I confess I've never heard of Steve Hardwick, but Adweek reports he's going to be the new President of Grey, starting next month. But that's not what caught my eye. Here's what did: Hardwick, who had served seven months as president of independent StrawberryFrog, begins in his new position at the 525-person office next month and reports to Grey Global Group chairman and CEO Jim Heekin. Look, I know people move all …
Today is Administrative Professionals Day
So be nice to the folks at the front desk. Or the folks at the front desk in the agency you're interviewing at. Because in advertising agencies, the admins know EVERYTHING. …
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Baio Is Back
I know there's a secret cadre of Scott Baio fans on AdPulp, so I couldn't resist this nugget from Radar Magazine: The former Charles in Charge star is set to chronicle his dating life in L.A. for a VH1 show tentatively titled, Scott Baio is 45 ... And Single. Although no premiere date has been picked, a source close to production tells Radar, "it's essentially Scott Baio running around on dates trying to find a …
Crispin’s Off And Running With Nike
From Ad Age: Nike has officially transferred the creative work for its running-shoe business, as well as the Nike Plus and its Nike ID Web site accounts, to Miami-based Crispin Porter & Bogusky, a Nike spokesman said. "Crispin Porter & Bogusky has a proven track record for delivering creative, breakthrough ideas and we are excited to begin working with them to support these areas of business," said Dean Stoyer, …
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Brave And Desperate
What do you do when everyone thinks your product is boring, overpriced and mediocre? You provide incentives...such as "90 Days Same As Cash." Which is exactly what The Atlanta Braves are doing: The Braves on Monday announced they have teamed up with GE Money to offer a 90-day same-as-cash financing plan on the purchase of full or partial season-ticket packages, which remain on sale. "It's a unique and interesting …
A Match Made In Somewhere
So the AAAA is looking for a new CEO to replace O. Burtch Drake. Ad Age's Jonah Bloom says it should be someone who's a "change agent." And according to The New York Times, executives on the search committee said "they would be pleased if the age of the next chief executive began with a “3” or “4” rather than a “5” or “6.” Their most ambitious goal of all: hiring the first woman, black or Hispanic to lead the Four …
Racism In Ads: A Pictorial
Today, Slate has a slide show featuring a whole host of racist and stereotypical advertising imagery throughout the 20th century, like this bit from 1964: I can just picture in my mind, legions of white men in suits and horn-rimmed glasses sitting around Madison Avenue boardrooms just loving all of this. But the slide show ends with Uncle Ben and Aunt Jemima, now more dignified in their appearances, but as the …
IPG’s Roth Says We’re All Doomed–Well, Sort Of
You have to dig really deep into this Adweek article to see how perceptive Michael Roth is. Here he is speaking at the AAAA Management Conference: Like the airline and music industries, the ad industry must adapt and evolve with the times, said Roth, who quoted Charles Darwin toward the end of his address: "It's not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent—but the one who is responsive to …
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