BIO
We’ve been very lucky to have learned from some of the best people in the business during our career together, developing an appreciation of simplicity and craft that has led to our work being recognised at every international award show, across many different disciplines and new media.
We began with a formative year at DDB where we were fortunate to cut our teeth on accounts such as Volkswagen and The Guardian. From there we joined JWT and created work across a range of brands from Vodafone and Smirnoff to Rowntrees Nestlé. We raised national awareness for the Special Olympics and created global films for HSBC.
During that time, we went from being awarded Best Newcomers at Creative Circle to winning a Gold Lion at Cannes.
We were then hired by Leo Burnett and went on to create a variety of successful work there, both at award shows and more importantly for the clients themselves. For the next five years we repositioned the brand and produced a whole host of populist and popular work for McDonald’s.
Our time at Burnett’s also gave us a platform to create more societal, behaviour changing work. Notably the Ban the Box series of interactive films that confronted prejudice towards ex-prisoners. The campaign was widely credited with being the first of its kind to use the ‘Skip Ad’ function. It collected over 100 awards globally and resulted in thousands of ex-offenders being given a second chance and gaining full time employment.
Shortly after we produced a controversial front cover for Cosmopolitan magazine that exposed honour killings. It forced debate in the House of Commons and in turn the government to act by pledging direct funding and declaring the ongoing National Annual Day of Memory for victims.
After Leo Burnett we joined M&C Saatchi as Creative Directors but continued to write as a team across the agency’s accounts. Work included a social initiative for Coca Cola, a complete build of the brand Versus Arthritis and ‘Shout out to my son’ the pioneering use of underground radio for The Ben Kinsella Trust. Helping suppress London’s knife crime epidemic by using the mothers of potential victims.
During our time there we also pitched for and won the GambleAware business, before creating the ‘Bet Regret’ campaign which was nominated for the John Webster Award at British Arrows.
At the start of 2020 we chose to leave the agency to explore pastures new and enjoyed a positive chapter of our career, working on back-to-back freelance projects for various UK/international agencies and direct to brands.
In 2021 we joined St Luke’s to work closely with Richard Denney, Al Young and Pete Mould to help push the creative output of the agency.
AWARDS
D&AD / Yellow, Graphites & Wood
CANNES / Gold, Silvers & Bronzes
NY ANDYS / Grand Prix, Golds, Silvers & Bronzes
CLIO / Golds, Silvers & Bronzes
CREATIVE CIRCLE / Best Newcomers, Golds & Silvers
KINSALE / Grand Prix, Golds, Silvers & Bronzes
BTAA / Silvers, Bronze & Diploma
CAMPAIGN BIG / Golds & Silvers
ADCNY / Golds, Silvers & Bronzes
EUROBEST / Golds, Silver & Bronzes
EPICA / Golds, Silvers
LIA / Golds, Silvers & Bronzes
REVOLUTION DIGITAL / Gold
NY FESTIVAL / Gold & Silver
ADCE / Gold & Silver
CREATIVE REVIEW / Best In Book
MMA MOBILE AWARDS / Golds
DMA / Grand Prix & Golds
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