Sacramento agency MeringCarson rebrands as just Mering.

by thesanfranciscoegotist / October 4, 2019 /

This one's a bit outside our usual coverage area, but since there's no Sacramento Egotist, we thought we'd show a little love to our state's capitol. Sac agency MeringCarson has been renamed “Mering”.

If the name isn't familiar, just know they have offices in Sacramento and San Diego, and do work for clients like Visit California, KSL Resorts/Monarch Beach, Mammoth Lakes Tourism, Merlin Entertainments (LEGOLAND), Pebble Beach Company, San Diego [Read More]

YML bringing on a ton of new talent.

by thesanfranciscoegotist / September 11, 2019 /

Y Media Labs (YML) looks to be on a hiring spree. A laundry list of recent additions include Ashley Heltne, coming from R/GA New York in the new role of Director of Client Services in Redwood City. August Kreoski joins from Beyond Design in San Francisco as Creative Direct[Read More]

Former Disney, Maker Studios Exec Joins Portal A as Head of Growth

by thesanfranciscoegotist / September 10, 2019 /

Todd Barrish, whose resume includes roles as SVP at Disney and Maker Studios, and co-founder of brand advisory firm Polymath Group, has joined the Portal A team as Head of Revenue and Growth. 

“Todd joins Portal A at a growth moment for our business. We’ve built Portal A for a decade independently, and now, with Wheelhouse in our corner, we’re ready to throw fuel on the fire, expanding our universe of partners and deepening the work we do with brands,” sai[Read More]

Firewood Names Warren Marenco Chase as Chief Operating Officer

by Egotist / September 5, 2019 /

Every time we hear news from Firewood, it's about their continued growth. The latest is bringing on Warren Marenco Chase as its first Chief Operating Officer. Chase most recently served as Chief Operating Officer at Verizon’s in-house creative agency “140” and he previously served as EVP, Global Director at Wunderman San Francisco.

“Having been on both sides of the fence and in multiple international markets, I can attest that Firewood’s unique model and approach is a disrup[Read More]