Colin Costello Archives · Page 17 of 28

BREAKING NEWS

Mill CEO Robin Shenfield to chair 2018 AICP Show

By Colin Costello Jan 9, 2018

Matt Miller, President and CEO of AICP, announced yesterday that Robin Shenfield, Co-Founder and CEO of The Mill, will serve as Chairperson of the 2018 AICP Show: The Art & Tech...

REEL LA

Yessian CD Andy Grush co-scores film with Danny Elfman

By Colin Costello Jan 9, 2018

Former DDB CCO Bob Scarpelli once told me, “All good ideas eventually find a home.” That is certainly the case with the exciting two-year-old horror film, Before I Wake, whi...

Reel Ad of the Week

DDB & State Farm continue ‘Neighborhood of Good’

By Colin Costello Jan 5, 2018

What happens to the concept of giving back when the decorations come down and the red Starbucks cups disappear? DDB Chicago continues their strong "Neighborhood of Good" Stat...

REEL LA

Reel LA: Doner, Deutsch, PGA, WGA in the news

By Colin Costello Jan 5, 2018

Doner LA feasts on Del Monte Doner LA is starting off its 2018 pretty much the same way it ended its 2017 – with a win. The shop has now been named lead agency for Cali...

REEL LA

YouTuber demands ‘Justice’ for Zack Snyder fans

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

As social media has grown in relevance, so has the cacophony of voices supporting or disapproving their favorite films and TV series. A scroll through various YouTube videos of ...

CREATIVE

Burnett, Mayhem make new resolution for Allstate

By Colin Costello Jan 4, 2018

During a season when people make resolutions, why shouldn’t that pesky character from Allstate, Mayhem, make some as well? The character whom Leo Burnett pitched to Allsta...

CREATIVE

gyro creates first Sentry spot in over 30 years

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

In 1984, Ronald Reagan was president. Marvin Gaye passed away. Terms of Endearment won the Oscar for Best Picture. The Celtics beat the Lakers in seven exciting games, and Princ...

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David&Goliath’s 9-mile “scroll” to an African school

By Colin Costello Jan 2, 2018

My daughters used to complain about having to get up a 5 a.m. to attend a high school that was two miles down the street. Compare their first world complaints to those of th...

AICP/MIDWEST

Craig Duncan joins board of newly merged AICE/AICP

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

After joining AICP and AICE into a single association under the AICP brand, the newly formed organization announced that Craig Duncan, Managing Director and Partner of Cutters S...

REEL THINGS

Fresh Films releases “Alternate Universe”

By Colin Costello Dec 20, 2017

More than a year after premiering at a White House educational event in Washington D.C., Augustana College-based Fresh Films has released its second feature, Alternate Universe:...

Hudson House launches in Chicago

By Colin Costello Dec 19, 2017

There’s a new production company in town. Today, Hudson House, a Chicago-based team, announced their official launch. The company brings together a team of film industry p...

REEL THINGS

Escape Pod, Ogilvy, Box Office, Foo Fighters in the news

By Colin Costello Dec 18, 2017

Escape Pod launches freelance recruitment app Go Shortlist Today, Escape Pod announced the creation of a free online platform connecting the industry’s top creative freelan...

CREATIVE

New holiday spots that are funny as #&%!

By Colin Costello Dec 15, 2017

Two new indecently hilarious spots hit the marketplace this week. The first is from O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul, an agency doing the kind of work that made me want to get into...

Reel Ad of the Week

Kraft & Leo B want you to #FamilyGreatly

By Colin Costello Dec 15, 2017

Today, I was telling a friend that I really want to be a better parent to my daughters, Chloe and Max. Around this time of year, I feel that I somewhat abandoned them when I got...

REEL THINGS

Latest from Leo B, McDonald’s, and the box office

By Colin Costello Dec 14, 2017

Burnett celebrates the top-performing agencies in global network Last week in Chicago, Leo Burnett Worldwide hosted the 20th annual Leo Burnett “Agency of the Year.” This...

REEL LA

Traveling Picture Show, David&Goliath, Story, Cary Ruby

By Colin Costello Dec 14, 2017

Traveling Picture Show volunteers at food bank It's a holiday tradition for Reel Chicago to cover the good things that Windy City ad agencies and production companies are doi...

Havas makes bold statements with two lobby installations

By Colin Costello Dec 13, 2017

According to San Francisco-based muralist and artist Lauren Asta, art creates an emotional connection within us. She states on her website that art, “allows us to pay attentio...

CREATIVE

User data powers Spotify’s new outdoor campaign

By Colin Costello Dec 13, 2017

As a former advertising creative, I can’t honestly say my ears always perked up at the mention of “User Data.” Typically, it was the driest portion of any meeting, ca...

REEL LA

Parseghian and Ginos to charge Battery

By Colin Costello Dec 11, 2017

LA-based agency Battery announced Friday the appointment of Mike Parseghian as Head of Brand and Becky Ginos as Associate Creative Director. As Head of Brand, Parseghian wil...

Angela Johnson named President of mcgarrybowen/NYC

By Colin Costello Dec 11, 2017

Former WPP exec Angela Johnson is leaving the Windy City for the Big Apple. McGarryBowen U.S. President Simon Pearce announced that Johnson has been named President of the a...