Disciplines

  • Advertising/Creative
  • CRM/Customer engagement
  • Digital
  • Integrated marketing
  • Public relations (PR)

About

Iris is The Participation Agency. With over 1000 people in 14 offices worldwide, we use the power of Participation to help brands grow further, faster. The way ideas travel has changed, and it is harder than ever to create impact using paid media alone. We combine creativity, data-driven media and the power of people to help brands, such as Samsung, adidas, Bentley, Pizza Hut, Beiersdorf and Samsonite, explode into cultural moments and embed themselves in people’s lives.



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Pom Bear

By Iris

The campaign focuses on moments of connection between parents and children. The first spot shows a father and daughter belly dancing after discovering Pom-Bears have belly buttons. The film was directed by Steve Reeves through Another Film Company and created by Eli Vasilou.

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Pizza Hut

By Iris

Pizza Hut has revealed itself as the “‘official sponsor of dominoes” in a playful campaign launching its new brand platform “Together we pizza.”

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Samsung

By Iris

As part of ‘Drop in with Samsung’ and the next campaign in the series, we’re out to grow the skateboarding community by proving that anyone can skate, increasing participation in the run up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

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Jack Daniel's

By Iris

We partnered up with Jack Daniel’s and artist Wesley Joseph for an exciting new activation, ‘Jack the locker’, which sees the whiskey brand change the design of its iconic label T-shirt for the first time ever.

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Samsung UK

By Iris

The iconic Harry Beck Tube Map has been reimagined for the first time in over 90 years, as part of a new partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and Samsung, to promote the Circle to Search with Google feature on the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S24.

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The Purpose Disruptors

By Iris

This campaign goes against the conventions of traditional advertising to draw attention to the issue of overconsumption and the part that the ad industry plays in it by encouraging people to go outside and experience nature.

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Samsung

By Iris

To mark the official launch of Samsung’s new experience space, ‘KX’ in London, we made history with the world’s first vertical stage gig, based around an insight that 94% of mobile video use is now vertical.

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Bentley & The Shoe Surgeon

By Iris

A campaign to help Bentley find ways to authentically connect with a younger and more diverse audience of high-net-worth individuals in the US.

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Jack Daniel

By Iris

A campaign to encourage people to gift the father figure in their life Jack Daniel’s NEW Super Premium Bonded whiskey this Father's Day.

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adidas

By Iris

The next chapter of adidas Terrex’s United By Summits campaign, helping the outdoor brand use influencers for the first to tell its story

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Scholl

By Iris

A campaign to inspire people to show their feet more love from day to day

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Samsung

By Iris

In 2022 Samsung launched two of their ‘Wearables’ products – Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro earbuds and the Galaxy Watch5. This marked the first time Samsung had promoted the two products together - when used together, they can help you exercise better and improve your wellbeing.

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Samsung

By Iris

In 2022 Samsung launched two of their ‘Wearables’ products – Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro earbuds and the Galaxy Watch5. This marked the first time Samsung had promoted the two products together - when used together, they can help you exercise better and improve your wellbeing.

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adidas

By Iris

Every summit in our 6-story series focuses on the adidas Terrex activities (Hike, Climb, Bike, Mountaineering, Snow, Trail Running). Each telling the true story of the athletes, celebrating their individual summits and showing the honest side of transformation in the outdoors.

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adidas & Arsenal

By Iris

In response to 2021’s shocking knife crime statistics, we brought a proactive idea to Arsenal and adidas. We designed a one-off, historic, all-white Arsenal shirt. We removed the iconic red colour to symbolise no more bloodshed on London’s streets as a result of knife crime.

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abrdn

By Iris

The campaign introduces a new brand platform ‘The Power of Investment’, which sets out to reframe investment as a force for good as well as reflecting the simplification of the business with more ways to help people plan, save and invest for their future.

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Quadrature Climate Foundation

By Iris

Powerful OOH campaign brings the alarming reality of climate change to the corridors of COP. Going live in major transport hubs across the UK, delegates travelling to the conference will be faced with real life portraits of people from the front line of recent climate disasters.

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Barclays

By Iris

Created by Iris, Barclays has launched a fully integrated campaign to celebrate its 20th anniversary of association with British football. The campaign marks the 20-year hallmark of Barclays Premier League sponsorship, also highlighting its title sponsorship of Barclays FA WSL.

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adidas

By Iris

To launch Arsenal’s 2021/22 third jersey, Iris created ‘Where we belong’, a 3.5 minute mockumentary spotlighting 60-year-old Arsenal super fan, Len. The campaign taps into the fact that, for fans, there is nothing more powerful than belief, and Len is the embodiment of this. 

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Samsung UK

By Iris

Iris and Samsung UK have launched a new digital-audio campaign, ‘Next Best Thing’. Using immersive 360-audio, we partnered with Holly Humberstone and featured her hit song ‘The Walls Are Way Too Thin’ showcasing the superior sound quality of the Galaxy Buds Pro.

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Samsung UK

By Iris

Samsung UK and Iris are celebrating the activities we’ll soon be able to do again now that lockdown restrictions are easing, through the lens of the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G series. The nationwide OOH campaign ‘Again, but this time’ aims to raise awareness of the flagship phone.

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NHS Charities Together

By Iris

‘The Gift’ is NHS Charities Together’s first-ever Christmas campaign. The work highlights the amazing work of NHS staff battling Covid-19, and has been created in partnership with major brands such as Starbucks, Marmite & Co-op to help raise vital funds for the NHS Covid Appeal.

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Starbucks

By Iris

Iris worked with Starbucks to create the integrated campaign, ‘Carry the Merry’. The campaign invites everyone to carry a tiny spark of festive joy into their day with Red Cups acting as little beacons of much needed positivity.

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Pizza Hut

By Iris

To celebrate Pizza Huts first-ever festive pizza, Iris and Pizza Hut created an online campaign,'The 55 Days of Christmas Pizza'. Christmas pizzas aren’t usually the norm, so Pizza Hut decided to put this right, by kicking off Christmas early with its unique Christmas pizza carol

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Pizza Hut

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Pizza Hut and Iris celebrate 40 years of the iconic Original Pan Pizza with the brand’s first global campaign in 20 years, hosting a celebration across 55 markets, declaring October ‘Global Pizza Month’ and serving up specials for fans around the world.

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Carex

By Iris

Carex and Iris have released a new campaign to celebrate Carex’s pivotal role in protecting the nation’s hands. Highlighting that no matter who you are, washing your hands is important,and Carex protects and cares for all hands. Iris also created the tagline “That’s Why We Carex"

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Samsung

By Iris

‘Not A School 2020’, a free educational experience co-created by and for generation Z, forms part of Samsung’s global commitment to educate and empower future innovators to achieve their full potential and become the next generation of leaders.

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adidas Football

By Iris

‘This is family’ plays on the unifying power and popularity of Arsenal’s head coach, Mikel Arteta, building the whole film around him and his ‘Team talk to the Arsenal family’, which is shown in the film to be global and diverse.

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Samsung

By Iris

Introducing ‘A Moon For all Mankind’,the world’s first 4D lunar gravity virtual reality experience.Using the Samsung Galaxy S9+ and Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus, users can now immerse themselves in a visual and physical VR experience that accurately recreates a Moon mission.

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The Great Reset

By Iris

'The Great Reset'–a movement to help the creative industry take on this responsibility instead of letting things go back to 'normal', helping us move forward to better. Collaborating with over 200 people from competing agencies to attend a series of online workshops.

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Adidas

By Iris

We set out to help Adidas become the first sports brand to have a powerful point-of-view during the pandemic. In just 14 days, working in lockdown conditions, we created a hero film and crafted a beautiful script based on repeating the “We will __ again” device.

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Starbucks

By Iris

Starbucks is famous for writing customers’ names on cups. So, as masks became mandatory in UK cafes, we played into this with a self-deprecating visual for Starbucks’ social channels that showed the even greater challenge baristas face, thanks to customers wearing their masks.

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adidas

By Iris

READY FOR SPORT acts as a powerful reminder to the world that sport is a source of enjoyment, it will return, and that we need to be READY when it does.

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HEROES

By Iris

The campaign, created in partnership with HEROES charity, consists of imagery that heroes ordinary people who are following the rules by staying home, to support the NHS against the spread of Covid-19. The #StayHomeHeroes social media challenge aims to spread the message further.

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Starbucks

By Iris

Re-positioning Starbucks as an inclusive space where everyone is welcome.

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adidas

By Iris

Challenging old stereotypes and celebrating movement of all kinds with adidas Women.

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Haven

By Iris

Freeing holidaymakers from the routine and restrictions of day-to-day life.

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Nectar

By Iris

Revolutionising the UK's largest loyalty programme.

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Carex

By Iris

Encouraging young families to live life to the fullest with Carex.

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Barclays

By Iris

Launching the new season of the Barclays FA Women's Super League.

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Pizza Hut Delivery UK

By Iris

Hailing Pizza Hut Delivery’s amazing deals with just the truth.

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Adidas

By Iris

These boots come with some conditions, accept them and they're yours. #DareToCreate

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Reebok

By Iris

Encouraging millennials to overcome adversity with the JJ Watt Reebok shoe.

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Adidas

By Iris

Launching a new jersey with a classic concept. #DareToCreate

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Adidas

By Iris

Showcasing North London at the heart of a new partnership between adidas and Arsenal FC.

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Adidas

By Iris

Stealing the show at the pinnacle of European football. #DareToCreate

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Suzuki

By Iris

Entertaining the C4 audience with the help of two national treasures.

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Samsung

By Iris

Repositioning the consumer experience of the Galaxy A brand.

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Formula E

By Iris

Introducing a racing revolution for Formula E.

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Suzuki

By Iris

Better acquainting the C4 audience with the Suzuki Swift range.

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Pizza Hut Delivery UK

By Iris

Using AR technology to take the fight to the competition.

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KFC

By Iris

To promote KFC’s handmade story and celebrate the time, care, and craft that goes into making things by hand, we hacked a platform that only allows you to sell things that are handmade – Etsy. And created 5 cross stitch patterns which we’re selling for charity in our Etsy store.

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Barclays

By Iris

Setting the news agenda as we launched Barclays’ ground-breaking sponsorship of The FA Women’s Super League

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Adidas

By Iris

Zidane. Beckham. The two greatest icons of adidas football. What does it take to play in the boots of these legends? Who will follow in their footsteps? …Only they can decide.

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Adidas

By Iris

Positioning adidas as a brand for creators not fakers.

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Formula E

By Iris

Capturing new audiences with a Formula E street fight of EPIC proportions.

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Pizza Hut Delivery UK

By Iris

A new brand platform positioning Pizza Hut as a benchmark in delivery.

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adidas GLITCH

By Iris

Taking GLITCH off the pitch and into the place our core audience associate with a post-match reward.

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Sanctuary Spa

By Iris

Working with 100 influencers in 24 hours to create an online face mask movement for Sanctuary Spa

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adidas Football

By Iris

Create there and unlock the game. #HereToCreate

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adidas Football

By Iris

From one legend to another. #HereToCreate

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adidas Football

By Iris

A mini-docuseries telling the personal stories of adidas' star players as they journey to Russia.

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Shell

By Iris

Part of our 'Extra Mile' series for Shell Canada - live on Facebook + Instagram for Father's Day.

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Haven Holidays

By Iris

Haven launches a limited fragrance range which bottles the mood booting scents of the British Coast

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KFC

By Iris

An exclusive run of china buckets made available to Colonel's Club members to celebrate the wedding.

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SANE

By Iris

A national advertising campaign to encourage those struggling with depression to find their voice.

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Haven Holidays

By Iris

Haven appoints new “Directors of Walkies” to showcase its range of dog-friendly activities.

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adidas Football

By Iris

Putting adidas’ star players in the director’s seat to champion creativity & launch the SS18 range.

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Formula E

By Iris

An adrenaline charged TVC reflects the electrifying power & energy the race will bring to Marrakesh

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Haven Holidays

By Iris

This light-hearted, humorous 40-sec TV spot follows 2 little girls travelling around a holiday park.

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adidas Football

By Iris

Relaunching the world’s most iconic boot, with another football icon – Paul Pogba.

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Solarplicity

By Iris

Spreading awareness of fuel poverty with a series of social films featuring 'nans'.

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Superdry

By Iris

An attitude packed integrated campaign unveiling Superdry's new A/W jackets feat. Paigey Cakey.

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Barclaycard

By Iris

Encouraging people who have always wanted to try something new, to ‘Start Today’ with Barclaycard.

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Shell

By Iris

In a series of social content for Shell we replaced the fuel scientists with everyday people.

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Wickes

By Iris

Tackling the burning issue of skin cancer for Tradespeople with skin cancer charity Skcin.

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Samsung UK

By Iris

A 6-part comedy series featuring Katherine Ryan & Joel Dommett, showcasing Samsung's home appliances

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Lyle's Golden Syrup

By Iris

In a series of 5 & 10 second idents we discover the stickiness of Lyle’s Golden Syrup in a new way.

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Ella's Kitchen

By Iris

Encouraging a new generation of little foodies with Ella's Kitchen's Kleine Foodie's Club.

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adidas Running

By Iris

Inspiring female running creators to feel faster, stronger and greater with every run.

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Robinsons Fruit Shoot

By Iris

We've provided Fruit Shoot with an innovative AR alternative to the traditional colouring placemat.

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adidas Football

By Iris

Enhancing brand love amongst millennials by embracing the creativity and fun in football.

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Superdry

By Iris

Re-engaging millennials with an integrated global campaign about embracing adventures of the night.

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Purdey's

By Iris

A collection of 15 sec Facebook films staring Idris Elba designed to inspire viewers to keep going.

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Samsung

By Iris

An innovative, visually insane launch for the Samsung S8 feat Royal Blood, live streamed in 360 4K.

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Domino's UK

By Iris

THE GIFS THAT KEEP ON GIVING. Expressing the inexpressible with a new Domino’s pizza language.

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LEGO

By Iris

iris, LEGO & a group of aeronautical engineering students turn children's LEGO fantasy into reality.

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Guinness

By Iris

A global toolkit for on and off-trade to put Guinness back at the heart of St Patrick’s Weekend.

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Fruit Shoot

By Iris

A global-to-local, fully integrated campaign for Fruit Shoot. It’s My Thing heroes real children.

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Domino's

By Iris

Forget the fuss of going out and do what you really want to do - #ValenDineIn with Domino’s!

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Domino's

By Iris

A brand new 30 second TV spot, taking a tongue in cheek stab at the UK’s wintery season.

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Virgin Active

By Iris

Whatever emotion you want to experience, you can ‘Go There’ at Virgin Active.

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adidas

By Iris

The first fashion collection created by fans on Snapchat.

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adidas

By Iris

He's Paul Pogba. You be you. #NeverFollow

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Lyle's Golden Syrup

By Iris

Returning to TV screens for the first time in 25 years with new campaign – ‘Sticky but worth it'

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Nescafé Original

By Iris

The latest instalment of our 'Big Start' series for Nescafé Original.