BBH London has created three “striker” teams, taking awarded senior creatives from Mother, Uncommon and House 337. Their brief is to create work that Zags, that delivers impact for clients and sets the bar for creativity.
Creative duo, Ash Hamilton and Sara Sutherland, return to BBH from Uncommon, with the prestige of Golds, Silvers, and Bronzes from Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, British Arrows, Creative Circle backing them. They also have the distinction of winning the coveted “most complained-about ad” of 2019. Hamilton and Sutherland’s work includes the 5 minute Squadbusters epic that brought together A-list Hollywood talent, eggs, and Nickelback, made Heineken the pack shot for a Brewdog commercial, and a very weird Scandi spot featuring Haaland for Beats. On the side, Ash writes and directs as part of HOTDOG, with a dark comedy short premiering at the BFI this March, and Sara is the foreperson for Creative Circle’s Gold Film jury this year.
Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning duo, Jack Gravatt and Till Dittmers, join from Mother. Since starting their careers in Auckland, New Zealand, the two have won accolades at every major international award show. Some of their highlights include Meddle in the New Zealand Election, where they influenced the political landscape through some clever social media meddling; their Grand Prix-winning work The Last Performance, in which they brought deceased characters back from the dead to talk about life insurance; and IKEA Cribs, which helped Brits boast while they host during the cost-of-living crisis. In 2023, they were recognized as two of the Top 10 Cannes Lions Creatives as well as Top Five Next Creatives at D&AD in 2021.
Holly Fallows and Charlotte Watmough bring their reputation – and abilities, from an illustrious stint at House 337 (formerly WCRS). The pair with a bent for work that promotes social change masterminded the viral campaign for Women’s Aid, He’s Coming Home, which cracked the social algorithm, went viral globally and received two Cannes Lions and a D&AD Pencil, among other awards. They riles up the British Press with their Peta spot, Red River Farm, a children’s TV show with a sinister twist (and another Cannes Lion winner). Throughout their career Fallows and Watmough have also championed and helped raise creative talent by coaching and mentoring young teams.
Felipe Serradourada Guimaraes, ECD BBH, commented, “They say to hire people that are better than you. Well, here they are. Three very talented, incredibly lovely and very hungry creative teams. Watch this space as they help shape this next chapter of BBH.”
Gravatt and Dittmers added, “It would be a crying shame to not say something about two Kiwis feeling at home in a flock of sheep. So, there you go… Super stoked to be a part of this talented and lovely team. Exciting times ahoof.”
Fallows and Watmough stated, “You know you’ve gone to the right place when you remember being sat in Margate in the pissing rain at 3am and your partner leans to you and shouts right down your ear hole – WE SHOULD GO TO BBH. You turn, look at all three of her, and wholeheartedly agree.”
Hamilton and Sutherland added, “We’ve always followed our gut. It’s what made us leave BBH, and it’s what brought us back.”
