Kelly Preston is not an advertising agency

When Minneapolis ad agency Kerker decided to change its name as part of a rebranding effort, the top brass chose to rename the shop after themselves. One problem: The owner is Chuck Kelly, and the creative chief is Chris Preston. And John Travolta’s wife kind of has a lock on the name Kelly Preston. Undaunted, they moved forward with Preston Kelly. Minneapolis-based blog the daily (ad) biz joked yesterday that Chuck Kelly had to swallow his pride and put his name last for the greater good of the company. “Ego comes second to looking ridiculous,” the blog noted, “at least in this case.”

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