Thursday Odds and Ends

By Erik Oster 


-Marriott looks to drum up social buzz with its upside down “#MGravityRoom” (video above).

Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Horton’s appointed independent agency Horizon Media as its U.S. media agency of record

-Edelman hired former Leo Burnett exec Mark Renshaw as the global chair of its brand practice.

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The Advertising Association named former DDB London CEO Stephen Woodford as its new chief executive.

Los Angeles-based production company Slim Pictures hired Pegi Murray as director of business development. 

-Industry veteran George Parker explains “how I narrowly avoided a watery grave – making a biscuit commercial.”

Chrissy Teigen weighs in on FTC disclosure requirements.

-The Maple Guild appointed Washington, D.C.-based agency LMO as its agency of record. 

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