DDB quietly absorbs Element 79; Williams to depart
Let’s put it this way. It wasn’t a good sign.
Quietly. Ever so quietly, the deed was done. Not in the dark of night, exactly. But quietly. So as not to
Let’s put it this way. It wasn’t a good sign.
Quietly. Ever so quietly, the deed was done. Not in the dark of night, exactly. But quietly. So as not to
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
Fletcher Camera & Lenses is going where the action is. The 25-year old rentals company in the process of opening a branch office in New Orleans – the number three
When we heard Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago had picked up the Cedar Fair amusement parks advertising and public relations account, our first thought was “wow!” What a great opportunity for C-K to really
When ad agencies acquire new companies, these new divisions provide related services that are directly related to and feed into the advertising business, such as research, digital, design or PR
It’s rare — increasingly so — to find a TV commercial where everything seems to come together just so. Writing. Casting. Performances. Direction. Editing. Message. The whole shebang.
It’s rare to
THE SKOKIE THEATRE HAS BEEN PURCHASED by the Gorilla Tango Theatre, which has been operating on a for-profit basis in an 80-seat black box at 1919 N. Milwaukee
So far so… well, so not according to plan. The race to find a new ad agency for the Illinois Lottery has just begun, and already so much has
Yes, dear readers, miracles do happen. Even, much to our amazement, in Illinois state government. Certainly one of the biggest miracles in the recent history of this state happened late
Ever since Tony and Tina finally blew town on that long-delayed honeymoon, there’s been a vacancy at Piper’s Alley. But Second City is saying “ciao” to the interactive
Perhaps no major Chicago arts institution is more tradition-bound than the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago, which soon will turn 60. In many ways opera is an art of rituals,
SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST LEWIS LAZARE was abruptly fired Friday from his 11 year post as ad/marketing and local broadcasting columnist – a serious blow to the adbiz
A feature and a documentary about socialite Bertha Honoré and real estate developer Potter Palmer will be the first projects for River Forest husband-wife Eric Anderson and Amelia Dellos’ new
WME is packaging two of the several projects that local producer Darren Reagan is developing through his 11Eleven Entertainment.
The agency is onboard for Reagan and “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan’s
Year-old commercial and creative production company, Elkhorn Entertainment, shoots a satirical comedy pilot, “Capital Dog,” as its first TV project July 10-11.
“The
A year ago, now-nationally famous “American Idol” runner-up Crystal Bowersox was an unknown singer who arrived for a video shoot in a car whose bumper fell off, with a baby
Any substantial, new advertising account that lands in Chicago these days is a reason for rejoicing and DraftFCB’s winning MillerCoors’ Miller Lite was reason to break out the, well,
For the past 20 years, “media goddess” Laurie Scheer has been at the forefront of ever-changing Hollywood needs and relaying them to an army of devoted followers through her online
In talent agent Dawn Gray’s first two months of business, she placed one actor in a Broadway show and another in a Lifetime Movie of the Week, not to