At Blinko UK, we celebrate exceptional pitches that foster meaningful partnerships. These outstanding agencies have been selected for their expertise and vision, and we’re excited to see the impact they’ll make with their new clients.

Bountiful Cow has been chosen by Wren, the fitted-kitchen and bedroom retailer, to manage its combined £20m media and creative accounts in the UK. Bountiful Cow will handle brand strategy, comms planning and media buying, as well as creative and production for Wren. Commenting on Bountiful Cow, Amy Clayden, chief marketing officer at Wren, said: “Their insight, challenger instinct, and clarity of thought are exactly what we need to take Wren’s marketing and communications to the next level”.

Havas has been selected as the pan-European creative and strategic agency for Nomad Foods, the owner of Birds Eye, after a competitive pitch against three other agencies.Led by Havas London with support from other Havas Creative network shops, the €75m (circa £62m in media spend) account covers all Nomad’s food brands, which also include Findus, Iglo, Goodfellas and Aunt Bessie. Havas will work on strategy and campaigns targeting the six “marketing clusters” in which the advertiser operates: the UK and Ireland; southern Europe; France, Belgium and the Netherlands; the Nordics; Germany, Austria, and Switzerland; ae Adriatics.

Havas Media Network has been appointed by Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group as its media planning and buying agency following a competitive pitch. The move comes amid growth plans for AKTG. In August, AKTG secured a financial agreement for up to $500m, through Citi, to fund the expansion of its global travel business.

Double win for Pablo London!

Pablo has been picked by floorcare brand Vax to lead its creative account after a two-month pitch process in June and July, directly managed by the brand. Vax was searching for a creative agency that would “develop a bold, new strategic platform that would disrupt the category and connect with new audiences”. Pablo will work with Vax on the creation of a new brand platform to launch in spring 2025. The team will develop a through-the-line integrated media campaign, as well as a series of TV ads.

Pablo has been picked by Wilkinson Sword Intuition to be its pan-European its relationship with Pablo to cover all its shaving brands and marks an increase in its marketing investment in the female shaving category. Pablo has been tasked with creating a new brand positioning and communications platform for Intuition, which is set to launch in 2025 across Europe.

Congrats to all the teams!