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McLEAN, Va., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, official U.S. representative to the International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, announced today the winners of the 2013 Young Lions "Team USA" competitions. Through this annual competition, USA TODAY helps to identify emerging American creative talent and celebrate them on a global stage. "Hosting the Young Lions competition is one of our favorite parts of being the official U.S. representative to Cannes Lions, as we are...

MCLEAN, Va., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, official U.S. representative to the 2013 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, today announced additional U.S. jurors chosen to represent the American creative community at this year's Festival. The jurors chosen for this prestigious honor will judge more than 30,000 entries from all over the world. Jurors were selected based on a rigorous selection process and each jury contains an even balance of members from...

NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Creative Group, the creative division of Tribune Broadcasting, has partnered with Turbo Dog Productions, a division of Warshaw Blumenthal to expand its advertising service offerings. Through the Tribune partnership, Turbo Dog Productions has expanded into a full service production company able to provide clients with every level of the creative production process, from the storyboard stage through post production, including VFX, Sound...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), a leading global marketing and communications company, finished with two of the top five honors in The Gunn Report 2012 Most Awarded Network and Most Awarded Digital Agencies in the World. For the seventh straight year, BBDO was named the Most Awarded Network in the World. DDB was ranked the second Most Awarded Network for the fourth year running. Since 1999, Omnicom Networks, DDB, BBDO, and TBWA continue to be the...

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gunn Report, an annual compilation of winners' lists from the most important advertising industry award shows around the world, has released its 2012 findings. For an unprecedented seventh consecutive year, and the tenth time in the 14-year history of this report, BBDO was named the most creative agency network in the world. No other agency network has won more than twice. BBDO was also named the most awarded agency network in...

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For an unprecedented sixth year in a row, BBDO Worldwide has topped The Directory Big Won as the most awarded agency network across all marketing communication disciplines. And it did so with the widest margin in the history of The Directory Big Won rankings. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110626/NY26220LOGO ) Commenting on BBDO's record-setting performance, Patrick Collister, the author of The Directory Big Won said, "To be...

CHICAGO, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, announced today the debut of "Quaker Up," an integrated marketing campaign that showcases how Quaker provides the nourishment to fuel the epic adventures of everyday family life. The new campaign takes a master brand approach by highlighting the broad portfolio of delicious Quaker products made with oats from oatmeal to snack bars to cereal to cookies. It aims to contemporize the iconic and...

NEW YORK, SINGAPORE and BEIJING, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), the leading global marketing and communications company, won a record 64 creative awards at the 2012 Campaign Asia Pacific and Greater China Agency of the Year Awards held in Singapore and Shanghai. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121218/NY31527) In Greater China, Omnicom agencies won top accolades, including BBDO/Proximity winning the Creative Agency of the Year and PHD taking...

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB New York, part of DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com), announced today that James Tucker, one of the world's most awarded and innovative creatives, has joined the agency as Associate Creative Director. Tucker will report to Matt Eastwood, Chief Creative Officer of DDB New York. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121210/NY26054 ) Prior to joining DDB New York, Tucker served as a Senior Art Director at Colenso BBDO New Zealand,...

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A joint study by AOL Inc. and BBDO reveals that 68% of consumer mobile phone use occurs in the home. By mining beneath the surface of "what" people are doing with their smartphones to better understand the "why" behind those mobile actions, this study uncovered several insights that run counter to the traditional view of the mobile space. The research shows that there is untapped value for brands when they look beyond the conventional view of...