View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Sports | TV Ogilvy & Mather NY Hypes ‘The Chase’ for NASCAR, ESPN By Erik Oster on Aug. 25, 2014 - 3:14 PM Ogilvy & Mather New York hypes NASCAR Sprint Cup’s “The Chase” elimination series with a new campaign for NASCAR and ESPN entitled “Battle of Nations.” The campaign spot, entitled “The Hype, ...
View Post Agencies | People CCO Calle Sjoenell Leaving Ogilvy New York By Patrick Coffee on Aug. 14, 2014 - 12:14 PM This morning we can confirm that Chief Creative Officer Calle Sjoenell will soon leave Ogilvy New York to return to his native Sweden. Sjoenell spent five years at BBH, reaching the deputy CCO level before joining Ogilvy in 2012 ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Campaigns Ogilvy, Organic, Everyone Else Drop Their Pants for Depend By Claire Daniel on Jul. 28, 2014 - 2:56 PM How far would you go to sell a pitch? For the creative team behind the new advertising campaign from Depend, the answer is “down to the ankles.” At least that’s what Ogilvy team members Calle Sjoeneel (CCO), Vict ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Ogilvy & Mather NY Introduces PlantBottle for Coca-Cola By Erik Oster on Jun. 9, 2014 - 12:22 PM Ogilvy & Mather New York have a new print campaign for Coca-Cola, emphasizing the global brand’s PlantBottle, “a fully recyclable PET plastic beverage bottle made partially from plants.” Ogilvy & Mather&# ...
View Post Agencies | Events ‘The Big Ad Gig’ Offers Its Annual Employment Boost for the Young and Inexperienced By Jordan Teicher on Sep. 3, 2013 - 9:37 AM “The Big Ad Gig” turns five this year, meaning there’s another chance for six creatives to win a monthlong paid freelancing job at a New York City agency. Similar to last year’s campaign, contestants will ...
Agencies | People Shackle Replaces Kerrigan at Gyro London By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 16, 2012 - 9:14 AM Let’s kick things with a little news from across the Atlantic. A month after confirming the departure of its London ECD, Ian Kerrigan, Gyro, which dubs itself the “global ideas shop,” has announced his replacemen ...
Agencies | Events ‘The Big Ad Gig’ is Once Again Upon Us By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 7, 2012 - 11:05 AM Is it already that time again? The folks at Atmosphere Proximity have once again joined forces with The New York Times to launch the latest installment of “The Big Ad Gig.” We’ve been told by those in the know th ...
Agencies | Events O&M Welcomes New Prez in NY By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 18, 2012 - 3:45 PM After spending six years at AMV BBDO in London, Adam Tucker is heading across the pond to join Ogilvy’s NY hub as president, a position that calls for him to partner with chief creative officer Calle Sjoenell. Tucker has spe ...
Agencies BBH NY Finally Finds Roddy Replacement By Kiran Aditham on May. 18, 2011 - 3:54 PM We were wondering why John Patroulis (right) was left off the current leadership roster at agencytwofifteen when we just posted about the SF shop’s rebranding. Turns out the former 215 co-ECD/partner had another, possibly bi ...
Agencies | People Ari Weiss Heads to the East Coast By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 17, 2011 - 10:58 AM It only seems like yesterday that 180 LA creative director Ari Weiss was discussing “shrinkage” in relation to the agency’s campaign for Boost Mobile. My, how things change so quickly. Weiss has now packed his ba ...