Agencies | Brands | TV Windows Denounces Apple-on-Samsung Fan Violence in Latest Spot By Bob Marshall on Apr. 29, 2013 - 2:05 PM Son of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now director, Francis-Ford Coppola, Roman Coppola was on a bit of a winning streak after co-writing Wes Anderson films The Darjeeling Limited and Moonrise Kingdom. However, after directing the n ...
Ad Biz Wednesday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 1, 2011 - 4:21 PM -MRM/Team Detroit alum Richard Perry joined digital studio Speedshape as interactive group director. -Social media guru/Charlie Sheen replacement Ashton Kutcher is ready to throw down in a new McCann-created spot for Nikon ...
Ad Biz Friday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 8, 2011 - 4:16 PM -The Barbarian Group launched Groupmeh, “a revolutionary, game-changing social network for the tragically apathetic.” link -Psyop gets “tipsy” for the Sonoma International Film Festival (above). We will save our Pa ...
Ad Biz Thursday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 10, 2011 - 9:42 AM -Publicis Groupe acquired London-based digital shop Airlock. link -What’s up with Facebook’s ad platform test? link -AOL cut 900 jobs after the HuffPo buy. Ouch. link -Blake Griffin shows some personality, mimics Mars ...
Ad Biz Tuesday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 8, 2011 - 4:15 PM -TDA launched an online campaign for Webroot that lets you suck up to the IRS. link; link -Toronto-based John St. won the Mitsubishi Canada account. link -Australian urban spaces get a green-themed makeover thanks to Soap, Lipton ...
Digital | What The?? Who’s Seeking an Apple ACD on Craigslist? By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 8, 2011 - 11:14 AM Freelance writer Becky Ebenkamp gave us the heads up on a Craigslist ad that popped up a few days back and has our eyebrows raised. Like her, we’re almost certain that even TBWA\Chiat\Day LA wouldn’t resort to the CL j ...
Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 7, 2011 - 9:44 AM -JWT NY won the Lean Cuisine pitch. link -RIM’s chief marketing officer resigned. link -Courtney Love’s Twitter settlement is a cautionary tale. link -Ogilvy will deliver daily illustrated reports from SXSW. link -Spir ...
Ad Biz Thursday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 3, 2011 - 4:16 PM -Charlie Sheen stands to make $1 million per year from Tweeting endorsements. link -European Activia ads take on a whole different tone, drawing inspiration from Saw and Silence of the Lambs. The one above’s from Y&R Pra ...
Ad Biz Tuesday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 1, 2011 - 4:15 PM -The Greater San Francisco Ad Club named Paul Venables as its “Ad Person of the Year.” -The CLIO Awards extended its entry deadline. link -eMarketer: Facebook to surpass Yahoo in display ad revenue. link -Shilo and WMI ...
Campaigns Intel Gets in On ‘The Chase’ By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 5, 2011 - 4:33 PM For those of you lucky folks who get to indulge your tech geekdom at CES, Intel has rolled out this new two-minute clip called “The Chase,” which is not to be confused with the guilty pleasure 1994 film starring Charli ...