Latest News from iris http://www.irisnation.com/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:34 +0100 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:41:15 +0000 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/logo_iris.jpg Latest News from iris http://www.irisnation.com/ iris appoints Frood as planning director iris has appointed John Frood to the newly created role of planning director for Europe as it strengthens its regional management team. Frood joins from Leo Burnett Group, where he was planning director for EMEA, responsible for driving integration across the group, and will report into global executive planning director Sam Noble.


Full press release: iris poaches integration planning heavyweight John Frood from Leo Burnett Group to be European planning director]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/john_frood.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Thu, 23rd Jul 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris creates Amstel <br>Fringe for Big Chill Beer brand Amstel has appointed iris to create a series of quirky events at The Big Chill festival this Summer following a competitive pitch. As part of Amstel’s ongoing partnership with the event, which takes place in Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Herefordshire from the 6th to the 9th August, iris has created ‘The Amstel Fringe’ to run for the duration of the festival.


Full press release: Amstel tasks iris with creating programme of events for The Big Chill festival ]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Amstel_Logo.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Wed, 8th Jul 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris wins Tiger contract in Southeast Asia Asia Pacific Breweries has appointed iris to drive Tiger’s regional sponsorship campaigns. The 15-month project which kicked-off in June 2009 will see iris developing through-the-line campaigns which support the brand’s sponsorship activities. The appointment is the latest in a line of new business wins for iris’ Singapore office, which have included CIBA Vision and Unilever.


Full press release: Asia Pacific Breweries Appoints iris For Tiger’s Regional Sponsorship Campaigns]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/tiger_beer.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Thu, 2nd Jul 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris launches Ultimate Strapless for Wonderbra Wonderbra is launching a nationwide campaign by iris to promote the launch of its new product, the Ultimate Strapless bra, which is the first on the market to use Wonderbra’s new revolutionary built-in hand-shaped support. The integrated campaign features online, social media, PR and retail elements.


Full press release: Wonderbra* launches revolutionary new Ultimate Strapless bra in the UK with integrated campaign
by iris ]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Wonderbra.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 30th Jun 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris appoints two to Singapore office iris has appointed Joei Huang as lead developer and Shang Liang as lead interactive developer for its digital operation in the Singapore office. The pair join this month from OgilvyOne Singapore, where they were software engineer and senior content engineer respectively, and will add further digital specialism to iris’ rapidly growing Singapore operation.


Full press release: iris bolsters digital strength with two new appointments]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Joei_and_Shang.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 30th Jun 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris creates campaign to launch Hertz Student Global car rental company Hertz unveils a new product offer called Hertz Student across Europe this month with an integrated campaign by iris, which specifically targets students from 19 years of age, in order to drive brand loyalty among younger drivers. With this introduction, Hertz becomes the first car rental company to offer students aged nineteen and over a clear and consistent vehicle rental offer across multiple countries in Europe.


Full press release: Hertz is first to drop minimum car rental age to nineteen in multiple countries across Europe, supported by integrated campaign by iris ]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/hertzstudent.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 9th Jun 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris launches ATL campaign for Network Rail As Network Rail ramps up the work on its £35bn five year plan to transform Britain’s railway, it marks the completion of one of its biggest re-building projects with a new advertising campaign by iris. The TV, press and poster campaign showcases the major £9bn upgrade of the West Coast main line which has slashed journey times and resulted in more trains with more passenger seats.


Full press release: Network Rail launches ad campaign to announce £9bn upgrade of West Coast main line.]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/networkrail.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Mon, 8th Jun 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris appoints <br>global talent director iris has appointed former BT Head of Organisational Development and Design, Kathryn Pritchard, to the newly created role of Global Talent Director. Pritchard will take up the role in July and will report in to the agency’s joint CEO and founder Stewart Shanley. Her remit will include Board level recruitment, building world class regional management capability and leadership development across the network.


Full press release: iris appoints BT’s Kathryn Pritchard as global talent director]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Kathryn_lowres.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 2nd Jun 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris launches <br>Melbourne office iris has opened a Melbourne office as part of its ongoing global expansion drive. The opening comes soon after the launch of Beijing in March and takes iris’ total number of offices across the globe to fourteen. Managing director of iris Sydney Simon Porter will oversee the management of the Melbourne office initially and will spearhead a recruitment drive to attract best-in-class talent from across the region.



Full press release: iris launches Melbourne office]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Melbourne_simon.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris Manchester scoops six Roses awards iris Manchester has won six awards, including three Golds and three Silvers, at the Roses Advertising Awards, hosted at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel on 30th April 2009. The agency was one of the most awarded on the evening and outperformed some of the region’s bigger agencies, after receiving seven nominations for our work on Wonderbra, adidas and Paddy Power Bookmakers.



Full press release: iris scoops three Golds and three Silvers at the Roses]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Manchester_Roses_Pete_and_Ben.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Wed, 6 May 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris appoints heavyweight trio in Sydney iris has appointed former TBWA creative talent Tom Hoskins as creative director of its Sydney office while The Marketing Store’s Emma Norris and Publicis Mojo’s Ian Cassidy join as board director and planning director respectively. The appointments come as part of a recruitment drive following an increased workload from clients such as adidas, Shell and Sony Ericsson.


Full press release: iris bolsters Sydney management team with three senior appointments]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/sydney_trio.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD39-FFA Tue, 5 May 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris appoints head of experiential in Sydney iris has appointed former Sony marketer Catherine Gibson as director of its experiential operation in Sydney. Gibson returns to her native Australia from the UK, where she has held the position of sponsorship and events manager at Sony Electronics UK since 2007. Experiential marketing already represents a significant amount of iris’ business in Sydney and the newly created role will see Gibson oversee all brand experience, events, sponsorship activation, sampling and property creation for clients.


Full press release: iris secures Sony marketer to drive experiential in Sydney]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/sydney_new_hire.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris launches Gala’s new online <strong>bingo</strong> brand iris is launching its first TV campaign for new online bingo brand MinxyBingo.com on the 8th April. The ad is part of an integrated campaign and will feature the winner of a nationwide search to find the UK’s Minxiest Minx, which was launched in March through a PR push and media partnership with Female First online.


Full press release: Gala Coral to launch new integrated campaign for MinxyBingo.com with iris]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/minxy.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:58:25 +0000 iris Manchester names Barley as digital head iris Manchester has spoken out on the importance of hiring digital specialists as it announces the appointment of one of the industry’s digital heavyweights, Code Computerlove’s James Barley (pictured), as digital director. The agency has also recruited McCann Worldgroup’s regional director for Europe for MasterCard Tom Cunningham as group account director.


Full press release: iris speaks out on importance of digital expertise as Manchester office names Barley as new digital head]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/JamesBarley.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:48:25 +0000 iris lands in Beijing iris has opened an office in Beijing, announcing its entry into the Chinese market. The new office, which will be operating in one of the fastest growing communications markets in the world, will be headed by former Motorola regional marketing director for the Asia Pacific region Peony Wu, who has vast experience in the communications industry from both client and agency perspectives.


Full press release: iris lands in Beijing, China]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/BeijingPeony.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:48:25 +0000 UEFA appoints iris to fan festival brief iris has been appointed by UEFA and their partners to create a celebration for football fans in the run up to the UEFA Champions League Final. iris, who won the business following a tender, will create a five-day festival in Rome to unite fans and help them celebrate one of the world’s leading sporting events. Hosted around the iconic Roman landmark of the Coliseum, iris’ experiential arm iris Experience, will be tasked with launching an extensive programme of events, which will take place from 23rd to 27th May 2009.  


Full press release: UEFA appoints iris to create UEFA Champions Festival 2009 in Rome]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Uefa.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:48:25 +0000 iris Manchester creates site for Shock Absorber iris Manchester has created a microsite for the UK’s leading sports bra brand Shock Absorber's new range of performance swimwear for women, which is the first of its kind on the market. The site will act as an online destination where visitors can find out more about the new swimwear range, as well as link through to sites where they can purchase the range online. 


Full press release: Shock Absorber tasks iris Manchester with creating microsite for market first performance swimwear range ]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/shock_absorber.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:48:25 +0000 iris hires four creative heavyweights iris has brought in a number of industry heavyweights in a move that will see it reshuffle its creative operations in order to better meet clients’ needs. Four new senior creative appointments and three internal promotions have been made: Mark Dickens (pictured) and Scott Walker join as deputy creative directors and Dave Jennings and Chas Bayfield join as head of copy and senior writer respectively, working within their respective ‘houses’ and reporting in to Grant Hunter, creative director for iris London. 


Full press release: iris brings in heavyweights as it strengthens creative resource to meet client needs]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/hires.jpg 677B8AB7-B54F-49B7-83C4-4DB0152B3DC8-1240-00000E60D4A24FD9-FFA Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000 iris makes Sunday Times Top 10 again iris has made it into the top 10 of the Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ for the second year running. iris has been ranked in 10th place, securing a spot ahead of some of the nation’s major organisations and those representing the marketing and advertising industry, including AMV (57th), BBH (85th), and DDB (86th). 


Full press release: iris leads industry in Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For']]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/SundayTimes.jpg 6F22AD77-C4CB-4F64-9D74-7C3DDA77D455-976-000008E6822247F5-FFA Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:29:17 +0000 iris picks MD for iris Experience Singapore iris has appointed Luke Nathans as managing director of its experiential arm, iris Experience, following its launch in Singapore in November last year.  Nathans will join later this month from The One Centre in Sydney, Australia, where he was managing partner, and brings over thirteen years experience in integrated communications and brand creation.


Full press release: Nathans appointed MD of iris Experience Singapore]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/singapore_MD.jpg D63A3B08-35D9-49EA-8D3E-00264F32151F-976-00000865A81C24B9-FFA Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:38:17 +0000 iris wins Fetzer brief Brown-Forman, one of the largest American-owned companies in the wines and spirits business, has appointed iris to handle the integrated marketing account for sustainable wine brand Fetzer following a four way pitch. iris will handle brand strategy, creative development and activation activity for the year, which will include both above and below the line elements. 


Full press release: Brown-Forman appoints iris to handle Fetzer account]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Fetzer.jpg 9964F3D1-DEBE-4E48-9366-C84AF3B6FB0F-934-00000D10A7A404A1-FFA Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:35:01 +0000 iris hires two heads of planning iris has appointed two heads of planning, Paul Gage and Duncan Owen, to its London office as part of the new agency model it revealed in October. Gage, who joins from Proximity London, and Owen, who joins from TBWA, will work alongside Paul Kenny, who will retain his role as the third head of planning under the direction of executive planning director Sam Noble (pictured).


Full press release: iris ramps up planning function with two senior hires ]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/samnobleforweb.jpg E9B7F7A4-B86B-43F0-B63B-C4902B804B82-934-00000D6650F1BB18-FFA Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:43:07 +0000 iris to launch new milk&more service Following a competitive pitch Dairy Crest has appointed iris to launch milk&more, its new online delivery service. Building on Dairy Crest’s traditional service, milk&more offers customers the opportunity to order milk and a wide variety of everyday essentials online, to be delivered by their local milkman. 


Full press release: Dairy Crest appoints iris to launch its new milk&more service]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/milklogo.jpg 86E156D2-95D4-4F6A-81E1-9377623BD33D-665-0000080CD0CA1823-FFA Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:53:04 +0000 iris appoints Bainsfair as European CEO iris has announced the appointment of industry heavyweight and former President of TBWA\Europe, Paul Bainsfair, to the role of CEO for Europe. Paul has been working as a non-executive director with iris since October, but will join full-time from the 19th January, reporting to Ian Millner, Group CEO and founder of iris Worldwide. 


Full press release: iris signals intention to take on the networks with appointment of Bainsfair as European CEO]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/paulbainsfair.jpg 6C0F7FEB-FC10-4EB8-8096-914F80A3CF0D-1610-00001B77C5490245-FFA Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:07:31 +0000 iris launches Xperia handset in India iris is launching an experiential promotion across India to create awareness of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 handset. The nationwide promotion drive, which runs throughout December, will see experiential zones set up in malls and at corporate events as part of Sony Ericsson’s staggered worldwide launch of the handset. 


Full press release: iris launches experiential promotion drive for Sony Ericsson Xperia handset in India]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Xperiamall.jpg B38BD1FD-A5BC-4785-9D33-C504A8863CD5-1582-000016D3BA7778C1-FFA Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:08:58 +0000 iris Digital appoints mobile expert iris Digital has appointed Susie Tamplin to the newly created role of senior strategist for mobile. Tamplin joins from mobile marketing and technology company Sponge, where she has been a key account director since May 2005 working on brands such as Coca-Cola GB, Vodafone and Barclays Group, as well as providing consultancy to Ogilvy & Mather on mobile issues. 


Full press release: iris Digital appoints mobile expert Susie Tamplin]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Susieforweb.jpg 5A68022E-1661-4CAA-89FF-974CBFF3A480-756-0000086F743A5307-FFA Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:38:01 +0000 iris revolutionises agency structure iris has announced three senior promotions as it plans a new structure for its London operation. Current joint managing directors Steve Bell, Sam Noble and Adam Wright will take up the positions of chief executive of iris London, global executive planning director and global program director respectively. The revised agency model will allow it to deliver integration in a far more client centric way, as the pace of growth, client mix, and scale and diversity of the business continues to increase. 


Full press release: iris announces senior promotions ahead of revolutionising agency structure]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Bell,Steve.jpg F7A56E1C-AD2E-4AD2-8F07-978CC0475E44-1062-00000B1DD0E9C969-FFA Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:57:52 +0000 iris Digital launches viral for Sony Ericsson Sony Ericsson has launched a viral campaign and microsite to drive awareness of the new Sony Ericsson Walkman™ W595 handset in the run-up to Halloween. Launching this week, the viral aims to draw the viewer in using classic scary movie cues before a dramatic final climax to build buzz around the W595 handset – the phone designed for fun.


Full press release: Sony Ericsson launches Halloween-themed digital campaign for W595 WalkmanTM handset]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/ghost_3.jpg 133EEE2C-2150-4B23-825D-9926077DB884-481-000005BE8B243783-FFA Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:24:52 +0000 iris wins DCSF brief iris London has won a competitive pitch for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), handled through the Central Office of Information (COI). The Government campaign will aim to help parents of 0- to 4-year-olds minimise health and safety risks in the home by raising awareness and changing behaviour and will specifically target disadvantaged parents. 


Full press release: iris wins COI brief to handle Department for Children, Schools and Families campaign]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/DCSF_rainbow_lowres.jpg 446CD025-9972-4033-AA03-83200E86DEF7-481-000004BE3EE93A9E-FFA Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:20:03 +0000 iris launches sponsorship agency We have launched a global sponsorship agency and appointed Vodafone’s former Global Head of Sponsorship and Media Peter Harris as managing director.  Peter has over 20 years' experience in media and sponsorship, having served on the Formula One Commission and masterminded Vodafone’s global sponsorship strategy for the past seven years. 

iris Sponsorship will offer end-to-end solutions with strategic and global capability in all areas of the sponsorship process and will work closely with all other iris agencies on campaigns across all above and below the line channels including advertising, PR, digital, experiential, promotions and retail. 


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Peter.jpg 646AEF76-3090-43C8-BDAD-FC211FABFA4B-406-00000416066D62C7-FFA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:44:04 +0000 Network Rail launches £2.5m campaign Network Rail has announced the launch of ‘Don’t Run the Risk’, a major national public safety campaign developed by creative agency iris London that highlights the danger of level crossing misuse – currently the single biggest risk of train accident on the UK railway. The campaign launched on Sunday 2nd November with a hard-hitting TV commercial supported by three radio executions.


Full press release: Network Rail launches £2.5m campaign through iris]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/Networkrailpic.jpg E87C77CC-B227-47E9-9140-6FD8F93CFD66-1062-00000AA5D47DF57E-FFA Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:20:34 +0000 iris wins another COI brief Following a competitive pitch we have been appointed by the COI to handle a campaign for HM Revenue & Customs.  The campaign will communicate a range of Government entitlements available to new parents, to help them provide better financial futures for their children. We will use a range of channels including digital, experiential, print, sales promotion and PR to develop campaigns that resonate with new parents and mothers-to-be at timely and actionable moments.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/coi_logo2.jpg 5874F103-0F85-44EB-989B-5796AABFB491-1619-00000F664CE2FC24-FFA Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:52:14 +0100 Another industry heavyweight joins iris Paul Bainsfair has joined iris as non-executive director from TBWA Europe where he was chairman. Paul will be working closely with Ian Millner and Drew Thomson and will be charged with using his vast experience to ensure that the iris network is smarter, faster, more flexible and better to work with than the traditional agency networks. 


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/paul_bainsfair.jpg 287BF901-A21C-439D-8966-597EF9E285FD-1465-000018FC2E5A275C-FFA Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:58:35 +0100 iris Experience wins Event Grand Prix http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/ie_event_award.jpg 6FC767E6-849F-4A70-BD39-012584158CF6-1404-0000121838100864-FFA Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:42:42 +0100 iris wins competitive pitch for COI Brief We have won a competitive pitch for a COI brief to handle the Sexual Health and Teenage Pregnancy, which aims to change attitudes and behaviour towards condom use.  We will be developing a range of partnerships with a number of brands and organisations and will create an integrated campaign communicated through a range of channels including digital, experiential, print, press, ambient and radio.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/coi_sexualhealth.jpg F38F470F-385B-457E-A644-D317564CE74D-807-00000F06620790B9-FFA Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:22:08 +0100 iris wins adidas running account After a competitive pitch including the incumbent agency 180, we have run off with a global chunk of adidas' multimillion-pound advertising account. We've been given the lead creative role on adidas' Global Running work which will see us handling strategy, advertising, retail and experiential communications activities.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/adidas.jpg 4D634D95-0AC6-4065-BC68-DDCC900875B4-391-00001666EA195D83-FFA Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:14:02 +0100 iris creates bra billboard Yesterday we revealed a traffic stopping billboard for Wonderbra that features thousands of women proudly showing their cleavage for an advert that launches Wonderbra’s new D – G range of bras. The ‘models’ for the billboard were recruited via a call to action for women of all shapes and sizes to attend an open photoshoot. More than a thousand women attended the day, while further girls were recruited online via by a cheeky viral and a microsite, also developed by iris, that allowed them to email their own photo to join the billboard images.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/wonderbra_poster.jpg FF868E21-9E49-4933-9C0C-64862CE0D6F4-178-0000040C757BD65E-FFA Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:15:07 +0100 Bank of Scotland invest £20m in iris Our ambitious expansion plans have been given a boost by the Bank of Scotland investing £20m in iris Worldwide. We will use the funding to aid both our international growth and our expansion into new disciplines whilst ensuring that the best talent and infrastructure is in place. The investment is a real sign of confidence given the present economic climate.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/BOS_challenge_pic.jpg 660C2E3F-6E62-4B99-894B-E5AF181355E0-1321-00000D4A7C78B843-FFA Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:23:06 +0100 iris Digital appoint Tori Winn as CD We've added another heavyweight to iris Digital by hiring StrawberryFrog NY's interactive creative head, Tori Winn as creative director.  Tori will work alongside joint managing directors George Nimeh and John Baker and will be charged with leading the creative direction for iris Digital’s 45 strong team.


Click here for full press release]]> http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/ http://www.irisnation.com/feeds/tori_pic.jpg AE78692B-CD4D-49A6-B50F-79D7E8E5EEFB-1321-00000BE6ED82FF13-FFA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:24:46 +0100 iris strengthens senior management team Mark Reardon has joined us as Chief Client Officer from The Engine Group where he was managing director of its strategic brand activation agency Woo Communications. Mark will be working with clients around the world and helping us grow and develop the business both internationally and by discipline.


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