View Post Brands | Campaigns | Digital | People | TV Jason Sudeikis Confuses American Football with Soccer for NBC Sports By Bob Marshall on Aug. 6, 2013 - 10:56 AM If you live in either Chicago or Boston, you may have watched (or wanted to watch) the Stanley Cup Finals, in which case you realized that you don’t have access to NBC Sports. After some McGyver-ing and hooking you iPad to y ...
Ad Biz Friday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 15, 2013 - 4:24 PM -Momentum vet Kevin McNulty, who last we remember served as CMO of the IPG-owned agency’s worldwide operations, has been elevated to the the newly created position of president, international. -Not only is he starring in C ...
Ad Biz | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | People Jaguar, RSA Release ‘Desire’ Trailer Starring Damian Lewis By Bob Marshall on Mar. 5, 2013 - 12:51 PM So it would seem that the weird Lana Del Rey music video produced by Jaguar was merely a tease foreshadowing bigger things to comes. In fact, Del Ray’s four-minute warble-fest “Burning Desire” is actually the sou ...
Brands | People | TV New Era Brings Celeb Trash-Talk to Chicago’s Crosstown Rivalry By Bob Marshall on Apr. 6, 2012 - 2:59 PM Last year, New Era delighted with a round of spots that featured Boston Red Sox fan John Krasinski and New York Yankees fan Alec Baldwin trading jabs in support of their respective teams. Donning New Era’s on-field hats, the ...
Ad Biz | Brands | TV Presenting NBC’s Pregame All-Star Musical Jamboree By Bob Marshall on Feb. 6, 2012 - 2:45 PM USA Today-ness.
Brands | Campaigns | People Wegmans Flip-Flops on Alec Baldwin Move By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 4, 2012 - 1:04 PM Like Verizon recanting its terrible $2 online bill pay fee, it appears that grocery store chain Wegman’s had a change of heart as well about Alec Baldwin. The 30 Rock star formerly known as The Shadow irked some uptight Wegm ...
Brands | People Alec Baldwin to Serve as VO for Bonefish Grill By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 22, 2011 - 12:34 PM After being his lovable, energetic self in spots for Hulu and Capital One, 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin is expanding his advertising oeuvre by signing on as the voiceover guy for Bonefish Grill, which is part of OSI Restaurant Partne ...
Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 11, 2011 - 9:40 AM -AKQA CCO Daniel Bonner left for Razorfish. link -Ogilvy launches a China practice in NYC. link -Alec Baldwin trash-talks the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry in a new ad for New Era. link -Hyundai America has a new VP of marketing. link - ...
Ad Biz Friday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 19, 2010 - 9:48 AM -MySpace aims to rebrand as an entertainment hub. link -Director Emil Moller has signed to the U.S. roster of B-Reel films. link -Alec Baldwin loves Wegmans, apparently. link -PHD named GroupM Worldwide’s chief business deve ...
