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Click 3X announced today that it has added The Kloons and Jetpacks Go! to the live action division of its directorial roster. Jetpacks Go! and The Kloons will also bolster Click 3X’s video amplification initiative, Multiply, which launched during Social Media Week, in partnership with WTF Studios, Marlon Wayans digital media company.

The Kloons are a collective comprised of Mitch Lewis, Greg Washburn and Nik Kazoura, who create original content such as sketch comedy, music videos and game shows for their YouTube channel, which boasts over 11 million views and 110,000 subscribers. Mitch Lewis also manages the YouTube channel for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Last week The Kloons were accepted into SHOOT magazine’s 12th Annual New Director Showcase.

Jetpacks Go! is comprised of directing team, Alden Ford, Justin Tyler and Bobby Webster. Ford and Tyler have been working together out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater for almost a decade, as writers and comedians. They have written and directed scripted and non-scripted television for Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, FUSE, Nickelodeon and Fox Sports 1. Bobby Webster has a background in film, directing shorts and commercials, including an Oscar-winning short film. As a collective, “they specialize in producing gorgeous, creative, hilarious commercials and content for brands like Oral-B, Boost Mobile, Nerdist, Comedy Central, Trident, Silk Soymilk, Sprint and the UFC.”

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McKinney has announced the promotion of associate creative directors Will Chambliss and Owen Tingle to creative director.

Chambliss joined McKinney from Arnold Worldwide in 2010. While with Arnold he worked on Timberland, Volvo and Fidelity, produced a Super Bowl spot for ESPN, and became a creative director on Carnival Cruises. Before arriving at Arnold, he was a copywriter at Fitzgerald+CO in Atlanta, where he worked on such brands as Coke, Durex, Quikrete and Aruba.

Tingle joined McKinney in 2005 after “running a family-owned-and-operated business with his father in logistic relocation engineering (aka moving).” In 2006, he directed his first commercial, “The Play” for Sony, which was recognized as one of Advertising Age’s Best Spots of 2006. His work has been recognized by One Show, Webby, Art Directors Club, MIXX, Effie, and Cannes. In the past 18 months, he has been working on campaigns for Nationwide Insurance and Big Boss Brewing, including the beer-dispensing arcade game, The Last Barfighter.

“Will and Owen have been the creative backbone for us on Nationwide,” said group creative director Liz Paradise. “They’re totally ambidextrous in that they not only do a lot of the work, but they deftly manage and mentor other creatives on the account. These promotions really just reflect the important roles they had already been playing.”

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Annette King has been promoted to CEO, Ogilvy & Mather UK, WPP reports. She will succeed Paul O’Donnell, who has been promoted to CEO, Ogilvy & Mather Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME), with both filling their new roles immediately. King will continue to report to O’Donnell, who retains his role as chairman of Ogilvy & Mather UK; she will also continue leading OgilvyOne in the EAME region.

King has risen rapidly through the ranks of OgilvyOne since joining the agency in August of 2000. She was promoted to managing director of OgilvyOne UK in 2008, and was made chief executive officer just nine months later. Under her tenure as CEO, OgilvyOne UK grew by 30 percent, and King was promoted to CEO, OgilvyOne EAME and awarded a position on the Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Board. continued…

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CP+B announced today the hiring of Jay Gelardi as digital executive creative director.

Prior to joining CP+B, Gelardi was digital creative director at Sydney-based agency The Monkeys. During his time there he helped lead the agency to six “Agency of the Year” titles from awards shows and Australian advertising publications. Before The Monkeys Jay spent eight years at Agency Republic, London. He has worked with brand including IKEA, Intel, Mercedes, PlayStation, Samsung, Smirnoff and The BBC. Additionally, in 2008, Jay set up Republic Film, “a production company specializing in interactive film and animation,” and in 2011 he co-founded “a Twitter-based charitable venture that translated people’s foul-mouthed tweets into donations to good causes” called Charity Swearbox.

“The Digital ECD is a critical role at CP+B,” said Ivan Perez-Armendariz, executive vice president/chief digital officer, CP+B.  “We’re at our best when it’s filled with someone that has made the choice to live and breathe digital 100% of the time. Jay is someone who really understands that the book of advertising conventions is being rewritten almost on a daily basis. We are thrilled that he is here to help us continue to rewrite that book.”

CP+B’s recent digital work includes a partnership with NBC launching the overall digital experience for NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” as well as the digital transformation of Domino’s.

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Adweek Global Agency of the Year Grey has announced it is re-entering South Africa with immediate effect, with the acquisition of a majority stake in The Volcano Group, one of South Africa’s fastest growing independent agencies. The Volcano Group will rebrand as Grey Africa as a result of the acquisition and will focus on developing a strong local presence for Grey in South Africa as well as leading Grey’s expansion in key African markets.

Volcano’s group managing director, Paul Jackson, said he was proud to be associated with Grey, adding, “The decision to take on the exciting opportunity of re-establishing Grey in South Africa and across the continent is one that is met with great enthusiasm by both parties, and we look forward to being an integral part of the continued global success of Grey.”

David Patton, President and CEO of Grey EMEA was equally excited about the acquisition, saying, “The most important outcome of this exciting partnership is the acquisition of talent and expertise that will re-ignite our efforts in establishing a dynamic South African presence for Grey and will also allow us to truly focus on serving international clients across the African continent.”

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Diageo-owned stout brand Guinness has announced that it’s holding a pitch seeking a new agency for its global advertising account, parting ways with Saatch & Saatchi, who have worked on Guinness’ global account for six years.

“To drive better integration between idea generation and multi-channel execution we are looking to appoint a new agency to lead content creation across digital and shopper channels for our global platform, ‘Made of More,’ said Grainne Wafer, the global strategy and communications director at Guinness.

“The rationalisation of tasks and agencies over the last couple of years, and specifically just recently, have substantially changed the creative potential of the global Guinness account,” said Magnus Djaba, the chief executive of Saatchi & Saatchi London. “As a result, we feel the time is right for us to part ways. We wish Diageo all the best in finding the right agency for the business going forward.” Saatchi & Saatchi began work on the account back in 2008, with the brand approaching its 250th anniversary.

The pitch will not affect Guinness’ regional relationships, such as with AMV BBDO in the UK and in Africa (an account which BBDO won from Saatchi & Saatchi last year), and BBDO New York in the US.

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Top-selling floor-care appliance brand Bissell has named Minneapolis-based independent agency Olson its agency of record, shifting creative, media, strategy, digital, PR, social and analytics to Olson. Those duties were previously held jointly by creative agency Cramer-Krasselt and media agency PHD.

“It was important for us to find an agency that could handle all of the aspects of an integrated campaign, and Olson’s ability to provide an integrated solution with strong analytics helped them stand out,” explained Theresa Junkunc, director of marketing communications for BISSELL.

The win is the latest in a run of new business for Olson since September 2013, in which they’ve AOR duties for brands such as Sharp Electronics, Supercuts, Wet n Wild Beauty, Commerce Bank, Aurora Healthcare and the McDonald’s Twin Cities Co-Op.

“We’re thrilled by this opportunity to help a category leader reach new heights through innovation and integration,” said Olson chief executive officer John Partilla. “We can’t wait to get started.”

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New York-based production company O Positive announced today the addition of director Rodrigo Garcia-Saiz to their roster for commercial representation in North America and internationally.

“I am an enormous fan of O Positive,” Garcia-Saiz said. “Talking with Jim [Jenkins] and David [Shane], I felt as if I knew them. They really love their work and enjoy their families; we share a similar vibe. Plus, they do some of the best work out there. I appreciate that O Positive is a small company where I can really focus and do great work.”

Garcia-Saiz has a steady track record of award-winning work, including a Cannes Gold Lion win for AMIS “Office” (Ogilvy & Mather Mexico), and the Bronze Lion-winning horror parody “Executed” for Gandhi Bookstores and anti-bullying spot “Playground.” After attending film school at University of Mexico’s prestigious El CUEC, Garcia-Saiz flexed his cinematic muscle at Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s production company as a commercial AD, before forming his own Mexico City production company, Central Films. continued…

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MillerCoors is cutting their ties with Saatchi & Saatchi New York, lead agency on Miller Lite since early 2012, Ad Age reports. Saatchi & Saatchi New York was also lead agency on the newly launched Miller Fortune, an extension of the Miller brand with higher alcohol content. Earlier this year MillerCoors moved a significant portion of the Miller Lite account to a collection of WPP agencies, who played a major role in Miller Lite’s latest campaign. The move also follows a long-term sales decline for the brand.

“We appreciate the efforts and professionalism from [Saatchi & Saatchi New York CEO] Brent Smart and his team behind our brands,” Pete Marino, MillerCoors VP-communications, said in a statement to Ad Age. “Any immediate needs for Miller Lite and Miller Fortune will be handled by other roster agencies, though we have a lot of current work to draw from that we recently debuted at our sales and marketing conference. We have no timetable for the longer term, and will take our time making decisions that strategically make sense for both brands.”

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