Ad Age: Havas shareholder Vincent Bollore won the four seats he demanded on the holding company …
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Soul Patch For Sale (No, Not On eBay)
Columbus, OH ad agency, Young Issac, was written up in the print edition of Adweek recently. The source of their newfound fame is a viral effort directed not to unsuspecting and callous consumers, but to those jaded plebes who work in the ad biz, or hope to one day soon. Get creative with the click of a mouse! Our Online Megastore is a true feat of technological amazement. Creativity is just minutes away. Buy a …
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Say Hello To Stupid
We've got two series running on the site now�Agencies in Strange Places and Outstanding Mission Statements. Maybe we ought to add a third series�--Agency Lobby Art. Here's what the folks at W+K London see each time they pass reception. "Blender Man" serves as a constant reminder of the ethos of the company and how we approach each day. As Dan Wieden says, "When you don't know, you try desperately to find out. But …
Pittsburgh Shop Branches Out
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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