by thesanfranciscoegotist / October 12, 2018 / ARGONAUT has announced the promotion of Katie Miller as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to taking over as CMO, Miller had been serving as the Head of Brand Management and New Business at ARGONAUT. “We’re really excited to announce Katie’s new role as ARGONAUT’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer,” says Robert Riccardi, ARGONAUT CEO. “Katie has been at ARGONAUT since just[Read More]
by Egotist / September 25, 2018 / Portal A has announced that they've appointed Emma White as their first Vice President. Emma joined the Portal A team in 2015 as Head of Project Development and helped the agency grow teams across two offices in SF and LA. “Emma’s promotion is a hugely important milestone for us,” said Zach Blume, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Portal A. “Her work has helped us grow dramatically over [Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / September 5, 2018 / Chris Wallace has joined AKQA as Client Partner of media in the San Francisco studio. Prior to joining AKQA, Chris was at WPP in Chicago, London and San Francisco. On joining AKQA, Chris said “I’m excited to join the ranks of some of the most innovative minds in the industry within AKQA’s Media team. As the opportunities to bring media, data and creative closer together for our clients co[Read More]
by Egotist / August 1, 2018 / Cool local mid-week account news:Honey Bunches of Oats cereal has named ARGONAUT as agency of record after a review. ARGONAUT will be overseeing all creative duties for the brand including serving as the Social Media agency of record. The pitch-winning campaign is expected to break in Q4 of this year. “ARGONAUT impressed us for many reasons throughout the process,” said Roxanne Bernstein, Ch[Read More]
by Egotist / July 20, 2018 / AKQA welcomes Christine Grand as Client Partner in the San Francisco studio. She recently moved to San Francisco from Shanghai where she was leading numerous client service, strategy and digital teams. AKQA Director of Client Services Kristin Goto said, “We are absolutely delighted to have Christine as part of our team at AKQA. Her multi-disciplinary experience, leadership and track record of m[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / July 19, 2018 / We're sure this is something Pepsi had hoped to lose forever. But after years in the Consumer Time Capsule vault, here it is... the Crystal Pepsi employee training video! This VHS tape was released in late 1992 to coincide with the national release of Crystal Pepsi. The unintentional comedy really kicks in around the 7:45 mark when they start talking features and benefits. [Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / June 13, 2018 / TBD announced that it has been selected by Evernote as its new global creative agency. They'll kick things off by developing an integrated brand campaign to launch in late summer. “We’re excited to bring on TBD as our new partner. From day one, they’ve felt like an extension of our team, and it’s rare to get this kind of commitment and involvement from the principals of the agency,” sai[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / May 21, 2018 / Great news from DDB San Francisco - they've been awarded more work on the Energy Upgrade California account from the California Public Utilities Commission. DDB San Francisco’s new assignment includes a communications program to communicate the importance of when and how Californians use energy. The campaign will roll out over the course of the next several years. According to Mark Hansen,[Read More]
