Moves…
Pereira & O’Dell gets Kaplan to write the script.
San Francisco’s Pereira & O'Dell, the big kahuna cross-disciplinary ad agency recently announced the addition of Joel Kaplan as senior writer. Kaplan will work across accounts and report directly to Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder, PJ Pereira. Most recently a writer with Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Kaplan served on the team responsible for the breakthrough, award winning work on Burger King's "Whopper Sacrifice.”
Whopping!
JWT appoints a Guy as CEO...JWT is pleased to announce the appointment of Guy Hayward as Chief Executive Officer of JWT in the UK. Reporting to Toby Hoare, Chairman and CEO of JWT Europe, Hayward will be responsible for the JWT Group in the UK where he will oversee and help to develop the Group's integrated proposition. He intends to put long-term creative brand building at the top of his agenda and sees preparing the agency for the future as one of his challenges. "Our business has entered a totally new era and I'm delighted to have the opportunity to help lead JWT into this."
Awards Awards Awards!
Kinsale Sharks 09’
Call for entry dates for this year’s Kinsale Sharks have been announced…
…so people who fancy being (f)in with a chance of an award better get all their stuff in before the 7th of August… Either send it or not… The choice is jaws…
…so people who fancy being (f)in with a chance of an award better get all their stuff in before the 7th of August… Either send it or not… The choice is jaws…
...groan…
Spikes announce Digital, Direct & Sales Promotion Jury.
That’s right – the spiky ones have started announcing their juries for this years awards ceremony. So far the Digital, Direct & Sales Promotion Jury looks like this…
Fred Koblinger, Chief Executive Officer, PKP Proximity, Austria - Jury President
Dirk Eschenbacher, Executive Creative Director, Managing Partner, Tribal DDB
Worldwide, China
Atul Nath, Managing Director, Candid Marketing, India
Alvin Lim, Creative Director, OgilvyOne worldwide, Hong Kong
Morihiko Hasebe, Senior Creative Director, Hakuhodo, Japan
Alex J Kwon, Interactive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Korea
Ronald Ng, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO/Proximity, Malaysia
Victor Ng, Executive Creative Director, Euro RSCG Singapore, Singapore
Clinton Manson, Executive Creative Director Regional (Asia), Lowe Bangkok, ThailandHashem
Bajwa, Executive Director, Strategy & Innovation, TBWA\ Worldwide, USA
The winners will be announced and honoured at the Spikes Asia Awards Ceremony, the culmination of the newly relaunched three-day Spikes Asia Festival, taking place at Suntec, Singapore, between 16 and 18 September 2009.
To submit entries, register to attend or for more information on Spikes Asia 2009, visit www.spikes.asia.
Picasso Pictures sign motion graphic superstars, Laundry! for exclusive UK representation.
Fabbo production company Picasso Pictures are delighted to announce the addition of new directing collective Laundry! to their UK roster. Laundry! come to Picasso having already established themselves as one of the most talented and prolific motion graphic directors in the US and apparently they also do a mean dry-clean.Creative Directors Tony Liu and PJ Richardson co-founded Laundry! 3 years ago and have established a unique multimedia studio committed to integrating art and innovation.
They are dedicated to bringing their unique illustrative flavour, narrative point of view and distinct sense of humour to each brief they undertake.
Stonking.
A Mainframe gets in the Duck…
From August 2009 independent UK motion shop, Mainframe, will be taking their unique brand of cutting edge animation to the US market via a tie-up with LA-based Duck Studios.
Duck Studios specializes in 2D/3D computer animation, cel animation, character and illustrative design, compositing, digital ink and paint, live action integration, stop motion and live action. Mainframe’s 20 London and Manchester producers, designers, 2D and 3D animators will be represented as a directing collective across the US from Duck’s LA home as well as its east coast and mid-west sales reps.
After the brilliant TOMAS campaign from Mainframe – this should be a neat little partnership!
Great stuff!
Great stuff!
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