Digital Boo! Hiss! The Pirate Bay Founders Are Going To Jail By SuperSpy on Apr. 17, 2009 - 9:06 AM Founders of one of the world’s top file sharing sites, The Pirate Bay, have been found guilty. A Swedish court has sentenced the four men behind the Swedish BitTorrent site to one year in jail. Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, Freder ...
People Agency Leadership Pic Of The Day: David Trim! By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 6:41 PM Yesterday’s leadership photo was a bit rock star. Let’s swing the other direction, yeah? Here’s David Trim, Executive VP of Creative Services at Russ Reid – Omnicom’s direct response agency for non pr ...
Agencies Doner Advertising’s Lay-Off Madness By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 5:55 PM Earlier this week, we posted an email from Doner’s CEO Alan Kalter to his staff about the impending cuts to come at the shop. Over the past few days, the reports coming out of Doner are less like the usual round of layoffs a ...
Agencies | People Ogilvy’s Whistleblower: Avon, Over Billing + A Lawsuit By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 3:41 PM Update: Ogilvy has sent us the following statement: “At the time of the allegations, Ogilvy’s Chief Ethics Officer and Internal Audit did a thorough investigation of the claim and found no wrongdoing. The complaint was ...
Revolving Door And Now A Few Moments With The Unemployed… Part IV By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 2:26 PM PART IV Join us as we follow one man’s journey through the windblown plains of joblessness. Meet Todd Beeby, a recently laid off NYC-based writer/creative director. As I walk among the buildings of downtown and midtown with ...
Ad Biz Adweek Vs. Adage: The Final Countdown By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 12:07 PM If you haven’t noticed, Adweek and Adage are in a fight to the death – for ad dollars, as well as for relevancy. Lately, bloggers and serious journalists alike have been taking the pair to task. Longtime advertising re ...
Op-Eds Op-Ed: With Apologies To The Survivors By Erik Proulx By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 11:45 AM With Apologies To The Survivors Pity advertising’s poor employed. For they must endure the awkward goodbyes, Uncomfortable elevator rides And not-so-happy hours With this quarter’s box-packers. They climb a crumbling l ...
Agencies | Brands McCann Erickson Loses HP To Publicis By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 11:22 AM Hewlett-Packard has selected Publicis Groupe (Modem and Geneva) to handle its personal-computers division across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Big win. They’ve stolen the account from McCann Erickson who did try to def ...
Brands The Domino’s Apology Video, Sex Offenders + Pranks By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 10:25 AM Is this apology video from Domino’s President Patrick Doyle going to be able to fix the mess those cheesehead employees when they posted that ultra disgusting video? Sure, the employees have been fired, but the internet is o ...
People Omnicom: John Wren’s Salary And His Track Record Of Holding It Down By SuperSpy on Apr. 16, 2009 - 9:47 AM Adweek is reporting that Omnicom Group CEO John Wren received total compensation of $2.95 million last year, including $1 million in salary, according to the company’s annual proxy statement. However, this amount is 74% less ...