The h.Club100 is an annual search for the most innovative and influential people working across the creative industries. Run by the Hospital Club, this year in partnership with the Culture Professionals Network, it has seen thousands of nominations for arts, culture and creative professionals pouring in over the past few months.
The judges have now whittled those names down to a 30-strong shortlist for each of its 10 categories. Over the next four weeks, we'll be revealing those shortlists – a total of 300 individuals – and inviting you to vote for who you think should make the final cut. Up next is the advertising, marketing and PR category, which this year features the following:
• Ajaz Ahmed, founder, AKQA
• Anthony Ganjou, CEO, CURB Media
• Avikar Jolly, head of brand and communications, UK & Ireland, Samsung
• Barnaby Cook & Nick Francis, co-founders, Casual Films
• Ben Chamberlain, Clair Chamberlain & Ryan Petersen, directors,
The Corner Shop PR
• Bruce Daisley, sales director, Twitter
• Claudia Falcone, global brand director, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, SABMiller
• Darren Bailes, executive creative director, VCCP
• David Kolbusz, deputy executive creative director, BBH London
• David Robinson, marketing director, The Sun
• Declan Reddington, co-founder, AdConnection; Fetch
• Freddy Mandy, creative director, Mother
• Greg Isbister, founder & CEO, Blismedia
• Guy Chapman, managing director, Target Live
• James Herring, managing partner, Taylor Herring PR
• Jo Carr & James Gordon-MacIntosh, co-founders, Hope&Glory
• Justin Cooke, CEO, Possible
• Laura Jordan Bambach, executive creative director, Dare
• Lauren Hales, head of publicity, Mercury Records
• Luke Shires, managing director, Joe Public Marketing
• Marc Mathieu, senior vice-president of marketing, Unilever
• Ossie Cariss, video director
• Reemah Sakaan, marketing director, ITV
• Rick Brim & Dan Fisher, creative directors, Adam&EveDDB
• Rob Potts & Andy Jex, copywriter and art director,
Saatchi & Saatchi London
• Robin Grant & Nathan McDonald, co-founders, We Are Social
• Simon Labbett, co-founder and creative director, Hometown
• Steve Smith & David Norris, managing director and operations director, Ear to the Ground
• Walter Campbell, art director, TBWA
• Warren Johnson, founder and managing Director, W Communications
But what do you think? Is this list a good showing of advertising and marketing innovation over the past year? Who's missing and who should make the final h.Club100?
Have your say in the comments below, tweet us @GdnCulturePros and for more creative debate, sign up free to the Culture Professionals Network today.
You can vote on this and all 10 categories in the h.Club100 here
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