As the Ukraine crisis continues to unfold, Havas Group has committed to supporting our Ukrainian employees and their families through these trying times. Now, our agency in Ukraine has found a new way to support their communities – by developing an agency that gives all profits to employees and their families. Learn more from Havas Village Ukraine CEO, Nataliya Morozova, about how you can support and why this is so important.
Can you tell us more about Havas Village Ukraine in Exile? What does it entail?
Until 24 February 2022, we were – and we still are! – one of the top advertising groups in the Ukrainian market. Our group is a brand accelerator that boosts brands through creative ideas and solutions, high profile media channels and innovation. We’re comprised of 178 employees, work with over 100 international and local clients, have 27 years of experience, have won over 50 advertising awards, and pursue 2500+ projects annually.
Yet our lives changed in just one day.
Now, in order to support our employees and their families, we have launched a cloud agency called Havas Village Ukraine in Exile – an agency with a profound expertise in creative, media, PR, digital, health and innovation.
Havas Village Ukraine in Exile is a business dedicated to social good – all profits go to employees to give them the relief they need and support their families during these dark days.
How did you come up with this idea?
On literally the third day of the war in our country, it became clear that our business had almost completely stopped and that we needed to come up with a new business model for operating our Group – the main goal of which was to support our team and their families in these difficult times. This is how this agency was born, and we know it will become a reliable and trusted partner for the whole Havas family all around the world.
Now our Ukrainian colleagues are all in different countries, in different cities and different places, but we remain a close-knit team and we are top specialists with a great desire to continue our work and do what we do best – boost brands in a rapidly changing world.
“Havas Village Ukraine in Exile is a business dedicated to social good – all profits go to employees to give them the relief they need and support their families during these dark days.”
How can people use this resource?
If you are short of resources and you are thinking about freelancers, if you need an alternative view, if you have a conflict of interest, if you are looking for high-tech solutions, or if you need help preparing tendered documents, remember that you have a team of 178 top experts who are ready to join projects of any complexity and provide all types of support.
We are supercharged experts in creating “seamless” complex integrated campaigns (from strategy development to its implementation); innovations like metaverses, NFT, metahuman avatars and VR/AR/MR; and carrying out daily client responsibilities. You will find all the information about us and our expertise on our website: https://www.havasuainexile.com/.
What are you hoping this will achieve?
We do not just hope – we know for sure that we can reinforce all of Havas Group’s agencies with our ideas, approaches and resources. We are certain that we can be useful by doing very professional work while being very cost efficient. We believe in a win-win approach and that it will definitely work in our case.
Are there any other ways our network can support you and all of our colleagues in Ukraine?
The best and most appreciated help will be giving us a chance to work with you. You won’t regret it. Please find 5 minutes and drop us a letter asking us what we can do for you — you can contact me at nataliya.morozova@havasvillage.com.ua.
“We do not just hope – we know for sure that we can reinforce all of Havas Group’s agencies with our ideas, approaches and resources.”
Is there anything we didn’t ask you that you’d like to share?
I would like to once again thank all of you for the invaluable support you provided to us as a country, as Ukrainians, and to us as part of the Havas Group. It is priceless. I am sincerely grateful to all of you for supporting us by word, for supporting us morally and financially, and for feeling empathy to us and our country. All these actions and words will stay in our hearts forever! To Better Together!
