View Post Revolving Door DDB Doubles Down on ‘Flex’ Approach with First North American Chief of Staff By Erik Oster on Jan. 10, 2017 - 10:28 AM Catherine Locker joins the agency from Coca-Cola.
View Post Brands Beam Suntory Names Leo Burnett as AOR for Jim Beam By Erik Oster on Dec. 20, 2016 - 11:32 AM The brand spent around $26 million domestically during the first half of 2016.
View Post Revolving Door Ari Weiss Becomes DDB’s First-Ever North American Chief Creative Officer By Erik Oster on Dec. 13, 2016 - 1:27 PM Weiss joins DDB from BBH New York, where he served as CCO.
View Post Brands Tribeca Enterprises Names DDB New York as Creative AOR By Erik Oster on Dec. 8, 2016 - 12:09 PM Its first work will promote the 15th anniversary of the annual Tribeca Film Festival in April.
View Post Revolving Door DDB New York Names Three New ECDs By Erik Oster on Feb. 24, 2016 - 11:32 AM The agency promoted GCD Hannah Fishman to the role and hired Cam Hoelter and Cheryl Horsfall.
View Post Brands Time Warner Cable to Name DDB New York Its Creative Agency By Erik Oster on Feb. 12, 2016 - 10:34 AM Twelve-year incumbent Ogilvy & Mather did not defend in the review.
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | TV Droga5 Swarms Taylor Swift with Kittens for Diet Coke By Erik Oster on Oct. 15, 2014 - 12:24 PM Earlier this month, Droga5 released the spot “Car Wash” as part of its “Get A Taste” campaign for Diet Coke. Now the agency is rolling out a new 30-second ad starring Taylor Swift and a whole lot of kittens ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Droga5 Takes Diet Coke to the Car Wash By Erik Oster on Oct. 3, 2014 - 12:23 PM Droga5 has a new ad for Diet Coke taking the beverage to a somewhat unusual setting: the car wash. A girl pops open a bottle of Diet Coke while going through a car wash. Instantly, the car wash is transformed, as a choreographed s ...
Ad Biz | People AAF Elects 2014-2015 Board of Directors and Officers By Erik Oster on May. 30, 2014 - 1:41 PM The American Advertising Federation (AAF) has elected industry executives to its board of directors effective July 1, 2014. Among those elected by the Federation’s membership at the AAF’s 2014 National Conference in Boca ...
View Post Ad Biz Monday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jul. 1, 2013 - 4:27 PM -In an effort to revamp its digital operations and expand its U.S. presence, Stockholm-based integrated production company Acne has hired Jesper Palsson as CEO of its L.A.-based office. link -Las Vegas-based agency SK+G has formed ...