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New Top Creative at The Barbarian Group

By Patrick Coffee on Oct. 8, 2014 - 5:08 PM

Edu Pou will move from old Amsterdam to New; beginning November 3rd, the former head of creative innovation at W+K Amsterdam will serve as ECD at The Barbarian Group in Manhattan. The Group’s new top creative will lead all a ...

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The Barbarian Group Adds CFO, Head of Account Management

By Erik Oster on Jul. 21, 2014 - 3:46 PM

Digital shop The Barbarian Group has announced the addition of Alex White as chief financial officer and Sherri Chambers as head of account management, Adweek reports. Both are new positions at the agency. White and Chambers repor ...

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Wednesday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham on Dec. 11, 2013 - 5:12 PM

So, what is Barbarian Group co-founder Benjamin Palmer’s creative process like? link -Biz dev consultant Michael Gass talks about how agencies should play consultant for new business efforts. link -Speaking of the above depa ...

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Sophie Kelly Takes Over as Barbarian Group CEO

By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 21, 2013 - 12:27 PM

Two years after joining the Barbarian Group as president, Sophie Kelly has moved up to the big chair, taking over as chief executive officer of the Cheil-owned digital agency. As a result, Barbarian co-founder Benjamin Palmer, who ...

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Did You Know There Was an ADC Portfolio Night All-Star Battle? Well, Now You Know

By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 22, 2013 - 2:25 PM

As we wrap up summer (went too fast, but FALL IN NY!), we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the happenings during the 2013 Art Directors Club Porfolio Night All-Stars. During the weeklong event from a couple of weeks ag ...

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Monday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 1, 2013 - 4:45 PM

-Jakob Trollbäck, Trollbäck + Company president/ECD, has been named as a member of the ADC Global Advisory Board, joining the likes of ADC president/Barbarian Group chief Benjamin Palmer, MDC/CP+B’s Chuck Porter and Sapie ...

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Barbarian Group Undergoes ‘Business Restructuring’

By Kiran Aditham on Feb. 7, 2013 - 4:08 PM

Yes, those who inquired via the Spy line, there are certainly “things happening” at The Barbarian Group, as we’ve received confirmation that the Cheil-owned agency is undergoing “business restructuring̶ ...

Here’s Your Quick Recap of the ‘Thunderdome for Designers’

By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 16, 2011 - 3:43 PM

Got two minutes to spare? If so, here’s the quick recap of what went down at the NYC installment of Cut&Paste’s Digital Design Tournament that took place a couple of weeks ago. Hey, Benjamin Palmer of Barbarian Gro ...

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ANDYs Implores You to Enter Before the Apocalypse

By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 20, 2011 - 2:25 PM

R/GA chief/honorary ANDYs chairman Bob Greenberg and his crew have created this call-for-entries campaign for the 2012 International ANDY Awards, which carries the message, “Enter Now Before The Apocalypse.” If you rea ...

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Meet Your New ADC President

By Kiran Aditham on Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:04 AM

A changing of the guard has taken place at the Art Directors Club as happycorp co-founder/current JaegerSloan proprietor Doug Jaeger has ended his requisite three-year term as president and is now handing off the baton to Benjamin ...

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