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Target Embraces Superheroes, but the Real Star Is Supermom Inside the new Justice League spot

IDEA: Every mother is a superhero. But when your kid's birthday is fast approaching, it helps to have Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Cyborg on…

June 19, 2013, 2:04 PM EDT

iCrossing CEO Don Scales Steps Down Brian Powley takes the helm

Don Scales, iCrossing CEO, is leaving the company effective immediately and will be replaced by Brian Powley, who currently serves as North American president of the New York-based digital agency. Scales…

June 19, 2013, 12:24 PM EDT

Ogilvy Brazil Scores Promo Grand Prix for Soccer Team's Organ Donor Campaign Rabid fans' hearts still beat

CANNES, France—Ogilvy & Mather in Brazil, which had an enormous success this spring with its "Real Beauty Sketches" campaign for Dove, picked up a Grand Prix here tonight in the…

June 17, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

'Dumb Ways to Die' Kills With 2 Grand Prix—in Direct and PR Oreo's blackout tweet also wins a Lion

CANNES, France—Dying never felt so good. McCann Melbourne's super-viral "Dumb Ways to Die" train-safety video for the Melbourne Metro stormed the Cannes Lions festival on the first day of awards here,…

June 17, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

W+K's Journey With Heineken Leads to Grand Prix in Creative Effectiveness CP+B, Digitas take home a Lion for AmEx

CANNES, France—Wieden + Kennedy in Amsterdam picked up the Grand Prix in Creative Effectiveness here tonight for its remarkable Heineken campaign, which helped boost sales of the Dutch brewer's flagship…

June 17, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

What Agency Creatives Can Learn From Dickens, Hemingway and Michelangelo BBDO connects the dots

CANNES, France—If you're going to have role models, you might as well aim high. At a seminar here today, BBDO's David Lubars and Andrew Robertson suggested that Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway…

June 17, 2013, 10:39 AM EDT

David Perry Says Goodbye to Saatchi After Long Run Broadcast production chief joined shop in '89

David Perry's long, remarkable run as head of broadcast production at Saatchi & Saatchi is coming to an end. Perry, who has worked for six creative chiefs in his nearly 24…

June 14, 2013, 5:57 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Tango BBH's absurdly muscular campaign for the soft drink is a scream

BBH London's new campaign for Tango, the British soft-drink brand, really pumps me up. Folks who enjoy the beverage in these superbly silly spots growl "AAARGH!" at full volume and flex…

June 14, 2013, 11:07 AM EDT

Gin Lane Media Brings Interactive Experiences to Retail J.Crew, Michael Kors and Sweetgreen

Specs Who Emmett Shine (l.), founder; Dan Kenger, digital creative director What Digital creative agency Where New York offices Freelance designer Emmett Shine founded Gin Lane Media so a client would take his requests…

June 13, 2013, 6:29 AM EDT

Agencies Square Off in Hot Dog Eating Contest Digitas, Horizon, MEC, Zenith and more stuff their faces today in NYC

If you're agency staffer in New York today and want to see industry peers do their best Takeru Kobayashi impressions (i.e., stuff their faces with frankfurters), you might want to…

June 12, 2013, 1:17 PM EDT

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