by on May 16, 3:34 PM
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. has awarded US media planning and strategic oversight of global initiatives to Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, as well as international media planning and buying to OMD Worldwide and US media buying to PHD Network. Spending was not revealed.
by on May 16, 3:28 PM
Motorola has selected FCBi to handle its interactive account.
by on May 16, 3:23 PM
Sawyer Riley Compton has been chosen by Bernhardt Furniture Company to create a national ad campaign for its residential products. The agency will introduce a print only campaign this fall. Spending was not released.
by on May 16, 3:20 PM
Pat O'Brien's Bar Inc. has hired Sullivan-St.Clair Marketing/Public Relations as its agency of record. Spending was not released.
by on May 16, 3:18 PM
Starcom Mediavest has been awarded the whopping $3.2 billion General Motors media account. The agency bested incumbents GM Mediaworks and LCI.
by on May 16, 3:13 PM
Revlon Inc. has selected the Arnell Group to handle creative and media planning chores for its Almay brand. The account is estimated at $40 million.
by on May 16, 3:03 PM
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide has been awarded global brand advertising duties on the estimated $100 million Lenovo Group account. The agency will handle advertising for Lenovo's "Think" branded products, including ThinkPad notebooks and ThinkCentre desktops. Ogilvy & Mather, along with sister agencies OgilvyOne, OgilvyInteractive and MindShare, will handle advertising, one-to-one marketing, interactive media and related marketing activities for Lenovo in roughly 30 countries.
by on May 16, 3:00 PM
American Express Financial Advisors has named Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide as its agency of record. The agency will develop an advertising campaign to help AEFA promote a new brand name. Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide will continue to be the agency of record for American Express Company. The account is estimated at $55 million.
by on May 16, 2:14 PM
The California Department of Health Services has placed its Tobacco Control advertising account in review. The account is valued at $45 million and is currently handled by VitroRobertson. The incumbent will not defend the account. Competing for the work are RPA, Venables Bell & Partners, and Ground Zero.
by on May 9, 2:54 PM
The H.J. Heinz Company has consolidated advertising for its entire U.S. Consumer Products brand portfolio - including Heinz Ketchup and Classico sauces - with Cramer-Krasselt. The Chicago-based independent already handles Heinz Frozen Foods brands - including Ore-Ida frozen potatoes and Weight Watchers Smart Ones entrees and desserts. Heinz awarded the Frozen Foods brands to C-K in August 2004 after a review. Based on the strength of the partnership between Heinz and C-K, a decision was made to consolidate all its U.S. retail advertising business with the agency. The accounts were previously handled by Leo Burnett and Campbell Mithun.