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Six months ago, David Rolfe decided to buy a Mini Cooper. As a senior producer on the Mini account at Crispin Porter+ Bogusky (CP+B), Miami, Rolfe thought he might be able to negotiate a special...

Stock footage companies have been gearing up to play a greater role than ever in commercial advertising. As more agencies are turning to the image providers for various needs, stock suppliers are...

Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), London, is entering the music publishing realm with the launch of Leap Music, a joint venture between the agency and Richard Kirstein, who previously headed up the film...

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Bryan Black has joined Deutsch, New York, as senior VP/group creative director. Additionally, David Rosen and Scott Bassen have been promoted to...

DETROIT—The Association of Independent Creative Editors (AICE) has launched a chapter in Detroit. The new entity joins a lineup of AICE chapters in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles,...

NEW YORK—Park Pictures, New York, has signed director Neil Abramson. The company will represent Abramson exclusively for spotwork in the United States. Most recently, Abramson was represented by...

It isn't easy to stand out in the world of truck advertising. "The irony of the truck market is that everybody has the exact same positioning: 'We've got a tough truck,' " said Rob Schwartz,...

For better or worse, sports team mascots are in the news. Recently, for example, first baseman Randall Simon of the Pittsburgh Pirates got into legal hot water when he swung a bat and knocked over...

Bathroom humor isn't normally associated with a call to action. But in this case, the comedic touch is deft and in the process makes a case for enrolling in the recently enacted national do-not-...

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Rob Palmer has been named executive creative director at Chemistri, Troy, Mich., where he will oversee creative on Cadillac.

John Matejczyk...