Agencies

Normally, an agency like Fallon doesn't have to go around placing classified ads to entice people to join its creative department. But, as as we noted a while back, interactive creatives are much in demand. So Fallon has placed an ad on CreativeHotlist for an interactive copywriter. Fallon would like to hire a writer. But not just any writer. We're looking for an interactive writer, which at Fallon means something …

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Goodby's latest effort for HP, wherein "the computer is personal again" is good stuff. Adfreak's Catharine P. Taylor calls the work "an artful paean to how personal our computers have become, stuffed with our journal entries, MP3 files and vacation photos." According to iMedia Connection, this is HP's first-ever global marketing campaign for its Personal Systems Group. HP's personal computer market share is 15.7 …

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Great Place To Work Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management named The Integer Group 9th best medium size company to work for. They also named Bridge Worldwide 9th best small company to work for. Matt Bergantino, a contributing writer here, and a friend, works for Bridge. I used to work for Integer, twice. The old Battleship on 6th Ave. First, allow me to congratulate Matt for working at a great …

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Back when Cole & Weber was on a hot streak, I interviewed at an agency whose CEO said, "We want to be the next Cole & Weber." Of course, he had no idea what that meant or what it would take to make that a reality. So you can bet that when Warren Berger's book Hoopla: A Book about Crispin, Porter & Bogusky hits the streets in September, folks running mediocre agencies across the land will rush to get a copy and tell …

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Screen Magazine, in a profile of the nation's largest independent agency, reveals one of the shop's secrets for success. The Richards Group has a unique method of organizing its different departments – it doesn’t. “Everybody’s thrown in together,” says David Hall, agency principal, noting that employees are not able to segregate themselves by job title. “That helps because we all overhear what everyone else does …

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Over at Talent Zoo, they’re working to upgrade their web content. And that’s where you come in. Talent Zoo wants to hear your stories and odd bits of advertising, marketing and PR life. Or you could be a featured writer on their site if you’ve got a unique perspective on the business. Have you worked with a celebrity who was really cool or really difficult to work with? Did you meet a co-worker and fall in love? Got …

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The agency formerly known as J. Walter Thompson is using TV commercials from its reel not to advertise its clients' wares, but to make itself appear relevant in the new media sphere. Here's the New York Times take on the ploy: JWT has purchased all the ad space on The Huffington Post home page for one week, starting tomorrow. The Web site will showcase nine of JWT's best television commercials with links, so that …

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