Monster.com is expected to name a new advertising agency by mid-July. Agencies competing for the $100 million global account include Deutsch, DDB Worldwide and Saatchi & Saatchi.

Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dance has selected Elberson Senger Shuler (ESS) as its agency of record for both advertising and PR. ESS will design the school's corporate identity graphics, redesign its website, develop a line of wearables and handle public relations duties.

Four agencies will compete for Brown & Williamson's $50 million dollar media account. They are: MindShare, Media First, Media Kitchen and incumbent MediaCom.

Old Navy is looking for a Hispanic agency to develop its first Hispanic-targeted campaign. The review includes the following agencies: Vidal Partnership, New York; Dieste Harmel & Partners, Dallas; and Lapiz Advertising, Chicago.

Digital Pulp has added SeamlessWeb Professional Solutions to their list of clients. Digital Pulp will develop new marketing materials and a website for the company.

Napster has announced the selection of Venables, Bell & Partners of San Francisco as it's advertising agency-of-record. The agency will be responsible for developing and implementing the advertising and marketing campaigns for the Napster re-launch. Mediasmith, which already handles offline and online media planning and buying for Napster’s parent company, Roxio Inc., will serve the same function for Napster.

Scottrade Financial Services has selected Gearon Hoffman to produce a series of national television commercials. The assignment was made following a review of undisclosed agencies in New York, Boston and St. Louis. Total media spending for Scottrade is expected to exceed $20 million in 2003. The account was previously handled in-house.

Campbell-Ewald will design the American Heart Association's first paid-advertising effort. The agency beat out Arnold, Boston; DDB, Chicago and Dallas; and Publicis in Mid-America in Dallas for the account.

The California Lottery commission approved an emergency extension of its contract with Grey Worldwide, Los Angeles, pending the conclusion of their long-running agency review.

Draft Chicago has been chosen by Loews Cineplex Entertainment to create a new design for Loews's retail environment and in-theatre concession areas. Draft will be responsible for development of a new concession-area strategy, in addition to the testing of new creative designs and merchandising tools.