News of creative powerhouse’s arrival at Klick casts more light on
independent agency’s growth trajectory and commitment to continuing to
evolve its creative excellence
TORONTO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Klick
Health today announced that acclaimed creative director Rich Levy
has joined its growing, award-winning creative team as Chief Creative
Officer.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome Rich to Klick,” said Glenn
Zujew, Executive Vice President, Creative and Medical. “We’ve been on an
amazing journey for the last three years, continuing to raise the bar of
our award-winning creative team and attract the industry’s brightest,
most creative minds. As longtime fans of Rich’s work, we think he will
make a great Klickster – both culturally and creatively. We can’t wait
to see how, together, we will further advance our creative path and
develop new breakthrough campaigns that help and resonate with patients.”
“I’ve spent my entire career looking for new and innovative ways to
solve impossible brand problems,” said Levy. “Joining Klick will allow
me bring the latest innovation, data, and digital know-how to help
propel creative to new heights – not just within the agency, but across
the industry. The more I spent time with their leadership team, the more
impressed I became with their entrepreneurial spirit, hacker mentality,
and people-centric culture. I can’t wait to see what we’ll invent next.”
Levy has made his mark on healthcare advertising over the past 13 years.
He joins Klick after spending almost a decade as Chief Creative Officer
of the FCB Health Network. Agencies under his supervision have won “Most
Creative Agency” at the Manny Awards eight times; “Healthcare Network of
the Year,” “#1 Health & Wellness Agency 2018” & “Healthcare Agency of
the Year 2017” at the Cannes Lions Festival; “Agency of the Year 2018”
at The Clio Awards; “Global and Regional Network of the Year” at London
International Awards; “#1 Agency in the World” at Advertising Health
2018; “Agency of the Year” at Creative Floor 2018; “Agency of the Year”
at New York Festivals Global Awards 2018; “Healthcare Network of the
Year” at New York Festivals Global Awards 2018 & 2017; and “Healthcare
Network of the Year” at the Med Ad News Manny Awards, 2018. He
was also named to MM&M’s and PR Week’s “Health
Influencer 50” list in 2018 and served as Jury President for the 2018
Pharma Lions at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Most
recently, he was inducted into the DTC Hall of Fame.
Before making his move to healthcare, Levy had a lengthy career in
consumer advertising and his work has been honored by the Effies, Lions,
One Show, Art Directors Club, Addys, and Clios. The “Can You Hear Me
Now” campaign slogan he wrote for Verizon Wireless is in the Advertising
Walk of Fame and his work for Canon is a part of the permanent
collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Today’s news casts more light on Klick’s incredible growth trajectory as
the independent hypergrowth agency continues to build on its technology
and innovation roots and set the pace of the industry. Klick grew 20%
YoY for the last two years, was named 2018 Agency of the Year by MM&M, and
ranked #1 in the magazine’s Agency 100. Three weeks ago,
Klick debuted its Adaptive
Brand Playbook, the agency’s proven approach of modern best
practices that help life sciences brands achieve their full market
potential.
About Klick Health
Klick Health is the world’s largest independent, full-service marketing
and commercialization agency for life sciences. By relentlessly
conspiring with the future, Klick helps its clients outsmart and outpace
disease so people can live richer, longer lives. Klick has been named
Agency of the Year six times over the last seven years by the industry’s
leading publications and was recognized by the 2018 Cannes Lions Health
Awards for its client campaigns. Follow Klick Health on Twitter at @KlickHealth.
About Klick Inc.
Klick operates with a fiercely independent spirit at the intersection of
technology, creativity, and strategy. The Klick family is a diverse
group of people who are driven and connected by a shared culture and
commitment to the relentless pursuit of awesome at Klick Health,
Katalyst, and Sensei
Labs. Established in 1997, Klick has teams in Atlanta, Connecticut,
Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San
Francisco, and Toronto. Klick has been consistently recognized as a
leading Great Place to Work, Best Workplace for Women, Best Employer,
Employee-Recommended Workplace, Fastest Growing Technology Company, and
Best Managed Company. For more information on joining Klick, go to http://careers.klick.com.
Contacts
Melissa Sheridan, Alight PR
Phone: 415 609 6875 Email: [email protected]
Sheryl
Steinberg, Vice President, Communications
Phone: 416-214-4977 ext.
2412 Email: [email protected]
