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Advance Auto Parts Contacts AgenciesATLANTA—Advance Auto Parts has parted with The Martin Agency and is in the early stages of a review for its estimated $10 million account, according to sources. The retailer has issued requests for proposals to a number of agencies, including Fogarty Klein Monroe in Houston, Barkley Evergreen & Partners in Kansas City, Mo.,Martin/Williams in Minneapolis and Cramer-Krasselt in Orlando, Fla. The latter handles the account of Discount Auto Parts, a subsidiary of Advance Auto Parts, sources said. Advance is believed to be conducting the review internally, without the assistance of a consultant. Martin in Richmond, Va., has held the account since 1998, following the sale of Western Auto, a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck & Co., to the Roanoke, Va., company. Zaxby's Restaurants Names 7 SemifinalistsATLANTA—Seven agencies have emerged as semi-finalists in Zaxby's Restaurants' first review. Shops contending for the $5 million account, all in the Southeast, are: Ames Scullin O'Haire in Atlanta; Barber Martin in Richmond, Va.; St. John & Partners in Jacksonville, Fla.; The Zimmerman Agency, in Tallahassee, Fla.; and Erwin-Penland, Henderson Advertising; and Leslie Advertising Agency, all in Greenville, S.C. Wanamaker Associates in Atlanta is overseeing the review. There is no incumbent. A decision is expected in August. Atlanta Ad Veterans Combine Forces ATLANTA—Larry Smith & Associates and PitBull Creative have merged advertising operations. The new agency, headed by Smith and Gus Pitsikoulis, will operate as LS&A. Smith opened his shop in 1983 and has worked with Cable News Network, Fresca and McDonald's. Creative director Pitsikoulis moved to Atlanta in 1989 to direct the creative department at Babbit & Reiman. Before opening PitBull, he was a founding partner of 360/thinc. Worldwide Partners Appoints S.C. ExecutiveATLANTA—Carlos Jimenez has been elected to the board of directors of Worldwide Partners. Jimenez, president and chief executive officer of Leslie Advertising Agency in Greenville, S.C., will serve a three-year term for the global network of independent shops. Bernhardt Furniture Evokes Emotions in PrintDALLAS—Furniture makes a statement, literally, in new Bernhardt Furniture print ads created by The Richards Group. The Dallas agency developed four two-page spreads. The right side of each features a color photograph of a piece from the Lenoir, N.C.-based manufacturer. Each facing page shows furniture silhouettes formed from statements describing the emotions of a typical owner. The tagline, "It's more than a piece of furniture. It's a part of you," was penned by copywriter Mike Renfro. The series will begin appearing in the August editions of Architectural Digest, House & Garden, House Beautiful, Traditional Home and InStyle. For the RecordMonday is the new name of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, not Deloitte Touche Consulting [Adweek, July 8].

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