-Nike commissioned crayon sculptor (yes, crayon sculptor) Diem Chau to produce 11 press kits for the World Cup, which were then packaged by W+K designers. link
-The FTC will start keeping on eye on Apple’s business practices. link
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-Draftfcb hired Yolanda Cassity as SVP, group management director. Cassity will lead multicultural efforts in the agency’s West Coast offices.
-Foursquare checks in with marketers and will release scalable tools soon. link
-NBC Universal signs final upfronts deal, hauls in $1.8 billion for primetime ad inventory. link
-Wendy’s pulls a free disco CD given with their kids meals after receiving complaints about the line, “I’m so horny,” in a Donna Summer tune. link
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