Advertising Age - Small Agency News urn:uuid:6ee0c1b6-734a-c2d5-4d7c-c0de47759234 2009-11-28T10:24:39-05:00 AdAge Staff Walker Marketing Hires Interactive And Media Talent urn:uuid:7e1665df-6cbf-8f7b-8065-461971b779ac Vuncannon And Clark To Join The Company]]> 2007-08-27T12:27:23-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Aruba Tourism Authority Starts Ad Agency Review urn:uuid:b2e40f64-5b21-a921-38c0-24384223d2d4 The Aruba Tourism Authority has recently begun an advertising agency review. The ATA will enlist the help of Atlanta-based Fitzgerald & Co., which has worked with the island for the past 10 years, and AAR Partners, an industry-recognized c...]]> 2007-08-27T12:22:37-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) The Gate Worldwide Grabs iRobot urn:uuid:09aca2eb-3fff-5cc1-49e9-0998fe166040 The Gate Worldwide, based in New York, has added iRobot to its client roster. The marketing communications firm will handle all the creative work for iRobot's Home Robots Division, including iRobot Roomba and iRobot Scooba products. ]]> 2007-08-27T12:20:30-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Kadium Gets Sweet With Torani urn:uuid:42159f10-5439-5e97-139e-ccaa21c37ca4 Picks up Flavored-Syrup Maker]]> 2007-08-22T13:23:37-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Snape Returns to Renegade urn:uuid:5e416bfd-6264-3ea3-bc7a-dcef18fd1cbd After a six-month sabbatical, Lydia Snape has returned to Renegade in the new position of SVP-digital development director. At this post, she'll help guide clients through new and emerging media. Ms. Snape joined Renegade in 1996 and helpe...]]> 2007-08-22T13:17:05-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) BooneOakley Business Picks Up With Vacuum Account urn:uuid:d2a81352-08ce-5751-5d28-490b3c699c29 BooneOakley was recently named agency of record for Halo Technologies, Inc. "It became apparent as we worked through the process that BooneOakley had the experience, passion and creative vision to ensure a successful national retailer lau...]]> 2007-08-22T13:09:22-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Magnet Global Joins Forces With The Network One urn:uuid:926bb03e-4756-60d3-92f0-0474fd7b304a Independent Agencies Broaden Network]]> 2007-08-17T14:25:09-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Chinnici Direct Becomes Company C urn:uuid:982cada6-dff4-b49f-be2e-9912d484b93a After 25 years, the New York-based Chinnici Direct has re-branded as Company C. "This rebranding reflects how significantly we've evolved as an agency, and how we've added and integrated a wide range of service offerings," said Nicholas N...]]> 2007-08-17T14:21:55-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Wood Witt & Sons Add Dealy To Group, Name urn:uuid:eb9e02ca-c512-a788-42f1-8e3a02712137 Woods Witt & Sons, an independent ad agency, will now be known as Woods Witt Dealy & Sons with the recent appointment of Phyllis Dealy as partner and director of account services. "The fit with Phyllis is phenomenal," said Harry Woods, pa...]]> 2007-07-20T14:38:57-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Kennedy Named To President, Cossette Communications urn:uuid:5e2e4c4f-9ac0-b700-aa4a-bea11c8515c9 Sally Kennedy has been named president of Cossette Communications' New York office. She will report to Colin Schleining, executive VP of Cossette Communication Group Inc., who oversees Cossette's U.S. operations. In her new position, Ms....]]> 2007-07-20T14:35:56-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Ken Christie Joins N-Tara urn:uuid:1041b043-e47c-ef0a-a5df-797dd9c9d8cc Former JWT Exec Becomes EVP-Chief Strategy Officer]]> 2007-07-20T14:31:48-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Maiden Lane Wins Round Table Pizza Account urn:uuid:5e043f15-1d66-af91-13fe-ffbce388d7ec Round Table Pizza Inc. has named San Francisco-based Maiden Lane the winner in the creative agency review for the west coast chain's pizza business. "Maiden Lane brought our brand positioning to life in a way that set them apart from the...]]> 2007-07-10T15:35:32-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Kline Joins EVB urn:uuid:99431992-e67b-058a-6fb4-8f71e0083e31 Digital Marketing Firm Focuses On Planning And Development]]> 2007-07-05T12:14:31-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) L7 Is San Diego 'Fast Growth' Company urn:uuid:841e7751-e7c5-6786-f30c-0fcacd99707e L7 Creative Communications, Inc. has recently been named one of bizSanDiego magazines's "Top 20 Fast Growth 2007 Companies" list. Being one of the few companies doing everything under one roof, L7 offers its clients a "one-stop shop...]]> 2007-07-05T12:11:24-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Frontier Airlines Goes Interactive With Nurun urn:uuid:f6852d8c-1bde-3be4-0586-8c6afa8438c5 Denver's Frontier Airlines has recently chosen Nurun Inc. as its interactive agency of record. Nurun will be responsible for interactive marketing eCRM programs and improving user experience on the company's corporate web site. The agency...]]> 2007-07-03T12:38:05-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Benjamin Franklin Bank Goes With Holland Mark urn:uuid:84889a2c-7225-5c45-b924-9db53d060406 Massachusetts Company Picks Local AOR]]> 2007-07-03T12:35:25-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) InVentiv Health Acquires PR Firm urn:uuid:c48b8cc0-a19c-ee63-c286-f83210adb39f InVentiv Health, the leading provider of commercialization and complementary services to the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industries has acquired full-service global health care PR firm Chandler Chicco Agency (CCA). AdMedia Partners, a New York...]]> 2007-06-28T13:43:11-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) The Foundry Agency Builds New Chick-Fil-A.Com urn:uuid:2b85637c-af35-9ff6-2e9c-08df995154d6 Chick-Fil-A, the country's second-largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain, has chosen Atlanta-based Foundry Agency after a nationwide agency search. The creative design firm will be responsible for building and designing the new Chi...]]> 2007-06-26T11:03:00-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Trumpet Wins National Gold Addy Award urn:uuid:9b718b3b-6767-5810-dfdc-532c0a5bf65b Integrated brand agency has received a National ADDY Award from the American Advertising Federation for its work for C1TY, a grassroots organization that engages New Orleans residents to locally affect change. Based in New Orleans, the age...]]> 2007-06-14T17:14:44-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Cole & Weber United Named Capella U's Agency of Record urn:uuid:e9a0070f-ffe5-4c9b-bdb7-fa9fe9b4175b Online institution, Capella University, recently named Cole Weber United agency of record. The Seattle-based agency will manage all Capella's advertising and direct marketing work that was previously handled by multiple agencies. The unive...]]> 2007-06-14T17:12:49-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) OnIt Digital And Whet Design Merge urn:uuid:d86a47a5-2167-1d6d-b0f3-f00bf9d1150c Cheryl Oppenheim Joins The OnIt Team]]> 2007-06-07T17:00:56-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Cort Moves Beyond Furniture Rental urn:uuid:62e4aa6c-6e4b-95de-4066-603b88757fab Berkshire Hathaway Entity Gets Help From The Big Boss]]> 2007-06-07T16:54:06-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Herdez Salsa Looks For English Audience With Riester urn:uuid:077e839c-32dd-b46f-efd6-64d374c7ca88 Campaign To Focus On Shared Heritage]]> 2007-06-06T16:34:08-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) McCoy's Goes Interactive With nFusion Group urn:uuid:eceed347-8872-4164-e9f6-fc9e403f6e99 Building Supply Co. Selects Interactive AOR]]> 2007-06-06T11:02:33-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Flynn Rises Within South Carolina's Rawle Murdy urn:uuid:6d912ce2-8055-808d-3f23-92dc15f6f300 Charleston, S.C.-based Rawle Murdy has promoted Melissa Flynn to vice president. "As our director of public relations, Melissa offers remarkable leadership, drive and smart, strategic thinking that is rare in this industry," said Bruce M...]]> 2007-06-05T15:04:27-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Pucca and Aguirre To Join Sigma Group urn:uuid:34c82a7b-d3de-07d9-8566-2f35b29f5b3a Full-service ad agency Sigma Group recently hired Tony Pucca and Jose Aguirre as associated creative director and multimedia designer, respectively. As associate creative director, Mr. Pucca will assist in overseeing the creative directio...]]> 2007-05-25T16:10:48-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Canada Goes For Weekend Warriors urn:uuid:ebb32771-e370-556b-462a-40f8305e884e DDB Toronto Promotes Hands-On Experience]]> 2007-05-23T12:32:03-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Steel Takes On La Matadora Cosmetics urn:uuid:46a24d7f-4f27-7487-63d1-c96702570ab2 Texas Agency Lands Latina Beauty Account]]> 2007-05-21T19:13:16-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) Greenlees Joins Heavy.com Board of Directors urn:uuid:8f3e69cc-8128-70a7-655b-efca94eabe9e Consumer media company Heavy.com has appointed Michael Greenlees to its board of directors. "Michael has an amazing track record as an entrepreneur building advertising businesses," said David Carson Heavy's co-CEO and co-founder, in a stat...]]> 2007-05-21T19:09:57-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan) VIA Lures O'Donnell To Maine urn:uuid:77c0f115-4e7b-b564-b23d-2165355e0548 The VIA Group has hired Dan O'Donnell as group strategy director. Mr. O'Donnell has served as executive VP-global business director at JWT, VP-account managing director at Young & Rubicam, senior VP-management supervisor at Lowe and Partne...]]> 2007-05-18T17:13:41-04:00 ETan@adage.com(Emily Tan)