When he arrived in Manchester in September 2006, Robert Harwood-Matthews announced big plans for BDH\\TBWA.The agency was still reeling after the loss of the Morrisons account and chief executive Neil Griffiths had been shown the door. It was a... Read more
The Nissan dealerships ad account, which has been handled by TBWA\Manchester for the last decade, has been moved to TBWA’s London office, The Drum has learned.Robert Harwood-Matthews, once TBWA’s chief executive for Manchester and now... Read more
Robert Harwood-Matthews, the chief executive of TBWA\Manchester, will leave the agency for a position in Los Angeles in the new year.Harwood-Matthews will become the global managing director of the Infiniti car account, based at TBWA\Chiat\Day in... Read more
The Drum’s resident agony uncle, Carl Hopkins, has both worked for a husband and wife team, and been the boss of his own partner while at JDA.For a husband and wife running an agency together, Hopkins insists it becomes, “more than a... Read more
That wasn’t an earthquake that struck Manchester on the 12 February. The rumblings you felt as you supped your morning coffee were the collective howls of discontent as the region’s creatives spat out their cornflakes, stamped their... Read more
However, Harwood-Matthews remained tight-lipped. When quizzed over the departures and changes two months ago, his only response was that he was “unable to comment at this time”. All signs pointed to a big announcement; something to cap... Read more
