I noticed in Adweek that Creative Director, Dave Damman, left Fallon for West Wayne in Atlanta. The move reunites Damman with Bobby Pearce, WestWayne's executive creative director, who left Fallon in June to join WestWayne. The two have known each other for a decade, beginning as an art director-copywriter team at Carmichael Lynch in Minneapolis and spending the past two years as creative directors at …
Hispanic Woman Gains Admission To Boys’ Club
Lewis Lazare: On Wednesday, the man responsible for orchestrating what may be the most embarrassing parade of ads ever to appear in the annual Super Bowl of Advertising finally took the fall for that debacle at brewing giant Anheuser-Busch. Bob Lachky is leaving his longtime post as vice president of brand management to take on the newly created post of executive vice president, global industry development, in which …
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Levy Levies Harsh Criticism
The Telegraph: The president of one of the world's biggest advertising agency holding companies has issued a damning state-of-the-nation assessment that describes France as being in steep decline and his countrymen as "narrowed and stunted". Maurice Levy, the head of the media giant Publicis, whose company owns Saatchi and Saatchi and has offices in 100 countries across six continents, said France had failed to get …
Goodby Says He’s “A Stupid Optimist”
Adweek: Jeff Goodby offered the following explanation when asked why his agency wanted Subway, despite indications that the client would likely resist the type of brand-image work Goodby is typically known for in favor of retail-focused, more tactical spots. "Because I'm a stupid optimist," Goodby joked. "It's either optimism or masochism. You always think you'll get a hold of a client and figure out a way to find an …
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Rushing For New Business
Lewis Lazare: Nobody loves a publicity stunt like Bernie DiMeo of DiMeo & Co./Chicago. Still, we'll take DiMeo at his word when he informs us he has named former Northwestern University star running back Darnell Autry as director of marketing for his boutique ad agency. Football fans may recall Autry was the offensive player of the year and a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1995, when he led the Northwestern Wildcats to …
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Adweek: Shari Kurzrok, a 31-year-old public relations vice president at Ogilvy PR who is less than three months from her wedding date, needs a liver transplant in days to survive, the agency said. She was admitted to New York University Medical Center last weekend, and within 24 hours she was told she needed a liver transplant to save her life. "I just pray that what Shari has loved to do for a living comes back to …
Yes Sir, I Love That Idea
Normally, advertising's creative people come from previous occupations like bartender, cab driver or scuba instructor. But not David Bonner, the newly appointed senior vice president and chief creative officer at Louisville shop, Doe-Anderson. According to Adweek, Bonner, 39, worked at JWT Chicago, Gee Jeffrey & Partners and BBDO. But before that he was a federal agent for the NCIS and a commissioned officer in the …
Fred & Farid Call New Shop Marcel, When They Could Have Called It Fred & Farid
Adweek: Former Goodby, Silverstein & Partners creatives Frederic Raillard and Farid Mokart have opened their own agency called Marcel in Paris, effective immediately. The Publicis-owned venture, which opened yesterday with 10-12 clients shifted from the holding company's other agencies, is intended to compete with smaller, integrated and creatively focused shops such as Mother in London and New York, 180 in …