Sears Had Everything: How Retail Success Became Failure
Performance Marketing
From 1969 to 1972, the retail success story Sears used the catchy jingle, “Sears Has Everything!” Not anymore. It’s ironic that Sears, the mail order giant of the 19th century [...]
Accounts in Review: Contenders Prepare for Final Pitches in Subway’s Contest
Brand Marketing
It turns out Subway has been quietly talking to agencies for a while now, and the chain already has four finalists for its creative account. Longtime incumbent MMB is defending [...]
Accounts in Review: American Airlines Starts Looking as Nature Made Picks an Agency
Brand Marketing
As searches for Nature Made and GlaxoSmithKline wound down this week, a global contest for American Airlines began. Nature Made hired Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners to handle its creative [...]
Accounts in Review: Creative Searches Pick Up, a Bit
Brand Marketing
Media reviews continue to dominate the adverting landscape, but some sizeable creative searches are bubbling up now, too. Olive Garden, a mainstay at Grey since 1996, just started a search that's [...]
Accounts in Review: Coty, VF, Ragú/Bertolli Complete Searches
Brand Marketing
After months of process, marketers are taking action. This week, Coty, VF Corp. and Ragú/Bertolli sauces complete separate searches, and Priceline narrowed its focus to seven agencies in its creative [...]
Accounts in Review: Mediahub Beats Bigger Shops to Win New Business
Brand Marketing
The media arm of Mullen Lowe is developing a reputation as a giant killer. A month after beating shops like MEC and Zenith Media to claim the media business of [...]