- 43 Chicago Media Outlets Launch Fundraising Campaign
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Friday, May 8, 2020
In Chicago, where revenue has sunk 85%, independent media brands are waging a funding effort through June 5. ...
- 50,000feet Takes Big Picture View Of NYC, Expands There
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, March 19, 2020
The Chicago-based agency has forged a strategic alliance with the Carbone Smolan Agency and opened an office in The Big Apple. ...
- Merge Merges With Sandbox
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The transaction creates an agency with a staff of 600 across seven offices in U.S. and Canada. Merge CEO Patrick Venetucci will lead the combined entity as CEO. ...
- Laughlin Constable Names Maxham Chief Creative Officer
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Chicago-based independent agency Laughlin Constable has hired John “Max” Maxham as its Chief Creative Officer (CCO). He succeeds Lisa Bennett who left the agency late last year. Maxham joins LC ...
- SocialDeviant Spreads Kindness Throughout Chicago
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, February 18, 2020
This year's "Kindness in the Wild" activation centers around a brightly-designed 12' by 6.5' mural painted by local artist Emmy Star Brown. ...
- OKRP Celebrates Black History Month, Soul Of Chicago
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The Chicago-based agency has partnered with Chicago musician Vince Lawrence for "#312Soul: An Unfinished Retrospective Of Chicago's Black Music History." ...
- 'Chicago Tribune' Staffers Call For New Owners, Publish Anti-Alden Op-Ed
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, January 20, 2020
Two investigative writers called out Alden for its history of decimating local newspapers and called for "a civic-minded local owner or group of owners." ...
- Starcom USA Reorganizes Leadership, Taps Williams As President-CIO
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, January 13, 2020
Among the changes, Chris Williams has joined the agency as President/Chief Investment Officer. Williams succeeds Kristina Lutz who will work on consulting projects within the broader Publicis Media
network. ...
- Epsilon Veteran Joins Schafer Condon Carter As Its New CEO
MAD, Steve McClellan - Friday, December 20, 2019
Richard McDonald takes over as the Chicago agency's third CEO in its 30-year history, succeeding David Selby, who has been promoted to Co-Chairman and Chief Product Officer. ...
- Braze To Open Chicago Office Early In 2020
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 16, 2019
Braze says it sent 53 million emails on Black Friday, among 2.9 billion messages overall. ...
- Havas Chicago Taps Laughlin As President, Chief Client Officer
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Nicole Laughlin most recently served at Facebook in Chicago where she led global marketing solutions. The agency also announced the appointment of Allison Ciummei as Chief Talent Officer. ...
- OKRP Appoints Laura Fegley Chief Creative Officer
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, November 7, 2019
She assumes the role previously held by agency co-founder Matt Reinhard, who will shift to a new growth and innovation role within the agency to be announced soon. ...
- Chicago Agencies Sandstorm, Jacobs Agency Merge
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, October 31, 2019
This deal combines the "creative reputation of the Jacobs Agency with the data-driven digital and user experience expertise of Sandstorm," explains Sandy Marsico, founder of Sandstorm. ...
- Chicago Ideas Hires Havas Chicago As AOR
Accounts on the Move, Larissa Faw - Friday, September 13, 2019
Chicago Ideas is appointing Havas Chicago as agency of record to strengthen the TED-like platform's brand awareness. Leo Burnett previously serviced the account. Havas Chicago and Chicago Ideas launched the ...
- 'Chicago Sun-Times' Makes Headlines By Not Printing One
The MediaPost Cases, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, September 10, 2019
On the day of circulation, "The Blank Page" spread ample awareness, driving an increase of traffic to the paper's website that surpassed the average visits by 16.6%. ...
- Leo Burnett U.S. CCO Departs Amid Wider Reorganization
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, July 19, 2019
As Publicis Groupe continues to overhaul its U.S. leadership, Britt Nolan, Leo Burnett U.S. Chief Creative Officer and co-president of Chicago, is departing the company, according to an internal m ...
- Sweet Home Chicago? Not On TV, It Isn't
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, July 16, 2019
In a gaggle of TV shows today, Chicago is positioned as ground zero for big city violence and political corruption. ...
- 'The Chicago Defender' To End Print Edition After 114 Years
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Tuesday, July 9, 2019
The paper is known for its important and in-depth reporting across race issues, politics and historical moments. The Defender's reputation reached all corners of the country. ...
- OKRP Wins Illinois Tourism Account
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, March 29, 2019
The remit for OKRP includes national marketing that will focus on Chicago as a destination. Regional marketing will concentrate on the entire state. ...
- Havas Chicago Names New Top Creative
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, March 21, 2019
Previously with Translation, John Norman succeeds Jason Peterson, who departed the agency in November amid reports of a "toxic culture." ...
- Fox's 'Proven Innocent' Is A Humdrum Drama About Murder
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, February 12, 2019
If murder did not exist, what on Earth would approximately 90% of our TV shows be about? ...
- VMLY&R Adds ECD To Chicago Office
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Executive Creative Director Aaron Evanson is returning to Chicago, the city where his career began, after working at in VMLY&R Kansas City, one of the agency’s principal offices. Evanson will ...
- Jason Peterson Out As Havas NA's Top Creative
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Thursday, November 8, 2018
According to a report earlier this week, Peterson had a reputation for being a bully. Havas Group issued a short statement late this afternoon saying he was leaving "by mutual ...
- Havas Chicago Auctions Art For Breast Cancer
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Havas Chicago is transforming its lobby into an art auction gallery as part of its effort to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ...
- 'Chicago Sun-Times' To Redesign Site, Join Vox Media's Ad Marketplace
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, October 12, 2018
The redesigned website is slated to launch early next year. The newspaper will redesign its website using Vox Media's Chorus software to secure a more seamless look. ...
- Wunderman Taps Ian Sohn To Run Chicago Office
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, June 7, 2018
Sohn replaces Rick Schreuder and will report to Seth Solomons, Wunderman's North America CEO. ...
- R/GA's Chicago Hiring Spree
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Friday, May 25, 2018
IPG agency R/GA has hired six new Chicago-based staffers to support its design, finance, technology, campaign, media and production efforts. The new staffers include senior financial analyst, Hannah Gargulak who will ...
- Leo Burnett's Arc Appoints A CEO For North America
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Shopper and activation specialist Arc, part of Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett Group, has appointed Soche Picard CEO North America, a new role at the agency. Picard joins Arc from Geometry Global, where ...
- GE Appliances Awards Creative Account To FCB
Accounts on the Move, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, March 7, 2018
GE Appliances has selected Interpublic’s FCB as its new creative AOR following a formal review that began last November. The incumbent agency was Omnicom’s BBDO. The IPG-owned agency's Chicago office ...
- Havas Chicago Launches #BLACKATWORK Lobby Installation
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, March 7, 2018
The installation invites people to experience slights and biases experienced by minorities. ...
