‘New Yorker’ artist Tom Bachtell Creative Salon guest
Energy BBDO’s May 7 Creative Salon is being held on a Monday this month rather than its traditional Thursday afternoon, to accommodate the magazine deadline of
Energy BBDO’s May 7 Creative Salon is being held on a Monday this month rather than its traditional Thursday afternoon, to accommodate the magazine deadline of
One hundred to 200 guests who turn up at an industry event is standard, 300 is darn good – but the 650 people who work as crew members attending last
So now — in advance of its debut later this month — we have the second TV commercial in what can only be described as a new era in Illinois
Events uptempo during the second half of April (accelerated no doubt by Mars and Mercury, planets of creativity and communications going direct) also gives us a choice of more than one
DIRECTOR ANDREW DAVIS made his mark as a rising star in 1978 with his first feature, “Stony Island,” about the fictitious Stony Island band, a fusion of rock, blues and
It’s been a long time coming. But recently-appointed Illinois Lottery superintendent Michael Jones has made it happen. Finally, the Lottery’s marketing game plan is going in a different direction. A markedly
It’s ready to go. And it will definitely mark a new era in Illinois Lottery advertising. On Monday, the Lottery unveils its first ad campaign from Downtown Partners/Chicago and its
February gets underway with a burst of worthwhile screenings and other events, starting with a sneak preview Friday night, Feb. 3 of co-producers Boris Wexler and Julian Grant’s comedy feature
In a stunner that is sure to have major ramifications for Downtown Partners/Chicago, sources say Walgreens is launching an ad agency review. That could mean big problems for Downtown Partners/Chicago,
And then there was one — the winner. As first predicted days ago, Downtown Partners/Chicago, in conjunction with digital partner Critical Mass/Chicago, has prevailed in the review to select a new ad
With just days to go before the Illinois Lottery and its private manager Northstar Lottery Group are expected to name a new ad agency of record for the Lottery, a startling
And then there were two. Late Friday afternoon — very late — Illinois Lottery private manager Northstar Lottery Group posted the two finalists still in the running for the Lottery’s
To say 2011 whizzed by is an understatement. The year about to end was — everything considered — a pretty good year for the Chicago advertising industry. At least compared
Did someone mention turnaround? Yes, for the first time in a very long time, there are substantial signs of a discernible, hope-engendering turnaround in the fortunes of Chicago’s beleaguered advertising
“It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” says Steve Morrison about his new position as VP/general manager/editor of Foundation Content. He will assume
It still isn’t over. Anyone who followed the quick, but torturous process to pick a private manager to run the Illinois Lottery knows it was not pretty.
There were lots of
So the race is on to find the new ad agency of record for the Illinois Lottery. And from what we know now, it promises to be one of the
On the crest of Utopic’s second year anniversary in December, partners editors Jan Maitland and Tim Kloehn, and executive producer Michael Antonucci have succeeded in evolving their company
A major moment of reckoning is coming for Chicago’s very own tech darling (at least for now). Yes, we refer to Groupon, the online discount coupon company founded by former
EVERYONE HERE who worked on the Chicago-set, Chicago-filmed “Boss” – all the unions, the Cinespace owners, all of us who believe in our industry and want to see it thrive –