Dan Khabie, Global CEO of Mirum, and Simon Pearce, CEO of J. Walter Thompson North America, announced today the appointment of Amanda Seaford as CEO, Mirum US. Headquartered in San Diego, Mirum works across a global network of expertise to transform business, design innovative digital experiences, and activate commerce at a global and local level. In […]
Cleveland-based independent agency, Marcus Thomas and The Ohio Lottery launched a new campaign to challenge people’s conceptions on what it means to “win” by focusing on the emotional impact smaller monetary amounts of wins can lead to, broadening the audience and leading to more ticket sales. The campaign, titled “Feel Like a Million,” focuses on […]
Creative agency Boys + Girls’ latest work for Amnesty International highlights the plight of oppressed parents and children, and raises the question of whether America can still claim to be the land of the free. The agency’s emotional reaction to what’s unfolding demanded an immediate reaction, which is why they created this radio ad for Amnesty […]
Whalar, the influencer marketing company that connects brands with creators, has welcomed two C-Suite hires, Mike Hondorp as Chief Growth Officer in the US and Luke Townsin as Chief Growth Officer in EMEA. In their new roles, Hondorp and Townsin will be responsible for expanding Whalar’s business internationally and across categories to attract new clients. […]
Award-winning drinks design agency Denomination expands into the USA with a new office opening in San Francisco – a stone’s throw from the world-famous Napa Valley wine region. The US office will be led by newly-appointed Business Director Meghan Read. Since establishing Denomination in 2002 in Australia, co-founders Rowena Curlewis and Margaret Nolan went on […]
San Francisco-based agency TBD announces that it has been selected by Evernote as its new global creative agency for brand marketing and advertising services, providing strategy and creative development across a broad range of communications deliverables. To kick-off their new partnership, TBD will be supporting Evernote across several initiatives, including developing an integrated brand campaign […]
Domino’s Pizza, the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, is saving pizza, one pothole at a time. Cracks, bumps, potholes and other road conditions can put good pizzas at risk after they leave the store. Now Domino’s is hoping to help smooth the ride home for our freshly-made pizzas. Starting […]
Walmart has officially launched an AI-enhanced personal shopping service, called Jetblack, though it’s US-only for now. Jetblack is a new app out in beta. The idea is that you can use it to text your shopping request. J, Jetblack’s built-in assistant, will then do the rest. J can order you goods and gift wrap any […]
Mattie Yaco has returned to AKQA as Director of Production, based in the DC studio and will oversee the entire project management department. Mattie will report directly to Rachel Barek, General Manager and will join the leadership team. Mattie has over 10 years of extensive digital experience as a client partner, and team leader envisioning, […]
Young & Laramore, Sibling Rivalry’s Joe Wright and Echo Lab’s Gavin Little announce a national campaign for Trane to romance the world of HVAC. As the preeminent brand in the HVAC category, Trane has long been associated with its ability to run through anything. Young & Laramore was tasked with telling a deeper story […]