Initiative Taps Kendra Hatcher King for Global PostSeptember 07, 2010 She joins the IPG shop from Starcom MediaVest as director of insight and innovation. Read Full Article 
Arby's Adjusts Media RecipeSeptember 06, 2010 The review of creative duties on Arby's' account comes as the chain seeks to raise its national profile, partly through a shift in TV buying patterns. Read Full Article 
Q&A: Mediabrands' John RossSeptember 05, 2010 John Ross knows a thing or two about retail. Before he joined Interpublic Group's Mediabrands in July 2009, he spent 12 years at home improvement giant The Home Depot, including a stint as CMO. He joined Mediabrands as president of its Emerging Media Lab in Los Angeles. During his tenure there, the lab was retooled to focus on retail activities. In June 2010, Ross was given a new assignment -- build a new agency at the holding company called Shopper Sciences, where he is CEO and which is designed to help retailers up their game. Read Full Article 
Havas Joins Hit Parade With Up NumbersAugust 31, 2010 Coming off a rough 2009, the major holding companies have all reported improved first-half and second-quarter 2010 financials, with Paris-based Havas today joining the upbeat earnings parade. Read Full Article 
Aegis Group Reports GainsAugust 30, 2010 The company sees organic revenue growth of 3.2 percent for the first half. CEO Jerry Buhlmann is shown. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Not-So-Fresh FeelingAugust 29, 2010 Summer's Eve apologizes for ad linking good feminine care to pay raises at work. Read Full Article 
Senior Shake-up at DraftfcbAugust 27, 2010 Ten months into the job as president of Draftfcb North America, Mark Modesto is out amid a top management shake-up. Read Full Article 
IPG Aligns Dailey With DraftfcbAugust 26, 2010 Interpublic Group has aligned its single-office Dailey in Southern California with corporate sibling Draftfcb. Shown: Tom Lehr. Read Full Article 
Despite Gains, WPP Stays CautiousAugust 24, 2010 For the first half, WPP boosted its net income 40 percent to about $232 million on a 3.5 percent revenue rise to $6.85 billion. Shown: Martin Sorrell. Read Full Article 
IPG Hires Tim Hanlon for Ventures GroupAugust 23, 2010 Interpublic Group is pressing ahead with plans to enmesh itself more thoroughly in the world of technology startups with a new ventures unit. Read Full Article 
Euro RSCG Acquires Congruent MediaAugust 23, 2010 The trend of holding companies bolstering their digital offerings continues. Congruent co-founder Dan Dawes is shown. Read Full Article 
Anomaly's New HorizonsAugust 23, 2010 The marketing agency has taken on the novel challenge of reviving the New York Cosmos soccer franchise. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Monkey BusinessAugust 22, 2010 Wieden and Dodge make a chimp disappear, but are they serious about animal rights? Read Full Article 
MediaCom Expands DR CapabilitiesAugust 19, 2010 WPP's MediaCom is expanding its direct response practice and has hired Jason Lim as managing partner, direct response marketing, a new position. Read Full Article 
Y&R Names Hayes N.A. CMOAugust 19, 2010 Young & Rubicam has filled its CMO role in North America by hiring Chris Hayes, the European marketing director of Euro RSCG 4D. Read Full Article 
SMG, Berman in Web Content PlayAugust 18, 2010 Starcom MediaVest Group makes a $100 million investment in a Web content partnership with BermanBraun. Read Full Article 
GSK Shifts Media Biz in EuropeAugust 17, 2010 MediaCom keeps the drug giant's U.K. buying and planning assignment but loses other key markets to SMG. Read Full Article 
Q&A: JWT's David EastmanAugust 15, 2010 JWT's David Eastman made his first acquisition as worldwide digital director last week and expects to make more. Read Full Article 
Havas Takes Over Search Firm AcmicAugust 13, 2010 Havas has taken a majority stake in SEO and marketing firm Acmic Interactive, renaming the company Euro RSCG 4D Matrix. Read Full Article 
JWT Acquires DigitariaAugust 12, 2010 WPP Group's JWT has acquired Digitaria, a San Diego-based shop known for its development of Web sites and mobile platforms for the likes of the National Football League, Best Western and Qualcomm. Read Full Article 
Ogilvy Names Asia-Pacific Planning ChiefAugust 12, 2010 Ogilvy & Mather has named a planning director for the Asia-Pacific region: Mark Sinnock, former chief strategic officer at Fallon in London. Read Full Article 
Team Volvo to Handle Automaker's BizAugust 12, 2010 Staffers from Volvo's roster shops will be organized into a dedicated Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based unit called Team Volvo to handle the automaker's creative chores. Read Full Article 
Exec Shake-up at McCann MidwestAugust 10, 2010 Joe Garcia (shown) becomes president of McCann Midwest, while Garry Neel moves to to a dedicated role on GM. Read Full Article 
JWT's Harvey Marco to Helm Creative on MazdaAugust 09, 2010 JWT N.Y. chief creative officer Harvey Marco is leaving the agency to become CCO of the shop that WPP is creating for Mazda. Read Full Article 
Fast and Friendly: The Straight ShiftAugust 09, 2010 What's behind the recent rise in the number of accounts, like H&R Block, that moved without reviews. Read Full Article
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