CEO Lee Garfinkel Is Leaving the Ad Industry, as FCB Names New Executive Leadership Team
Brand Marketing
Today, Lee Garfinkel announced he will press pause on his storied career in advertising, stepping down from his position as CEO of FCB Garfinkel after just over two years, as [...]
Ameriprise Gets a New Lead Agency
Brand Marketing
Ameriprise Financial has found a new lead agency. McCann Erickson Detroit has beaten three other finalists to land the company's core creative account, with annual media spending of nearly $40 [...]
Told to ‘Dramatically Cut Costs,’ Vonage Drops Its Lead Creative Agency, JWT
Brand Marketing
Vonage and lead creative agency JWT are parting ways, two years after the WPP agency won the business from TBWA\Chiat\Day. The VoIP telephone service spent $123 million in 2013 and [...]
New York Lottery Drops Longtime Agency DDB
Brand Marketing
McCann Erickson N.Y. has the winning ticket in the New York Lottery creative review, beating contenders like Interpublic sibling FCB Garfinkel and the incumbent, Omnicom's DDB, sources said. IPG's media [...]
Nestlé Spring Water Gets a New Lead Agency
Brand Marketing
FCB Garfinkel is the new lead agency for Nestlé Waters North America’s regional spring water brands, taking over from fellow Interpublic Group shop McCann Erickson. Sources said the shift came [...]
New York Lottery Cuts to Finalists
Brand Marketing
The New York Lottery has narrowed the field in the review of its creative and media accounts, with three finalists competing for each assignment. The creative contenders are McCann Erickson, [...]