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M&C Saatchi

Kind
Creative generalist
Parent
M&C Saatchi Group
Country
GB, AU
Website
https://mcsaatchi.com
Clients
Department of Health and Social Care · Public Health England · Office for Health Improvement and Disparities · NHS England · Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Campaigns (7)

CampaignClientYearTopicRole
Every Mind Matters winter campaign lead
OHID's first campaign by M&C Saatchi; animation narrated by Stephen Fry driving people to the NHS Mind Plan tool. The 2019 Every Mind Matters launch agency was not confirmed.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities2021Mental healthCreative
Stoptober 2020 'Breathe Easier' lead
Lung-health creative, new focus on smokers aged 18-34; about £1m across OOH, online, social, radio.
Public Health England / Better Health2020TobaccoCreative
Stoptober 2017 lead
M&C Saatchi took over the Smokefree/Stoptober account from Dare and Now. 2017 edition endorsed e-cigarettes as a quitting aid. Stoptober's original IPA paper and peer-reviewed evaluation (Brown et al. 2014) cover the Dare-era launch, not M&C Saatchi.
Public Health England2017TobaccoCreative
Game of Balls lead
M&C Saatchi Sydney; testicular self-examination demonstration hidden in an adult film.
Blue Ball Foundation2015Cancer screeningCreative
Be Clear on Cancer 'Pee Red' lead
Ambient execution for the blood-in-pee (bladder/kidney cancer) symptom campaign.
Public Health England / Be Clear on Cancer2013Cancer screeningCreative
Be Clear on Cancer: bowel cancer national launch lead
£8.5m national rollout after 2011 regional pilots; real GPs urge people with symptoms to see a doctor (early diagnosis rather than screening). Be Clear on Cancer won an IPA Effectiveness Award in 2014 (reported as Silver; one source says Gold). The programme was evaluated by PHE/NCRAS (awareness, GP attendance, urgent referrals, stage shift).
Department of Health (England)2012Cancer screeningCreative
Change4Life (brand launch) lead
M&C Saatchi created the Change4Life brand and sub-brands (Walk4Life, Cook4Life, Play4Life) and led creative; other agencies handled PR, digital and data. Child obesity; also physical activity.
Department of Health (England)2009NutritionCreative

Research notes

Long-running roster agency for England's Department of Health/PHE/OHID (Change4Life, Be Clear on Cancer, Smokefree/Stoptober, Ageing Well). Also credited with the later NHS England 'Act FAST' stroke work and an IPA 2024 award for FCDO's KhairKhwah (Pakistan, not clearly health). M&C Saatchi ANZ became independent via management buyout in 2026. Sources verified through search-result summaries only; direct page fetches were blocked in this session.

Sources

  1. https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/public-health-england-appoints-m-c-saatchi-freuds//1321200
  2. https://www.marketingweek.com/dh-appoints-mc-saatchi-to-9m-cancer-brief/
  3. https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/m-c-saatchi-poised-scoop-healthy-living-briefs/1333479

Record agencies/m-and-c-saatchi.json, updated 2026-10-22