the All In programme were celebrated at a Parliamentary Reception.

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Trend

The Truth About Britain: keeping up with an ever-changing nation

Research from McCann explores the values and mood of the nation so that brands can better appeal to Brits

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Voices

Gerety Awards 2021: Why now is the time to raise the representation bar

With 180 advertising and marketing leaders from 30 different countries, Gerety 2021 shows it is possible to raise the bar when it comes to elevating female leadership.

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Voices

“We’re showing we can do better”: The Gerety Awards reveals its 2020 shortlist

The Awards are working to redefine how traditional advertising is both judged and rewarded, championing brands and campaigns that truly resonate with global consumers.

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BITE Focus

BITE's Big Christmas Roundup

A growing number of brands attempted to spread more mindful joy this Christmas. In a bid to do the same, we’ve rounded up the best of the Christmas marketing we’ve seen this year.

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BITE Focus

The best ads of Christmas 2018

This year, in our bumper Christmas Focus, discover the brands who are doing Christmas best, the ones capturing our hearts, tugging on our purse strings and making us well up at our desks.

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See it to Believe it

Is your brand a good role-model?

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Experience is the new economy

Tangible storytelling

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Commitment Vs Loyalty

Time for brands to challenge their customers

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Save Time and Eliminate Choice

Brands aiding the decision making process

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Media Fragmentation

The power of cross-channel story telling