VIFF 'an open mind is advised' by TBWA\Vancouver
Agency: TBWA\Vancouver
Rating: 5.0
Creative partner, Ogilvy PR
Chairman, Fallon
Executive producer and founder, Great Guns
Executive director, IAA UK Chapter
Partner, Work Club
Partner, Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer
Marissa Mayer certainly knew what was coming when Yahoo announced its $1.1bn (£723m / 857m euros) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr earlier this week. Rather than waiting for the critics to pounce, she issued a rather succinct, clear and highly quotable message proactively: “we promise not to screw it up”.