Month: May 2011

I just read a perfectly charming piece in MediaWeek about agencies in London going after smaller “regional” accounts in the North. In the choppy waters of downturn Britain, the trawl for new business from London-based media agencies seems to have taken a sinister bent of late, with those higher up in the food chain increasingly… Continue reading London, Like New York, Is The Place With The Business

The Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada and Saatchi and Saatchi Canada have launched a unique public service project to raise awareness about Tourette Syndrome. Over two years in the making, the @Random project has involved dozens of families affected by Tourette Syndrome, filmmakers, and other production industry partners to create an online documentary experience that… Continue reading Working With, Not Against, Disorder

The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider are all closely watching LinkedIn’s initial public offering today. LinkedIn’s IPO, which priced last night at $45 a share, has more than doubled in early trading, to prices north of $90 a share. Which means LinkedIn’s valuation shot to roughly $8.5 billion in a… Continue reading The Biggest Internet IPO Since Google’s In 2004