Laurent François Laurent François

Paris — Available for mandates

Where luxury
brands find
their signal
in the noise.

Senior creative strategist and advisor. 20 years building creative and digital practices for the world's most demanding luxury, beauty and lifestyle brands.

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What I do

01

Creative & Brand Strategy

Global creative strategy, integrated communications, 360° storytelling — from brand platform to campaign execution.

02

Social & Digital Innovation

Social media strategy, digital advertising, platform-native content, creator ecosystems, and emerging channel activation.

03

Executive Advisory

Supporting CMOs and C-suite leaders on innovation sprints, team architecture, communications strategy, and organizational design.

An intrapreneur who builds practices from zero — then hands them to the world.

From founding the first social media practice in Europe at Ogilvy, to building RE-UP into a global social-creative agency acquired by Omnicom — Laurent's career is a series of deliberate first moves.

First WhatsApp activation for Dior — pioneering direct-to-consumer messaging for the maison

First social media department in Europe, built at Ogilvy Paris in 2007

Content strategy and digital strategy reboot for Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie — a sector first

RE-UP agency, founded in London, acquired by 180 Global / Omnicom in 2021

AI content pilot — among the earliest luxury-sector deployments at scale

3 books published in 2 years, with a growing bilingual newsletter community

Selected clients

Dior Omega Piaget Prada Valentino Shiseido Coty L'Oréal Roger Dubuis Dolce & Gabbana Adidas Club Med
Published works

2026

Luxe Renaissance

Dunod

Collective book on the future of luxury.

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2025

Cracker l'algorithme

Éditions de l'Aube

Réenchanter les réseaux sociaux — a manifesto for reclaiming human presence in the algorithmic age.

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2025

Future of Luxury Report

TBWA

A report led for TBWA and Omnicom with Backslash teams.

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2024

Alive in Social Media

Independent

A practitioner's guide to building genuine presence in an era of algorithmic distrust.

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2023

Réseaux Sociaux : une communauté de vie

Éditions L'Harmattan

25 years of digital social life — enjeux et perspectives after a quarter century of new practices.

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A career
built on
firsts.

Paris-based. Internationally wired. Available for consulting mandates, workshops, and executive advisory.

2023 →

Strategic Advisor

Independent

Supporting C-suite leaders on innovation, communications, and strategic sprints. Working with startups in luxury, social, and marketing attribution.

2021–2025

Managing Partner, 180 Luxe & 180 Social

180 Global · TBWA / Omnicom, Paris

Built and led digital, creative strategy, and social media practices. Managed a hybrid team from strategy to production. Directly led Dior, Coty, and Omega accounts.

2014–2021

Co-Founder

RE-UP Agency · London / Tokyo / Paris

Founded a next-generation social media creative agency with a global footprint. Acquired by 180 Global / Omnicom in 2021.

2012–2014

Senior Digital Strategist

JWT London

Global digital and social media strategy for Toni & Guy, KitKat, and other major accounts.

2010–2012

Head of Social Business

L'Express, Paris

Built freemium and community revenue models. Led digital product creation at the intersection of editorial and advertising.

2007–2010

Head of EMEA Digital Influence

Ogilvy Paris

Created Europe's first social media practice. Pioneered influencer, creator, and community strategies for Louis Vuitton, Lenovo, and others.

Open for mandates

Let's build
something that
matters.

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