Nancy Reyes is new American CEO at BBDO

In a significant leadership transition in the advertising industry, Nancy Reyes, the CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, is set to join BBDO as its Americas CEO. According to AdAge, Reyes will take the reins from St. John Walshe, who is departing from the agency after serving as CEO for five years. This change is expected … Continue reading “Nancy Reyes is new American CEO at BBDO”

FCB wins 11 Golds, BBDO 9 in 2023 One Show

FCB New York led the world with 11 Gold Pencils in The One Show 2023, it was announced in advance of tomorrow night’s special 50th-anniversary awards ceremony at Hammerstein Ballroom during Creative Week in New York, where Best of Show, Best of Discipline, special awards, and “of the Year” honors will be unveiled. The agency was awarded 10 One … Continue reading “FCB wins 11 Golds, BBDO 9 in 2023 One Show”

SPAM and BBDO bring us a Figgy Christmas

To celebrate the joyous holiday season, the makers of SPAM are bringing back a forgotten Christmas flavor with the launch of its limited-edition SPAM Figgy Pudding.  Most Americans only know figgy pudding from the classic holiday song We Wish you a Merry Christmas, so to launch the limited-time flavor SPAM Figgy Pudding, the song was … Continue reading “SPAM and BBDO bring us a Figgy Christmas”

Droga5, BBDO, Burnett, Mill among AICP winners

Winners for the 2022 AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards premiered earlier in the week at AICP Week’s Base Camp venue at the Angelika Theatre. The top prizes in each competition – the AICP Show’s Advertising Excellence and Advertising Excellence/Campaign winners, the Next … Continue reading “Droga5, BBDO, Burnett, Mill among AICP winners”

MJZ, anti-gun campaigns from Burnett and BBDO win big at shots Awards

Last night, the shots Awards held The Americas Ceremony in Hollywood. Production company, MJZ, along with work anti-gun violence creative from Leo Burnett, BBDO and States United to Prevent Gun Violence came away the big winners. With the pandemic causing the previous last two awards shows to go digital-only, this celebration of creative campaigns from North and … Continue reading “MJZ, anti-gun campaigns from Burnett and BBDO win big at shots Awards”

Droga5, BBDO, Chiat, SMUGGLER lead AICP Shortlists

The AICP Awards today released the Shortlists for the 2022 editions of its three competitions: The AICP Show: The Art & Technique of the Commercial, the AICP Next Awards and the AICP Post Awards. The Shortlists are the results of a bifurcated judging system that began earlier this year with a series of panels with … Continue reading “Droga5, BBDO, Chiat, SMUGGLER lead AICP Shortlists”

BBDO announces North American leadership change

Today, our friends at BBDO announced that Luiz Sanches will take on the role of chief creative officer, BBDO North America, while Matt MacDonald is being elevated to chief creative officer of the New York office. The moves are effective on April 5, 2022. Both Luiz and Matt will work closely with David Lubars, global … Continue reading “BBDO announces North American leadership change”

SAP Concur saves frustrated finance managers in quirky new BBDO campaign

When you’re the manager of a small-to-medium-sized business, you must be able to juggle multiple things at once. This all-too-relatable new campaign from SAP Concur Solutions features some hilariously efficient managers who know how to multitask with every precious minute they have. The Reel 360 Team understands multitasking all too well. Apparently, so does BBDO, … Continue reading “SAP Concur saves frustrated finance managers in quirky new BBDO campaign”

OKRP’s Laura Fegley joins BBDO Mpls as Chief Creative Officer

BBDO Mpls has its first ever Chief Creative Officer. Former OKRP Chief Creative Officer Laura Fegley takes on the role, starting today, where she will partner with President and CEO, Neil White and lead the agency’s creative department. “Laura is an energetic and supportive leader that has a track record of creative excellence and strategic … Continue reading “OKRP’s Laura Fegley joins BBDO Mpls as Chief Creative Officer”

Juanita’s Foods brings on the “Dip-spenser” via BBDO LA

The reasons to celebrate just keep coming. Up next – 4th of July! Remember the episode of Seinfeld where George double dips? That was filmed in the year 1993 and his fellow partygoer judged him hard. Fast forward to July 4, 2021….  To prevent the double-dip from happening at 4th of July parties – America’s first post-lockdown get-together – Juanita’s Foods … Continue reading “Juanita’s Foods brings on the “Dip-spenser” via BBDO LA”

Cannes Lions: AMVBBDO named Agency of Festival

At the 2021 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, London agency AMVBBDO was named global Agency of the Festival.  The agency won a remarkable 5 Grand Prix, 5 Gold Lions, 9 Silver Lions and 8 Bronze Lions, including the Festival’s top Lion, the Titanium Grand Prix for its “#Wombstories” campaign for Bodyform/Libresse. The campaign was … Continue reading “Cannes Lions: AMVBBDO named Agency of Festival”

BBDO: Alex Gianni promoted to EVP, Content Production

BBDO New York has just announced the promotion of Alex Gianni to EVP, Director of Content Production.  The promotion is part of the formation of the agency’s future-forward production group, created to operate nimbly to offer clients best-in-class film, digital, and studio production, along with editorial, art buying, and more.  In the new role, Gianni … Continue reading “BBDO: Alex Gianni promoted to EVP, Content Production”

AMV BBDO Wins The One Show 2021 Best of Show

AMV BBDO London capped off a hugely successful year at The One Show 2021, winning Best of Show, six Best of Discipline awards, and being named the show’s Agency of the Year. The UK shop won all of its 12 Gold Pencils this year on behalf of client Essity Bodyform/Libresse, with Best of Show going to “#wombpainstories”, which won Gold in Integrated, … Continue reading “AMV BBDO Wins The One Show 2021 Best of Show”

Contrapunto BBDO: Think Again, Think Spain campaign

The Leading Brands of Spain Forum, ICEX Spain Export and Investment, and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce presented the international communication campaign ‘Think Again, Think Spain.’ The objective is to improve the image of Spain’s economic and business dimension through the communication of success stories and best practices of leading Spanish brands, associated with the attributes of excellence, creativity, versatility, … Continue reading “Contrapunto BBDO: Think Again, Think Spain campaign”

BBDO has the tools for Home Depot

Home Depot has appointed BBDO as its U.S. creative agency of record, consolidating its creative and media accounts in the U.S. with Omnicom. Ad Age was the first to break the news. The announcement follows the home improvement center’s decision to go with Omnicom Media Group’s OMD as U.S. media agency of record in January. The decision … Continue reading “BBDO has the tools for Home Depot”

BBDO announces leadership moves

BBDO San Francisco announced a new leadership team today in Kelly Johnson as Chief Executive Officer and Thiago Cruz as Chief Creative Officer. Johnson joins from her most recent post as President of 215 McCann, where she has spent the past eight years leading brands such as LinkedIn, Workday, Xbox, Minecraft, Hulu, Pandora and the SF Giants. Her experience … Continue reading “BBDO announces leadership moves”

Contrapunto BBDO creates new AI-powered app

Friend:DS is the first application with artificial intelligence that, thanks to its analysis of language and writing cadence, connects people with the same affinities. In a test, volunteers verified that the application was 99% effective. The application, developed by Glassworks, arose from a premise: one of the most popular ways of meeting people today is through applications, … Continue reading “Contrapunto BBDO creates new AI-powered app”

BBDO MPLS names Sue Batterton ECD

BBDO Minneapolis has named Sue Batterton as the agency’s new Executive Creative Director. According to a statement from a spokesperson, Batterton will be responsible for the agency’s creative output.  “There was a lot of interest in this position,” said Neil White, BBDO MPLS’ President and CEO. “Sue’s passion for the work, her proven ability to … Continue reading “BBDO MPLS names Sue Batterton ECD”

King Center, BBDO reimagine love for BHM

This Black History Month, and coinciding with Valentine’s Day, The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change is reimagining love to mean something much more than just romance. “BE LOVE” urges people to look at love in another light – as a powerful force for good, advancing justice for all.  Inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Power … Continue reading “King Center, BBDO reimagine love for BHM”

Execs from Energy BBDO, AKKURAT, Hue & Cry and MAS offer thoughts on Super Bowl ads

Amid Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ systematic dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes during Super Bowl LV, a few commercials aired. A total of 57 to be exact. At $5.5 million per 30 seconds. USA Today’s Ad Meter ranked Rocket Mortgage and Tracy Morgan as the top one and two. … Continue reading “Execs from Energy BBDO, AKKURAT, Hue & Cry and MAS offer thoughts on Super Bowl ads”