Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO

AMV

Type	Subsidiary of Omnicom Group
Industry	Advertising, marketing
Headquarters	London, England
Website	http://amvbbdo.com

AMV BBDO is an advertising agency that works with over 85 brands, including BT, Sainsbury’s, Diageo, Walkers and Mars. AMV campaigns may incorporate digital, social, experiential, print or broadcast media.

History

AMV was founded by David Abbott, Peter Mead and Adrian Vickers.

AMV is part of the BBDO network, the third largest agency network in the world, with 287 offices across 79 countries. BBDO is consistently ranked in the Gunn Report (the major independent audit of creative achievement) as the most successful creative network in the world. BBDO is part of the Omnicom Group.

AMV's in-house capability includes: community management, data analysis, low cost video content production, live event management and brand partnerships.

AMV has produced several award-winning campaigns, including Guinness ‘surfer’ and more recent work:

• Walkers Sandwich
• Snickers 'You're not you when you're hungry'
• The National Lottery '#pleasenotthem'

Alex Grieve & Adrian Rossi are Executive Creative Directors and Ian Pearman is Chief Executive.

References

• Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO launches social media unit, Anne Cassidy, 17 March 2011, Campaign.
• AMV launches specialist data analytics arm, Anne Cassidy, 14 July 2011, Campaign.