A NEW TOMMY: BAHAMA BRAND CRUISES INTO TOWN
Prominent resort-casual wear retailer Tommy Bahama is coming to the Magnificent Mile. Along with other retailers, the Bahama name popped up Thursday on the barricade fronting 520 N. Michigan Ave.,...
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BURNETT BRINGS BRINEGAR BACK INTO ITS FOLD
Adman Brad Brinegar is returning home to Leo Burnett Co. Brinegar, who left the Chicago-based ad agency 21/2 years ago, becomes chief operating officer of its Leo Burnett USA unit,...
BURNETT’S NEW BABY CHRISTENED LEOHEALTH
As prescription-drug advertising has soared out of sight--more than $2 billion forecast for this year--ad agencies and communications firms have been licking their chops over some of the bigger and...
BENDER, BROWNING NOT FROZEN OUT OF ON-COR ACCOUNT
Fifty staffers at Michigan Avenue ad agency Bender, Browning, Dolby & Sanderson knew something was up Monday when the conference room, routinely used for an early-week meeting, was closed. When...
TOP MAYTAG EXECS MAY EXIT IOWA FOR CHICAGO
Whasssup at Maytag Corp.? Try a rumor that's been floating around about moving the corporate offices out of Newton, Iowa, to a major city. Chicago is seen as the front-runner....
GILLETTE RISES TO TOP POSITION AT DDB CHICAGO
Ray Gillette becomes president, agency operations, at DDB Chicago as part of a management restructuring, announced Thursday, at this office, biggest of DDB Worldwide. Gillette's elevation from president, integrated services,...
LOCAL MARKETING FIRMS JOIN LEGION OF FOREIGN BUYOUTS
TargetCom and Lighthouse Global Network, two prominent, Chicago-based marketing communications firms, have new parents from outside the U.S. Cordiant Communications Group PLC, headquartered in London, Wednesday disclosed it is acquiring...
CHICAGO GROCERS LURE SHOPPERS BY HIGH FREQUENCY
Chicago-area grocery shoppers might not be the smartest, savviest or even the most thrifty, but they top every other domestic market in embracing frequent-shopper programs. ACNielsen's annual frequent-shopper survey shows...
JUDGES AT CANNES SHOW THEY KNOW `WHASSUP’
"Whassup" at the 47th annual International Advertising Festival here? The popular Budweiser TV campaign that has become everyday lingo has won the Grand Prix, or "Best of Show," at this...
POSSIBLE CANNES THEME: MERGERS TO REMEMBER
The International Advertising Festival is supposed to be for the creatives, but ad execs assembled here are playing thematchmaker game. That is, "Who will be involved in the next big...