• Which CEO Would You Want To Be Stuck On A Desert Island With?
    We were a little surprised to see that question on the digital RSVP form for Rubicon Project's event during Advertising Week, but we can't wait to see how others responded, and what the data maestros at Rubicon do with that data when they host their "Agency Trading Desks: Automating Direct Orders Panel" the morning of Sept. 26 in New York City.
  • Doctors Used To Recommend Smoking; Leo Burnett Still Does
    But BBDO says it's bad, posing another conflict for the Publicom merger. Also, work hard and you can be a creative tsar just like Michael Collions. And Travis York won't give up his day job anytime soon.
  • Does Microsoft's Nokia Deal Mean Poor Reception For JWT?
    Also, the ad industry offers a big-ASS opportunity to land an NYC agency gig; and a Bean Towner heads west.
  • Lowe Slammed For 'Homophobic' Ad
    And BBH London takes heat for casting an alleged pedophile.
  • You Could Be The Nobody That Rich Silverstein Answers To
    Or you could be the horse's ass that doesn't want to work at Barton F. Graf 9000. But you might not last long at DDB California.
  • AKQA Staffers Not Playing Nice In The Sandbox
    In brawl-like atmosphere employees swing bottles and slam bodies; somebody needs a timeout! Separately, Motown touted as ad Mecca and agencies love LinkedIn.
  • Levi's and MasterCard Headed To Review?
    It appears to be the case given reshufflings in the CMO ranks at the marketers, a sure sign of changes to come. Also, GM calls an audible on The Big Game and The Washington Post goes native.
  • Twerk Your Booty MTV
    Condom maker Trojan had to feel pretty satisfied with its hookup with the VMA Awards Sunday night, given the show turned out to be a rating sensation.
  • Lift And Separate What?
    For years bra ads hawked their products without even mentioning the body part they're designed for-the female breast. Now Target has swung the pendulum in the opposite direction, referring in ads to breasts by slang names such "assets" and "bangers."
  • We're Number One, For Now
    What to do when your two biggest rivals propose a merger that will displace you as the Big Holding Company Kahuna and make them Number One in Adland by almost any measure? Well, for WPP, the answer is two-fold.
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