Sep 20

Yep, It’s Friday, So it Must Mean Another Grey Appointment

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No, no, it’s not another group creative director gig handed at Grey, but perhaps something bigger, specifically the title of executive creative director. Derek Barnes, who spent the last two-and-a-half years serving as a CD at Anomaly, and his old W+K cohort Lisa Topol, who worked on Jordan Brand among other things while at the latter agency, have joined Grey NY has ECDs according to, yep, a memo, sent to staff yesterday afternoon. As you’d expect, we have Tor’s words to share verbatim. Read below and after the jump.

“Today is a great day at Grey, as two of the biggest creative stars in our business have joined us as ECDs. Lisa Topol and Derek Barnes are officially in the house, and will be overseeing a group of clients including the NFL, Pringles, Downy, Hasbro, and Turner’s TNT and TBS. I cannot tell you how stoked I am to have this kind of creative firepower and world-class leadership as a part of our squad.

Derek Barnes’ resume is ridiculous, and I’ve been trying to hire him for 3 years. Remember the amazing Nike ad with kids mimicking every classic Michael Jordan move? That was Derek. Remember the Agassi/Sampras guerrilla tennis match in the middle of a New York City street? Derek again. Remember Nike’s Michael Vick Experience? Derek Barnes. Many of your favorite SportCenter commercials? Derek. Last year’s #1 Super Bowl commercial with the Budweiser Clydesdale finding his old owner? Yup. This dude did some of Nike and ESPN’s most famous ads, is responsible for helping craft the voice of Brand Jordan, and spent 9 years under the wing of Dan Wieden. From Dan he learned to lead and inspire creatives, and do really, really great work. Derek specializes in storytelling. His tone is never slapstick, never goofy – always authentic and always relevant. Most importantly, Derek is a thoughtful creative leader who other creatives want to work for and with. He was born and raised in New O!
rleans, waiting decades for the Saints to have a winning season. This taught Derek patience. It also made him an absolute football fanatic. He’s shocked to know his morning ritual of checking NFL news is going to be actual, billable work. He lives with his wife and two sons in Jersey, with the understanding that if anyone develops an accent they’re getting the fuck out. Derek has a stalker-level fascination with the band Oasis, and digs weird things like yoga, kayaking and golf.

Derek, on his worst summer job:  ”Working in a ‘take-out-only’ fried chicken place the size of a garden shed.  Without moving, I could reach the refrigerator, fryer and cash register.  I was told if a grease fire broke out, to pull a handle on the wall and the structure would fill with fire retardant foam up to my neck.

Lisa Topol (Leesa Toe-pull) is passionate about the work and says what she believes. Her creative style is unique and often has a smile – Lisa is funny. VERY funny. I’m sure you’re familiar with her Wheat Thins work on air right now. While laugh out loud hilarious, it’s driving business, winning awards, and making people talk about Wheat Thins for the first time in, well, ever. Her IBM and ESPN work is smart and makes you think. Her work on Brand Jordan (she worked with Derek then at Wieden+Kennedy) is thoughtful and inspiring. Lisa has been at Chiat/Day the last several years running a majority of their brands, including Wheat Thins, Nivea, Kahlua and Twix. Who could forget her social media campaign for “Keep a Child Alive” in which they killed famous people like Kim Kardashian and Alicia Keys. Actually they killed them on Twitter, which resulted in a massive freak out by millions of followers, a flood of PR, and raised a million bucks for the fight against AIDS. Lisa als!
o made Schick vagina trimmers an internet sensation, and transformed an entire marketing segment with the famous Kotex tampons campaign that put FCC regulations and girls wearing all white to task. From tampons to tennis shoes, her unique style usually results in provocative, pop-culture-worthy work. She has two dogs, Schmutzy and Wedgie who have won gold and silver medals in those dog agility competitions like the ones on ESPN (this is not a joke. I think.) She’s sung karaoke with N Sync’s Lance Bass, makes custom jewelry with her sister, plays tons of tennis and loves the New York Giants.

Lisa, on the beginning: “Let’s see…before I went into advertising I was pursuing a PhD in religion in 19th Century Victorian literature, but it occurred to me that the market for that topic was starting to dry up.”

Needless to say, I’m thrilled we all get to work with these two gems.
They will undoubtedly make the work better, deeper and more famous.
Good times. Good times.
Tor.”

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Sep 19

You Can Buy a Part of Brooklyn, Sort Of

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For $4, you can buy Brooklyn. Well, you can buy a tiny piece of it, at least, which costs almost as much as Jay-Z’s old ownership share of the Nets. That’s the shtick of the latest project from Floyd Hayes, the creator of “The World’s Fastest Agency” among many other ideas. Hayes also used to be ECD at Cunning, and his “Piece of Brooklyn Project” is not just a quirky gambit of guerilla enterprise. $1 of every purchase will be donated to the Brooklyn Arts Council. We can always get behind a good cause.

In case you are worried about ending up with a fraudulent chunk of BK, every item comes with a rubber stamp of authenticity, for whatever that’s worth. Check out the items here.

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Sep 18

IPG Media Lab Loses Verkruyse

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Well, our sources were correct in informing us that Emily Verkruyse, who spent a year-plus as engagement director at IPG Media Lab, has joined up with recently formed shop, Anvil + Gear. A+G, if you didn’t know was formed a year ago by Brian Lio and James Genero, who left positions at DDB (where they served as technical Director and UX director, respectively) to start a new agency solely dedicated to UX and experience design.

Verkuyse, who served as account manager at BBDO prior to joining Anvil + Gear, marks one of a few notable departures from IPG Media Lab along with Lesley Melincoff, formerly a project manager at said shop before joining up with Big Spaceship as a producer in June. During her career, Verkruyse has also worked at the likes of Night Agency.

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Sep 13

Dugan, Arnold Part Ways

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Basically two years to the day that he joined Arnold’s Boston office in a new position called chief commercial officer, Dave Dugan has left the agency according to those in the know. Here’s a quick statement from an agency spokesperson: “”We wish Dave great success and look forward to working with him on innovative marketing platforms for our clients. We are using this opportunity to clarify our management structure and responsibilities, and will communicate the plan shortly.”

Dugan joined Arnold after spending time at the likes of Digitas and BzzAgent, and was tasked at his most recent gig with building “out current capabilities and identify opportunities to build new lines of business.” In addition Dugan worked on Arnold services including CRM, social, mobile and new biz efforts.

From what we’re hearing on the Spy line, Dugan is taking a position at the almighty social network that is Facebook. No confirmation yet, but we’re checking in and will keep you posted. From what the Arnold camp tells us, meanwhile, his position will not be replaced.

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Sep 13

Yep, Grey Adds More GCDs to Fold, This Time a Cannes Gold-Winning Pair

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While we await the next Carter Murray memo to Draftfcb staff, Grey makes a comeback with yet another pair of additions to the group creative director position. The New York office of the latter WPP agency has now welcomed  Nick Pringle and Steve Wakelam as GCDs. The Cannes Gold Lion-winning duo hail from DDB Sydney, where they were creative directors on Volkswagen. Anyhow, Tor yet again has word on the new arrivals.

“I am psyched to say they are now GCDs at Grey, running the Febreze, Ally and P&G Global Corporate accounts.

Friends for the past 15 years, Nick (left/bald) and Steve (right/hair) have worked together, moved countries together and had a baby together. Well, Nick and his wife had the baby, Steve was nearby with hot towels. As for their advertising careers, they have taken a less than traditional route. In fact they both started out as account guys, decided they wanted to make stuff, moved into creative and spent 8 years in various London agencies including Leo Burnett, BBH and CHI. They then packed up and headed to Australia, where they spent five years as the hottest team Down Under, running accounts like Volkswagen, Virgin, Wrigley, Levi’s, McDonald’s and Boag’s Draught. It was in Australia that they developed a powerful integrated approach to building brands through all things digital, mobile and experiential as well as film and print. Next it was on to NYC, where they spent the past 6 months as GCDs helping start up and launch Goodby Silverstein’s office here in the city.

Nick is a wheeler-dealer urban art collector, an averagely good swimmer and has recently taken up woodworking. He grew up in Kent, England. His first introduction to the business was packing 20,000 copies of ‘Ogilvy on Advertising’ in a factory in Maidstone. After walking out with a copy concealed in his pants, he decided to get a job as an account man in London. His time as an account guy at DMB&B ended after three years when he moved into the creative department. For all of 2012 Nick was ranked the number 2 creative in Australia. I think this means they actually rank their creatives in Australia, which is weird. But hey, if you’re gonna be ranked, being number 2 in the entire country ain’t bad.

Steve was once the drummer in a band that got to number 175 in the UK charts (selling 72 singles), has been halfway through writing a book for 5 years now, and has a fetish for watches. He grew up in Marlow, England. After a short and unremarkable stint as an account manager, he switched to being a creative. Always a keen writer, he ignored his passion and became an art director instead. The rest, as they say, is history. He’s since picked up every award known to man, and for all of 2012 Steve was ranked Australia’s number 1 creative. This, I’m sure, pisses off Nick to no end.

These guys have helped build smart brands through all medias, while cleaning up in all the major award shows including Grand Prix at the CLIOS, Grand Prix at the Spikes, four yellow pencils at D&AD, and three golds at One Show to add to their five golds at Cannes. And that’s just in the last few years.

I strongly suggest you check out their work at wakelampringle.com, then come say hello to our new team.

But wait, don’t say ‘hello.’ They’re English and kind of Australian. So say something like ‘Good day, matey!’ or ‘Cheerio,’ which Wikipedia says is considered friendly and more informal.

Tor.”

 

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Sep 12

Apparently, Draftfcb is Becoming Our New Grey

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And here we go again, party people. In case you missed the Campaign report this morning, Nigel Jones, who has served as group chairman/chief exec of Publicis UK for the past five years, is the latest to join up with Carter Murray and crew at Draftfcb, where he will assume a global strategy role. And wouldn’t you know it, we’ve obtained another memo sent from DFCB’s global CEO to staff regarding Jones’s arrival as well as the appointment of another. Take heed of this latest opus, dubbed “Planning for Success,” below and after the jump.


 ”I am writing this a little sooner than planned because, unfortunately, the news below has leaked in the U.K. press today. I thought it important to update you immediately on a great addition to our team.

I am sure we all believe that best-in-class strategy and planning are essential for our success looking forward. In welcoming our new global Chief Strategy Officer Nigel Jones to the team, I believe our global planning capabilities – which are strong in some markets but need to be more consistent in several others – will make a significant leap forward.

Nigel is one of the smartest people with whom I have ever worked – and in the strategy and planning arena, he is an absolute standout with a humbling track record. He is a quite exceptional, curious, thoughtful and determined person, one who always brings some unique perspective to any conversation. I know that he is going to make an immediate impact on our clients and our culture here.

 

So you can understand him better, I would like to share a few things that show the many dimensions of Nigel Jones:

  • Nigel was a semi-professional chess player through his time at Oxford University. He only gave it up when he realised that he would never quite make it to becoming a grand master. He will bring this same intelligent, thought-through approach to any business and brand problem that clients bring to us.
  • Nigel ran BMP DDB’s Planning capability during the period when that agency helped redefine brand planning for our industry. To give some perspective to the quality of his department back then, several top CSOs in the U.S. and Europe today worked with and for Nigel.
  • During his time in charge of Planning, BMP DDB was Campaign magazine’s “Agency of the Year” three times; it won four times as many IPA Effectiveness Awards as any other agency; it pioneered the introduction of econometrics and the numerical measurement of advertising effectiveness; and it introduced an observational research function – using state-of-the-art digital video techniques to record and then analyse actual consumer behaviour (as opposed to attitudes and claimed behaviour).
  • Nigel started a music blog called “A barrel of nails.” This site now has a cult following worldwide and Nigel has become a regular on festival stages at the invitation of avid fans.  (Please do not pester him for tickets – I got there first.) We often talk of the importance of music for brands and creative work, and now we have another aficionado in our midst.

Nigel’s full bio will be on our website soon, where you will also see that over his career he has had an absurdly strong new business track record, and extensive management experience as the CEO of three different agencies. Nigel briefly ran Draftfcb in the U.K. before being poached by Publicis, so he is actually a returning member of the Draftfcb team.

I hope that many of you have a chance to welcome Nigel in person soon. I feel very fortunate to have him as one of my key partners on the global leadership team moving forward.We are also fortunate to have another well-respected and talented agency veteran like Vita Harris taking on a new role at the agency. As EVP, Strategic Planning, she will work on key global initiatives spanning research and planning to get to better, more insightful work, reporting into Nigel.

Vita has made significant contributions to our global network, especially in recent years. She is not just respected for her great thinking and the results she produces but also, as I have heard from many sources, because of her passion for our business and her integrity that run deep. Whilst remaining a key partner on our global leadership team, Vita and I are also exploring an exciting new initiative that would take advantage of her many talents…but we will save that news for another note!

Best as ever,

Carter”

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Sep 12

Here’s Your Carter Murray Memo Regarding Latest DFCB News

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You might’ve heard this yesterday, but here’s the verbatim memo from now-official Draftfcb global CEO, Carter Murray, regarding staff. You might have read about Elyssa Phillips‘s appointment as global creative manager, but there’s also Jonathan Harries. From what we’ve been told by sources in the know, Harries until recently had been planning to leave the agency at the end of this year. As part of that transition, we’ve been told that Harries, despite being named executive advisor, global creative back in Oct. 2011 at DFCB, was still parting ways. Well, now what we’ve got some clarification on the exec, who, among other things, is consulting on Mondelez at Draftfcb and is behind the agency nabbing the Beiersdorf account, eventually running it globally after it was consolidated with Draftfcb following the pitch against TBWA at the end of 2010. Here you go from the Murray himself:

“To Everyone at Draftfcb
Re Two Great People

One of the enjoyable parts of this job is recognizing great people. This note is about two individuals who have worked incredibly hard at this agency for many years and whom I have asked to take on more responsibility on behalf of all of us.

I do not know how to work without a strong creative partner and, more importantly, I do not believe that this agency should operate for one day without a Global Chief Creative Officer. In Jonathan Harries we have someone who can do this role flawlessly: someone who respects, attracts and motivates great talent. Jonathan is also someone whom many clients have expressed great respect for over his career.

In my early conversations with Jonathan, his passion for this company and his care for our people and our clients run deep. I have found that we also have similar points of view on great work, and on the importance for us to get this consistently out the door in every office.

Looking forward, Jonathan will lead the charge, with my full partnership and support, to make sure that we have an unfair share of creative talent, that we are unwavering in making certain that we never rest in getting the best creative solutions in front of our clients, and that we apply our creativity more effectively to build our client base further.

The other person that I have asked to step into a larger role is Elyssa Phillips.

Elyssa is someone who has worked tirelessly at FCB and later Draftfcb for 20+ years.  Most recently she has managed to help build the creative network in the company.  Awards are not everything, but they are a good measure of progress, and if you speak to anyone in our creative community, you will hear that she has been a pivotal part of the agency doubling its performance in Cannes for the last three years.

Since meeting Elyssa, she has always spoken of and put others before herself. She has demonstrated the hardest thing in a global role – to make a difference through earned respect and persuasion, not through force of title.

Elyssa knows and loves this agency and, together with her very broad skill set, is a huge asset for us. So I have asked her to become our Chief of Staff.

Elyssa will be a sounding board for me on key decisions and also a driving force to make sure that I and the global leadership team are as effective as possible in our jobs. She will also remain in her role to help make sure that we are relentless in constantly wanting to improve our creative product and in managing our network’s creative community.

There is a lot to do in the coming months and I believe that having these two people in these roles will make us a stronger and better place. If you have a moment, I hope you will have a chance to congratulate them.

Best as always,

Carter”

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Sep 11

From What We’ve Been Told, Kitagawa’s Leaving Deutsch LA, Pitzel Promoted to EP

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Sources familiar with the matter confirm that  Ryan Kitagawa, who has worked on accounts including HTC and has spent two-plus years at Deutsch LA, is leaving said agency. No official word on where he’s headed to next but we’ve been told that Kitagawa is heading to Saatchi & Saatchi to serve as an executive producer on the digital side . On another note, we’ve received word that Nathan Pitzel has been promoted to VP/ executive integrated producer at Deutsch L.A. We’ll keep you posted on further notice, but from what we’ve heard, Pitzel is being promoted to VP, executive integrated producer.

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Sep 11

Hicks Out, Dudley, Others in at McGarryBowen

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Sources familiar with the matter confirm that Steve Hicks, who has spent the last five years at McGarryBowen, serving as digital CCO out of the Dentsu-owned agency’s New York office, has parted ways with the agency.

No word yet on the next destination for Hicks, who worked at O&M and then Tribal DDB prior to his most recent gig, but on an unrelated note, McGB has brought on Oliver Dudley as group creative director on Marriott. Dudley heads to NYC from the West Coast, where he spent well over five-and-a-half years at Organic, last serving as group creative director on accounts ranging from Bank of America to Hilton. In addition to Dudley, our sources tell us that Atmosphere alum Tyler Womack has joined McGarryBowen as senior content strategist, former Digitas VP/marketing Arturo Marconell as account managing director on Chase Private Client and Deidre Stone as group managing director/digital operations.

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Sep 10

Bonner Out at Momentum

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And so, it continues. We’ve received word that David Bonner, who joined IPG-owned Momentum Worldwide’s St. Louis office barely six months ago as SVP/executive creative director, is no longer with the agency. From what we’ve been told, Bonner’s departure is “related to a proactive restructure of” Momentum’s “Midwest creative resources” and that the agency does “wish him well on his next chapter.” Bonner joined Momentum and essentially replaced Jeff Stevens after spending time on the senior creative tier at the likes of JWT Chicago, BBDO Toronto, Doe Anderson and GJP. No word yet if there are plans to replace Bonner at Momentum St. Louis, but we’ll let you know when we do.

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Sep 10

Bittman, Anomaly Part Ways

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We’ve received confirmation that Benjamin Bittman, who’s spent approximately three years serving as digital development director at Anomaly, has left the agency. From what we’ve been told, Bittman is taking some time off and heading to Italy. According to those in the know, the parting of ways is an amicable one as we’ve been told that Bittman “did an outstanding job” and “as he was a unique talent and the digital space is constantly changing,” Anomaly is reviewing its next steps in terms of replacement plans. During his career, the 15-year ad vet had a lengthy stint on the marketing side at TBWA\Worldwide and had a relatively brief stint as EVP/chief marketing officer at Saatchi & Saatchi New York.

Bittman’s departure, while unrelated, follows those of Ian Daly and Chris Rorie, who served as head of planning and head of data and strategic analysis, respectively, at Anomaly New York.

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Sep 09

McKeon Takes Over as MEplusYOU Head Creative

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Sources familiar with the matter confirm that Renee McKeon, who has been with the agency formerly known as imc2 and now as MEplusYOU for 13 years, is taking over as head creative of said agency. From what we hear, McKeon is transitioning into the role previously held by Michael Davis, who has spent over four years at the Dallas-based MEplusYou, last serving as chief creative officer.

No word on Davis’s whereabouts, but during his career, the outgoing CCO also spent nearly a decade at Draftfcb and also worked on the client side at HBO. McKeon, meanwhile, moved up from from UX/CD to her most recent role at ECD. Update: From what we’ve been told, Davis is still at MPY, though we’ll update on his latest post.

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Sep 09

David Kim Heads Back to SF

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Here’s what we got from a seemingly deleted Facebook status update from David Kim, who joined Deutsch LA as a group creative director merely 10 months ago. From what we’ve been told, this is what Kim posted: “LA’s in my blood but SF’s got my heart. #farewellDLA #lookingforaplacetoliveinSF.” Kim joined Deutsch LA as group digital creative director last year on Volkswagen, essentially taking over for Jerome Austria after spending a few years working at Venables Bell & Partners, helping the Bay Area agency launch Google Fiber and Intel’s “The Chase” in the process.

From what sources tell us, Kim and family just missed the San Francisco area hence the departure, which we hear was amicable. During his career, Kim also served as an interactive CD at Publicis Seattle on T-Mobile and served as a designer at TBWA\ unit \Tequila. No word yet on his next move, but we’ll keep you posted.

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Sep 09

And Now, a Message from Carter Murray to Draftfcb Staff

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It took six months, but from what we gather from the memo just sent to us below, Carter Murray has finally assumed the CEO post at Draftfcb Worldwide. Murray was announced as global CEO of the IPG-owned network back in March, taking over for Laurence Boschetto. Previously, Murray served as Y&R North America president/CEO. Anyhow, you can read Murray’s seemingly heartfelt intro to staff at DFCB. Guess you can call it a rallying cry of sorts for an agency that has retained its Kmart business and picked up ad duties for Aramark in the past month. Read on.

“If you are reading this, you are one of the 8,000-plus Draftfcb team that gets up every morning and goes to work to try to make a difference for your clients and this agency.

Today is my first day on the job as the new CEO. To say I am thrilled to finally be here, and cannot wait to get started, would be an understatement.

I thought in this first note I would share some thoughts on what I believe I need to do to help our clients and all of us move forward, including some specifics on what you will see from me over the coming months. I apologize for its length, but after a six-month wait I thought I owed you a detailed first note.

I need to make sure that the most talented people in our industry work at or want to work at Draftfcb, and do all I can to make sure that most of us – most mornings – love coming to work.

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Sep 09

Op-Ed: Your Ads Are Not Art. Just As Your Shoes Are Not Gumbo

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Houston-based freelance creative Chuck Hipsher, who you may remember from his ode to Chevy last month, is back with another column. This time, our scribe’s intent is to “challenge ad creatives to make certain that they are channeling their creative energy into the space they truly love. It can’t just be a paycheck.” We’ll let him take the floor from here. Read on and if you’d like, you can check out his blog here. 

Having come from a painter’s background  – and I don’t mean the painting of walls or ceilings – although I performed those jobs to make ends meet – I always viewed my ad work as very intimate and somewhat self-expressive. Nearly precious. Mostly because it eventually replaced my artwork, so I had to rationalize that decision.

Advertising became my passion. My obsession. My dedication. My joy.

To my old artiste friends, I sold out when I put down my brushes and picked up my magnifying glass. When I decided that advertising was far more interesting and sexy than sitting in a cold, lonely studio, staring at a canvas and wondering if it was worthwhile, reasonable, or even sane to want to try and top de Kooning or Pollock.

Early in my ad career, I developed a tendency to disagree. And while it was annoying to some, it was a healthy habit, carried over from my days of painting. The habit saw me questioning every step of the way in the creation of an advertisement for any of the clients I worked on. It became somewhat routine. It was the same argument I had with myself when contemplating a nearly finished painting and wondering, “Is it right? Is it done? Is it worthwhile? Will people like it – or even get it?”

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Sep 09

Daly, Rorie Out at Anomaly

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As mentioned above, we’ve received confirmation that both Ian Daly and Chris Rorie have left Anomaly NY. Daly (pictured) if you recall was promoted to joint head of planning over six months ago alongside Aisea Laungaue (who also departed earlier this year). The exec had been with Anomaly for nearly two years, initially serving as planning director on accounts including Budweiser and Converse while at the agency. During his career, Daly also served as a senior planner at Grey on award-winning campaigns for DirecTV among other pieces of business.

Rorie, meanwhile, had been with Anomaly for nearly two years, serving as head of data & strategic analysis and prior to his work at said agency, held similar roles at the likes of PHD, Digitas and MRM. No word yet if there are immediate plans to replace either party, but from what we hear on the Spy line, both are heading to TBWA\Media Arts Lab.

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Sep 06

King Succeeds Buchner as Fallon CMO

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It took a couple of months, but Fallon has found a new chief marketing officer from within, appointing 16-year vet John King to the position. King (pictured) takes over for Rob Buchner, a 25-year Fallon vet who if you recall left the agency in June to assume the role of CEO at fellow Twin Cities op, Campbell Mithun. As for the new CMO, King spent the last five years serving as chief communications officer at Fallon, working with a client roster that includes General Mills and NBCU.

Along with the CMO appointment, Fallon has also brought on Charles Wolford, formerly of Modernista! and 72andSunny, as chief production officer. Additionally, Rocky Novak has shifted from director of digital development to managing director and Julie McBride from director of talent to a larger role as director of talent and communications.

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Sep 06

Korn Moves In, Caputo Moves Out at McGarryBowen

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In today’s episode of as the agency world turns, sources familiar with the matter confirm that Steve Caputo, who has been with McGarryBowen for just six months and served as executive creative director, is no longer with the agency. No details on Caputo’s departure have been given at this point, but you might remember the creative exec from his brief stint (18 months) at Arnold or his seven years at R/GA, where he worked with clients ranging from Nike+ to Chanel.

On another unrelated McGarryBowen note, our sources tell us that Daniel Korn, who spent the last three-plus years as partner/biz dev director at Ogilvy, working out of said agency’s New York office, will be assuming a yet-to-be-disclosed position at McGarryBowen. Prior to O&M, Korn (pictured) spent several years on the account side at Havas.

 

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Sep 05

Fougere, DFCB Chicago Part Ways

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Sources familiar with the matter confirm that Bruce Fougere, who has spent nearly two years as SVP/director of innovation out of its Chicago office, is leaving the agency. From what sources tell us, Fouguere is parting ways at the end of the month to pursue the usual “other opportunities.”

Fougere joined DraftFCB at the end of 2011 after a nearly five-year stint at The Martin Agency, where he last served as VP/group creative director. During his career, Fougere has worked on the creative side at the likes of McKinney, where he worked on Qwest and Travelocity among other accounts.

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Sep 05

Wilson Splits from Energy BBDO

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Just over a year after joining Chicago-based Energy BBDO as SVP/group creative director, Leon Wilson has headed back home Down Under. From what we’ve been told, though, Wilson is staying within the Omnicom-owned network and assuming the chief creative officer role at Proximity Melbourne, aka Clemenger Proximity.

During his yearlong stint at Energy BBDO, Wilson helped serve as a lead creative on the agency’s Wrigley account in his GCD role, working on efforts such as this anthropomorphic spot for Orbit from earlier this year. From what we’ve been told, Wilson’s last day at Energy BBDO was actually Aug. 30 and that the agency does plan to replace him. Prior to Energy, Wilson spent two-and-a-half years as a GCD at Fallon, working on accounts including Travelers and Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. During his career, the Kiwi native also served in senior creative roles at the likes of Publicis Mojo and Colenso BBDO.

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