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  • Delivering at D&AD

  • One Show Penta Pencil with Wendy's logo

    Glittering at the Golden Anniversary

  • Adforum PHNX 2023

    Grand Prix Goodness

  • VMLY&R is ADC Network of the Year

    VMLY&R Earns Network of the Year and Top Prize at ADC Awards

  • NYF Health

    Winning at NYF Health

  • Grand Clio

    Bringing in the CLIOs

  • Gen Z Paradoxes Title Image

    Gen Z Paradoxes

  • Network of the Year

    ANDYs Network of the Year and Best in Show

  • flag with Cannes logo

    Leading at the Lions: VMLY&R's 2023 Jurors

  • Robot hand reaching out to touch human hand

    Connecting with AI, generative AI, and AR

  • Obviously logo on blue background

    Obviously joins VMLY&R

  • Thomas Han

    Thomas Han Named Global CSO for WPP Ford Team

  • Our people celebrating the win at the awards ceremony

    VMLY&R UK Named Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year

  • Ad Age A-List

    VMLY&R Earns Ad Age A-List Recognition

  • The Drum World Creative Rankings 2023

    With the Beat of The Drum

  • Noelia

    How to Adopt a Clear Position Online on Sustainability

  • Spikes Asia 2023

    Success at Spikes Asia

  • VMLY&R Mexico team accepting award

    Agency of the Year Honors for VMLY&R Mexico

  • Photo of LaMonica Madden

    Proving the Power of Inclusivity

  • R3 Global New Business League

    Winners Winning

  • photo of Beth Wade

    TOP HONORS

  • photo of Aimee Pagao

    Talent Trends

  • our team at the oystercatchers awards holding up awards

    VMLY&R UK Cleans up at the Oystercatchers Awards 2022

  • Investing in Ethnicity

    VMLY&R UK Named Top 25 Employer by Investing in Ethnicity

  • Gerety logo and photo of three jury members

    Get Ready for the Geretys

  • Myron King photo

    What Matters Most

  • Robot filling package orders

    eCommerce Accelerates Beyond the Pandemic

  • Dog with smart collar

    Creative Commerce, Connected

  • Mel Routhier

    Jury President Named

  • Animation on computer screen

    Cutting-Edge Content Capture & Display

  • Computer, gaming console, and smart phone

    Data & AI Invisibly Enable the Amazing

  • Artificial medical device

    High-tech Healthcare Gets Smaller, Better

  • Automatic water machine

    Tech Turns to Reducing Waste

  • People viewing through AR glasses

    Metaverse: Less Buzz, More Enabling Devices

  • Two women on a Virgin Voyages cruise

    Virgin Voyages takes Future Sailors on Musically Guided Cinematic Journey at Sea

  • Illuminated graphics

    Matter Converging the Connected Home

  • Blueprint for Belonging V.2

    The Blueprint for Belonging V.2

  • Eurobest 2022

    Simply the Best

  • Forrester awards

    VMLY&R Recognized Among Top CX Strategy Consulting Practices

  • Myron King picture with honored as Thought Leader of the year

    Honoring the Best

  • Effie Awards

    Most Effective

  • People on stage

    Eye-Opening Honors in 2022

  • ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards

    Excelling at Multicultural Marketing

  • Congratulations, Graham! LGBTQ+ Future Leaders List

    An OUTstanding Leader 

  • VMLY&R and Advertising Week New York logos

    Takeaways from Advertising Week NY 2022

  • iRobot logo

    iRobot Corporation Appoints VMLY&R as EMEA Connected Brands Agency

  • Abbie Baehr

    VMLY&R Appoints NY Chief Strategy Officer

  • Home of Connected Brands

    VMLY&R Unveils The Home of Connected Brands: Shaping the Future of Business

  • LIA Awards

    Loading Up at LIA

  • Stephanie DeCelles and Chase Cornett

    VMLY&R Bolsters Global Agency Leadership for the Coca-Cola Company

  • Detroit Experience Studio

    VMLY&R Launches Detroit Experience Studio to Address Racial Inequity in Creative Industry

  • List of awards won

    Big Wins at ARF Awards

  • Muslim Consumerism Report Launch

    The New Muslim Consumer

  • Showing Up Latina

    Showing Up Latina

  • Passport logo

    Passport joins VMLY&R

  • Make Your Mark

    VMLY&R Makes a Mark on Worldwide Foundation Day

  • The 3D DE&I Awards Agency of the Year

    VMLY&R Wins Agency of the Year at NYF 3D DE&I Awards

  • Adweek Experiential Awards 2022

    Experiencing Success

  • We Made the List!

    Triple the Honors

  • Detroit Month of Design

    VMLY&R and Makerhouse Support Detroit Month of Design

  • Connected and Complete: Modern Brand Planning

    Connected and Complete

  • MAD STARS 2022

    Going Mad with Wins

  • Gerety Awards

    Grand Prix (and more) at the Geretys

  • Carrie Patterson Reed

    Moving Forward from the Abyss

  • Rafael Pitanguy

    VMLY&R Promotes Rafael Pitanguy to Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer

  • AAF Mosaic Awards

    Double the Honors at the AAF Mosaic Awards

  • Andrea Grodberg

    VMLY&R Appoints New Global CSO

  • WPP Named a Leader

    WPP Named a Leader in New Analysis of Global Marketing Service Providers

  • A Leader in the Forrester Wave

    VMLY&R is a Leader in Independent Evaluation Among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers

  • New York Festivals logo

    VMLY&R Wins Global Agency Network of the Year at New York Festivals

  • Photo of Jo Crouch and Khalid Latif

    VMLY&R Health London Taps Top Talent

  • WPP logo

    WPP Named a Leader in IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Adobe Experience Cloud Professional Service Providers

  • Photo of Experience Design team

    VMLY&R Expands Experience Design Division with Executive Appointments

  • Jennifer DaSilva

    VMLY&R Scales West Coast Presence with Executive Appointment and New Office Location

  • Top 3 Best Place to Work in Marketing & Advertising

    Top Honors as Best Place to Work

  • Cannes Lions & Shortlists

    Feasting with the Lions

  • Kapria Jenkins

    Detroit Experience Studio Leader Hired

  • #3 Most Effective Agency Network in the US with VMLYR logo and Effie logo

    Effective Ranking

  • Shortlists

    Savoring the Shortlists

  • WPP Forrester DX 2022

    WPP named a leader among Global Digital Experience Service providers

  • Cinzia Crociani photo with Adweek Creative 100

    ADWEEK HONORS

  • MM+M logo next to VMLYR snowflake logo

    HEALTHY RANKING

  • Photo of the UK Inclusion Experience team

    VMLY&R Launches Inclusion Experience Practice in the UK

  • Young Lions Competitions

    VMLY&R Creatives Shine at Young Lions

  • Empower Role Model Lists

    Feeling the Power

  • Walt and John

    Elite Recognition for VMLY&R Creatives and Client Partner

  • Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards

    Recognition on a Global Scale

  • Walt Geer

    Creating Change

  • Fast Company World Changing Ideas

    Changing the World

  • Webby Awards

    Winning at the Webbys 2022

  • Jury Sealed

    Cannes Jury Lineups Feature VMLY&R Leaders from Around the World

  • Clio Awards logo

    Coming Home with the Clios

  • Tasha Gilroy, Ronnie Felder and Aimee Pagano

    VMLY&R Scales Talent Strategy with Executive Appointments

  • Congratulations Ashley Paige

    Memphis Manager Named to 40 Under 40

  • Best of NAMA 2022

    Cultivating Winning Work

  • Mariana Iesulauro

    VMLY&R Leader Named to Ad Age Leading Women

  • Claire Gillis

    Claire Gillis announced as CEO of VMLY&R HEALTH

  • For QSR brands a menu of disruption, digital and dazzle with illustration of fast food

    QSR Brands Should Build Emotional Engagement

  • Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

    Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

  • Just Ad Flava

    Just Ad Flava 2022

  • Women influencers

    How influencers can chart a new course for women’s health awareness

  • Women's History Month

    Celebrating Women’s History Month

  • The Drum World Creative Rankings 2022

    Ruling the Creative World

  • U.S. flag with 29 stars

    HRC Launches Equality Act Campaign with support from VMLY&R and WPP

  • Dear Black Talent

    "Dear Black Talent" Invites Black Professionals to Adland

  • Women making science meaningful

    Women making science meaningful

  • Don't Outsource Your Ethics

    Don't Outsource Your Ethics

  • Gold Winner

    VMLY&R and AstraZeneca Win Gold

  • Circulo de Oro logo and VMLY&R logo

    VMLY&R Mexico Named Agency of the Year

  • VMLY&R logo in rainbow colors

    VMLY&R Earns Top Score in HRC Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

  • Ben Richards

    VMLY&R hires first UK CXO

  • 2022 spelled out with a stethoscope

    4 Trends That Will Supercharge Health Comms In 2022

  • Jason Gloye photo

    Health Leader Honors

  • Miguel Bemfica

    Welcoming VMLY&R MENA's New CCO

  • VMLY&R Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for CX Consulting Strategy Services, Q4 2021

    BOLD IDEAS, CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Campaign US Agency of the Year finalist

    Campaign US Agency of the Year Finalists

  • Jen DaSilva

    Exploring Vulnerability

  • Lauren Ziegler

    Spotlight on the Foundation

  • Woman on computer screen

    A Blueprint for Belonging

  • VMLY&R_Jon Bird_BAV Brand Asset Valuator_Most Loved Retail Brands 2021

    Can A Chatbot Generate Brand Love?

  • Coretta Almon 4x3 head shot

    Working to Untangle Hair Discrimination

  • Jewel Mensah headshot

    Beyond Aesthetic: What Haircare Brands Must Remember When Speaking to the Black Community

  • Karen Munns Photo

    How Certainty Is Controlling Our Forward Movement

  • Ericka Hatfield photo

    WOMEN'S EQUALITY: PERCEPTION V. REALITY

  • Right Brain

    In Defense Of The Right Brain

  • Image of The Agile Code

    Changing Views on Agile

  • Stone sculpture of the Olympic rings

    Athletes are people too

  • Shopping cart full of medications

    FOR THE LOVE OF THE BRAND

  • Headshot of Muhammad Ali Khan

    Class is in Session

  • Image of a Black woman smiling in front of a colorful background

    Juneteenth Is Our July 4th, and Brands Should Recognize Its Spirit of Resilience

  • Photo of Sherman Winfield holding his two young daughters on a beautiful beach

    Fatherhood: from a Black Father’s POV

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    Take a Gut Check in Your Next Creative Meeting

  • Inclusion Experience Logo

    VMLY&R Unveils New Inclusion Experience Practice

  • Myron King

    This BHM, Let’s Never Go Back to Normal

  • Kat Piscatelli headshot

    VMLY&R HEALTH Practice Leader Honored

  • Viagra Connect Love Story Hero

    VMLY&R launches new campaign for Viagra Connect

  • Belle Frank

    Clarity in DTC TV ad drug pricing

  • Stethscope lying on a computer keyboard

    Life Science Brands in COVID-19

News
  • flag with Cannes logo

    Leading at the Lions: VMLY&R's 2023 Jurors

  • Obviously logo on blue background

    Obviously joins VMLY&R

  • Thomas Han

    Thomas Han Named Global CSO for WPP Ford Team

  • Ad Age A-List

    VMLY&R Earns Ad Age A-List Recognition

  • R3 Global New Business League

    Winners Winning

  • Mel Routhier

    Jury President Named

  • Two women on a Virgin Voyages cruise

    Virgin Voyages takes Future Sailors on Musically Guided Cinematic Journey at Sea

  • iRobot logo

    iRobot Corporation Appoints VMLY&R as EMEA Connected Brands Agency

  • Abbie Baehr

    VMLY&R Appoints NY Chief Strategy Officer

  • Home of Connected Brands

    VMLY&R Unveils The Home of Connected Brands: Shaping the Future of Business

  • Stephanie DeCelles and Chase Cornett

    VMLY&R Bolsters Global Agency Leadership for the Coca-Cola Company

  • Detroit Experience Studio

    VMLY&R Launches Detroit Experience Studio to Address Racial Inequity in Creative Industry

  • Passport logo

    Passport joins VMLY&R

  • Make Your Mark

    VMLY&R Makes a Mark on Worldwide Foundation Day

  • Detroit Month of Design

    VMLY&R and Makerhouse Support Detroit Month of Design

  • Rafael Pitanguy

    VMLY&R Promotes Rafael Pitanguy to Deputy Global Chief Creative Officer

  • Andrea Grodberg

    VMLY&R Appoints New Global CSO

  • Photo of Jo Crouch and Khalid Latif

    VMLY&R Health London Taps Top Talent

  • Photo of Experience Design team

    VMLY&R Expands Experience Design Division with Executive Appointments

  • Jennifer DaSilva

    VMLY&R Scales West Coast Presence with Executive Appointment and New Office Location

  • Kapria Jenkins

    Detroit Experience Studio Leader Hired

  • Photo of the UK Inclusion Experience team

    VMLY&R Launches Inclusion Experience Practice in the UK

  • Jury Sealed

    Cannes Jury Lineups Feature VMLY&R Leaders from Around the World

  • Tasha Gilroy, Ronnie Felder and Aimee Pagano

    VMLY&R Scales Talent Strategy with Executive Appointments

  • Claire Gillis

    Claire Gillis announced as CEO of VMLY&R HEALTH

  • Just Ad Flava

    Just Ad Flava 2022

  • Women's History Month

    Celebrating Women’s History Month

  • U.S. flag with 29 stars

    HRC Launches Equality Act Campaign with support from VMLY&R and WPP

  • Dear Black Talent

    "Dear Black Talent" Invites Black Professionals to Adland

  • VMLY&R logo in rainbow colors

    VMLY&R Earns Top Score in HRC Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index

  • Ben Richards

    VMLY&R hires first UK CXO

  • Miguel Bemfica

    Welcoming VMLY&R MENA's New CCO

  • Inclusion Experience Logo

    VMLY&R Unveils New Inclusion Experience Practice

  • Viagra Connect Love Story Hero

    VMLY&R launches new campaign for Viagra Connect

Insights
  • Gen Z Paradoxes Title Image

    Gen Z Paradoxes

  • Robot hand reaching out to touch human hand

    Connecting with AI, generative AI, and AR

  • Noelia

    How to Adopt a Clear Position Online on Sustainability

  • Photo of LaMonica Madden

    Proving the Power of Inclusivity

  • photo of Aimee Pagao

    Talent Trends

  • Myron King photo

    What Matters Most

  • Robot filling package orders

    eCommerce Accelerates Beyond the Pandemic

  • Dog with smart collar

    Creative Commerce, Connected

  • Animation on computer screen

    Cutting-Edge Content Capture & Display

  • Computer, gaming console, and smart phone

    Data & AI Invisibly Enable the Amazing

  • Artificial medical device

    High-tech Healthcare Gets Smaller, Better

  • Automatic water machine

    Tech Turns to Reducing Waste

  • People viewing through AR glasses

    Metaverse: Less Buzz, More Enabling Devices

  • Illuminated graphics

    Matter Converging the Connected Home

  • Blueprint for Belonging V.2

    The Blueprint for Belonging V.2

  • VMLY&R and Advertising Week New York logos

    Takeaways from Advertising Week NY 2022

  • Muslim Consumerism Report Launch

    The New Muslim Consumer

  • Showing Up Latina

    Showing Up Latina

  • Connected and Complete: Modern Brand Planning

    Connected and Complete

  • Carrie Patterson Reed

    Moving Forward from the Abyss

  • For QSR brands a menu of disruption, digital and dazzle with illustration of fast food

    QSR Brands Should Build Emotional Engagement

  • Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

    Six Commandments of Equitable Healthcare Marketing

  • Women influencers

    How influencers can chart a new course for women’s health awareness

  • Women making science meaningful

    Women making science meaningful

  • Don't Outsource Your Ethics

    Don't Outsource Your Ethics

  • 2022 spelled out with a stethoscope

    4 Trends That Will Supercharge Health Comms In 2022

  • Jen DaSilva

    Exploring Vulnerability

  • Lauren Ziegler

    Spotlight on the Foundation

  • Woman on computer screen

    A Blueprint for Belonging

  • VMLY&R_Jon Bird_BAV Brand Asset Valuator_Most Loved Retail Brands 2021

    Can A Chatbot Generate Brand Love?

  • Coretta Almon 4x3 head shot

    Working to Untangle Hair Discrimination

  • Jewel Mensah headshot

    Beyond Aesthetic: What Haircare Brands Must Remember When Speaking to the Black Community

  • Karen Munns Photo

    How Certainty Is Controlling Our Forward Movement

  • Ericka Hatfield photo

    WOMEN'S EQUALITY: PERCEPTION V. REALITY

  • Right Brain

    In Defense Of The Right Brain

  • Image of The Agile Code

    Changing Views on Agile

  • Stone sculpture of the Olympic rings

    Athletes are people too

  • Shopping cart full of medications

    FOR THE LOVE OF THE BRAND

  • Headshot of Muhammad Ali Khan

    Class is in Session

  • Image of a Black woman smiling in front of a colorful background

    Juneteenth Is Our July 4th, and Brands Should Recognize Its Spirit of Resilience

  • Photo of Sherman Winfield holding his two young daughters on a beautiful beach

    Fatherhood: from a Black Father’s POV

  • Amber Chenevert headshot

    Take a Gut Check in Your Next Creative Meeting

  • Myron King

    This BHM, Let’s Never Go Back to Normal

  • Belle Frank

    Clarity in DTC TV ad drug pricing

  • Stethscope lying on a computer keyboard

    Life Science Brands in COVID-19

Awards
  • Delivering at D&AD

  • One Show Penta Pencil with Wendy's logo

    Glittering at the Golden Anniversary

  • Adforum PHNX 2023

    Grand Prix Goodness

  • VMLY&R is ADC Network of the Year

    VMLY&R Earns Network of the Year and Top Prize at ADC Awards

  • NYF Health

    Winning at NYF Health

  • Grand Clio

    Bringing in the CLIOs

  • Network of the Year

    ANDYs Network of the Year and Best in Show

  • Our people celebrating the win at the awards ceremony

    VMLY&R UK Named Integrated Marketing Agency of the Year

  • The Drum World Creative Rankings 2023

    With the Beat of The Drum

  • Spikes Asia 2023

    Success at Spikes Asia

  • VMLY&R Mexico team accepting award

    Agency of the Year Honors for VMLY&R Mexico

  • photo of Beth Wade

    TOP HONORS

  • our team at the oystercatchers awards holding up awards

    VMLY&R UK Cleans up at the Oystercatchers Awards 2022

  • Investing in Ethnicity

    VMLY&R UK Named Top 25 Employer by Investing in Ethnicity

  • Gerety logo and photo of three jury members

    Get Ready for the Geretys

  • Eurobest 2022

    Simply the Best

  • Forrester awards

    VMLY&R Recognized Among Top CX Strategy Consulting Practices

  • Myron King picture with honored as Thought Leader of the year

    Honoring the Best

  • Effie Awards

    Most Effective

  • People on stage

    Eye-Opening Honors in 2022

  • ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards

    Excelling at Multicultural Marketing

  • Congratulations, Graham! LGBTQ+ Future Leaders List

    An OUTstanding Leader 

  • LIA Awards

    Loading Up at LIA

  • List of awards won

    Big Wins at ARF Awards

  • The 3D DE&I Awards Agency of the Year

    VMLY&R Wins Agency of the Year at NYF 3D DE&I Awards

  • Adweek Experiential Awards 2022

    Experiencing Success

  • We Made the List!

    Triple the Honors

  • MAD STARS 2022

    Going Mad with Wins

  • Gerety Awards

    Grand Prix (and more) at the Geretys

  • AAF Mosaic Awards

    Double the Honors at the AAF Mosaic Awards

  • WPP Named a Leader

    WPP Named a Leader in New Analysis of Global Marketing Service Providers

  • A Leader in the Forrester Wave

    VMLY&R is a Leader in Independent Evaluation Among Marketing Creative and Content Service Providers

  • New York Festivals logo

    VMLY&R Wins Global Agency Network of the Year at New York Festivals

  • WPP logo

    WPP Named a Leader in IDC Marketscape: Worldwide Adobe Experience Cloud Professional Service Providers

  • Top 3 Best Place to Work in Marketing & Advertising

    Top Honors as Best Place to Work

  • Cannes Lions & Shortlists

    Feasting with the Lions

  • #3 Most Effective Agency Network in the US with VMLYR logo and Effie logo

    Effective Ranking

  • Shortlists

    Savoring the Shortlists

  • WPP Forrester DX 2022

    WPP named a leader among Global Digital Experience Service providers

  • Cinzia Crociani photo with Adweek Creative 100

    ADWEEK HONORS

  • MM+M logo next to VMLYR snowflake logo

    HEALTHY RANKING

  • Young Lions Competitions

    VMLY&R Creatives Shine at Young Lions

  • Empower Role Model Lists

    Feeling the Power

  • Walt and John

    Elite Recognition for VMLY&R Creatives and Client Partner

  • Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards

    Recognition on a Global Scale

  • Walt Geer

    Creating Change

  • Fast Company World Changing Ideas

    Changing the World

  • Webby Awards

    Winning at the Webbys 2022

  • Clio Awards logo

    Coming Home with the Clios

  • Congratulations Ashley Paige

    Memphis Manager Named to 40 Under 40

  • Best of NAMA 2022

    Cultivating Winning Work

  • Mariana Iesulauro

    VMLY&R Leader Named to Ad Age Leading Women

  • The Drum World Creative Rankings 2022

    Ruling the Creative World

  • Gold Winner

    VMLY&R and AstraZeneca Win Gold

  • Circulo de Oro logo and VMLY&R logo

    VMLY&R Mexico Named Agency of the Year

  • Jason Gloye photo

    Health Leader Honors

  • VMLY&R Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for CX Consulting Strategy Services, Q4 2021

    BOLD IDEAS, CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Campaign US Agency of the Year finalist

    Campaign US Agency of the Year Finalists

  • Kat Piscatelli headshot

    VMLY&R HEALTH Practice Leader Honored

Talks
  • Laura Jones

    Rethinking Brand Value — Beyond Pricing and Promotions

  • Andrea Grodberg and Liz Matthews

    Unlocking Brand Potential, Responsibly

  • Debbi Ellison

    The Gen Z Paradox

  • Beth Ann Kaminkow

    Insights & Learnings from Cannes

  • Rafael Pitanguy

    World-changing Creative

  • Kaleeta McDade

    Insights & Learnings from Cannes

  • Laura Mignott

    You're Invited: Brand Activations are Back

  • Eric Looney

    The Experience is the Brand

  • Amy Worley

    The Art of the Multiplatform Study

  • Anab Jain

    Sustainability in the Era of Brand Responsibility

  • Arthur Brooks

    The Art & Science of Happiness

  • Antonia Ward

    Exploring the Trends Shaping Business

  • Walt Geer

    Equity & Innovation in Healthcare

  • Amber Chenevert

    Trusting the Ick

  • Luke Hurd

    Decoding the Metaverse

  • Alex Cavoulacos

    Making Sense of NFT's — A Brand POV