-McCann Worldgroup alum Matt Jacobs joined the newly opened Digitas San Francisco office as SVP of strategy & analysis. link
-Former Energy BBDO EVP Patty Cohen joined SapientNitro’s Chicago office as VP, group account director.
-TBWA/Organic alum and current Socialistic CEO Colleen DeCourcy reveals that she’s the female ad exec who confessed to Digiday. link
-Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has found a new gig as chief exec at ShopRunner. link
-Y&R Israel unveils a new location-based print ad for native chain, Coffee Joe (above).
-EuroRSCG Chicago was named AOR for Bel Brands, which counts the Laughing Cow and Boursin cheeses among its lines. link
-Effie Worldwide released a report on the “key drivers of marketing effectiveness.” link; link (PDF)
-Culver City/Vancouver-based VFX house Zoic Studios promoted Tony Meister to art director.
-San Francisco digital shop Odopod moved to a bigger office in the Hayes Valley. link
-L.A.-based prodco The Cortez Brothers signed director Ago Panini to its roster. (link to work)