Monday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-Grey’s San Francisco office has been named the exclusive marketing partner for Bay Area institution, The Sweetwater Music Hall.

-New Orleans-based agency Peter Mayer is getting into the July 4th spirit by letting everyone virtually sign the Declaration of Independence by tweeting #SignIt2014 to @peteramayer or visiting the campaign site here.

Advertisement

-In case you missed them, Leo Burnett Chicago and Culver City, CA-based VFX house Zoic Studios teamed up to create gala experiences at Cannes. link

-Speaking of Cannes, now that this year’s event is in the books, it’s time to turn those Gold Lions into cold, hard cash (above).

-Google is axing its 10-year-old social network, Orkut, which like the band Mr. Big, was apparently big in Asia. link

-The London International Awards has extended its entry deadline to Monday, July 14. link

-Boston/Philly-based shop  allen & gerritsen (a&g) has been named the first social-strategy agency of record for global audio brand, Shure. link

Advertisement