According to the New York Times, Teen Mania Ministries, a Christian youth organization devoted to steering teenagers away from drugs, alcohol and premarital sex came knocking on Tocquigny's door. "We anticipated that there might be some cons," said Skip Dampier, a partner and creative director at the agency. "And we knew that not everyone at the agency would want to work on this business." But despite its …
Radotude
As predicted by Carl LaFong, CA is out with their profile of tda advertising and design. The May/June issue in mailboxes now. Mathew Porter's profile of the shop is mostly about the two partners--Thomas Dooley and Jonathan Schoenberg--and their dynamic. I like this piece from the article: For whatever they really are, admen or mountain enthusiasts posing as admen, one thing is certain: these guys will not be creating …
Orlando Office Withers
According to Lewis Lazare, Cramer-Krasselt has shrunk its Orlando operation from 30 to 3, after the loss of Winn-Dixie. The grocer recently filed for bankruptcy. Lazare says C-K executives are now helping the office's only other principal client, Florida Power & Light, find another ad agency. …
Puddletown Pugilists
You're simply not going to beat up on Wieden in the local, national nor international award shows. But if you're a member of the Portland ad community, now you can beat members of their staff with your fists. And it's all for charity! A dozen representatives from agencies all over Portland will square off in the Wieden + Kennedy atrium on Friday, April 28th in order to raise money for the Central Oregon Boxing club, …
Delta Flies To SS+K
Congrats to the awesome Noelle Weaver and the rest of the folks at Shepardson Stern + Kaminsky for landing a big fish, as Adweek reports, SS+K has taken the Delta airlines account. Delta, though, is facing bankruptcy and a possible strike, so things won't be easy. Not to mention a marketing brain drain that has left the advertising in tatters: BBDO in Atlanta had the Delta account for about 50 years until 1997 or …
Schoenberg Becomes Burrito Man
AdAge reports that, "Chipotle Mexican Grill today named TDA Advertising & Design, Denver, its agency of record." And that, "A phone call to the agency for comment wasn't immediately returned." Had the call been returned, perhaps AdAge would have learned that TDA is actually located in Boulder, that wheat grass drinking college town, 30 miles to the northwest of Denver. …
Ambien Wakes Up To The Bad Press
There's nothing like a few weeks of TV news horror stories to get a marketer motivated. From Ad Age: Two weeks after news that taking Ambien could result in binge eating and driving while asleep, sales of sleeping medications began tanking, finally causing Sanofi-Aventis to wake up and advertise the safety of its product. And it looks like rivals won't be far behind. The print campaign for Ambien, the $2.1 billion …
DeVito/Verdi Climbs Out On A Tender Limb
DeVito/Verdi is one of the more creative agencies in the land. Therefore, I was surprised to see the following pro-bono campaign from the New York shop. If we can put aside what we think about Bush and his war, and focus just on the ad, it's simply not up to DeVito's own standards. No big idea, no arresting visual, nor any thought-provoking copy. For that matter, how can any soldier in Iraq be put "at ease?" This …
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