Williams made CD as Dixon leaves Propaganda
Williams made CD as Dixon leaves PropagandaLu Dixon, creative director at Propaganda has chosen to leave the agency and return to London.
Dixon, whohas been with the agency since March 2008, previously worked in the role of executive creative director at EHS Brann London.
Her departure has been explained as being due to ‘family reasons’ and will see her succeeded in the role by Mark Williams, senior art director for Propaganda.
Laura Kynaston, joint managing director said: “We wish Lu every success in her future endeavours.
“We are delighted that Mark has moved up to the position of creative director. The whole business is excited about the direction in which he will take the creative department, which will be strengthened with further hires over the coming months.”
Prior to joining Propaganda, Williams was creative director at Leeds-based Fourninety.
He has also worked at The Leith Agency and Saatchi and Saatchi.
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Cup of tea anybody?
Would that be Yorkshire Tea, by any chance?
I have to ask the question about the appointment. Mark has previously worked at the Leith Agency and Satchi and Satchi, which I think is good, then takes the dynamic step to move to Four Ninety who as I understand it produce catalogues!.. as creative Director..who have an "Executive" Creative Director..of what exactly.. then goes to Propaganda who are..well........
Who's this Paul Mcmanus? Exec CD of what?
Four Ninety, kings of catalogues and not much else; with Exec CD's - you're gonna tell me next that they've got Group Planning Director's too.
Though I'm certainly no fan of his agency, don't make this personal about Mark. After all, he did this elsewhere: http://www.dandad.org/awards2007/entry.asp?entry_id=1946
It's a belter, and trumps any number of "best use of photography in a West Country free sheet" awards his detractors may have accumulated.
Hello Mark
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Good luck to Mark!
It may not be the most envious role in the industry at the moment but with Poulters being successfully directed into an iceberg, 1576 and Barkers sinking without trace, Propaganda is still well afloat.
At least they've managed to put in a creative director where the word creative is applicable (shit! have I just slagged myself off? Bollox. how do you make these things anonymous?)
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Cheers John. How you liking Glasgow?
Say hello to Stewart.
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Nice one Mark.
I heard that you're going to celebrate by having another baby.
You've only got to look at the work to see what the problem is - no matter who is the CD it stays the same. Mediocre and uninspiring.
Greggs - for example.
Not much fun for someone keen to push the creative forward.
Good to see they've still got a revolving door from the creative department in their new offices. Or maybe she just couldn't rise to the challenge of doing shelf wobblers for Seabrooks!
So that's why they moved closer to the railway station....
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Not being funny, but are you all Anonymous because you're current, former (or future!?!) Propaganda staff? You know, just wondering...
We're all hiding behind the cloak of anonymity because we're scared that Julian Kynaston will come after us in his glistening, red Lambourghini . . .
You see, even the brown-nosers want to remain anonymous!
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You're right! With all this cloak and dagger stuff, I feel like I've stumbled into a Secret Squirrel convention..!
bring back steve dikko.
Bring him back? According to their website, he hasn't left.
I'm confused... will he have to change his name to 'Dixon'?
Propaganda????????
Next, They'll be moving in with the Whole Caboodle in Harrogate, and they can combine their limited material and creative skills to quailify for the Sardine Agency of 2009 award.
With Lu leaving them in the lurch like she has, you wouldn't expect them to do her any favours in the form of a reasonable farewell photo. The picture that accompanies this article is lamentable, and sheds more than a little light on the poor standards that Propaganda and many other agencies are willing to accept when commisioning photography these days. I think this one was more down to the price, than up to the standard!
I've heard a rumour that Paddy McGuinness is being lined up as the next CD - due to arrive mid-July.
You're right. I think that the reason so much vitriol is flying around is because Propaganda has always posed as being a highly creative agency but the work has been, frankly, poor. To cite two examples, The Car Shop's contrived slices of life and Seabrooks' cliched nonsense. OK, so they built their reputation on GHD and that might have all been style over substance, but at least it had style. So good luck to the new CD if he can turn things around, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
It will never be as bad as being at 490.
I'm getting quite bored of seeing London CDs moving out of the capital, working in Manchester/ Leeds/ Birmingham agencies for a year (on top wages) and then moving on. Actually it doesn't just apply to CDs. I've seen it happen at BJL, LOVE, TBWA, now Propaganda (I'm sure I could name more if I could be bothered to do the research), and it never works. I can't think of one example of a London CD who's actually hung around long enough to do the agency a good service. Of course I'm perfectly happy to be corrected on this. Hope Billy's got plans to hang around for a few more years at BJL.
I think Brahm might have a thing or two to say about that Paulie Boy!
I don't want to go off the subject of Propaganda... but Brahm? Come on, get a grip. The only thing they've done recently is lay people off!
I think it's safe to say that even Brahm have been off the boil of late.
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