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Connatix opens Chicago office and hires digital advertising veteran

By Reel Chicago Mar 3, 2022

Connatix, a leading video technology company for publishers and advertisers, announced the hiring of Mike Renfro as Head of the Midwest Region. Renfro is tasked with establ...

Super Bowl

How brands used nostalgia to shape the future in Super Bowl LVI

Jon Laughlin, Chief Creative Officer, Laughlin Constable Feb 14, 2022

In 1995, Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” was only available via a scratched CD and electricity was used to power household appliances including the family tube TV. In 2022, the e...

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EnergyBBDO campaign demonstrates Chicago’s influence around the world

By Reel Chicago Feb 1, 2022

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot just announced the launch of the “Chicago Not in Chicago” campaign to show how Chicago has inspired so many other iconic cities around the world. De...

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Upshot adds Michael Rivera as Executive Creative Director

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2021

Upshot, the Chicago-based full-service creative agency known for its work with clients such as Constellation Brands, Google, Starbucks and Procter and Gamble, has hired Michael...

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Aisle Rocket adds Greg Slama as Executive VP of Media

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2021

Aisle Rocket, the end-to-end digital marketing agency that unifies creative services, data, and technology to drive measurable results, announces that it has hired Greg Slama ...

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AbelsonTaylor promotes Ashley Hughes and Caroline Wolf to Account Director

By Reel Chicago Nov 9, 2021

AbelsonTaylor continues to reward outstanding leadership by promoting former associate account directors Ashley Hughes and Caroline Wolf to account director. Hughes will exp...

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This Halloween, Tasty Human cat treats are on the menu

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

This Halloween season, the TEMPTATIONS brand is sinking their claws into the age-old idea that if our feline friends were bigger, like their lion and tiger relatives, they migh...

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Second Generation takes the creative helm at Laughlin Constable

By Reel Chicago Sep 14, 2021

Jon Laughlin half jokes that he’s worked at Laughlin Constable for 44 years but in some ways he is right. He and his brother Pat Laughlin were born into the advertising agenc...

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Consumer branding ace Kristin Glunz rejoins AbelsonTaylor

By Reel Chicago Sep 8, 2021

Responding to strong business growth and new consumer health assignments, AbelsonTaylor has hired Kristin Glunz, a strategic brand-builder who helped expand AbelsonTaylor’s w...

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AbelsonTaylor promotes Marissa Ori and Richard How to VP Creative

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021

With continuing growth and strong business performance, AbelsonTaylor, one of the world’s premier health and wellness advertising agencies, has promoted creative directors Ma...

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Tariq Hassan returns to Chicago as Chief Marketing Officer at McDonald’s

By Reel Chicago Aug 25, 2021

Tariq Hassan has been hired as USA’s Chief Marketing and Digital Customer Experience Officer for McDonald’s USA. Although his career has taken him around the world with...

REEL BUSINESS

ONE School opens applications for Fall in Chicago

By Reel Chicago Aug 20, 2021

Following a successful first year, ONE School, the groundbreaking free portfolio school for Black creatives, has opened applications for its Fall 2021 programs run out of Atlan...

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Mars Wrigley treats fans to limited-edition SKITTLES for Halloween

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021

New limited-edition SKITTLES Shriekers are hitting shelves nationwide, shocking taste buds around the country with a frightfully sour flavor. Hidden inside each pack of Shr...

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Explore produces direct-to-brand creative for ‘We Can Help’

By Reel Chicago Aug 10, 2021

Creative production company Explore recently produced a commercial campaign for 1st Source Bank which aired during the 2021 Olympic Games, broadcast on the NBC network from Tok...

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AbelsonTaylor elevates Christopher Mauck to Sr Director

By Reel Chicago Jul 22, 2021

AbelsonTaylor, full-service health and wellness Chicago advertising agency, has promoted Christopher Mauck to senior director of interactive technology. Coordinating closel...

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9Rooftops adds Evan Fung as Director of Analytics

By Reel Chicago Jul 8, 2021

9Rooftops recently welcomed Evan Fung as the company’s Director of Analytics. Fung is responsible for leading a growing team of analysts that measure and decode data to answe...

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Highdive adds Isabel Long as Head of Growth Strategy

By Reel Chicago Jul 1, 2021

Highdive, an independently-owned, full-service creative agency based in Chicago announced that Isabel Long will join the agency as Head of Growth effective immediately. In ...

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Tequila Herradura rebranded in Energy BBDO campaign

By Reel Chicago Jun 29, 2021

Tequila Herradura launches its first-ever global campaign, “Extraordinary Awaits,” with a rebranded image and new :30 film. In a category that has become repetitive and exp...

AWARDS

Laughlin Constable wins three PCC Trumpet Awards

By Reel Chicago Jun 25, 2021

Laughlin Constable announced that it has been awarded three Publicity Club of Chicago Trumpet Awards, which honor distinguished individual achievements in public...