Co-Founder Jon Bond Exits KBS+PFebruary 09, 2010 Jon Bond, co-founder of KBS+P, has left the agency he helped create 23 years ago. Read Full Article 
MediaCom Names Jarvie U.S. COOFebruary 09, 2010 Euan Jarvie has been promoted to chief operating officer at WPP's MediaCom U.S., a newly created position at the agency. Read Full Article 
Havas Sees 4.4% Organic Slide in Q4February 09, 2010 Havas today reported fourth-quarter worldwide revenue of $574 million, which represents a 4.4 percent drop in organic terms. Read Full Article 
Traditional Shops' Digital Skills Deemed UnimpressiveFebruary 08, 2010 Traditional agencies are continuing to invest in digital talent and services but, based on a new survey from RSW/US, clients aren't that impressed with the results. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Secrets and LiesFebruary 07, 2010 Guys dodge their girlfriends, and the truth, with the help of Andes beer. Read Full Article 
BBH N.Y. Names Andersen CEOFebruary 05, 2010 On the heels of its $270 million Cadillac victory, Bartle Bogle Hegarty in New York has forged a new management team structure designed to give senior executives more direct day-to-day involvement with clients. Read Full Article 
Berlin Cameron Hires Global Brands ChiefFebruary 05, 2010 Berlin Cameron United, seeking to add multinational clients, has hired Tim Nicholls as president of global brands. Read Full Article 
JWT Adds Analytics ChiefFebruary 05, 2010 JWT has added Draftfcb's Ira Helf in the new, North American position of director of analytics. Read Full Article 
Optimedia Advances TrioFebruary 04, 2010 Publicis Groupe’s Optimedia has promoted three senior executives, including Greg Kahn, who moves up to evp business development director from svp, director of strategic insights. Read Full Article 
Ogilvy Names Global Integration ChiefFebruary 03, 2010 Ogilvy & Mather taps Ben Richards of Naked to lead worldwide strategic integration. Read Full Article 
Euro RSCG Vet Returns to Head Greater ChinaFebruary 03, 2010 Mason Lin, the former CEO for Euro RSCG China, has returned to join the agency as CEO for Greater China based in Shanghai. Read Full Article 
Wieden Hires Poke's Iain Tait for DigitalFebruary 03, 2010 Wieden + Kennedy is bringing on a founder of respected British digital shop Poke. Read Full Article 
Shari Anne Brill Out at CaratFebruary 02, 2010 Shari Anne Brill, svp and director of programming for Carat, is leaving the media shop. Read Full Article 
Former C/D Exec Bob Dion Dies at 78February 01, 2010 Bob Dion, a former art director and creative director at Chiat/Day, died last month of pulmonary fibrosis in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 78. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Scare TacticsJanuary 31, 2010 How can a Walmart ad be more terrifying than a British safe-driving PSA? Read Full Article 
Herman Leads Digital at KBS+PJanuary 28, 2010 KBS+P is promoting Darren Herman to the newly created position of chief digital media officer. Read Full Article 
Dentsu Acquires 360iJanuary 26, 2010 Japanese ad holding company Dentsu has acquired digital shop 360i. Shown: Bryan Wiener, CEO of 360i. Read Full Article 
Nick Brien at the TopJanuary 25, 2010 How Mediabrands chief Nick Brien -- last week named the new chief executive officer at IPG's Worldgroup -- broke into the club. Read Full Article 
4 to Manage MediabrandsJanuary 25, 2010 A group of four senior managers at the IPG media unit are considered strong contenders to succeed Nick Brien as CEO. Someday. Shown: UM's Matt Seiler, one of the four. Read Full Article 
Q&A: Martin Agency's John NormanJanuary 25, 2010 John Norman, most recently co-ecd at Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, joins The Martin Agency as co-chief creative officer this week. Read Full Article
2nd Update: Brien to Succeed Dooner as Worldgroup CEOJanuary 21, 2010 Mediabrands CEO Nick Brien will succeed John Dooner as worldwide CEO of Interpublic Group's McCann Worldgroup, IPG confirmed today. Brien will also assume Dooner's secondary role of CEO at McCann Erickson. The succession takes effect April 1, with Dooner remaining as chairman until the end of the year. Worldgroup includes McCann, Universal McCann, MRM, Momentum and Weber Shandwick, among others. Read Full Article 
IPG Launches Creative Tech Unit Called SplitJanuary 21, 2010 Interpublic Group has launched a new creative technology unit called Split. The group is tasked with developing global partnerships with agencies and marketers. Read Full Article 
Crispin Names 5 New PartnersJanuary 21, 2010 Crispin Porter + Bogusky has named five new partners while agency parent MDC said Alex Bogusky would take on the additional role of chief creative insurgent at the holding-company level. Read Full Article 
Publicis Aligns Performics, MoxieJanuary 20, 2010 Performics and Moxie will align to create a broader suite of digital marketing services. Shown: Moxie CEO Joel Lunenfeld. Read Full Article Guy Day, a Founder of C/D, Dies at 77January 20, 2010 Guy Day, a founder of Chiat/Day, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, Jan. 16, TBWA\Chiat\Day confirmed. Day, 77 years old, died from natural causes, the agency said. Read Full Article
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