–Serena Williams didn’t win Wimbledon, but TBWA\Chiat\Day L.A. and Gatorade celebrated the fact that she still kicked ass … like a mother.
-Nike claimed victory in the World Cup of branding without paying a dollar in fees because players wearing its shoes scored more goals than those with Adidas. Hmmm.
-Publicis Drugstore, located at the group’s headquarters in Paris, only won attention from a bunch of destructive fans after France pulled off the victory.
-In case you missed it, Laundry Service founder Jason Stein paid to promote a tweet announcing his new venture, Stein’s. (But he still hasn’t gotten back to us about it.)
-And on Friday the Yankees became the fourth MLB team to end their relationship with Papa John’s over CEO John Schnatter’s “reprehensible remarks.”
-On a more encouraging note, The Martin Agency formed a Talent and Culture department led by former Obama administration staffer Kelsey Larus.
-Dick’s Sporting Goods is the latest client to use its agency to train its in-house media team.
-Is your Cannes hangover sticking around? And more importantly, what will the org do to stay relevant next year?
-IPG PR firm Weber Shandwick acquired London-based “social creative agency” That Lot.