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U S West Taps Jones-Lundin for Search LOS ANGELES--U S West Communications has selected Chicago-based consultancy Jones-Lundin Associates to conduct a national review for the creative and media planning portions of its estimated $40 million brand, consumer, small business and Interprise data advertising account. Incumbent N.W. Ayer & Partners in New York has been invited to defend the business, according to executives at the Denver-based telecommunications company. Ayer is waiting to see how the assignments are to be divided before committing to the review, said sources. TBWA Chiat/Day, Venice, Calif., and Rubin Postaer and Associates, Santa Monica, Calif., are among the agencies that have been invited to pitch, according to sources. The review does not include media buying, which is handled by Cash Plus in Minneapolis. The client is looking for a shop with technology experience, said Jones-Lundin president Bob Lundin. Regional shops will also be considered, according to the client. A decision is expected by June 1. L.A. Cellular Forms Contender List LOS ANGELES--L.A. Cellular has contacted several shops for its $20 million account, including McCann-Erickson's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices; Foote, Cone & Belding, San Francisco; Team One Advertising, El Segundo, Calif.; DDB Needham, Los Angeles; and Fogarty Klein & Partners, Houston, according to sources. Select Resources International here is conducting the review. Incumbent BBDO West here resigned the business. EvansGroup Set to Capture Washington Lottery LOS ANGELES--EvansGroup's Seattle office is on the verge of winning the estimated $7 million Washington State Lottery account, said sources close to the review. The agency is battling incumbent McCann-Erickson's Seattle office and Bozell/Seattle in the mandated review. EvansGroup presented a retail-driven strategy to lottery executives, according to sources. Warner Bros. Hires L.A. Ad Veteran Brad Ball LOS ANGELES--Warner Bros. has named Brad Ball, former principal of Davis Ball & Colombatto here, its president of domestic theatrical marketing, effective in mid-May. Ball previously served as senior vice president, marketing USA, for McDonald's. In Memorium Those wishing to honor the memory of Kia Motors America executive vice president and chief operating officer Greg Warner, 54, who died March 10, may make a charitable donation to the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America in Los Angeles or the Boy Scouts of America, Costa Mesa, Calif. For the Record BBDO West in Los Angeles won six Belding bowls, the second-best showing among agencies at the Ad Club of Los Angeles' 1998 Belding Awards ceremony on March 26.

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