Monday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

 

-Havas Sports & Entertainment unit ignition has appointed former OgilvyAction VP/CD John Teter as global creative director.

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-CBS Films has expanded its relationship with Starcom USA, awarding the agency its digital media buying/planning business that includes paid social, search and display.

-Aussie rugby players welcome New Zealand’s famed All Blacks in a new campaign from Melbourne-based Arnold Furnace and Volvo (above).

-Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer and WPP don Sir Martin Sorrell have joined the list of speakers at this year’s IAB MIXX Conference. link

-Acxiom alum Todd Cullen has joined Ogilvy as global chief data officer.

-Following a review, Dallas-based indie agency Firehouse has been named creative AOR for San Antonio-based Mexican restaurant chain, Taco Cabana, effective immediately.

-L.A.-based digital agency Modus Operandi has brought on Carolyn Davine as executive producer.

-R/GA and Techstars have joined forces to launch the startup-focused “Connected Devices Accelerator.” link

-Myrtle Beach, SC-based The Brandon Agency has welcomed 22squared/Rawle-Murdy alum Tyler Easterling as its new COO.

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