-RIP Farfar. link
-Young & Laramore launched a new campaign for Stanley Steemer. link
-Pirelli Tire North America selected Rosetta as its first interactive AOR. link
-Talk about lagtime, Y&R Vietnam just sent us news from last December that the agency appointed Tarun Dhawan as managing director and Travis Sorge as executive creative director. link
-Duke is only doing its haters a favor by boasting of its NCAA championship win in a new Nike ad that appeared in Sports Illustrated. link
-Mullen and Arnold alum Melissa Lea joined Blitz as SVP. link
-The Black Eyed Peas: The most corporate band in America. link
-McCann hired Audra Tan as senior writer at its San Francisco office.
-New York/London-based VFX/animation studio Smoke & Mirrors added Clio-winning Flame artist Brian Benson to its roster. link
-PETA is mad about KFC’s Double Down for more than one reason. link
-DDB London shifts VW’s ad focus in the UK to emphasize price and value. link
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