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TBWA\Chiat\Day NY Adds Pair of GCDs, Group Planning Director

By Erik Oster on Jun. 18, 2015 - 12:22 PM

Josh Tavlin and Adam Wohl join the agency as group creative directors, while Natalie Puccio will serve as group planning director.

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Cheil Shifts Focus from Celebs to Schoolchildren in Latest Samsung Galaxy Note Clip

By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 16, 2012 - 10:49 AM

Now that we’ve witnessed James Franco’s send-up of himself and David Beckham doing a rather nifty homage to Beethoven all for the sake of promoting the Samsung Galaxy Note, Cheil USA is taking a more serious approach t ...

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James Franco Multitasks, Is a Condescending Prick About it For the Samsung Galaxy Note

By Bob Marshall on Aug. 20, 2012 - 3:32 PM

Not since Spider-Man 3 has James Franco come off as so unlikable (Kiran tells me he was the exact opposite in Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Generally, having a celeb brag about his accomplishments without a hint of irony doesn& ...

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Beckham Recreates Beethoven for Samsung Galaxy Note

By Kiran Aditham on May. 22, 2012 - 10:45 AM

After just setting Burger King staffers’ hearts aflutter, David Beckham continues his advertising tear with a far more active spot from Cheil USA for the Samsung Galaxy Note. Directed by Tool’s Jason Zada, the commenda ...

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Wohl Indeed Heads to Cheil USA

By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 11, 2012 - 9:00 AM

Guess we called it a few weeks back as Adam Wohl, a screenwriter who also co-founded and served as partner at NYC-based shop MIR (which was quietly sold off to LBi late last year), has joined up with Lars Bastholm at Cheil USA. Ba ...

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MIR Alum Adam Wohl Heading to Cheil?

By Kiran Aditham on Dec. 20, 2011 - 3:17 PM

Reliable sources are telling us that Adam Wohl, who co-founded and served as partner at the now-defunct, NYC-based shop MIR, is joining up with Cheil U.S., which of course just brought on Lars Bastholm as its CCO. No word on what ...

Wednesday Morning Stir

By Kiran Aditham on May. 11, 2011 - 9:40 AM

-SapientNitro hired Publicis alum Leigh Baker as global group account director for the Mars account. -NFL star Ndamukong Suh comes home for Mother’s Day in one of the latest 2011 Chrysler 300 ads from W+K Portland (above). l ...

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Adam Wohl Has Fun with Sears

By Michael Musco on Feb. 22, 2011 - 3:43 PM

Does this sound familiar? Sears is demanding for the rights to all creative work done by agencies pitching for the brand even if they’re not picked. So, you work long hours brainstorming on some amazing 360 campaign because ...

Brian Jeremy Kupetz Joins MIR, Takes on SF Duties

By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 11, 2010 - 4:57 PM

Having now moved out of digital DUMBO and into Chelsea/midtown Manhattan, MIR is also making moves on the West Coast, bringing on Brian Jeremy Kupetz as MD/director of technology of its San Francisco branch. Kupetz, who is charged ...

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