-Tracy Wong and Pat Doody will receive AAF Silver Medals at the Seattle ADDYs.
-Cannes extended its entry deadline to April 8. link
-LBi addresses “sock loss” in its new campaign for GE (above). link
-BBDO/Proximity launched its own “thousand cranes” effort to help Japan. link
-San Francisco-based production company TEAK hired digital directors Chris Gatewood and Andrew Schmeling along with director of interactive production, Angelina Muffelletto. link
-The seemingly beleaguered Groupon is now being accused of “bait and switch” advertising on Google.com. link
-Sean McDonald and Blaine van Bruggen joined TAXI as director, digital strategy and digital account director, respectively. link
-MRM Worldwide was among the big winners at Diageo’s Global Marketing Brilliance Awards. link
-Here’s how Kate Spade could have avoided its Facebook/Twitter promo fail. link
-At least Time Warner Cable seems to have a sense of humor about being included in Consumerist’s “Worst Company in America” tourney. link