New York, NY (May 7, 2013) DDB Worldwide, a division of Omnicom Group (NYSE), and its Tribal Worldwide division today announced its participation during Creative Week in NYC on May 6-10, 2013.

Matt Eastwood, Chief Creative Officer of DDB New York, and Kristine Bender, Executive Creative Director of WaterisLife.com, will present the Hashtag Killer campaign during “Think you have first world problems?” on Tuesday, May 7, at 1 p.m., at The Soho Stage, 82 Mercer Street. The panel will be moderated by Ann-Christine Diaz, Editor of Creativity.

Rich Guest, President of Tribal U.S., will participate in Creative Week’s “Digital Leadership Roundtable” on Wednesday, May 8, at 9 a.m., at the Microsoft Stage, 82 Mercer Street.

Tribal Worldwide’s New York office will also lead the “Turning Foodies into Feedies” panel, featuring Rich Guest, President of Tribal U.S., James Marshall, Partner at Whitehall, and Valerie Biberaj, Director of Development at The Lunchbox Fund. The session will be held on Thursday, May 9, at 9 a.m. at the Microsoft Stage, 82 Mercer Street. The panel will be moderated by Brian Morrissey, Editor in Chief of Digiday.

“We are delighted to take part in Creative Week NYC this year,” said Mark O’Brien, President of DDB North America. “The intersection of creativity and technology has become an integral part of targeted brand messaging. We look forward to contributing to the conversation— inspiring creativity and innovation at this year’s event.”

Creative Week is where advertising, design and digital media collide with the arts. The week-long event began in 2010 when The One Club, a leading nonprofit in the advertising industry, saw an opportunity to do more for the creative community drawn to New York each May for the One Club family of awards.

For additional information on Creative Week 2013, please visit: http://creativeweek.com/

About DDB Worldwide

DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is one of the world’s largest and most awarded advertising and marketing networks. In 2012, DDB was named Advertising Network of the Year by Campaign, as well as Agency of the Year and Digital Agency of the Year by Strategy magazine. At the prestigious 2012 Cannes International Festival of Creativity, DDB won 82 Lions, the most ever for the network. In addition, The Gunn Report has listed DDB as one of the Top 3 Global Networks for the last 12 years. The agency’s clients include Volkswagen, Reebok, McDonald’s, Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, and Exxon Mobil, among others.

Founded in 1949, DDB is part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE) and consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries with its flagship office in New York, NY.

About Tribal Worldwide
Tribal Worldwide (www.tribalworldwide.com), a global creative agency, draws on its expertise in digital innovation as well as its heritage of creativity and insights to craft effective marketing solutions that connect brands to people. In 2012 Tribal Worldwide was inducted into The FWA Hall of Fame and was recognized as a leading mobile marketing agency by independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc. In addition, the network’s Canadian offices were honored with Strategy magazine’s 2012 Digital Agency of the Year award, while its offices in the Asia Pacific region have been consistently named Campaign Asia’s Digital Network of the Year. Tribal Worldwide was the first digital agency to be named Global Agency Network of the Year by Advertising Age, winning that designation in 2009, and in 2005 took home Adweek’s Interactive Agency of the Year. In addition to winning top honors at the CLIO Awards, New York Festivals, Spikes Asia and The One Show, among others, Tribal was the first to win the Grand Prix in Film with an online execution at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2009.

Founded in 2000, Tribal consists of 60 offices in over 42 countries with global headquarters in New York, NY.

About Omnicom Group Inc.

Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

For further information on Omnicom and its brands, please visit www.omnicomgroup.com

Contact

Christie Giera
Christie.Giera@ddb.com
+1 212 415 2186

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Vertic, a leading independent digital advertising agency, has announced the opening of their new office in Seattle. The office will serve as the company’s west coast US headquarters, coordinating operations with their offices in New York, Singapore and Copenhagen, Denmark.

Driven by the demand of a growing U.S. client roster that includes Microsoft, SAP and AARP, the west coast location will allow the agency to better service existing clients and build new relationships with local marketers. The Seattle expansion is the groundwork of a larger agency growth strategy based on a global presence with access to key market locations of their leading Fortune 500 customers.

“Opening a West Coast office is an important juncture for our company,” said Vertic co-founder and CEO, Sebastian Jespersen. “After the opening of our Singapore office, coupled with the strong double-digit growth of our New York and Copenhagen offices, this is exemplary of our company’s steady upward momentum.”

Founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2002, the agency has developed a number of award-winning digital campaigns and solutions for an international client roster, including Microsoft, SAP, Siemens, Philips, Vestas and MTV Networks.

In support of the agency's expansion, Laurence Lipworth, Partner & EVP Client Engagement, will split his time between Seattle and New York during 2013. “It's clear that the increasing business coming from our west coast clients demands the highest level of local client service." states Lipworth. "The opening of the Seattle office was the next logical step in our continued expansion and growth. I'm excited to be leading the Seattle office, supported by our extraordinary teams in New York, Copenhagen and Singapore."

About Vertic
Vertic is a global independent digital ad agency. Our award-winning solutions are based on our ability to blend the core competencies of strategy, story-telling, creativity, interaction-design, and in-depth understanding of content creation, in the pursuit of tangible business results.

Vertic’s mission is to help industry leaders apply interactive solutions to build their brands and create great customer experiences across the entire digital channel.

Founded in 2002, we are currently represented in Copenhagen, New York, Singapore, and Seattle. Our passion is creating 360 multi-channel solutions that generate demand for our client’s brand.
For more information, visit http://www.vertic.com

Laurence Lipworth +1 646 642 3180 – llipworth@vertic.com

New York, NY – April 16, 2013: New York Festivals® International Advertising Awards announced Kirk Cheyfitz, Global CEO & Chief Storyteller, Story Worldwide will moderate New York Festivals 2013 Executive Jury. As moderator, Mr. Cheyfitz will guide the proceedings of the world's largest gathering of worldwide chief creative officers ever to judge an advertising competition. Unlike other competitions, the NYFA Executive Jury does not elect a chairman or president — all members are of equal status.

"This is the third year in a row that NYF has brought together 31 of the world’s most prominent creative executives to select the World’s Best Advertising®, in addition to 275 Grand Jury members” said Jim Smyth, CEO International Awards Group. “Kirk’s experience with people from all walks of life combined with his commitment to the art and commerce of advertising make him the ideal moderator for this impressive jury.”

Mr. Cheyfitz, an award-winning journalist, author, editor, publisher and innovator in nontraditional marketing and custom-created content, began his career as a journalist in Detroit. He has had a prominent career as editor and/or president of five major titles, including Chicago magazine. Cheyfitz was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his investigative reporting at the Detroit Free Press and winner of the Society of Professional Journalists’ prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Bronze Medallion for investigative reporting.

As Global CEO and Chief Storyteller of Story Worldwide, Kirk is recognized as a leading expert in the profitable use of content to extend brands, win customers, create loyalty and build sales. Kirk’s storied past led him to spend an evening with Fidel Castro while accompanying the late Senator Eugene McCarthy on an official mission to Cuba to discuss the future of tourism, open for folk/country-rock singer Emmylou Harris, and run bases in his youth for a US senator with a bad back named Jack Kennedy. He leads Story Worldwide, whose philosophy is connecting brands to customers by telling engaging and entertaining stories that audiences actually want to hear.

As Executive jury Moderator, Mr. Cheyfitz will lead the New York Festivals Executive Jury through 5 days of judging in New York City, the world capital of advertising. Together, though 5 rounds of judging, the Executive Jury will evaluate every shortlisted entry selected by the online Grand Jury, across all mediums, using NYF’s patent pending revolutionary Matrix Scoring System to select the World’s Best Advertising®.

To view the 2013 Executive Jury visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/NYFJuries/

Award-winning entries will be announced at the New York Show™ awards presentation on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. The New York Show, a two-day series of creative events, will take place at the landmark New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building, located at 455 Fifth Avenue, at 42nd Street in New York City. Festivities will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 1st and 2nd, and includes the Executive Jury Press Conference, keynote speakers, creative panel discussions, networking events, and exhibits of the Shortlisted work. Thursday evening features the 2013 New York Show awards ceremony and after-party to honor the winners in true New York style.

To purchase tickets for the New York Show please visit: https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/Events/. Ticket prices for the 2013 New York Show: Full Access Pass to all events, including panel sessions, screenings and awards show - $250; Award Ceremony - $100; Executive Jury Press Conference and individual panel sessions - $30 per session.

Press inquiries should be directed to Gayle Mandel: gmandel@newyorkfestivals.com. Ph: 1 212 643 4800.

International Awards Group, founded in 1957, organizes advertising and programming competitions for the following brands: AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness™; Midas Awards® for the World’s Best Financial Advertising™; The Global Awards® for the World’s Best Healthcare Advertising™; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Advertising®; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best TV & Films™; and New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Radio Programs™. Entries to each of the competitions are judged around the world by panels of peers in their respective industries. For more information, go to http://internationalawardsgroup.com/

The Ogilvy PR team from Melbourne won the Mattel account in a competitive four work immediately.

Ogilvy PR Melbourne’s Managing Director, Alexandra Kelly, said: “We are thrilled to have won such an exciting project that gives us such incredible scope to help reshape this brand. Our campaign is all about tired brand perceptions and helping brands in the last 60 plus years.”

Damian Black, Mattel Senior Brand Manager, said: “We were really excited about Ogilvy’s fresh thinking during the pitch process – we were looking for an idea and an agency that could shake up perceptions and we were looking for an idea and an agency that could shake up perceptions and we were looking for an idea and an agency that could shake up perceptions and create new relevance for us – not simply produce traditional product based PR solutions. We’re looking forward to seeing the campaign unfold."

The Mattel account adds to an impressive list of clients for Ogilvy PR Melbourne including BP, the Victorian Department of Health, febfast and Melbourne Airport amongst others.

Ogilvy PR Australia is a joint venture between WPP and STW Group, Australia’s leading marketing content communications group.

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For more information contact:

Sandra Renowden

STW Group

Ph: +61 403 823 218

About Ogilvy Public Relations

Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2012, Ogilvy was named Cannes Lions Network of the Year and Most Effective Agency Network by the Effie Global Effectiveness index, named Public Affairs Consultancy of the Year by the Holmes Report, won Consumer Consultancy of the Year in Asia Pacific (Holmes Report), and won the WPP global, top award (WPPed Cream, Crème de la Crème) for the fifth time in six years. Ogilvy PR inegrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital, and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. For more information, visit our Web site at www.ogilvypr.com.au, or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypraus.

Thursday 28 March 2013: The National Art School is today announcing a partnership with advertising company Saatchi & Saatchi Australia to support the achievements of over 100 students completing their Bachelor of Fine Art in 2013.

The Saatchi & Saatchi, National Art School Graduate Exhibition will showcase the artworks of over 100 emerging artists produced in their graduating year. The show supported by Saatchi & Saatchi will attract thousands of visitors to see over 1,000 works of arts created by a new generation of artists.

The National Art School has educated more artists than any other institution in Australia. The 2013 graduates will join the list of the National Art School alumni that reads like a veritable who’s who of Australian artists and includes luminaries such as Sydney Ball, Charles Blackman OBE, John Coburn AM, Sophie Cape, Elisabeth Cummings OAM, Sir William Dobell OBE, Ken Done AM, Max Dupain OBE, Bert Flugelman AM, James Gleeson AM AO, Fiona Hall, Norman Hetherington OAM, Robert Klippel AO, Colin Lanceley AO, Guy Maestri, Reg Mombassa, Susan Norrie OAM, Margaret Olley AC AO, John Olsen AO OBE, John Passmore, Leslie Rice, Martin Sharp, Wendy Sharpe, Jeffrey Smart AO, Tim Storrier AM, Ken Unsworth AM and Guy Warren OAM amongst many more.

“We are thrilled to have gained the sponsorship of Saatchi & Saatchi in support of the National Art School and especially our graduates. This exceptional sponsorship demonstrates their understanding of the importance of fostering creative talent and giving new and emerging artists extended opportunities to be seen by a broader audience. Having the support of such a renowned and successful agency as Saatchi & Saatchi to champion emerging artistic talent and support the marketing efforts of the National Art School is incredibly important to us. We are extremely delighted to be working with Saatchi & Saatchi and look forward to our new and exciting partnership.” Professor Anita Taylor, Director, National Art School.

Saatchi & Saatchi CEO, Michael Rebelo commented: “Emerging creativity in our country needs the support of companies like ourselves, so we’re excited and committed to helping the National Art School and its talented students fulfil their inherent creative ambition.”

The National Art School 2013 partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi will support the School and its mission to ensure that students continue to have access to world leading educators and practitioners, helping them reach their full potential.

The Saatchi & Saatchi National Art School Graduate Exhibition will be open to the public from Thursday 28 November through to Saturday 8 December 2013 in the NAS Gallery and the studios of the National Art School at the historic Darlinghurst campus.

Graduate Exhibition 2013
28 November - 8 December
National Art School Gallery
Forbes Street Darlinghurst
Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Celebrates Bachelor of Fine Art graduates’ achievements in the disciplines of Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking and Sculpture

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For further information, or to arrange media interviews please contact:

Enid Charlton, Head of Development, 92298645, enid.charlton@nas.com.au
National Art School, Forbes Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 2010
www.nas.edu.au, enquiries@nas.edu.au

Image details:
Artist: Katie Murray
Name: Fassbender 2
National Art School Graduate Exhibition 2012
Photo Credit: Ellen O’Shaughnessy

Wunderman Executive Board

The Wunderman Executive Board expands and renames the purview of the former Executive Committee. Its purpose is to define the business direction and strategy of the agency with respect to finance, talent, new business, key accounts and technology. This governing body comprises senior leadership, including the newly named division presidents for Brand Experience, Consumer Engagement, Data & Insights and World Health, as well as the yet-to-be named Global Creative Officer. Wunderman chairman and CEO Daniel Morel, who presides over the Wunderman Executive Board, also named two vice chairmen; other members include (alphabetical order):

• Gurval Caer, vice chairman, chief marketing officer
• Becky Chidester, president Wunderman World Health
• Stephane Faggianelli, president, Asia-Pacific
• Gary Laben, president, Wunderman Data & Insights
• Sam Landers, president, Wunderman Brand Experience
• Peter Law-Gisiko, chief financial officer, Wunderman and Y&R
• William Manfredi, executive vice president, Global Talent Management
• Stewart Pearson, vice chairman, chief client officer
• Kass Sells, president, North America

About Wunderman

Advertising Age ranks Wunderman as the #1 digital and #1 CRM agency in the world. Founded by Lester Wunderman in 1958, Wunderman has 170 offices in 60 countries offering Brand Experience, Consumer Engagement, Data & Insights and World Health marketing solutions. Powered by complex analytics and strategic insight, creative content engages the consumer as participant, critic, creator and champion in always-on conversations to propel growth. Best Buy, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Ford, Levi's, Microsoft, Nokia, Novartis, Telefonica and leading local and regional brands are among them. Wunderman is a member of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) and part of Young & Rubicam Group. For more information: www.wunderman.com.

Chairman and CEO Daniel Morel said Wunderman's 20+ specialized agencies in social, mobile and data now fall into four divisions each with global reach: Brand Experience, Consumer Engagement, Data & Insights and World Health. This simpler, more transparent organization makes it easier and more efficient for clients to access the expertise they need. Morel also revamped Wunderman’s global governance (see separate release).

"Our mission is simple. Ensure our clients know what their competition doesn't, and act upon it quickly. Today, that means tapping into real-time consumer conversations and transactions and connecting them with every bit of data we have accumulated,” Morel said. “Lester Wunderman, our agency founder and chairman emeritus, was prescient in his advocacy for data-driven insights to be at the heart of our business. Today, very few companies can derive as much insight to craft locally relevant communication that can be leveraged globally. Now, we can more easily put the power of our collective agency expertise in branding, engagement, health care and data behind our clients' biggest marketing challenges,” he said.

Wunderman Brand Experience

Focused on brand experience and customer acquisition over digital channels, the Wunderman Brand Experience division provides e-tail environments, online content and mobile innovations, and search and real-time optimization that improve brand image and enhance consumer consideration. It comprises agencies owned or acquired over the past 10 years and many similar practices we built around the world.

Sam Landers, who heads Designkitchen, has been promoted to president of the Wunderman Brand Experience division and joins the Wunderman Executive Board. Martin Conneen, the global client lead for Nokia, has been promoted to division COO. Landers' priorities are twofold: 1) create greater continuity and efficiencies across the units, and 2) seek ways to streamline new business and operations to align more closely with Wunderman's global resources. The result will be a more flexible and integrated global offering.

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"Wunderman's Brand Experience division, with its unprecedented reach and scale, addresses one of the most important business requirements today—connecting a new generation of digital consumers skeptical of traditional brand communication and fiercely independent in how they seek information and form opinions,” Landers said. “When powered by data, it creates true engagement, which is what advertising today is all about.”

Wunderman Consumer Engagement

The engine of consumer retention is the Wunderman Consumer Engagement division, which involves all things CRM at the global, regional and local levels. This includes "always on" social, mobile, loyalty, and both traditional and eCRM. When real-time consumer information is combined with behavioral and transactional data, campaign messages, offers, channels and timing can be customized and made more personal.

"Wunderman's proprietary data ownership makes digital engagement a reality,” Morel explained. “And, if you use the Web to engage and build customer loyalty but neglect data as one of the essential elements in the process, you are wasting a lot of time and money." The search for a president to head this division continues. In the interim, Morel will personally oversee its endeavors.

Wunderman Data & Insights

The Wunderman Data & Insights division, the hallmark of the agency since its inception, supports the entire organization. At its core are three elements: raw data; the integration and management of that data; and, insights derived through sophisticated data processing, analytics and interpretation.

By owning, compiling, managing and mining data directly, clients benefit from a more robust “big data” solution that includes: proprietary data, analytics and optimization; data visualization, reporting and dash boarding; data integration; and data management, CRM and loyalty implementation.

"When applied within our clients' own marketing and operational environments, data and insights improve and add relevance to creative, media, consumer and e-commerce solutions," said Gary Laben, who, in addition to his role as CEO of KBM Group, will serve as president of the Wunderman Data & Insights division.

Wunderman World Health

Wunderman World Health is a specialist in driving customer engagement in Pharma, Consumer Health and Health Services. As health care companies seek to become more customer-centric, Wunderman World Health helps clients leverage capabilities in data, digital and CRM to create relevant content, services and tools that meet the industry’s new demands.

To build upon our success, we will aggregate our health care expertise around the world under the leadership of Becky Chidester, including our strongest groups, RTC and new resources within KBM Group. The result will enable us to share our expertise across divisions and apply learnings and best practices in a more flexible way. Chidester is president of Wunderman World Health and joins the Wunderman Executive Board.

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"The health care industry is calling for us to help them better connect with their patients, providers and payers. Wunderman World Health, with its infrastructure, scale, geography and expertise, is in the best position to deliver," Chidester said.

New Roles

The restructuring also includes significant changes in creative, regional operations, marketing & innovation and new business globally:

Creative: Morel is on the hunt for a global creative officer to evangelize creative excellence and stir the agency's collective creative energy. The person selected to fill this newly instituted role will counsel clients across the board; help attract, develop and retain best-in-class talent; and be part of the Wunderman Executive Board.

Morel, who deems "creative as business critical," said of the search: "Creative is central to the Wunderman proposition. When fueled by the right data and insights, it is especially powerful and business results soar. We are looking for someone who can lead our global creative team to reach new heights."

Regional Operations: Kass Sells has been promoted to president, Wunderman North America, reporting to Morel. In this role, he will oversee operations throughout North America. Sells also retains his leadership role on Microsoft. As Seattle's managing director and global client lead for Team Microsoft, Sells was behind the consolidation of Microsoft’s global relationship marketing work with Wunderman as its single RM agency of record; he also expanded the Seattle operation into a full-service agency, serving multiple clients including T-Mobile USA. Sells joins the Wunderman Executive Board.

Marketing & Innovation: Gurval Caer, founder of Blast Radius, takes on the new role of Wunderman vice chairman, chief marketing officer, and becomes a member of the Wunderman Executive Board. He will be responsible for identifying and expanding business opportunities with our clients and creating a network-wide innovation strategy. This includes acquisitions, partnerships with media, content and technology platforms, and overseeing the development of the corresponding strategy to drive business growth for our clients. In this role, Caer will work closely with Morel.

"As mobile and social technologies get faster and more sophisticated—and hence, deliver value far beyond what they do today—we need to help businesses understand how they can benefit by using them, which is a key element of the marketing challenge today," Caer said.

New Business: As chief client officer, Stewart Pearson is now responsible for the health and growth of Wunderman's new business roster. Pearson has been leading new business and client development initiatives and has organized winning teams for Microsoft, Nokia, Levi's, Coca-Cola and Best Buy. Pearson will work across the agency's global resources as well as with discipline experts to resource and orchestrate the capabilities that best serve the business needs of our prospective clients. Morel also named Pearson to the role of Wunderman vice chairman.

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Summing up the changes, Morel said, "Today clients expect more than a piece of communication. And for this next generation of 'real-time' marketers, that means anticipating their needs with even greater speed and accuracy. Organizing this way creates a sleeker, smarter and solidified Wunderman client service model that delivers on that promise."

Mr Bell comes to Ogilvy PR following a distinguished career in communications, high-level
management, corporate brand reputation and government. Prior to Westpac, Mr Bell was CEO for the Australian Bankers’ Association and has headed corporate affairs at both NRMA and Telstra, and served as Managing Director for prominent public affairs company Gavin Anderson & Kortlang (now Kreab Gavin Anderson).

In his new role Mr Bell will oversee a number of the companies and product offerings within the
Ogilvy PR group, including leading public affairs company Parker & Partners, employee engagement and change communication consultancy Ogilvy Impact as well as the sustainability communications practice OgilvyEarth.

Kieran Moore, Ogilvy Australia PR’s CEO, welcomed Mr Bell’s appointment, which comes after a nine-month international search.

“David is a highly-credentialed practitioner who will bring an enormous amount of knowledge,
insight, energy and connectivity to this role. We are delighted to have him on board to add further impetus to already strong brands,” Ms Moore said.

“The current managing directors of each of the companies will remain, but we see David’s role as drawing together our existing strong abilities in areas like thought leadership, issues and crisis, corporate reputation and housing them under one umbrella so we can offer them as a more compelling option to the market.”

“We wanted someone who would be able to draw on the obvious synergies that exist between the various Ogilvy PR brands. David’s background and ability makes him the ideal candidate for such a senior role,” she added.

Mr Bell said he was looking forward to the challenge of further enhancing Ogilvy PR’s standing as Australia’s leading agency.

“There is no agency respected more in Australia, and none with as impressive a client list,” Mr Bell said. “I see this as an incredible opportunity and challenge to take a number of our brands, services and people and make them even more successful.”

Mr Bell will commence at Ogilvy PR on April 15. He will be based in Sydney but will work throughout Ogilvy’s Australian offices. Ogilvy PR is a joint venture between WPP and STW Group, Australia’s leading marketing content and communications service group.
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Rebecca Tilly, STW PR on 0410 501 043

About Ogilvy Public Relations
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2012, Ogilvy was named Cannes Lions Network of the Year and Most Effective Agency Network by the Effie Global Effectiveness Index, named Public Affairs Consultancy of the Year by the Holmes Report, won Consumer Consultancy of the Year in Asia Pacific (Holmes Report), and won the WPP global, top award (WPPed Cream, Crème de la Crème) forthe fifth time in six years. Ogilvy PR integrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. For more information, visit our Web site at www.ogilvypr.com.au or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypraus.

Creative Winners Include: BBDO, BBH New York, mono

New Orleans, March 12, 2013 -- Winners of the 2013 4A’s O’Toole Awards for Creative and Media Excellence were announced at the association’s annual conference, Transformation 2013: The Idea Effect at the New Orleans Hyatt Regency.

In the first year that the O’Toole Awards are recognizing media excellence, Lisa Donohue, CEO, Starcom USA, helped the 4A’s announce the Media winners on Tuesday, March 12:

Large Media Agency: MediaCom

Mid-Sized Media Agency: Colle+McVoy and Hill Holliday (tie)

Small Media Agency: Grupo Gallegos

Chuck Porter, Chairman, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, and Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett, announced the creative agency winners Monday, March 11:

O'TooleBox: BBDO New York

Large Creative Agency: BBDO New York

Mid-Sized Media Agency: BBH New York

Small Media Agency: mono

In another O’Toole Awards first, Collective is a founding sponsor of the Media Awards and will donate $30,000 to the 4A’s Foundation, which uses funds to underwrite scholarships for multi-cultural students. And, each winner will receive $10,000 for a charity of their choice.

“The O’Toole Awards are extremely competitive, and a best-in-class representation of an agency’s entire catalogue of work,” said 4A’s President-CEO Nancy Hill. “Not only are the media and creative winners setting the bar for our industry, they are helping fuel future talent with the donated proceeds. That money will help pay it forward by funding scholarships for multicultural students pursuing careers in advertising.” Since 1991, the O’Toole Awards have recognized the highest level of excellence for an agency's body of work on behalf of multiple clients, with entries open to creative agencies of all sizes, including international agencies. In 2013, the 4A’s added a category for media planning and buying excellence.

A complete list of 2013 finalists can be found here. http://www.aaaa.org/news/bulletins/pages/otoolefinalists_03052013.aspx

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About the O’Toole Awards
Established in 1991, the 4A’s O’Toole Awards for Creative Excellence competition is one of the most competitive and highly-regarded award programs in advertising. In order to win, an agency must submit an entire body of stellar work across several different clients. Its purpose is to recognize agencies that consistently set and maintain the very highest standards.

All proceeds go to the 4A’s Foundation, Inc., which was established in 1997. A primary goal of the Foundation is to award scholarships to multicultural students of the advertising arts.

About the 4A’s
The 4A’s is the national trade association of the advertising agency business. The 1,200 member agency offices it serves in the U.S. employ 65,000 people; offer a wide range of marketing communications services, and place 80 percent of all national advertising. The management-oriented association helps its members build their businesses, and acts as the industry’s spokesperson with government, media, and the public sector. For more information, visit the 4A’s Web site at www.aaaa.org.

About Collective

Collective is a leading data-driven multi-screen company that connects brand marketers to audiences with highly personalized experiences across display, video and mobile advertising. Collective’s multi-screen data optimizes targeted creative to break down traditional media silos and deliver highly personalized creative coordinated across devices. Headquartered in New York with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and India; Collective has been recognized on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 500/5000 lists. Collective is backed by Accel Partners, Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital. To learn more about Collective, visit www.collective.com.

Contact

Melissa Im

212 966 9525

melissa.im@digennaro-usa.com

New York, NY – January 27, 2013: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards®, now in its 56thyear, announced four additional appointments to the 2013 Executive Jury. This elite group of worldwide chief creative officers and executive creative directors will convene in New York City April 27th through May 1st to select the World’s Best Advertising® across all mediums from the shortlist selected by the online Grand Jury.

Recent Executive Jury appointments include:

• Warren Brown, Creative Founder, BMF Sydney, Australia
• Chris Garbutt, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Paris, France
• Guido Huffels, Chief Creative Officer, Heimat Werbeagentur GmbH, Germany
• Diane Ruggie, Creative Director & Partner, Velocebella, USA

“The 2013 Executive Jury is an incredibly impressive group of international CCO’s and executive creative directors, this ‘dream team’ will make certain that any agency earning an award in this year’s competition will truly merit the title of The World’s Best Advertising®,” said Michael O’Rourke, President International Awards Group/New York Festivals.

Award-winning entries will be announced at the New York Show™awards presentation on Thursday, May 2rd, 2013. The New York Show, a two-day series of creative events, will take place at the landmark New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building located at 455 Fifth Avenue, at 40th Street in New York City. Festivities will be held on Wednesday and Thursday May 1st and 2nd, and includes the Executive Jury Press Conference, keynote speakers, creative panel discussions, networking events, and exhibits of the Shortlisted work. Thursday evening features the 2013 New York Show awards ceremony and after-party to honor the winners in true New York style.

The final deadline for the 2013 competition is February 27th. For more information, please visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2,10

To purchase tickets for the New York Show please visit: https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/Events/

Ticket prices for the 2013 New York Show: Full Access Pass to all events, including panel sessions, screenings and award show - $250; Award Ceremony - $100; Executive Jury Press Conference and individual panel sessions - $30 per session.

Press inquiries should be directed to Gayle Mandel: gmandel@newyorkfestivals.com. Ph: 1 212 643 4800.

International Awards Group, founded in 1957, organizes advertising and programming competitions for the following brands: AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness™; Midas Awards® for the World’s Best Financial Advertising™; The Global Awards® for the World’s Best Healthcare Advertising™; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Advertising®; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best TV & Films™; and New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Radio Programs™. Entries to each of the competitions are judged around the world by panels of peers in their respective industries. For more information, go to http://internationalawardsgroup.com/

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (4 February 2013) - Nissan’s powerful and global brand campaign has set a new Guinness World Records achievement at Dubai International. Today, Mr. Paul O’Neill, vice-president of Guinness World Records, officially recognised Nissan’s backlit indoor advertising sign as the largest of its type in the world. O’Neill presented Nissan, represented by Roel De-Vries, Global Marketing vice president and Atsuo Kosaka, managing director of Nissan Middle East, with the Guinness World Records certificate. In order to express its thanks for its invaluable support, Nissan shared this award with Dubai International. A specially commissioned commemorative plaque of the record was offered to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of the Department of Civil Aviation and Chairman of Dubai Airports.

“It felt natural for Nissan to choose Dubai International, one of the largest and most important airports in the world, as of one of the key locations for the deployment of our global brand campaign. Nissan feels proud to have achieved a world record in Dubai, the city of so many world records. His Highness’ support was decisive in the success of this project,” commented Trevor Mann, Nissan executive vice president and chairman of the Management Committee for the Africa Middle East, India and European region

“It is an honour to have His Highness with us today as Nissan celebrates another landmark day in the Middle East,” said Atsuo Kosaka. “When we began this project, we were bold enough to ask ourselves, ‘what if we can turn our advertising at Dubai International into a world record?’. Today we see the result of that commitment as we once again deliver ‘Innovation that Excites’ into everything we do in the Middle East region.”

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said: “I congratulate Nissan for its achievement at Dubai International. Dubai has long been the focus for international enterprise in the Middle East and Nissan’s selection of our airport as part of a global campaign is continued evidence of the growing business importance of the emirate. We look forward to increasing commercial activity and innovative campaigns as our economy grows into the future.”

Eugene Barry, SVP Commercial at Dubai Airports commented: “This ambitious project mirrors our own ambitions at Dubai Airports. With more than 57 million people passing through the world’s third-busiest airport last year, Dubai International is the perfect location for this record-breaking initiative, and we are delighted that Nissan has chosen our airport to showcase their brand to a global audience."

Nissan’s global brand campaign will reach 100% of the passengers of Terminal 1 and 3, through more than 74 touch points at Dubai International.

Associated with this Guinness World Records are JC Decaux, the concessionaire of Dubai International and Mindshare, Nissan’s media buying agency for the Middle East.

“This remarkable campaign was an exciting tremendous challenge for our teams. An efficient and well-coordinated execution allowed us to give life to this fascinating project in 9 months, which required all our JCDecaux expertise to overcome various technical obstacles. To be part of this unprecedented project that resulted in a world record for Nissan and Dubai International, is emblematic of our fundamental mission: adding value to our partners and enhancing the passenger experience through creativity and innovation,” said Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO of JCDecaux.

About the Guinness Record
Nissan Middle East received its award from the Guinness World Records organization for its production and installation in Terminal 3 of Dubai International of ‘The largest illuminated advertising sign (indoors)’.

• With an external frame measuring 28m by 6.21m with a surface area of 174m2, and 183 024 white LEDs it was unveiled with the latest Nissan ‘What IF_’ campaign artwork which weights 100kg.

• Using light aluminium and the latest LED lighting technology, JC Decaux managed to reduce by 60% the weight, and by 40% the electrical consumption compare to a traditional lightbox.

• Over 3500 man hours were required for the installation on site.

About Nissan’s ‘What IF_’ campaign
The ‘What IF_’ brand campaign is a global initiative utilizing the major international airports across the world together with a multi-channel communication strategy which will be implemented over the next couple of years. The campaign will communicate Nissan’s limitless innovation through constantly refreshed creative ads that will surprise and further deepen the understanding of Nissan’s human-centric approach to innovation.

The ‘Innovation that Excites’ global brand platform marks a profound shift in Nissan’s operations and promotes the inherent role that innovation plays across every part of the company, globally. Those words, exciting and innovative, are at the heart of what we do at Nissan. We believe in delivering innovative products and excitement for everyone. We believe in innovation which is useful to real people in the real world. This belief in customer-focused innovation underlines everything we do.

The ‘WHAT IF_’ campaign underlines Nissan’s commitment to bring innovative and exciting products to our customers.

The first creative work showcased the following:

• Nissan’s leading EV (electric vehicle) technology with the Nissan LEAF’s remote-charging capability via a smart phone application

• Safety technology with the Around View Monitor that provides a bird’s view to facilitate all manoeuvres

• Performance leadership with the Iconic Nissan GT-R sport sedan

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About Nissan Middle East
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. became the first Japanese car manufacturer to establish a regional Middle East headquarters in June 1994. Nissan operations now cover over 20 countries across the region making it one of the best represented Japanese automotive brands in the Middle East. From its pioneering crossover vehicles and class-leading small cars to the legendary Nissan GT-R and all-conquering SUVs such as the ‘Hero of All Terrain’, Nissan Patrol, Nissan Middle East’s vehicle line-up is one of the broadest and most popular in the region, covering almost every segment of the automotive market.

About Nissan’s Power 88
Nissan’s Power 88 plan includes unprecedented investment in new markets, products and technologies to raise Nissan’s presence across the globe with the twin objectives of commanding eight per cent of global market share and achieving a sustainable eight per cent operational profit by 2016.

Please visit the Nissan Media Channel on www.nissanbrand-me.com or ‘Like’ us at http://www.facebook.com/NissanME

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For additional information, please contact:

For Nissan Middle East FZE media enquiries:
Yolande Pineda
General Manager, Corporate Communications Department
Nissan Middle East FZE
Tel: +971 4 881 7500
Fax: +971 4 881 9747
E-mail: Yolande@nissan-me.ae

Sanaa Khadir
Ketchum Raad Middle East
Tel: + 971 4 425 8800 ext. 8983
Mobile: +971 50 8158480
E-mail: sanaa.khadir@ketchum-raad.com

New York, NY – January 29, 2013: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards®, now in its 56th year, announced six additional appointments to the 2013 Executive Jury. This elite group of worldwide chief creative officers and executive creative directors were chosen to select the World’s Best Advertising® across all mediums from the shortlist selected by the online Grand Jury.

“We're looking at arguably the most experienced awards jury going. And in our opinion, their experience and expertise, along with the ability to recognize ground breaking ideas is what makes this jury so unique, and our winners so deserving,” said Michael O’Rourke, President International Awards Group/New York Festivals. “Providing our jury members with the opportunity to evaluate only the shortlist means more time for debate and discussion and it also means that each entry will be given the undivided attention it deserves.”

Recent appointments to the 2013 Executive Jury include:

• Kentaro Kimura, Co-CEO, Executive Creative Director & Account Planner, Hakuhodo Kettle, Japan
• Nick Law, EVP/Global Chief Creative Officer, R/GA, USA
• Martin Pross, Chief Creative Officer, Scholz & Friends, Germany
• Andreas Ullenius, Executive Creative Director/Senior Partner, Akestam Holst, Sweden
• Debbi Vandeven, Chief Creative Officer, VML, USA
• Erik Vervroegen, International Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide, France

Additional Executive Jury appointments will be announced soon.

The Executive Jury will convene in New York City April 27th through May 1st. Award-winning entries will be announced at the New York Show® awards presentation on Thursday, May 2rd, 2013 at the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

The New York Show®, a two-day series of creative events, will be held at the landmark New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building, located at 455 Fifth Avenue, at 40th Street in New York City. Festivities will be held on Wednesday and Thursday May 1st and 2nd, 2013 and includes the Executive Jury Press Conference, keynote speakers, creative panel discussions, networking events, and exhibits of the Shortlisted work. Thursday evening features the 2013 New York Show awards ceremony and after-party to honor the winners in true New York style.

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards receives entries from 70 countries, recognizing work in all media. To view the 2013 competitions/categories go to: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2,10,40

For a limited time New York Festivals has waived the 15% Rush Fee, and all entries received after February 14th will be subject to a 15% Rush Fee. The final deadline for the 2013 competition is February 27th. For more information, or to enter, please visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2,10

To purchase tickets for the New York Show please visit: https://www.newyorkfestivals.com/Events/. Ticket prices for the 2013 New York Show: Full Access Pass to all events, including panel sessions, screenings and award show - $250; Award Ceremony - $100; Executive Jury Press Conference and individual panel sessions - $30 per session.

Press inquiries should be directed to Gayle Mandel: gmandel@newyorkfestivals.com. Ph: 1 212 643 4800.

International Awards Group, founded in 1957, organizes advertising and programming competitions for the following brands: AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness™; Midas Awards® for the World’s Best Financial Advertising™; The Global Awards® for the World’s Best Healthcare Advertising™; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Advertising®; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best TV & Films™; and New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Radio Programs™. Entries to each of the competitions are judged around the world by panels of peers in their respective industries. For more information, go to http://internationalawardsgroup.com/

The second round of the 2013 Executive Jury Members includes:

• Mike Geiger, President Chief Integration Officer, JWT North America, USA
• Merlee Jaymee, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, DM9 Jayme Syfu, Philippines
• Amir Kassaei, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide
• Jason Peterson, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, USA
• Marcus Rebeschini, Chief Creative Officer – Asia, Y&R Asia, Singapore
• KV Sridhar, Chief Creative Officer India Sub Continent, Leo Burnett, India

Additional Executive Jury appointments are forthcoming.

"The 2013 Executive Jury will evaluate only the Shortlist selected by the NYF’s Grand Jury,” said Michael O’Rourke, President International Awards Group/New York Festivals. “This process of the Executive Jury evaluating entries during five rounds of judging allows each entry to be given the utmost attention. To have your work seen by a jury with this much combined experience makes earning an award in the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards a testimony to the creativity and originality of the entry.”

The NYF Executive Jury will convene in New York City April 27th through May 1st, concluding with the New York Show awards presentation on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013.

The Executive Jury evaluates every shortlisted entry selected by the online Grand Jury, comprised of 400+ international executive creative directors, making it the most diverse jury of any advertising competition in the world.

New York Festivals will host the 2013 celebration of the World's Best Advertising® with The New York Show™, a two-day series of creative events held at the landmark New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts building located at 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street in New York City. Festivities will be held on Wednesday and Thursday May 1st and 2nd, 2013 and includes the Executive Jury Press Conference, keynote speakers, creative panel discussions, networking events, and exhibits of the Shortlisted work. Thursday evening features the 2013 New York Show awards ceremony and after-party to honor the winners in true New York style.

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards receives entries from 70 countries, recognizing work in all media in the following competitions: Avant-Garde, Branded Entertainment, Creative Marketing Effectiveness, Design, Digital, Direct & Collateral, Film, Integrated, Outdoor, Print, Public & Media Relations, Public Service Announcements, Radio, and Student.

The deadline for the 2013 competition is January 27th, entries received after January 27th are subject to a 15% Rush Fee. For more information, or to enter please visit: http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.php?p=2,10

Press inquiries should be directed to Gayle Mandel: gmandel@newyorkfestivals.com. Ph: 1 212 643 4800.

International Awards Group, founded in 1957, organizes advertising and programming competitions for the following brands: AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness™; Midas Awards® for the World’s Best Financial Advertising™; The Global Awards® for the World’s Best Healthcare Advertising™; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Advertising®; New York Festivals® for the World’s Best TV & Films™; and New York Festivals® for the World’s Best Radio Programs™. Entries to each of the competitions are judged around the world by panels of peers in their respective industries. For more information, go to http://internationalawardsgroup.com/

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 2, 2013 -- In his first major hire since taking the creative reins of Draftfcb Orange County as EVP, Chief Creative Officer on Dec. 10, Eric Springer has recruited creative heavyweight Michael Bryce to help him steward the Taco Bell account in Orange County, and the network’s soon-to-open satellite office in Los Angeles.

Bryce, who partnered with Springer at Deutsch/LA, is joining Draftfcb Orange County on Jan. 2 as EVP, Executive Creative Director. As a former EVP/group creative director at Deutsch/LA, Bryce worked closely with Springer on the successful Volkswagen pitch. He most recently has won accolades for the Samsung GS II campaign during his tenure as creative director at 72andSunny, where he also worked on Activision.

Also at Deutsch, Bryce managed the broadcast and digital creative for PlayStation U.S., and led creative management and new business wins for DirecTV, TGIFridays, and Cici’s Pizza. His automotive experience spans Volkswagen, General Motors/Chevrolet, Mitsubishi and Saturn.

“Mike has one of the most perfectly balanced creative/strategic minds I have ever worked with. He is the consummate professional -- smart, focused, funny and the master of the subtleties. He raises the bar for everyone around him, me included,” said Springer. “I know he will contribute many fresh, eye-opening and business-building ideas on Taco Bell. Mike knows how to tell a brand story like few others in the business. And he will play a key role in pursuing new business and building our operations in southern California."

In addition to Taco Bell, Draftfcb Orange County currently handles the Petco and the Advertising Council’s Wildfire Prevention/Smokey Bear accounts.

“I’m excited to be joining Eric at Draftfcb. We're committed to building a team that will push the creative and to aggressively grow the agency in Southern California with new and existing clients,” Bryce said.

Check out Bryce’s creative portfolio at http://www.krop.com/michaelbryce/#/.

“This is the perfect confluence of two worlds,” stated KK CCO Bell. “We are taking the strategic and creative heritage of KK and adding a whole new dimension with the content and digital expertise of David, Eric and Robert. Most digital and content companies are great at delivering creative, but they lack the strategic thinking – what we’ve formed here is a company that can handle the entire package. This union will help us work in an agile and nimble way to build new brand communities unlike anything our clients have ever experienced.”

The LA-based Charles, Barrett and Fagan will act as full partners and run KK Los Angeles behind the agency’s long-established KK ethos of creating meaningful, community-based work and the KK process that treats every assignment as a start-up, reshaping consumer mindsets and making brands famous. With creative strategy and creative leadership combined with creative production, KK will quickly produce high-quality content.

“Advertising is very good at borrowing from culture – we want to make advertising that contributes to culture and builds communities around it,” stated KK ECD David Charles. “To do that, we look to position ourselves with clients who aren’t afraid to push the boundaries of their brand and build a meaningful community of passionate consumers behind it.”

“I’ve always admired the way that KK forged daring communications for their brands by bringing that start-up mentality to every project,” noted Charles, who has worked out of California for several years and will act as KK’s ECD and partner in LA. “Their philosophy and approach to advertising combined with our expertise in the interactive, original, and branded content spaces are the perfect fusion of talent. Together we can make the kind of progressive, meaningful work that’s not compared with other advertising, but with other entertainment properties.”

The agency’s newest outpost will offer services that include:

• Integrated Advertising: KK’s recent campaigns include powerful brand stories for Red Stripe, Metro, Bushmills, Greenpeace, CitizenM Hotels, I Amsterdam and J&B.
• Original Branded Content: KK invests deep strategic thought to develop cross-media storytelling for each client. The studio’s latest work includes an integrated campaign that utilizes live TV, social media and real audience interactivity for MTV and documentaries about soccer, surfing, art and music.
• Curation and Publishing: The LA office, like the London outfit, will double as KK Gallery, a sought-after space for exhibitions and exclusive retail collaborations, drawing culture seekers, design product buyers and press with events such as the recent shop swap with French brand Colette. KK also publishes photography, communication and arts books and co-organizes the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival, the largest action sports film festival in the world.

KK Los Angeles opens after a highly productive planning process that locked in a list of launch accounts that includes a global campaign for a leading Spirits company, Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the Museum of Contemporary Art’s MOCAtv, the first dedicated contemporary art channel to be part of YouTube original channels. “We wanted to ensure that we hit the ground running,” stated Celikbas, KK Amsterdam’s Managing Director. “These accounts not only help us to immediately show our abilities to the U.S. market, but they showcase the seamless collaboration among our offices.”

About Eric Barrett, President and Partner:

Eric is founder/EP of Mirror Films and the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. His reel includes commercials and music videos for Nike, Ford, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Target, NFL, MLB, Disney, Mercedes, AXE, Quiksilver, Paul McCartney, U2, Madonna, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dave Matthews Band, which earned him a Grammy nomination. His work with Rock the Vote earned a Peabody Award.

About David Charles, Creative Director and Partner:

David was a Creative Director/Writer at Digital Agency of the Year AKQA and hot shop 72andSunny in LA. He’s created award-winning campaigns, interactive experiences and branded content for global clients such as Nike, Xbox, Sprite, Visa, Gap, Mini, LucasArts, and many others. His accolades include awards at Cannes, One Show, New York Festivals and Archive.

About Robert Fagan, Head of Integrated Production and Partner:

Robert is founding member of 42 Entertainment, where he’s produced work at the forefront of transmedia and digital storytelling. He’s won back-to-back Cannes GPs with Year Zero for Nine Inch Nails and The Dark Knight. His game-mechanics expertise in building communities has led him into the world of social programming, where he is currently developing television properties for FUSE, MTV and others.

About Dave Bell, Creative Director and Partner, KK International:

Dave helped KK grow from a start-up into the world-renowned communications agency it is today. He’s behind campaigns for Absolut, Diesel, 55DSL, Hans Brinker, CitizenM hotels, Nike, Red Stripe and Greenpeace. Dave Bell is a lecturer at School of Communication Arts and has been involved in numerous talks from Hong Kong Business Design Week to Young Guns Australia.

About Engin Celikbas, Managing Director and Partner, KK International:

Engin joined KK International as Managing Director (and partner) in 1998. His efforts were central to creating the financial and organizational structure that allowed the shop to produce work in a broad range of cultural and commercial fields – and for global clients such as Heineken, T-Mobile and Diageo (J&B among others). This work has helped them become one of the most respected independent agencies in the world.

ABOUT KK LOS ANGELES:

Established in 1996, KK is an independent, communications agency in Amsterdam, London and now Los Angeles with 70 people of 10 different nationalities.

KK Los Angeles is a vertically integrated communications agency that brings brands and communities together by creating meaningful experiences in every media imagined. With sister offices in Amsterdam and London, the KK group can act as a start-up, but with a global presence.

“This new position is an excellent and very exciting challenge. The aim is to bring a comprehensive vision to the business. And most importantly to provide communications solutions which will help strengthen our clients’ businesses,” remarks Campochiaro.

The executive joined McCann Buenos Aires in 2008 as Head of Planning. Prior to that he had been Group Account Director for Y&R and a member of the Operations Committee of the agency, where he began his career as a trainee in 1995.

He has worked for brands such as Quilmes, Repsol YPF, General Motors, MasterCard, Nestlé, L’Oreal, Microsoft and Movistar, an account for which he was also Director for Latin America. Throughout his career, he has taken part in projects that have won awards at the most prestigious advertising festivals, such as the Effie, Cannes, New York, London, Clio, FIAP, Platinum Pencil and the Martín Fierro, besides being a jury member for several of them.

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McCann is one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, with operations in over 120 countries.

Based in New York, the agency is a unit of the McCann World Group, the leading global network in communication and marketing solutions, comprising those agencies that stress innovation, creativity and performance.

In Argentina, McCann Buenos Aires works for important clients such as General Motors, MasterCard, L´Oréal, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, Bimbo, Google, American Airlines and British American Tobacco.

“For the past three years we have focused our work broadly on combating child sex trafficking. It has become crystal clear in our efforts that technology plays an increasingly large role in this crime and in the sexual exploitation of children overall,” said Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Co-Founders, THORN. “We believe that the technology-driven aspect of these crimes demands its own attention and investment.”

The statistics are staggering. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), reports that the number of child pornography files reported for victim identification has exploded from 450,000 digital images and videos in 2004 to over 17 million in 2011. THORN is working to make the Internet a more hostile environment for those who seek to exploit children.

According to Sergeant Byron Fassett, Dallas Police Department, “We are increasingly rescuing child sex trafficking victims who are either recruited through online channels or bought and sold over the Internet. THORN is addressing a real need within the area of child exploitation.”

THORN's work focuses primarily on four areas: research, deterrence, innovation and industry initiatives. The foundation will continue to work closely with law enforcement, other NGOs, the private sector and its own “Technology Task Force” to create tools, policies and programs that will work to bring an end to these illicit activities and protect children.

THORN Technology Task Force We know that predators now use technology to exploit children, so THORN is determined to turn the tables and use technology to protect children and deter predators. To do that, the foundation has created the THORN Technology Task Force – a group of more than 25 tech companies that collaborate on technological initiatives to fight child sexual exploitation. Companies include Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Symantec, SV Angel, Blekko, BlueCava, Connotate, Conversion Voodoo, DataXu, Hang, Irdeto, Mozilla, SalesForce Foundation, Digital Reasoning, Palantir and others.

“THORN works tirelessly to develop technological solutions to end child sexual exploitation,” said Joe Sullivan, Facebook Chief Security Officer. “Facebook is proud to partner with THORN and the entire Tech Task Force to end the exploitation of children. Developing innovative and robust solutions to keep children safe is critical.”

THORN has also partnered with San Francisco advertising agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners – on a pro bono basis – for brand consulting, strategy, research and creative development.

For more information on THORN, please visit www.wearethorn.org, follow us on Twitter @THORN and Facebook.com/WeAreThorn

Members of the public were able to donate blood in support of the ‘Blood Relations’ project the film tells the story of, at a mobile blood donation bus that was on site outside the JCC Manhattan. The blood drive that attracted hundreds of participants and provided a much-needed boost to the city’s blood supplies after many of New York’s blood donation clinics were closed by superstorm ‘Sandy’.

The short film ran as an introduction to the full-length documentary One Day After Peace, featuring the story of Robi Damelin, also a member of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, and one of the original participants in the ‘Blood Relations’ initiative. The award-winning film, directed by Erez and Miri Laufer, follows Damelin as she tries to contact her son’s killer. When he refuses, she returns to her country of birth, South Africa, to examine how they achieved reconciliation after decades of conflict. Damelin and journalist Gideon Levy spoke and addressed questions after the screening.

The Other Israel Film Festival is taking place in New York City from November 8-15, featuring New York premieres of internationally acclaimed, award-winning films by and about Arab and minority populations living in Israel. The Other Israel Film Festival is the foremost U.S. presenter of new cinematic works that bring into focus the most talked about and controversial topics concerning Israeli society today. In addition to the screening of One Day After Peace on Sunday, it was also screen on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 PM at CinemaVillage. For full program information, visit OtherIsrael.org

Yossi Lubaton, CEO of BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Israel said: “We are very proud to have our film shown in the Other Israel Film Festival. We hope this film will make people think differently about what it means to be a ‘Blood Relation’ and that the people who see it will not only share in our hope that things will get better, but that they will be inspired to share their blood and donate in support of that hope. It has been an honour to work with such an amazing organisation as the Parents Circle and the Peres Centre for Peace and we thank them for giving us the opportunity to make the film that documents their incredible story.”

Isaac Zablocki, a programmer of the Other Israel Film Festival, adds, “The Other Israel Film Festival is proud to create a platform of dialogue and inclusivity as demonstrated through the arts. And now, we extend this platform to include a much needed blood drive. This drive will serve the New York public at times of need, and also serve as a symbol equality and peace.”

The donations in New York on Sunday mark the latest in a series of blood donation events that have been taking place across the world as part of the ‘Blood Relations’ initiative. The project began in September 2011 when Israeli and Palestinian members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, came together to donate blood to each other that was then shared to save lives on the opposite side.

‘Blood Relations’ was borne out of a global challenge ‘The Impossible Brief', launched by BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Israel at the 2010 Cannes Advertising Festival where creative minds from all over the world were invited to present ideas that would bring Israelis and Palestinians closer together. Visit www.bloodrelations.org for more information.

Contact:

Isobel Kerr-Newell

Communications Director
Saatchi & Saatchi EMEA

Tel: +44 7947 375 103
isobel.kerr-newell@europe.saatchi.com

Festival Media Contact:

Julia Pacetti

President
JMP Verdant Communications

Tel: +917 584 7856
julia@jmpverdant.com

About The Parents Circle Families Forum

The Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF) consists of more than 600 bereaved families, half Palestinian and half Israeli. It has played a crucial role since its inception in 1995, in spearheading a reconciliation process between Israelis and Palestinians. The Forum members have all lost immediate family members due to the violence in the region.

The PCFF is a not-for-profit organization that operates from two offices, the Israeli office located in Ramat Ef'al (suburb of Tel Aviv) and the Palestinian office in A-Ram (north of Jerusalem). The organization is operated and backed up by a large body of volunteers from the bereaved families as trained and experienced lecturers, facilitators and activists. The Forum is supported by a network of friend organizations in the United States, Britain, Germany and Israel.

Their work is well known within international political circles. President Barack Obama publicly acknowledged them as an example of the desire for reconciliation in the region in his 19 May 2011 address on the Middle East. Their work has also been recognised by President Bill Clinton, President Carter and Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus and has received numerous awards including the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award in 2010.
http://www.theparentscircle.com/

About the Other Israel Film Festival

The 6th Annual Other Israel Film Festival will take place in New York City from November 8-15, featuring New York premieres of internationally acclaimed, award-winning films by and about Arab and minority populations living in Israel. The Other Israel Film Festival is the foremost U.S. presenter of new cinematic works that bring into focus the most talked about and controversial topics concerning Israeli society today. The Festival takes understanding beyond the finite viewing experience by offering world-class speakers and conversations in the SpeakEasy Café following each screening. The Other Israel Film Festival was founded by Carole Zabar in 2007, with the mission of giving an international voice to minority groups in Israel through cinema.

Films will screen at the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave, and the Cinema Village, 22 E. 12th St., in New York. This year, the festival will offer nationwide access to select films and conversations on its streaming site: OtherIsraelOnDemand.org