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Lenovo Picks We Are Social as Global Lead Computer giant seeks 'conversational marketing'

Lenovo has selected We Are Social to be the computer giant's global lead for social media marketing and advertising. New York-based We Are Social said it beat out three competitors…

December 6, 2012, 5:49 PM EST

Media All-Stars A dozen of the most talented and innovative media point people for leading brands

In an expansive, ever-morphing multimedia world, never has the media buy been more complex—and never have media buyers worn as many hats. Negotiator. Analyst. Cultural guru. Digital expert. Mathematician—and in…

November 19, 2012, 12:00 AM EST

Small Roberts + Langer Packs a Big Punch How a one-office shop managed to get four J&J brands under its belt

Big agencies generally prevail when major marketers consolidate their brand assignments at fewer players, as was the case with Johnson & Johnson’s recent creative review, which chiefly benefitted the likes…

November 13, 2012, 12:13 AM EST

W+K Plays for the Big Dough With Velveeta recently added to its roster, is the shop primed to take bite out of Oreo, too?

With a shot at working on a Super Bowl spot for Oreo, the world’s No. 1 cookie, Portland, Ore.-based Wieden + Kennedy has again found itself with the chance to…

October 23, 2012, 4:49 AM EDT

Creative Commodities Chasing big biz like Chevy, J&J, shops grin and bear efficiency-based reviews

Maybe it’s a sign of the times. Like the global Chevrolet creative review before it, the outcome of Johnson & Johnson’s ongoing global creative review won’t hinge on creative or…

September 18, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT

Vail Resorts Doubles Down With SapientNitro Skiing brand leans on agency for new summer tourism product

Thanks to a piece of national legislation passed last fall, Vail Resorts is gearing up for summertime revenues in the same mountains where it offers ski slopes to consumers. Through…

August 14, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT

First Mover: Trevor O'Brien Deutsch L.A.'s tech honcho still finds time to do some nighttime coding

Specs Age 33 New gig Evp, executive creative technology director, Deutsch LA Old gig Vp, creative technology director, McKinney What does your job entail, exactly? I oversee a team of animators, motion designers, 3-D…

August 9, 2012, 9:42 PM EDT

Right Guard Moves to RT+P Henkel deodorant awards agency lead N.A. creative duties

Philadelphia-based Red Tettemer + Partners was awarded lead North American creative responsibilities for Right Guard deodorants, Adweek has learned. The brand, owned by packaged-goods conglomerate Henkel, chose RT+P for the work…

August 1, 2012, 2:24 PM EDT

GM Won't Ditch Commonwealth, Joel Ewanick’s Brainchild But questions persist after CMO's sudden departure

General Motors remains committed to Commonwealth following Joel Ewanick’s abrupt departure, Adweek has learned. The four-month-old ad agency was the cost-cutting brainchild of Ewanick, GM’s marketing chief since 2010. In…

July 30, 2012, 2:29 PM EDT

Local Beats Out Global in Agency Identity Crisis Publicis is just the latest worldwide agency to ride the brand coattails of a local shop

Think globally, act locally. That’s one interpretation of Publicis Groupe’s merger this month of its namesake global agency with a local shop to create Publicis Kaplan Thaler in New York. In…

July 24, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

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