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Shopper Marketing Is Going Mainstream Retail is the center of gravity

Shopper marketing may not be sexy, but it gets results. More evidence of this: Grey Group is setting up a new shopper marketing operation to work for client Procter &…

May 19, 2013, 10:30 PM EDT

Partners & Spade Helps Brands While Creating Its Own Creative studio for fashion and film

Specs Who Co-founders and co-creative directors Anthony Sperduti (l.) and Andy Spade What Creative studio Where New York offices When Andy Spade teamed up with Anthony Sperduti, a former colleague at Kirshenbaum Bond &…

May 16, 2013, 6:41 AM EDT

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Spark Wins Ace Hardware's Media Duties SMG shop beats out 3 for $44 million account

Ace Hardware has selected Starcom MediaVest Group's Spark agency to handle media planning and buying following a review, Adweek has learned. The assignment includes both traditional and digital work. The incumbent,…

May 15, 2013, 1:06 PM EDT

El Al Picks New U.S. Agency, Debuts 'Vacations' Campaign Soubriet Byrne & Associates lands another travel brand

EL AL recently selected its new lead agency in the U.S., Soubriet Byrne & Associates (SBA), which beat out four other unnamed contenders, per the brand. Excluding business-to-business and Internet, the…

May 13, 2013, 7:55 PM EDT

Faced With New Challenges, Retailers Seek Out Agencies JCPenney, Kmart and Staples among them

If only it were just the tepid economy that was driving retailers to review their advertising accounts. Then, when the economy turned, so would the fortunes of JCPenney, Kmart, Staples…

May 6, 2013, 10:17 PM EDT

The Terrifying Slowdown for New Creative Business First quarter unusually sluggish

The quiet is deafening. Where are the creative new-business opportunities out there? While media reviews continue apace, significant creative-only reviews have been relatively scarce this year in what agency leaders and…

April 29, 2013, 10:08 PM EDT

Pep Boys Gives iCrossing All of Its Digital Work Zimmerman loses account to search pioneer

Like many other companies founded as search marketing services, iCrossing in recent years has been heralding itself as a full-service interactive agency. And recent developments suggest the New York-based firm…

April 29, 2013, 12:16 AM EDT

This Toronto Agency Skipped the Product Placement and Released a Feature Movie Kokanee beer's entire ad budget

Specs Who Clockwise from top: Partners (creative) Rich Pryce-Jones, David Crichton, Randy Stein, Scott Dube; Bob Shanks, managing partner, business; David Chiavegato, partner, creative What Advertising agency Where Toronto offices Every copywriter wishes he…

April 25, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

Outsider Agencies Are Drawn to NYC Like Moths to a Flame Hard to get respect

New York is a humbling market—but big fish from smaller ponds just can’t seem to stay away. Take Leo Burnett, for example. Its New York office’s biggest account win since opening…

April 22, 2013, 9:19 PM EDT

mOcean Has a New Consumer Brands Unit Maintains strong focus on children

Specs Who (l. to r.) Mike Braue, director of client services, consumer brands; Michael McIntyre, president; Christianne Brooks, group creative director; and Kevin Aratari, evp, entertainment What Entertainment advertising, marketing, branding and…

April 18, 2013, 11:15 PM EDT

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