View Post Revolving Door McCann Announces New Creative Hires By Patrick Coffee on May. 1, 2015 - 12:50 PM Grant Smith and Caprice Yu will be ECDs working under Eric Silver.
View Post Revolving Door Eric Silver Joins McCann as North American CCO By Patrick Coffee on Feb. 3, 2015 - 3:55 PM Silver+Partners to close
View Post We Hear? We Hear: CarMax Shopping for a New Agency By Patrick Coffee on Nov. 5, 2014 - 3:33 PM This week we received a few tips claiming that CarMax — used car retailer, Fortune 500 company, buyer of Super Bowl ad spots — might be shopping around for a new agency. Silver + Partners (formerly Amalgamated, in whic ...
View Post Agencies | People CCO Matt Eastwood Leaves DDB for JWT By Patrick Coffee on Jun. 4, 2014 - 11:22 AM The move is now official: agency vet Matt Eastwood has left his position as CCO at DDB New York to become worldwide chief creative officer at JWT (or, as they’d prefer, the J. Walter Thompson Company). The Australian-turned ...
View Post Agencies | Brands And Now, a Quick Burlington Coat Factory Review Update By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 17, 2013 - 2:31 PM We truly had no idea the creative account was in review for retail chain Burlington Coat Factory, where we’ve bought our share of oversized jackets and what not back in the day for half the price. But apparently, it is so, a ...
Ad Biz Thursday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Sep. 13, 2012 - 4:33 PM -Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer explains why be became the “invisible Obama.” link -Eric Silver & company at Amalgamated have renamed their New York shop Silver & Partners. link -Here’s an animated infographi ...
Ad Biz | Brands | Campaigns Here’s an Interesting Way to Encourage Taking a Power Lunch By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 30, 2012 - 10:33 AM Eric Silver and company at Amalgamated continue to push their vodka client Ultimat, which is housed under the Patron Spirits umbrella. After taking its “Social Life Audit” several months ago, Amalgamated has now provid ...
Agencies | People DirecTV Exec Returns to Agency World, Assumes MD Post at Amalgamated By Kiran Aditham on May. 11, 2012 - 1:20 PM After just a 10-month stint as VP of advertising at DirecTV, Michael Stefanski is returning to agency life and joining up with New York shop Amalgamated as not only managing director, but it’s fourth managing partner. Stefan ...
Awards …And Here’s Your One Show Call for Entries Theme, Jury List By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 10, 2011 - 1:31 PM While we’re on the awards tip, might as well get this out of the way. Apparently, the One Club is feeling quite whimsical at the moment, which explains the theme of their 2012 One Show Call for Entries campaign. Yes, as you ...
Agencies | People Amalgamated Welcomes New CEO By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 19, 2011 - 10:22 AM Indie New York shop Amalgamated, which counts clients including Ben & Jerry’s, Coca-Cola, CarMax and MSG Networks, has appointed Brian Martin as its new CEO. As a result, the dapper-looking chap will replace the agency ...