View Post Ad Biz Wednesday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 30, 2014 - 4:10 PM –The Onion‘s in-house creative agency, Onion Labs, is continuing its relationship with Lenovo by launching a second season of fantasy football series, Tough Season, which was also created in partnership with DigitasLB ...
View Post Ad Biz Wednesday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 21, 2013 - 9:58 AM -And now, more “Pep Talks” courtesy of L.A.-based agency Zambezi and actor/comedian Rob Riggle for Eastbay (above). -Seattle/L.A.-based indie agency WDCW has welcomed Victor Acosta as associate planning director. -Mark ...
View Post Ad Biz Friday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 9, 2013 - 9:55 AM -President/creative director Rick Colby and CEO Andrew Orci have officially launched Santa Monica-based shop COR, which we’ve been told is “dedicated to serving the new general market.” Oh yeah, COR, which works ...
View Post Ad Biz Monday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 24, 2013 - 9:56 AM -Following a one-month review, TDA_Boulder has succeeded San Francisco-based Mortar as agency of record for Denver-based Regis University. TDA will handle both strategy/creative and media. -Mullen is apparently targeting Ma ...
View Post Ad Biz Friday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 11, 2013 - 4:25 PM -RPA SVP/group creative director Jason Sperling chimes into the L.A. Egotist as part of the site’s “What We Learned in 2012” series. link– -“Coast to coast” music company Comma moved to a new sp ...
Ad Biz Thursday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on May. 17, 2012 - 4:28 PM -My old cohort Doug MacMillan discusses Mark Zuckerberg. link -W+K London alum Rob Steiner has joined up with CP+B’s U.K. operation as head of production. -Ah, so this is what happens when producers unite (above). link -Ben ...
Agencies | People Arturo Aranda Leaves BBDO By Kiran Aditham on May. 14, 2012 - 4:47 PM Mark Zuckerberg & Co. have nabbed yet another senior creative from the agency world by the name of Arturo Aranda. The creative (left) has spent the last 12 years or so within the BBDO network, initially at what was then Atmosp ...
Ad Biz | Social Media Facebook Buys Up Instagram By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 9, 2012 - 1:33 PM By now, the whole media/tech world is abuzz following the announcement that Facebook has acquired photo-sharing service Instagram for a cool $1 billion in cash and stock. Since Instagram was initially unveiled in Apple’s App ...
Ad Biz Wednesday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Apr. 4, 2012 - 4:00 PM -Can women smell like douchebags, too? Here’s an Axe-related op-ed. link -An ad ripoff of a ripoff of a ripoff? You shall be the judge. link -Fidelity alum Carrie Chaffee has joined Blitz as group director in account managem ...
Ad Biz Tuesday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Feb. 7, 2012 - 9:44 AM -Are small advertisers benefiting at all from Yelp? link -Facebook’s IPO might create a sizable tax bill for Mark Zuckerberg. link -AOL is looking for an agency that can help it reconnect with customers. link -The Clint East ...
