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NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ketchum, one of the world's leading public relations agencies, today announced the recent appointments of four digital hires across several of its U.S. offices. Dean McBeth recently joined as SVP, digital and content strategy, in the New York office; James Lin has been appointed VP, digital strategist, in the San Francisco office; Amit Wadehra has been hired as VP, digital strategist, in Chicago; and Louis Tehan will serve as a digital...

NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced today it has selected DDB New York as its agency of record. The agency will be responsible for brand strategy and creative, including digital campaigns. "We're thrilled. First, the USTA has the potential of getting more people on tennis courts, which will make the world a lot better," said Peter Hempel, Chief Executive Officer of DDB New York. "Second, we are uniquely qualified to help the USTA...

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GSP) announced today it will open the first New York office in the agency's 30-year history. The Manhattan shop will be co-led by Executive Creative Director Christian Haas, who becomes a Partner, and Associate Partner Nancy Reyes, who becomes Managing Director. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/SF38112) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111004/SF80514LOGO) GSP New York was...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Recording Academy(®) and TBWA\Chiat\Day have teamed for the sixth year to promote the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards(®) with the ad campaign "#TheWorldIsListening." The 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (www.grammy.com) ( )will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network (www.cbs.com) from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates...

NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) announced today Tim Love, Vice Chairman and CEO, Asia Pacific/India/Middle East/Africa (APIMA), effective January 1(st), 2013, resumed his duties at the company's corporate headquarters in New York. In conjunction with his return, Love announced his intention to retire from Omnicom at the end of the first quarter. "Tim has been an important part of our executive team, leading the current phase of our Asia...

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CAHG, a leading professional healthcare communications agency, has created a special program for its annual holiday charitable giving effort to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy that recently hit the East Coast. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120328/CG76467LOGO) The program, entitled "Rebuild, Restore, Refresh, and Replenish" is a four-week donation drive coordinated with various relief organizations, focusing on collecting...

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group's (NYSE:OMC) Diversified Agency Services (DAS) today announced Min Chang has been promoted to president of the division in Asia Pacific, effective January 1, 2013. As president of DAS Asia Pacific, Chang will be responsible for leveraging innovation and collaboration across the broad range of its marketing agencies to provide fully integrated solutions to clients in the region. Chang will work closely with the agencies to develop...

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ninety-six percent of American mothers plan to make changes to their food-buying habits in 2013. That's according to the results of a national survey of more than 1,000 mothers, conducted by Fleishman-Hillard and TheMotherhood.com. The study, "Cart to Kitchen 2013: Slicing Into Moms' Food Decisions," identified key drivers behind moms' consumer behaviors in meal planning, grocery shopping and meal preparation, as well as changes food...

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...

SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TBWA dominated Campaign Asia Pacific's 2012 Agency of the Year Awards in four categories: 'Japan Creative Agency of the Year', 'Australia/New Zealand PR Agency of the Year', and 'Singapore Digital Network of the Year'. The prestigious awards show, now in its 19th year, took place on Monday, December 10 at The St. Regis Hotel in Singapore. TBWA's Digital Arts Network Singapore won Gold in the 'Singapore Digital Agency of the Year' category,...