Love Succeeds Birkin at Omnicom Asia PacificJune 30, 2009 Tim Love (shown) succeeds Michael Birkin as head of Omnicom's Asia Pacific operations. Read Full Article
Q&A: Lowe's Michael WallJune 29, 2009 Lowe's new worldwide CEO, Michael Wall, welcomes the challenge of attracting more global clients, but concedes that the agency is a work in progress. Read Full Article
Agencies Bend to Client WhimsJune 29, 2009 Red flags abound in ongoing reviews for brands such as Amazon.com, Zappos.com and Current Media. Read Full Article
Freak WeekJune 28, 2009 From our AdFreak blog: BK defends its image after a raunchy ad in Singapore makes the online rounds. Read Full Article
Updated: Lowe Names Wall Global CEOJune 25, 2009 Interpublic Group's Lowe today confirmed that it has named Michael Wall global CEO. Read Full Article
4A's Nixes Planning ConferenceJune 24, 2009 The recession just claimed another industry conference, the first to be cancelled this year by the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Shown: 4A's chief Nancy Hill. Read Full Article
Saatchi N.Y. Taps Cheever for PlanningJune 23, 2009 Saatchi & Saatchi New York has filled its director of strategic planning post with Claudine Cheever. Read Full Article
Online Brands Turn to Traditional AdsJune 22, 2009 Kayak, Zappos and Amazon -- brands that have for the most part built their businesses via online sales -- now seek to leverage traditional media to spur further growth. Read Full Article
Freak WeekJune 21, 2009 We were rather preoccupied with the female anatomy last week on our AdFreak blog. In other words: it was a fairly typical outing. Read Full Article
Ogilvy Advances Key Planning ExecsJune 19, 2009 Ogilvy & Mather has established a global leadership structure for strategic planning by promoting its top planners in North America, Europe and Asia. Colin Mitchell is shown. Read Full Article
Cahill Joins Euro RSCG on SchwabJune 18, 2009 Coleen Cahill becomes global brand director at Euro RSCG on the Charles Schwab account. Read Full Article
BMB Taps Creative Veteran Neil PowellJune 17, 2009 Neil Powell, the former chief creative officer of Margeottes Fertitta Powell, has been hired by London's Beattie McGuinness Bungay, which is in the process of opening a New York outpost, sources said. Read Full Article
Sapient to Buy Nitro for $50 Mil.June 17, 2009 Sapient is moving into the agency space by paying $50 million to acquire Nitro, whose CEO, Chris Clarke, is shown. Read Full Article
Omnicom Merges Ketchum, Pleon PR FirmsJune 16, 2009 Omnicom Group said it is combining its Ketchum and Pleon public relations firms, a move the holding company claims "marks one of the largest mergers ever in the public relations industry." Read Full Article
Crispin Lands in Europe With an Eye on DigitalJune 15, 2009 Crispin chose an unexpected location for its first European full-service office: Gothenburg, Sweden. (Shown: Crispin's Andrew Keller, Alex Bogusky) Read Full Article
Project MC Talks, Hopes for ActionJune 15, 2009 Can the initiative, designed to define the role and importance of agencies that specialize in marketing to African-Americans, Asians and Hispanics, gain traction? Read Full Article
Upbeat Mood at Portfolio Night in L.A.June 15, 2009 Anyone expecting to see a depressing breadline of weary, laid-off creatives at the Los Angeles edition of the ad world's annual Portfolio Night last Thursday was in for a bit of a surprise. Read Full Article
Freak WeekJune 14, 2009 The ridiculous, sublime and almost everything between, as immortalized, analyzed and -- in some cases -- eulogized by our AdFreak blog. Read Full Article
Richard Foster Moves Up at GroupMJune 11, 2009 GroupM has promoted Richard Foster to the new role of director of strategy and distribution for GroupM Entertainment Worldwide and managing director of the U.K. entertainment practice. Read Full Article
Crispin Acquires Swedish Shop DaddyJune 11, 2009 Crispin Porter + Bogusky said it has made a major expansion push in Europe, acquiring Swedish digital shop Daddy. Though Crispin already has service offices in London, Spain and Germany, Daddy becomes the firm's first European creative hub. Read Full Article
Former Industry Leader Len Matthews Dies at 87June 10, 2009 Len Matthews, a longtime agency executive and former government official, has died at age 87. Read Full Article Moxie's Lunenfeld Succeeds Zagoria as CEOJune 10, 2009 Kris Zagoria, a co-founder and CEO of digital shop Moxie Interactive, a unit of Zenith Optimedia, is stepping down. Zagoria is being replaced by Joel Lunenfeld, chief innovation officer Read Full Article
Strategic Planning Chief Exits SaatchiJune 09, 2009 Sandy Thompson, worldwide director of strategic planning at Saatchi & Saatchi here, has left the Publicis Groupe shop after 15 years. Read Full Article
Mullen Taps Client Service ChiefJune 09, 2009 Mullen has named former Fallon group account director Alex Leikikh to the new position of managing partner, director of account service. Read Full Article
Publicis in the West Adds Digital TalentJune 09, 2009 Publicis in the West has added five executives to help develop its digital and integrated marketing strategy. Read Full Article
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