by Amy Corr on Feb 7, 2:13 PM
Eric Kallman is joining Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco as a creative director and associate partner, starting March 3. Most recently, Kallman was executive creative director and partner at Barton F. Graf 9000 in New York, where he worked on DISH, Little Caesars, Unilever, Finlandia, Disney, Muller and Supercell. Prior to that, Kallman was at Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, where he created, among other things, “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” campaign for Old Spice. “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” won the Film Grand Prix at Cannes. The following year, Old Spice’s “Response” campaign won the Cyber Grand Prix as well as …
by Amy Corr on Feb 6, 1:18 PM
MEC hired Stephen Blumberg as managing partner to serve as agency lead on the Marriott Global business. He will report to Mark Jones, president of global solutions, North America. Most recently, Blumberg served as senior vice president, group client director at MediaVest where he led a cross-agency team collaborating on new business efforts that saw the addition of new clients, Travelers Insurance and Wendy’s. Prior to that, he was vice president, group director at Digitas acting as the point of contact for Kraft’s beverages business and helped launch the joint Kraft Foods One team with MediaVest.
by Amy Corr on Feb 5, 4:05 PM
Alexandra Haack joined Horizon Media as supervisor, mobile strategy, reporting to Sarah Bachman, director of mobile strategy. Haack joins the agency from PHD, where she worked to develop mobile strategy on brands such as The Economist, GSK, HBO and Footlocker. Prior to that, she worked at MXM Hyperfactory mobile agency on brands such as Trojan, Nestle, Lowes and L’Oreal. At Horizon, Haack will be working on AEN, GEICO, Little Caesar’s and several other brands.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 1:50 PM
kbs+ Toronto named Matt Hassell as chief creative officer, charged with creative for Target Canada and Bank of Montreal. Previously, Hassell was chief creative officer of OgilvyOne where he led work for Unilever and helped the agency secure AOR duties for Tim Hortons and InterContinental. Hansell started his career with Nick Dean, the president of kbs+ Toronto, at FCB Direct (now Draft FCB) nearly 15 years ago.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 11:12 AM
72andSunny Amsterdam hired Paulo Martins as executive creative director.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 11:04 AM
Coleman Breland has been named president of Turner Network Sales. Additionally, Richard Warren has been promoted to executive vice president of negotiations & strategy and associate general counsel, and Jennifer Mirgorod has been elevated to executive vice president of brand distribution.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 11:01 AM
Joseph Dressler joined LiveIntent as vice president of national sales. Previously, he was vice president of national sales, sponsorship, and advertising at The Competitor Group.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 10:59 AM
Lesley Robin has joined 360i as director, digital communities.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 10:58 AM
Stinkdigital New York hired Carl Rung as creative director and Peter Arato as senior developer.
by Amy Corr on Feb 4, 10:57 AM
John Ohara joined Giant Spoon as senior vice president of strategy.