Holmes, Pollard & Stott Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Ideas
Pioneering advertising agency giant Holmes Pollard & Stott (HP&S) is this year celebrating its 25th anniversary of creating and executing some of the most inspiring ideas seen and heard in the local media industry.
Launched in 1990 at (need first location here) by Messrs. Jeremy Holmes, Martin Pollard and NormanStott of McMahons Point, Sydney, Australia, the agency which bears thefounders’ names to date is a full–service advertising agency that continuesto manage brands from across the brand spectrum, ranging from FMCGs tolisted blue chip financial organizations.
At the very inception, the founders invited renowned media and creative personality Pradeep Amirthanayagam as the CEO of the agency, and he has continued through the years, guiding the team as it grew in stature and reputation. With 30 years of industry experience today he functions as its Chairmanand major stakeholder.Commenting on this historic milestone Amirthanayagam said, “I was 28 years ‘young’ when I was entrusted with the task of building an Agency from scratch!My vision was to create an ad culture that conceptualized campaigns based on the local idiom and insights. This has contributed to our success during these 25 years.”
Multi-award winning HP&S is today one of the mostrenowned names in the advertising arena in Sri Lanka, handling all aspects of brand communication such as print, broadcast, retail, relationship marketing,online, brand concepts and strategies, brand planning, creativedevelopment and production, activation, media, advertising and public relations.The agency continues to forge lasting bonds with its diverse client portfolio and their brands to deliver impactful, creative andresults-oriented marketing solutions.
The company’s philosophy – the ‘Orange Perspective’ – reflects the multi-cultural,multi-faceted melting pot of cultures, creeds and languages that is Sri Lanka. Inshort, a creative vibrancy steeped in celebrating the rich diversity of our people isat the core of HP&S. Keeping with this concept, the agency has throughout the years conceptualized and executed such campaigns at the introduction of Anchor Newdale watery yoghurt, campaigns such as GoviSaviya which won a Bronze at the prestigious Chillies Awards for Seylan Bank, the launch of “MalibanKiri”, the launch of Sri Lanka’s first satellite network CBNSat (Dialog TV), and many more pioneering products and services for local and global brands. Some of the key brands handled by the agency include Rhino Roofing Products, PathumVimana for HNB, BMW, Hyundai Lanka, Black Knight and O3 Colognes, Panasonic Batteries, Continental Tyres, Kuwait Airways and Durdans Hospital among many more.
The agency also holds many firsts to its name apart from introducing innovative products and services to local consumers. One of these is the introduction of Sri Lanka’s very first dedicated Christmas seasonal magazine “Noel” which will be published for the 14th time this year.
In celebration of the 25th anniversary HP&S has several exciting ideas waiting to be rolled out which will engage all stakeholders of the media and advertising industry. For more information please visit the agency’s Facebook page for daily updates.
