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BBH New York's chief creative officer, John Patroulis, has led the shop in a wide variety of work since he landed the post in May 2011.

What to expect from A.G. Lafley as he retakes the reins of the world's largest advertiser? 

A year ago, on the day of his induction into the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Fame, Mr.

What to expect from A.G. Lafley as he retakes the reins of the world's largest advertiser? 

A year ago, on the day of his induction into the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Fame, Mr.

Bob McDonald has stepped down as chairman-CEO of Procter & Gamble Co. to be replaced by his predecessor, A.

Mondelez International has shifted its global Halls creative business to Wieden & Kennedy, abruptly ending its relationship with JWT.

Google is facing a new antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display-advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said.

McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson delivered a pointed retort to critics at the chain’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday morning: “The way you describe us is not who we are.

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Encouraging news came earlier this year when McCann released the results of a study out of its Truth Central initiative: four out of 10 consumers say they "love" advertising -- and 69% said they think advertising has the power to make the world a better place.

Bungie and Activision have launched "Law of the Jungle," a live-action trailer for the much-anticipated game "Destiny" -- this being the first collaboration between the developer and publisher.

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CNN is starting a late-night Friday talk show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos next month, the network said today.

Twitter is attempting to deepen its links to TV -- as well as skim TV ad budgets -- with a series of new media deals and technology to target ads at TV viewers.

How does advertising perform in a social-media world? How can you build a cohesive social strategy? And what are the hidden influences that shape your organization's creativity?

These topics are explored in three winning research papers, released by Advertising Age today.

How does advertising perform in a social-media world? How can you build a cohesive social strategy? And what are the hidden influences that shape your organization's creativity?

These topics are explored in three winning research papers, released by Advertising Age today.

Michelle Gass, a longtime Starbucks executive is leaving to join Kohl’s in the newly-created role of chief customer officer.

Kmart’s “Ship My Pants” campaign was a huge viral success, so the retailer’s attempting to capitalize on the buzz with the release of another video ad.

Nielsen has partnered with IBM to put its Watson technology to work for advertisers. IBM will make the data-parsing system which famously outwitted "Jeopardy!" champions in 2011 available to companies for CRM, customer call centers and other purposes through its new Watson Engagement Advisor offering.

Brazil, say hello to Mother.

The independent agency -- which has offices in London, New York and Buenos Aires -- agency is all set to open its fourth location in 2014, and has appointed Gustavo Sousa, the Brazilian creative director most recently of Mother London, to global partner.

A recent episode of "Mad Men" highlighted something all of us in the agency world already knew to be true -- small agencies are often brought to the pitch table by large clients because of their outstanding creative prowess, but are rarely awarded the account.

DraftFCB is doubling down on its new Los Angeles office, naming longtime Yum Brands account lead Rahul Roy as managing director of the agency.