VIFF 'an open mind is advised' by TBWA\Vancouver
Agency: TBWA\Vancouver
Rating: 5.0
Managing director, Arena Media
Founding partner, Adam & Eve/DDB
Managing partner, CHI & Partners
Head of planning, Fallon
Creative director, Beattie McGuinness Bungay
Managing partner, CHI & Partners
Chief executive, Albion
Managing director – print trading, Group M
Executive creative director, Agency Republic
President and chief executive, McCann World Group
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”.