Virgin Active reviews global creative brief

Virgin Active, the health club chain, is reviewing its global advertising account.

Virgin Active... ad pitch
Virgin Active... ad pitch
The review includes the business in the UK, along with other global territories.

Virgin Active is understood to be arranging meetings with six agencies, with a pitch planned for early August. The review is being handled by Tim Carter, the Virgin Active group marketing and brand director.

In the UK, the gym chain has its own in-house creative team but also works with Beattie McGuinness Bungay on a consultancy basis. It is understood that the Virgin brand has called the review in order bolster its creative work.

Virgin Active’s first brand campaign, introducing the strapline "More pleasure. Less pain" launched in September last year. The £1 million outdoor, radio and print push was created in-house, in consultation with BMB.

Sir Richard Branson is believed to be reviving plans to float the gym chain later this year with a likely price tag of more than £1 billion.

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