Pittsburgh agency, Blattner Brunner has acquired Sawyer Riley Compton, one of Atlanta's more well known creative shops. According to Adweek, SRC was down to but 15 staffers and $20 million in billings (a great per employee billings ratio). SRC is Blattner Brunner's second acquisition in as many years. The shop acquired MHI in Washington, D.C., in September 2003. …
Where’s Huey?
Adweek reports on a new campaign fro the Atlanta Community Food Bank from Paprocki in Atlanta. But that's not the news I want to share with you this fine morning. What jumps out at me is, "Where's Huey?" Paprocki opened his shop May 1 after splitting with his partner of seven years, Ron Huey. Together, they operated Huey/Paprocki in Atlanta. Huey also is opening a new shop in Atlanta this summer. The two split the …
A Classic Reveal
Karpat Polat, a creative at creative powerhouse DM9DDB in Brazil, sent us his latest TV spot for home security company, Telemergencia. While this spot will most likely not win a Lion (something Karpat achieved while working in Instanbul), it does hold the viewer's attention with the clever use of sound. Click the still to play. …
Cure Us With An Injection Of Mad Money
At times, it's hard to tell if eBay is a ribald joke or a fantastic business. Today is another one of those times. Buy an award-winning advertising agency - office supplies AND creative staff. Highest bidder wins a box of fairly new office materials as well as incredibly motivated, often provocative and always high-concept group of copywriters/art directors. Ad Age's "Creativity Magazine" called one of their …
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Installing An Upgrade To Ad Industry 2.0
A shameless plug for my new column on Talent Zoo. I've noticed for a long time how many ad people get away with being igorant about the new media landscape. It's rather odd timing, since I began working on it prior to last week's AAAA conference. Admittedly, I don't think anyone reading AdPulp has the problem I describe in the column. Y'all are staying well-informed and relevant. …
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All In The Family Plays Well En Espa
"Dialogues are more productive than monologues. We believe in teamwork, both internally and with clients. That's why we make our clients part of the community during the entire work process. It's an exchange focused on making the client's business grow. We help each other to become better." My favorite part about subscribing to CA is the bi-monthly article featuring a particularly great agency. Having worked at more …
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And The Winner Is…
Last month Adweek held an online poll where you could rate certain agencies in certain categories. I can't find an online link to the full report, but I've seen it in print. Here are some of the top category vote getters: Most Competitive: Crispin Porter & Bogusky Most Complacent: Grey Most Overrated: Deutsch Most Underrated: GSD&M Most Like a Playground: Crispin Most Like a Sweatshop: Grey (ironically, Crispin came …
Mad Dogs May Be Euthanized
According to Adweek, Mad Dogs & Englishmen in New York City is facing an uncertain future following a major reduction in spending by Atkins Nutritionals, one of its major clients. While I hope they stay in business, there's a lesson here: When I was in school 10 years ago, Mad Dogs was THE hot shop everyone wanted to work for. Their work for The Village Voice and Thom McAn was refreshingly funny at the time, and Nick …
