Iconic advertising pioneer, Tom Burrell, whose illustrious career transformed both the way people of color were portrayed in marketing communications, as well as their roles wit...
Naperville-based, Chervon, one of the world’s top 10 manufacturers of power tools, outdoor power equipment and related products, has named The Escape Pod as AOR for its SKIL a...
And here I thought Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon lived in the dugout. Apparently not! Turns out Maddon and his wife, Jaye, live in a $500,000 Winnebago Grand Tour. During the ...
Forty-nine-year-old Noble Communications has been acquired by Pittsburgh-based Gatesman. The move expands Pittsburgh’s sixth largest agency’s footprint into both Springfield...
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago launched the second year of its touching "All, for your one" campaign.The long-form films, directed by Sandrine Orabona ...
Harvey-born Nelsan Ellis, who rose to fame as the character Lafayette on HBO’s True Blood, has died at the age of 39.Variety confirms the cause was complications from heart fa...
Congratulations are in order for well-liked and respected advertising veteran, Kurt Fries, as he has been promoted to CCO of Mcgarrybowen Chicago.According to an Adweek article ...
Looks as if actors and actresses belonging to SAG-AFTRA will continue to talk and not walk as, according to Deadline, the union has reached a tentative agreement with AMPTP (All...
Chicago-based SB Productions announces Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, London has Fallen), last seen in the faith-based film, The Shack, alongside Sam Worthington and Octavia Spenc...
Yesterday, an African American art director friend and I were looking at a spot for a brand, which will go unnamed, and we both blurted out the same reaction at the same time....
Since early May, the Marvel Studios' blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has taken movie theaters by storm.With the return of Peter Quill, Rocket, Baby Groot, Gamora, Dra...
According to multiple June 13 reports, Sears announced it would cut 400 jobs, affecting mostly its employees at its corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates.The layoffs come as...
Get ready to feel old. Like really old. Today is the official 20th anniversary of the release of the Harry Potter franchise.The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s ...
FCB will not be serving up anymore Lime-a-rita campaigns for client AB INBev, as the brewing giant launched a review Friday for its brand.On June 22, Adweek broke the news that ...
Just when we thought we all could breathe again after the WGA and the studios and networks came to terms on a new contract, The Wrap, Variety and Hollywood Reporter all report t...
(Cannes, France — 23 June 2117) It’s as if the advertising gods were sticking their collective tongues out at Publicis-Groupe’s President-CEO, Arthur Sadoun, as Burnett wo...
(Cannes, France — 22 June 2017) FCB took home three more Silver Lions and two Bronze on the third night of the Cannes Lions festival. There were five award ceremonies held in ...
On day two of Cannes, Lions were awarded in Cyber, Direct, Mobile, Innovation and Creative Data.DigitasLBI brought home the Grand Prix in the Creative Data Category for Whirlpoo...
The Windy City has never been afraid to take on an issue or let you know exactly how they feel about things.After Publicis-Groupe CEO, Arthur Sadoun, shocked not only the advert...
(Cannes, France — 19 June, 2017) Even though McCann New York’s Fearless Girl was the big winner on the first night of the Cannes Lions Festival, Chicago agencies did manage ...