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NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Epica Awards and International Creative Conference named DDB Network of the Year, as well as awarding DDB Helsinki the Grand Prix in the press category for McDonald's "Large Coffee." Epica's aim is to encourage the highest standards of creativity and to help agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, and photographers to develop their reputations globally. McDonald's "Large Coffee" campaign also won a Gold in the...
BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversified Agency Services (DAS) announced today that it has acquired the London-based innovation and co-creation consultancy, Promise Corporation. DAS plans to fully integrate Promise into Communispace, the online insight community leader it acquired last year. "We have been watching Promise for years, as they have mastered co-creation and helped executives act intelligently based on what they learned from consumers," said Diane Hessan,...
LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, a leading global communications agency, and Kenyon International, the world's leading crisis management firm, today announced that they will join forces to deliver the first truly integrated global crisis, disaster management and communications offer. The partnership pairs the experience and practicalities of Kenyon's complex disaster management expertise, which includes on-the-ground, post-disaster response, with Ketchum's...
LONDON, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleishman-Hillard and Bernard Hodes today announced a strategic partnership in the UK to create a more complete corporate reputation, brand and talent engagement offering across the full corporate and employer brand lifecycle. The partnership will see Bernard Hodes in the UK operating as a Fleishman-Hillard company. The two agencies will retain their individual identities and continue to offer their individual specialisms, as well as an...
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TBWA\Worldwide today announced the release of a new global study that reveals the powerful engagement opportunities that exist with young adults by leveraging their deep commitment to social causes. The study proves that companies, brands and NGOs have invaluable opportunities to engage in social issues with this powerful generation. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121119/NY16453-INFO) Tom Carroll, TBWA Worldwide President and...
NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, one of the world's leading public relations agencies and PRWeek's Agency of the Year, appointed Julie Ferriot to the newly created position of global director of Ketchum Social Responsibility (KSR). In her new role, Ferriot will expand the firm's robust KSR program, continue to engage employees in volunteerism efforts, and oversee Ketchum's four-year global pro bono partnership with Room to Read. A global charity dedicated to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global public relations leader Porter Novelli announced that the agency has won the Jack Felton Golden Ruler Award, which recognizes excellence in public relations research, measurement and evaluation, for "Changing Behavior Through PR: Earned Media Boosts Campaign Effectiveness During Medicare Open Enrollment," on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "We are especially honored to win the Golden Ruler Award because it...
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, one of the world's leading communication firms and PRWeek's 2012 Agency of the Year, today introduced a music marketing specialty for clients that enables them to reach consumers in new and different ways. The offering will be housed within the agency's rapidly growing Ketchum Sports & Entertainment group. Ketchum Sounds offers a full spectrum of music marketing services, including music licensing, tour sponsorship and...
NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is pleased to announce the global expansion of its successful LaunchPad talent development program with 14 participating agencies across DDB's network of international offices, effective January 2013. Designed to bridge the gap between student and professional creatives, LaunchPad is a three-month internship program at DDB for students and young creatives working towards their first big break in the industry. The...
NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the DDB Life Style Study(®) - the nation's longest running and largest longitudinal study of attitudes and behaviors, conducted annually since 1975 - 67% of American adults believe that Halloween is not just for kids. In fact, for 13% of American adults, ages 18 - 44, Halloween is their favorite holiday - and the majority of these Halloween lovers do not even have children. When many American adults think back to their...
