News
Displaying 24581 - 24590 of 24743
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Jetta's Got Rhythm ... Who Could Ask For Anything More? Volkswagen Makes A Splash With Arnold Communications And HSI Productions.
Boston-based Arnold Communications is introducing Volkswagen's redesigned 1999 Jetta in a new :60 driven by a memorable tune-one that ends entirely too soon. "Synchronicity," directed by Gerard de Thame via bicoastal HSI Productions, features a couple driving a new black Jetta during light drizzle...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
"Rodeo"
A 30-second spot affords only enough time to scratch the surface of a subject, but in the case of a Texas Lottery spot from GSD&M, Austin, Texas, that's all that's necessary. "Rodeo" features a multilayered arena with cutout live-action footage of a crowd of spectators and a bronco-ridin'...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
earth2mars Unmasks Mom For Campbell's
CLIENT Campbell's Baked Potato Chunky Soups. PRODUCTION CO. Celsius Films, New York. Mark Tiedemann, director; John Stanier, DP; Bob Fisher and Stephanie Oakley, executive producers; Dirk Detweiler, producer. Shot on location. AGENCY Young & Rubicam, New York. Eric Glickman, senior VP/creative...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
ROR Is In Motion For Toyota Cresta
CLIENT Toyota Cresta. PRODUCTION CO. ROR, Burbank, Calif. Ken Wiatrak, director/cameraman; Misato Shinohara, executive producer; Brian Rogers, line producer; Neil Allen, production supervisor. Shot at Universal Studios, Universal City, Calif. AGENCY Dentsu Inc., Tokyo. Ichiro Kamata, creative...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
Seeking Remote Control: JWT/London, Dir. Billy Kent Tell Stories Of Those Who Must Have Their WIZJA-TV.
WIZJA-TV, Poland's first digital, direct-to-home, satellite television service, is spawning a generation of control freaks-remote control, that is, with addicted viewers going to great lengths to make sure they get to select their favorite programs, from comedy to drama, sports to children's fare,...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
CREATIVE DIRECTORS/MIDWEST: Rock The Body - Political advertising
It's not unusual that Susan Kruskopf compares herself to Jesse "The Body" Ventura. After all, the new governor of Minnesota is her most famous client. "His politics are unusual, and so is our advertising," says Kruskopf, the 41-year-old president/creative director of Minneapolis agency Kruskopf...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
CREATIVE DIRECTORS/MIDWEST: Scaling The McPeak - An adman who hunts big game.
Bryan McPeak enjoys bagging his trophies far from the auditoriums and hotels where advertising award ceremonies are usually held. An avid outdoorsman, this senior VP/creative director at Doner, Southfield, Mich., often spends his weekends in the woodlands, on skis or tracking a moose. Not that the...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
CREATIVE DIRECTORS/MIDWEST: Capitalist Tool - Fallon's new leader insists that selling is not the same as selling out. "I believe in creativity," he says.
When Fallon McElligott, Minneapolis, officially welcomed David Lubars as its creative director last June, it was a coup for both parties. For Lubars, who last served as CEO/chief creative officer at L.A.-based BBDO West, he got the much-desired opportunity to work at an agency headquarters-one that...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
CREATIVE DIRECTORS/MIDWEST: New Bull In Chicago : DDB Needham New York creative director joins Midwest team.
John Staffen was in New York when a big snowstorm shut down O'Hare airport a few weeks ago. Since being named chief creative on DDB Needham Chicago's $600 million McDonald's account last August, the senior VP/group creative director has been commuting from his home in New York to Chicago. He is in...
Friday, Jan. 22, 1999
AudioBanks Adds Conner Moore
Conner Moore, formerly a senior engineer at Post Logic, Hollywood, has joined AudioBanks as senior mixer/engineer. Moores hiring comes as the Santa Monica-based audio post facility-a sister company to Santa Monica music house Ear to Ear-nears completion of a significant expansion that includes...