creative

Gibbs & Soell hires Hicks as creative director

Lindsay Stein May 17, 2012

RALEIGH, NC: Gibbs & Soell has hired Alan Hicks as creative director, a new position at the firm, to handle design and production projects.

Ogilvy hires Edelman veteran Markson as consumer president

Lindsay Stein April 11, 2012

NEW YORK: Ogilvy PR Worldwide has named Mitch Markson, a 21-year veteran of Edelman, president of its global consumer marketing practice and chief creative officer for purpose branding, two newly-created positions.

Fleishman appoints Hudder executive creative director

Lindsay Stein March 12, 2012

ST. LOUIS: Fleishman-Hillard has hired former Rodgers Townsend/DDB executive Tom Hudder to serve as SVP and executive creative director, a newly created role at the firm.

Weber appoints Paul creative director

Lindsay Stein February 15, 2012

CHICAGO: Weber Shandwick has hired Jim Paul, a former creative director at Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide, as its executive creative director.

Champion your creative team for inspired results

Lawrence Lokman, Lokman Strategic Communications December 21, 2011

Chief communications officers face a tough challenge in building breakthrough programs in large organizations. Bureaucracies eschew risk, which often results in watered-down creative.

Perdue taps VIA as creative, social AOR

Lindsay Stein November 29, 2011

SALISBURY, MD: Perdue Farms has selected VIA Agency as AOR for creative and social media following a competitive review that began this summer.

MWW hires Scheiner as SVP, executive creative director

Danielle Drolet November 14, 2011

NEW YORK: MWW Group has appointed former Porter Novelli executive Mike Scheiner to the newly created role of SVP and executive creative director.

Video: Scott Allison, Allison & Partners

Steve Barrett September 27, 2011

Scott Allison, president and CEO of Allison & Partners, discusses the agency's 10-year anniversary and the launch of its Creativity Index with MDC Partners.

Get comfortable being uncomfortable

Brad Buyce, Coyne PR September 23, 2011

Across all industries, companies or specialty areas, PR is a creative endeavor.

The catalyst for creativity

Patrice Tanaka, CRT/tanaka August 12, 2011

In studying business innovation and success, it appears that collaboration is the key to producing breakthrough creativity.

Agency network of the future takes shape

Steve Barrett February 18, 2011

Since our focus is on PR agencies at the moment, due to our ongoing gathering of data for PRWeek's annual Agency Business Report, it's worth looking again at what the agency network of the future will look like.

Zócalo Group hires Harpo vet

Kimberly Maul August 17, 2010

CHICAGO: Zócalo Group hired Jennifer Severns as creative director of its Zócalo Studios division, effective at the beginning of August.

Q&A: James Kelly, creative director at GolinHarris

Kimberly Maul May 19, 2010

James Kelly, creative director at GolinHarris, speaks to PRWeek about his new position and what it means for the agency.

GolinHarris taps Weber's James Kelly as creative director

Kimberly Maul March 08, 2010

NEW YORK: GolinHarris hired James Kelly to the newly created position of creative director for the agency.

PR not involved in latest Ikea review

Erica Morris December 16, 2009

Furniture giant Ikea's creative review, does not involve its PR agencies, Ikea PR manager Marty Marston told PRWeek.

Season of the acquisition?

Keith O'Brien February 12, 2008

Famously independent creative shop Naked Communications has sold to Photon Group, according to AdAge. While the shop apparently had many suitors, Naked went...