Wednesday Odds and Ends

By Erik Oster 


-Los Angeles agency Mistress created this “Narco Tomb” teaser for the season finale of Univision crime series El Chapo (video above). The agency won creative AOR duties for the series earlier this year and created a series of puppet-themed teasers ahead of its premiere.

-Volkswagen of America senior vice president, marketing Vinay Shahani is leaving to join Toyota Motor North America as vice president, integrated marketing operations.

-A new 4A’s survey found that there’s  “more risk than benefit” in brands deciding to tackle political and social issues.

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Thomas Kolster, who is a “marketing & sustainability expert,” responds to that one Rob Schwartz memo by reminding all agency folk that work kind of sucks.

-Apple topped Kantar Media’s list of biggest spenders on media placement for new creative last week for the second time in the past month.

-Film marketing agency Picture Motion signed Michael Denton, former executive producer at Code and Theory, as its vp of campaign strategy.

-DEG of Kansas hired Ogilvy and APCO Worldwide veteran John Stauffer as its new managing director of strategic planning and channel strategy.

-R2C Group hired Joy McCammon as director of talent management.

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