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We love a good reunion story - Ross and Rachel, Patrick and Mark, and of course Shannon and Amy! But in all seriousness, we believe deeply in the value of great partnerships - partnerships between leaders, partnerships between our people, partnerships between us and our clients. In our experience it is strong, trusted partnerships that underpin the very best work, because they create the environments that allow for greatness to emerge. Special U.S. Kelsey Hodgkin Matthew Woodhams-Roberts Dave Horton Amy Ferguson Vic Palumbo Shannon Nunn https://lnkd.in/dXN2xvyk

Is it true that football is really designed to sell you food, or is it just the dumbest conspiracy theory ever? Decide for yourself with our new NFL campaign for Uber Eats starring Matthew Mcconaughey, Christian McCaffrey Jerry Rice and many others to come. Whatever you choose to believe, remember for every pancake, turnover and scramble there are game deals to be had on Uber Eats all season long. Football is for food, after all. https://lnkd.in/gaye3VTp Matthew Woodhams-Roberts Dave Horton Vic Palumbo Amy Ferguson Kelsey Hodgkin Tom Martin Julian Schreiber Cade Heyde

Big, huge, exciting news in New York! Shannon Nunn joins Special U.S. as the President of our growing New York office. Shannon is a brilliant business person and a champion of creativity and culture. At Special we believe deeply in the power of partnership which makes this news that much sweeter as we reunite Shannon with longtime creative partner Amy Ferguson. Welcome Shannon Nunn. Let's do this thing. 💥💥💥 Kelsey Hodgkin Cade Heyde Matthew Woodhams-Roberts Dave Horton Vic Palumbo Dom Dalton

Friday was the last day of the 2024 #SpecialAcademy. The students spent 6 Fridays with Special U.S. learning & applying advertising to their own brands. After taking a crash course in strategy, design, creative storytelling, pre production & creative production the students showcased their brand launch social videos. With Special thanks to - Olivia Campbell Janet 🧧 Shih Jen Rose Justin Barnette Adhemas Batista Domo Wells Alice Blastorah Ray Smiling Dez Davis Rembert Browne Rocío Alvarado Cristin Lim Justin Polk Adam GongJorge Calleja Richard Tamayo Justin Lufair Brown @Alejandra Quesada Courtney E. TJ Docena @Yeylna De Leon @AJ guitierrez Dom Dalton Laura Pangestu Kelsey Hodgkin Maya Thompson artworxLA Vic Palumbo Cade Heyde Matthew Woodhams-Roberts Amy Ferguson Dave Horton

#SpecialAcademy with artworxLA kicked off earlier this month with our creative minded, non traditional high school students. Each week the students are introduced to a creative discipline within the advertising process. Olivia Campbell kicked us off with the importance of a brand POV. Followed by Adhemas Batista showing us of the purpose of design and Ray Smiling reminding us that creative storytelling isn’t just about cool stuff but intentional choices. Inspiration is a critical part of creativity so we can’t forget our phenomenal speakers who give a piece of themselves every time they share their story. From Justin Barnette sharing the many roads taken and Domo Wells opening about her home life before making the creative leap. These stories remind us of the creative possibilities despite circumstances. 3 sessions down, 3 more to go!

The best ads of 2024 so far, according to The Drum; including Uber Eats, CeraVe and Heinz. Special U.S. Special Australia Georgie Jeffreys, Danielle (She/Her) Hawley Liza Keller David Mogensen.

‘Don’t Forget UberEats’ has picked up Integrated Campaign of the Year, Silver at the Ad Age awards.

Kelsey Hodgkin & Cade Heyde (and a bunch of other people silly enough to start agencies) shared some wisdom on 'How to Start an Agency' with Lindsay Rittenhouse from Ad Age.

Special U.S CCO and Partner, Amy Ferguson, was this years Social and Influencer Jury President. “This space of social influencer is changing literally all the time, so adapting to that is a challenge that we can meet with creativity.” Amy wanted her jury to find work that had the social and influencer elements embedded deeply into the idea so that if those elements were removed, the whole thing collapsed. Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Special takes out Campaign UK Global Agency of the Year for an unbelievable 3rd time in 4 years.