Double Whammy for Lowe

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Two months after Lowe Lintas & Partners tapped DDB veteran Michael Furlong to steer creative development on Sun Microsystems, the officeis grappling with the loss of its marquee account.

Combined with news that its Burger King account is in review at the New York office, Lowe executives learned, in just one week, of a potential loss of $500 million in billings.

Sources said fellow IPG shop The Martin Agency, with offices in Richmond, Va., and San Fran-cisco, is pitching the $100 million account, against J.



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