STORY signs directors The Barkers for wider ad work
THE BARKERS — the husband-and-wife team of Kristen and Chris Barker — has been signed by STORY for commercial advertising
THE BARKERS — the husband-and-wife team of Kristen and Chris Barker — has been signed by STORY for commercial advertising
Three agencies – two of them here in Chicago – were tapped to compete in a MillerCoors formal review to come up with advertising ideas that will elevate its Miller
Services will be held Saturday for Matthew J Brennock, managing partner/executive creative director at Momentum Worldwide and widely acknowledged
HAVAS WORLDWIDE CHICAGO not only hired veteran agency producer Matt Faris the first of the year for the newly-created position of broadcast and digital production – but 27 other new
ENERGY BBDO ON FRIDAY moves out of three floors at the 410 N. Michigan Wrigley Building, after an 80 year tenancy begun by its predecessor agency, to updated new offices
October traditionally is the most eventfully-active month of the year as our calendar proves. We will continue to add events as quickly as they announced so, as they say, “stay
RENETTA McCANN has returned to Leo Burnett after a four year absence in the important position of US chief talent officer, overseeing all Burnett’s recruitment, training and talent management, reporting
GOVERNOR’S L.A. UPDATE. Gov. Pat Quinn’s appointment schedule for next week has not been completely finalized, says a spokesperson for the governor, which kinda suggests that he just might be
THE GOODMAN THEATRE continues its mini-streak of turning to high-profile actors with the surname “Lane.” After Nathan Lane’s turn in Robert Falls’ monumental production of The Iceman Cometh,
After 14-years in Los Angeles as an executive producer of commercials, Dan Bryant is thrilled to be working Chicago again, as the Whitehouse Chicago’s new executive producer.
Joining The
“Weekly World News,” the black & white tabloid of the ?90s once the home of disinformation and deranged characters like freedom fighter Bat Boy is being reinvigorated by a new
Usama Alshaibi’s return to his native Iraq after a 25-year absence forms the heart of his new feature documentary “Nice Bombs.”
“Nice Bombs” will have its
A FIRE AT THE THEATRE BUILDING last week, ignited by an apparent electrical/computer surge, caused significant smoke and water damage to the box office and second floor administrative
Chip Eberhart is out to set the record straight about the music he helped create.
Eberhart, who runs the post house High Level Video, was one
The Chicago Tribune’s ambitious integrated branding campaign introduces a winsome cast of rounded iconic characters, designed by award-winning animator J. J. Sedelmaier Productions of
INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR. Michigan Avenue gets a welcome dash of international glitz and know-how with the arrival of Graham Woodall, JWT’s new ECD, who heads creative and production. The native
THE FOUNDATION OPENS. When his 10-year Red Car contract ended, editor James Lipinsky decided the time had come to go into business for
TRADEMARK CONFLICT NOT FUNNY. Second City Television (SCTV) took umbrage over the SCTV acronym of the new Stand-Up Comedy Television cable channel and told the upstart channel to cease and
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO STUDIOS, the 22,000 sq. ft. of stage space and offices at 2500 W. Roosevelt Road, has officially closed. With industrial growth burgeoning to the west,