Tuesday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-McCann Erickson has been added to the agency roster for Carlsberg Group and as a result, will work on advertising briefs for the brew brand across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. link

-This is what happens when a handful of friends in the Toronto ad industry want to play Cupid via Facebook app (above). link

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-The ADC has announced its 2013 Portfolio Night All-Starts competition, which will bring one creative from each of the 24 participating PN 11 cities to New York to battle it out in August. link

-If you didn’t catch it last week, R/GA picked up “World’s Best Idea” prize for Nike+ FuelBand at the 2013 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards. Check out the full winners list here.

-Smoke & Mirrors alum Paul O’Beirne has joined Carbon VFX as senior producer in its New York office.

-While we’re on the prodco tip, let’s tell you that commercial prodco Cap Gun Collective, which was founded in Chicago, has opened up shop in L.A. and has hired former Furlined EP Jason Botkin in a similar role. link

-This news has been out for a little while, but NYC/Phoenix digital agency iAcquire has launched a new “visual agency footprint” including website, logo and brand presence. link; link

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