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Andrew McMains
Sun Life Financial Briefs Finalists Selection expected in late June

Sun Life Financial has briefed the finalists for its creative and media business, with final presentations slated for next month. Sources identified the contenders as Doremus, Connelly Partners and Allen &…

May 25 2012

Marriott International Launches Creative Review Joanne Davis Consulting manages the search

Marriott International is reviewing advertising for flagship brand, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, according to sources. The brand's annual media spending is estimated at $15 million. The incumbent, mcgarrybowen in New York, is…

May 24 2012

Wieden Repeats as Grand Effie Winner Chrysler win follows Old Spice nod last year

Wieden + Kennedy beat back an unusually long list of finalists to win the Grand Effie tonight for its “Imported from Detroit” campaign for Chrysler. The winner emerged from a pack…

May 23 2012

JWT's Benjamin Makes First Big Move Appoints duo to lead N.Y. creative department

The appointment of Matt MacDonald and Ryan Kutscher as co-chief creative officers of JWT's New York office represents North American creative chief Jeff Benjamin's first big move since he started…

May 22 2012

Saatchi Bolsters New York Leadership Team Moves come amid business rebound

Saatchi & Saatchi shifted a top creative player to its New York headquarters and expanded the role of its strategic planning chief. New York chief strategy officer Claudine Cheever added responsibility…

May 22 2012

Nascar Briefs Finalists in Advertising Review Big shops vie for the high-profile account

Nascar executives visited several agencies—some with as few as 10 employees—in its search for finalists to pitch its advertising business. In the end, however, the racing giant opted for the…

May 21 2012

Ad of the Day: Capri Sun Clingy moms and cyborg bears star in Saatchi's entertaining first spots for the Kraft drink brand

Quick cuts and compressed action drive Saatchi & Saatchi's first ads for Kraft Foods' Capri Sun, which break today and play like movie trailers, down to the basso-profundo voiceovers. One ad…

May 21 2012

This Man Gets in People's Heads Fast Chat with McCann Erickson veteran Kevin Allen

Kevin Allen began his advertising career in account service but made his mark as a pitchman for McCann Erickson, helping win accounts such as Marriott, Lufthansa and, most famously, MasterCard.…

May 21 2012

Finalists Await Decision in Southwest Review Arnold looks to extend its hot streak

Can Arnold win its fourth pitch in four weeks? The Havas agency, which is on a mcgarrybowenesque roll, awaits a decision in Southwest Airlines' creative review after landing the creative accounts…

May 18 2012

Perky 'Trudy' Drives True Lemon Push Roth Partners breaks first work for brand

A perky, energetic character named “Trudy” is central to Roth Partners’ first work for True Lemon, a natural lemon flavoring for water that’s looking to steal share from bigger players…

May 18 2012

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