-Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait take Joe Pesci’s place in BBDO New York’s latest spot for Snickers.
-IPG-owned GolinHarris promoted Judy Johnson, a 16-year vet at the agency, to newly created position of president of the Western Region.
-You’ve probably seen this aplenty by now, but we think David Ma and Nick Hugh Schmidt deserve a shout-out for their site, the “Creative Confessional.” link
-Tool and Under Armour have launched a site that determines if you can “Out Ray” Ray Lewis. link
-L.A.-based commercial production company trio films added comedy director Russell Bates to its roster.
-Former Comcast/NBCU EVP Beth Ellard joined the Ad Council as executive vice-president of media.
-San Francisco-based shop Heat has beaten out a few “other agencies” to nab a marketing campaign assignment for La Crema Winery. The campaign is expected to launch in May and will include digital, print, experiential, POS and trade development.
-FYI, the Art Directors Club has extended its deadline for all its 92nd Annual Awards advertising entries to this Friday, Feb. 1 at 11:59 PM EST. link
-Former Rock Paper Scissors editor Staci LeVan joined the roster of Cut+Run’s Austin office.