Jim Kirk

Shampoo just for men? The idea, until now, has gotten about as much attention from hair-care marketers as soap operas get from men during the Super Bowl. But hair-care giant...

Motorola has got its MTV. At least outside the U.S. In an aggressive and risky move to latch onto the MTV generation overseas, Motorola said Wednesday that it had signed...

These are interesting days for Bill Wrigley Jr., CEO of the company that bears his name. The company nearly completed a major, and expensive, acquisition of Hershey Foods last year,...

Still in pain from a nightmarish all-terrain-vehicle accident over the Christmas break that left him flat on his back for several weeks, Leo Burnett Worldwide President Bob Brennan got the...

It's not a "malternative," the company insists. But make no mistake--Jim Beam, which is launching Beam & Cola next month, wants that young, malternative drinker. Backed by what executives say...

McDonald's Corp. is poised to launch its first promotional game since a rogue employee of a marketing agency stole $13 million in game pieces over several years. This time, however,...

The city's anchor roulette continued Monday as yet another veteran face of Chicago TV left his station for a local destination yet unknown. Derrick Blakley, most recently weekend anchor on...

First Reebok. Now Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. Suddenly it seems taking a poke at your competitor is back in vogue. Earlier this year Reebok took a shot at Nike's "streaker"...

The board of directors of advertising holding company Interpublic Group of Cos. is expected to consider replacing embattled CEO John Dooner during a board meeting on Thursday, sources close to...

Being a television anchor these days in Chicago is kind of like the weather--wait a few minutes and there's bound to be a change. In the case of WBBM-Ch. 2...