-Havas New York and Con Edison really want you to use less energy … unless we’re talking skateboarding, of course.
-Grey announced an exclusive partnership with SoHo startup incubator Betaworks.
–Michael Farmer seems to think all these recent WPP mergers are really about cutting costs. Well, we never!
-So long to the in-housing trend: Intel is shuttering Agency Inside and laying off 30-50 creative and production employees.
-You know who’s hiring, though? Karmarama with that Accenture money.
-Leo Burnett won U.K. resort brand Butlin’s after a competitive pitch.
-Long Island’s A.P. Keaton has acquired nearby digital agency Meyvyn.
–Jeremy Lee of Campaign writes that J. Walter Thompson was indeed magic… for a certain type of person in a certain time and place.