Adelaide ad agency blackbocks acquires creative hot shop Jamshop and reveals new appointments

blackbocks owner, Brenton Bock (pictured left) has announced the latest expansion and success path of adelaide advertising agency – blackbocks with the acquisition of Jamshop. The acquisition has ensured that blackbocks/ Jamshop is a formidable force in the industry.

Jamshop’s award winning creative history and reputation that saw it responsible for the Mitsubishi account for the years before it left SA for NSW in 2016, its CEO/creative director Jim Robinson, account director Gail Reudiger and a handful of others join the existing talent pool at blackbocks’ Norwood premises.

Complete with management, strategic, creative, channel and production capabilities that are second to none, led by managing director – Cameron Hockey, blackbocks is seen as a refreshing alternative, certainly validated by recent wins with appointments by both state based and national Brands over the last 12 months.

Announcing the appointment of Johnny Velis as creative director and Becq Hinton for the role of head of art, “the creative output from blackbocks / Jamshop has certainly climbed a few extra rungs”.

Along with relative new arrivals in channel strategist, Lucy McFarlane and digital channel manager, Morgan Riddle, this demonstrates our commitment to invest in well-recognised specialists to deliver expertise and value to our clients.

Says Bock: “Now with a diverse range of clients across the nation and abroad, blackbocks/ Jamshop’s product offering is strategically smart, creative and proving extremely valuable to both our new and long term clients, on the back of a unique culture and terrific working environment here at Norwood.

“That is blackbocks/ Jamshop and it is this culture that has made us successful today and this, together with our passion, will no doubt drive our future success.”