-TBWA\MAL FOR GOOD launched a “Fully Awake” campaign promoting NPR’s Morning Edition (video above).
-In a somewhat surprising move, struggling retailer JC Penney moved its account from mcgarrybowen to Badger & Winters. The AdAge writeup doesn’t clarify whether there was a review.
-GE Appliances, which sold to Haier 18 months ago, is also looking for a new creative agency.
-Meanwhile, State Farm will consolidate its advertising account with Omnicom.
-On the staffing front, FCB Worldwide hired Jennifer Hohman as global chief marketing officer.
-The Atlantic rebranded its in-house creative consultancy as Atlantic 57.
-This is a big stretch, but someone is claiming the Droga5 New York Times spot that ran during the Golden Globes looks a whole lot like … a Daily News cover on Bill Cosby.
-RSA Films hired Michael Mann of Heat fame as its newest director.
-Production company Lucky 21 added Sailor Bear, the collective behind the acclaimed film A Ghost Story, to its directorial roster.