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2024

Ogilvy Health UK

AGENCY STATEMENT

Our mission is to inspire people and brands to impact the world. At Ogilvy Health we create transformative impact on the world’s wellbeing. It’s what we do, it’s in our DNA. Because today, more than ever, health and wellbeing are fundamental to society.

Agency description

Our mission is to inspire people and brands to impact the world. At Ogilvy Health we create transformative impact on the world’s wellbeing. It’s what we do, it’s in our DNA. Because today, more than ever, health and wellbeing are fundamental to society. Fueled by a rise in mental health issues and an increased desire to improve health outcomes, we are focused on wellbeing as a key to health and longevity.

Collaboration is the heart of our agency, and our talented people are connected by our D.O. values (yes, David Ogilvy values), to DO the Right Thing, DO the Best Work of our Lives and to DO it Together. And together in 2023, Ogilvy was recognized as the most creative and effective agency network in the world, ranking #1 on WARC’s Creative 100 and Effective 100 lists. Additionally, Ogilvy was named Network of the Year by both the Clio Awards and The One Show and recently named Creative Network of the Year by Campaign magazine for the second consecutive year, Ogilvy was also cited in the Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list for its effective use of AI to drive business results.

Ogilvy Health continue to partner with the world’s most progressive clients leading the health and wellness industry, including global pharma, digital innovators & disruptors, consumer health companies and health systems.


By combining the strength across our breadth and depth of capability and talent we empower seamless solutions for clients by pushing the limits of what a truly global, integrated network can offer. Services include consumer and HCP marketing, brand building, PR, social and influencer marketing, medical education, brain sciences and learning for healthall ingrained with data driven insight, strategy, creativity, and experience to move markets and businesses.

Our history of innovation continues with the launch of our Health Influencer offer specifically designed for our health clients. Leveraging our legacy as the industry’s earliest adopter of social influence, we provide a balanced approach to social media in health, blending innovation with expert translation of health information for wider audiences. Our unique set of tools and proprietary tech stack is designed with our clients, their patients, and their patients’ data in mind. Our experts understand the unique landscape of health and influencer marketing, ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering powerful narratives through credible influencers.

We’re not just following the rules, we’re rewriting them.

Contact details
Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9RQ
+44 207 345 3000
caroline.howe@ogilvy.com
https://www.ogilvy.com/uk/

 Key contact

Caroline Howe
CEO
caroline.howe@ogilvy.com
+447901835241

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2024 Agency Data

2023 awards
Billings from UK creative healthcare work
Total agency billings
Social media footprint
Total staff - 150-249 staff
Healthcare staff - 150-249 staff
Agency age - Over 30 years
Status - NETWORKED
20-29%- Approximate percentage of advertising, branding, creative or design work in the UK healthcare market
This information was supplied or confirmed by Ogilvy Health UK. Bar charts are indicative only, with 100% being the maximum score allocated across all agencies. Billings from UK creative healthcare work are not a subset of total annual billings, and so may show a higher rating.

Ranking factors contributing to agency score

Awards

2023 UK Employee Experience awards: Gold, Engagement, The CATALYST Programme 2023 UK Employee Experience awards: Gold, Learning & Development, The CATALYST Programme Winners and Finalists | UK Employee Experience Awards 2023 (e-x-a.co.uk) 2023 This Can Happen: Win, Best Idea to Engage Colleagues, Walking with Purpose 2023 Communique: Winner, Innovation in Healthcare Communications, The Unwearable Collection™: See More Than Psoriasis (Boehringer Ingelheim) Highly Commended, The Say Communications award for Excellence in Communication Through Creative Execution, Now I Know (National Autistic Society) Finalist, Excellence in Global Education Meeting / Stand-Alone Events, Rare Disease Connect in Neurology: Cultivating a global learning community (UCB) Finalist, Excellence in Medical Affairs-Led Scientific Exchange, PIONEERS: Educating to activate and champion excellence in GPP care (Boehringer Ingelheim) 2023 PM Society Digital awards: Gold, HCP Education, Training and Support, Listen to Pain (Haleon) Gold, Meetings and Events, Rare Disease Connect in Neurology: Cultivating a global community of learning in MG (UCB) Bronze, Engaging HCP Communities, Rare Disease Connect in Neurology: Cultivating a global community of learning in MG (UCB) Finalist, Meetings and Events, Listen to Pain (Haleon) Finalist, Disease Awareness, The Unwearable Collection™: see more than psoriasis - social campaign (Boehringer Ingelheim) 2023 The Creative Floor awards: Winner, Charity/pro bono: photography, Now I Know (National Autistic Society) Winner, DE&I: photography, Now I Know (National Autistic Society) Winner, Healthcare Professional: logo, Rare Disease Connect in Neurology: Cultivating a global community of learning in MG (UCB) Finalist, Charity/pro bono: social media campaign, Now I Know (National Autistic Society) Finalist, DE&I: social media campaign, Now I Know (National Autistic Society)