Managing Director Exits Wieden N.Y.March 14, 2010 Wieden + Kennedy New York managing director Buz Sawyer is exiting the agency he has called home for much of the last 20 years. Read Full Article 
UM Sets Pace to Helm International AccountsMarch 11, 2010 Universal McCann has hired George Pace as the head of international clients, a newly created position, the agency has confirmed. Read Full Article 
Schematic Adds Ex-AKQA Exec for N.Y.March 09, 2010 Schematic is welcoming former AKQA executive Jason Whiting as managing director of its New York office. Read Full Article 
Strategy Chief Leaves BurnettMarch 09, 2010 Ben Kline, chief strategy officer at Leo Burnett in Chicago, has exited the Publicis Groupe agency. Read Full Article 
PHD West Appoints SchafferMarch 08, 2010 PHD West has hired Anne-Marie Schaffer as evp, managing director, with oversight for the shop's Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Read Full Article 
MDC Buys Majority Stake in Experiential ShopMarch 08, 2010 Seeking to expand its experiential capabilities, MDC Partners has acquired a majority interest in Team Enterprises. (Shown: MDC CEO Miles Nadal.) Read Full Article 
JWT Taps 3 Lowe Execs for Global PostsMarch 07, 2010 JWT has hired three key execs from Lowe Latina in Spain, each of whom has extensive experience working on Unilever, a global client of both JWT and Lowe. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: That's EntertainmentMarch 07, 2010 A look at some classic movie taglines and John Lennon's new car ad. Read Full Article 
After 'Brutal' '09, WPP Predicts Q2 Organic Growth ReturnMarch 05, 2010 WPP Group, the largest global agency holding company, today predicted a return to organic growth in the second quarter as it reported rough full-year 2009 numbers. Pre-tax profit fell 16 percent in '09 to about $1.22 billion on an 8 percent like-for-like drop in revenue to approximately $13.1 billion. The firm said its revenue decline was slower in the second half -- and down 7 percent in Q4 -- which bodes well for 2010. Read Full Article 
Arnold Names Managing PartnerMarch 04, 2010 Arnold has named Euro RSCG exec Nick Dutton managing partner, global network. Read Full Article 
Ex-Butler Exec Joins AscentiumMarch 02, 2010 David Blum, formerly head of interactive at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners, is joining tech development shop Ascentium. Read Full Article 
Omnicom Launches Retail 3March 02, 2010 To address the needs of retail marketers, Omnicom Group yesterday launched its newest agency, Retail 3, which stands for retail strategy, retail activation and retail metrics. Read Full Article 
LBi Eyes U.S. Market ExpansionMarch 01, 2010 LBi is hoping to take a page from its growth in Europe to launch an expansion effort in the U.S. market. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Unholy SmokesFebruary 28, 2010 French anti-tobacco ads spark outrage in a week of controversial work. Read Full Article 
IPG's Income, Revenue PlummetFebruary 26, 2010 Placing the blame squarely on the global economic downturn, Interpublic Group today said it suffered a 38 percent Q4 drop in net income to $129.4 million on an 8.2 percent organic revenue decrease to $1.8 billion, compared to the same quarter in 2008. For full-year 2009, the holding company's revenue fell 10.8 percent in organic terms to $6.03 billion compared to the previous 12-month period. Read Full Article 
Aegis Grows iProspect in AsiaFebruary 26, 2010 Aegis Media is set to expand its iProspect arm, launching 10 additional offices across eight Asia-Pacific markets. Read Full Article
MDC Posts Q4 Organic GainFebruary 25, 2010 MDC said organic revenue grew 1.4 percent, a better-than-expected result. Shown: Miles Nadal. Read Full Article 
4A's Aims for Diverse AgendaFebruary 25, 2010 At Transformation 2010, its combined Leadership and Media Conference, which starts on Sunday, the American Association of Advertising Agencies is aiming for as diverse an agenda as possible. Read Full Article 
Maheu Moves to Publicis Modem as CEOFebruary 24, 2010 Jean-Philippe Maheu, Ogilvy & Mather's chief digital officer, North America, has been named worldwide chief executive officer of Publicis Modem. Read Full Article 
BBH Advances Asia-Pacific ExecFebruary 23, 2010 Bartle Bogle Hegarty has promoted John Hadfield to the post of CEO, BBH Asia Pacific. Read Full Article 
Freak Week: Scare TacticsFebruary 21, 2010 Shock PSAs are back in force, and they're more upsetting than ever. Read Full Article 
SapientNitro Sets IntegrationFebruary 18, 2010 Eight months after interactive specialist Sapient bought creative shop Nitro, the company is bringing the two together as a single brand. (Gaston Legorburu is shown.) Read Full Article 
BBDO Atlanta Names Pearce CCOFebruary 18, 2010 Bobby Pearce has been named chief creative officer of Omnicom's BBDO in Atlanta, promoted from ecd. Read Full Article 
Szulce Joins McCann on Key AccountsFebruary 18, 2010 Dagmara Szulce has joined the New York office of Interpublic Group's McCann Erickson as a group managing director on three key accounts. Read Full Article 
Arnold Names Andrew Benett CEOFebruary 17, 2010 Euro RSCG executive Andrew Benett joins Havas' Arnold In Boston as the agency's global CEO. Read Full Article
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