Interpublic Group shareholders, at their annual meeting today, rejected a proposal that would have required the company to publicly report on the number of minorities and women it employs. The measure…
Wieden + Kennedy’s two-year stranglehold on the Grand Effie has ended. Instead, the top prize at the 45th annual Effie Awards on Wednesday night went to 72andSunny for its “The Vet…
Warren Buffett is helping to pitch Dairy Queen just as Kansas City, Mo.-based agency Barkley is airing its first TV ad for the chain, five months after it landed the…
Cramer-Krasselt has beaten the historically poor odds of retaining an account in review, beating back thick competition to remain lead creative agency on Porsche. The other contenders for the account, with…
TripAdvisor is planning its first offline campaign this fall and has hired new agencies to lead the charge. After a review, the travel website has hired The Fantastical to handle creative…
Three agencies are preparing for final presentations in the Sleepy’s creative review, with pitches slated to take place in two weeks, the retailer has confirmed. The contenders are Havas Worldwide, Publicis…
As TurboTax emerges from the dust of a hyper-competitive tax-preparation season, the brand is already thinking about next year. TurboTax, a San Diego-based unit of Intuit, has contacted creative agencies—via a…
The agency formerly known as LBi has won a pitch to handle digital marketing around a trio of Reckitt Benckiser healthcare brands, the company has confirmed. The brands are Mucinex, Cepacol…
If there were an award for longevity at a single agency, Hill Holliday’s new CEO probably would win it. Karen Kaplan, named today to succeed Mike Sheehan as the top…
Yes, Babe Ruth used to endorse the Jockey brand, but there’s another reason his image appears in a new ad for Jockey Sport underwear that breaks today. You see, beyond his…
