-BBH London launched this “#BeTheFastest” spot starring Usain Bolt for Virgin Media (video above).
-Does this spot Thrillist made for cider brand Smith & Forge look familiar? It borrows a thing or two from The Marketing Arm’s 2012 “Uncle Drew” campaign for PepsiMax. Homage or ripoff?
–Advertisers and publishers agree: we all hate Facebook.
–Droga5 London wins Glenmorangie. We think it’s a whiskey?
–Does this tweet inspire you to eat at Denny’s? Why or why not?
-Today The Ad Council named Margo Georgiadis, president of Americas at Google, as chair of its Board of Directors. Surely the organization has agencies’ best interests in mind.
–New York content agency Los York hired group account director Erin Endres from R/GA.
–DISH Network named Jay Roth, formerly with JPMorgan Chase, as its new CMO today.
-Former IPG chairman Matt Seiler joins multi-channel network Studio71 as president, marketing solutions.