Martin in Timberland Finals

BOSTON-Three finalists have emerged in the review for The Timberland Co.’s estimated $10-15 million advertising account handled in-house since the outdoor footwear and apparel company split with BBDO in New York two years ago.
In contention are The Martin Agency, Richmond, Va.; Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos in Boston; and Minneapolis-based Carmichael Lynch, sources said.
Timberland official Roger Rydell declined comment last week.
Other shops that had been in preliminary talks with the client included Ingalls Advertising, Gearon Hoffman and Holland Mark Martin, all located in Boston; Leonard/Monahan in Providence, R.I.;