-Allen & Gerritsen has promoted Chris Reif, who co-founded its Philadelphia office in 2007, to SVP/creative & innovation.
-Draftfcb has launched a new campaign for the Jamaican Tourist Board called “Get All Right,” which is being billed as a a call to action for travelers to visit the island. Among the components was a stress ball unveiled this week in Times Square to entice New Yorkers (or mostly tourists, we imagine, above).
-Droga5, whose namesake David Droga will serve as chairman of the International ANDY Awards next year, has also designed a special ANDY for a new category – the Bravery Award – which features an ANDY’s statue whose head is tilted upward in a nod to the future. link
-WPP is refuting reports of a potential acquisition of IPG. link
-Italian luxury automaker Maserati is launching its new model, Ghibli, in early 2014. The media campaign starts on Nov. 16 and has been bought and planned by GroupM unit, Maxus.