View Post Ad Biz Wednesday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 10, 2013 - 10:02 AM -Cheil U.K. has appointed CBS Outdoor alum Fiona FitzGibbon as its first head of out-of-home. -Staying in the U.K. for a sec, London-based experiential agency Ignite (not to be confused with Ignition or Ignited) has promoted Simon ...
View Post Agencies | Brands Here is McCann’s Statement Regarding Commonwealth By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 14, 2013 - 4:25 PM We’ve been hearing about it for days now and here you go. We’ll keep you posted on goings-on if and when they progress, but read on below. As mentioned before, GM is undergoing a major agency shift including most likel ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Commonwealth Drives Out New Chevy Campaign During Grammys By Jordan Teicher on Feb. 11, 2013 - 11:30 AM John Cusack wants to know: “Why just go from A to B when imagination can take you everywhere?” It’s a valid question, especially coming from the guy who played Lloyd Dobler. Would the boombox move from Say Any ...
Agencies | People Canzano’s Role ‘Expands’ at McCann By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 7, 2012 - 11:30 AM Speaking of McCann Detroit, we received a couple of tips that Matt Canzano, who has spent the last nine years at said agency and currently serves as chief creative officer, has been been tapped to run Commonwealth, the Chevrolet-f ...
Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 13, 2012 - 9:38 AM -Google plans to cut 4,000 jobs at its recently acquired Motorola Mobility unit as well as one-third of said unit’s offices. link -Mother NY alum Shobha Sairam is joining Deutsch New York as SVP, group planning director on M ...
Ad Biz Monday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 30, 2012 - 4:25 PM -That didn’t take long. Former DDB LA co-CCO Erik Moe has found a new gig, joining the roster of West Coast production company Kaboom. -Despite Joel Ewanick’s departure, it appears that General Motors remains committed ...
Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 30, 2012 - 9:40 AM Now that Joel Ewanick’s left the building, what does the future hold for GM’s dedicated agency unit, Commonwealth? link; link -Falls Church, VA agency SmithGifford added Jason Henricksen as associate creative di ...
Agencies Your Final Cannes Lions 2012 Report By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 25, 2012 - 11:40 AM With the 2012 Cannes Lions is in the books, we’d like to thank our roving reporter Yunilda Esquivel, EP at The Institute, for providing her take on the week-long event. Here are her final observations and thoughts from the F ...
Agencies | Brands GM Taps GS&P + McCann to Lead Global Chevy Biz By Kiran Aditham on Mar. 27, 2012 - 1:05 PM Odd, but interesting turn of events as rival holding companies Omnicom and IPG earlier joined forces to create “Commonwealth,” which will now serve as global AOR for Chevrolet. Specifically, the Chevy business will be ...
Ad Biz Monday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Feb. 6, 2012 - 4:19 PM –Vice launched its Noisey music channel on YouTube. link -A Taiwanese spot imagines Steve Jobs as an Android lover in heaven (above). link -In case you missed it, Doritos won the BrandBowl 2012. link -Last night’s big ...