Colin, Author at Reel Chicago News

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BOO! DDB drops first Skittles Halloween spot in 5 years

By Colin Costello Oct 10, 2019

The Blair Witch would be proud. Or at least laugh her wrinkly, green ass off. Some of the best and most innovative advertising to come out of Chicago, and let's be real - str...

REEL THINGS

IRH Capital awarded 2019 Great Clips “Vendor of Year”

By Reel 360 Oct 3, 2019

Northbrook-based, IRH Capital has been developing financing programs for Great Clips franchisees for nearly twenty years and has financed thousands of the Minneapolis-based comp...

BREAKING NEWS

UNLTD. to be absorbed by DDB?

By Reel Chicago Sep 20, 2019

Less than a week after McDonald’s announced its new U.S. lead creative agency would be Wieden + Kennedy New York, it seems that the bespoke Omnicom shop, We Are Unlimited will...

BREAKING NEWS

Wieden + Kennedy named lead agency for McDonald’s

By Reel Chicago Sep 13, 2019

This is not good news for former McDonald's bespoke agency We Are Unlimited and the Chicago market in general. Chicago-based McDonald's USA announced today that WKNY will ser...

ACCOUNT WINS

Chicago Ideas selects Havas as AOR

By Reel Chicago Sep 12, 2019

Chicago Ideas, a nonprofit platform designed to inspire action through entertaining and accessible events, has selected Havas Chicago as its creative and media agency of record....

REEL MOVES

We Are Unlimited reduces staff by possibly 18

By Reel Chicago Sep 10, 2019

Not great news for Omnicom’s We Are Unlimited. AgencySpy reports the bespoke agency for McDonald's has gone through a round of layoffs, while the Chicago-based client decid...

NEW WORK

NFL’s Prescott, Barkley are “Champions of Chunky”

By Colin Costello Sep 10, 2019

The NFL season is upon us and so are campaigns featuring NFL stars. Leo Burnett has teamed with Optimus to create Campbell’s Chunky soup's gridiron effort, called "Champion...

NEW WORK

Rodgers, Mahomes talk agents in new State Farm work

By Colin Costello Sep 6, 2019

Football is back, thank god. As a Bears' fan, I'm not thrilled that the Cheeseheads beat the them 10 - 3 last night during the NFL opener. But at least one Chicago team w...

NEW WORK

Burnett, Sarofsky kick off new Pedialyte campaign

By Colin Costello Sep 6, 2019

Gator-who? Power-what? I did not know this. Apparently for the last 50 years, Pedialyte, from Abbott Park, IL-based Abbott, has served as the go-to rehydration solution for a...

REEL MINNEAPOLIS

Minnesota Lottery introduces us to Viking fan Jan

By Colin Costello Sep 5, 2019

It would seem that this new Minnesota Lottery campaign is using a '3-man rush' scheme to hit us with their new advertising campaign. And it works. To promote a new Vikings...

Chicago’s ‘PRGirl’ comes to Amazon Prime

By Colin Costello Sep 4, 2019

Ever wonder what the life of a public relations woman in Chicago is like? Now's your opportunity to soak up all the spilt tea. Entering its second season, PRGirl is an ori...

NEW WORK

Serena Williams shines spotlight on financial abuse

By Reel Chicago Aug 22, 2019

Domestic violence affects one in four women in America, and even though financial abuse is present in 99% of domestic violence situations, it's seldom discussed and commonly mis...

REEL LA

Chi native produces immigration stories in ‘#WeLAGente’

By Colin Costello Aug 14, 2019

When you attend the 15th annual Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts, you never know what treasure you will stumble upon. Make no mistake, whatever the block, it will be a thought-p...

REEL MOVES

Gross, Pérez succeed Ordóñez at Energy BBDO

By Reel Chicago Aug 7, 2019

Musical creative director chairs continue in Chicago. With Andrés Ordóñez choosing to take the helm at FCB Chicago, Energy BBDO has announced the promotion of Josh Gross ...

REEL DETROIT

Next stop for AICP awards tour – Detroit

By Colin Costello Aug 1, 2019

Coming off a successful Los Angeles panel and party, which you can see photos of here, The AICP Next Awards motor into The Detroit Historical Museum tomorrow, August 1. The ...

REEL MOVES

Vince Cook joins Laughlin Constable as ECD

By Reel Chicago Jul 30, 2019

Vince Cook joins as Executive Creative Director, Austin Scott as Digital Creative Director Laughlin Constable has bolstered its creative department by adding two...

Locals show us Englewood’s funny side in ‘South Side’

By Colin Costello Jul 26, 2019

Chicago brothers, Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, find humor in everyday struggles of working class, aspirational locals. Wow, that was funny. Like really funn...

REEL MOVES

FCB hires Erika Pflederer to grow in-house studio

By Reel Chicago Jul 25, 2019

FCB Chicago is proving the agency is determined to support and build their in-house production studio, Lord + Thomas. The name harkens back to FCB's original founders, Lord ...

ACCOUNT WINS

Laughlin Constable named media AOR for USG Corp.

By Reel Chicago Jul 25, 2019

Laughlin Constable announced yesterday that it has been named Media Agency of Record for Chicago-based USG Corporation, the leading manufacturer of building products and innovat...

BREAKING NEWS

Britt Nolan named DDB North America CCO

By Reel Chicago Jul 23, 2019

Britt Nolan leaves Burnett to run DDB North America creative, as Ari Weiss is promoted to global CCO DDB Worldwide today announced that former Leo Burnett co-President ...