I have been reading articles on my so called “retirement”. I don’t know how this got somewhat distorted. The reality is that I am not retiring at all so whomever is disseminating that notion is misinformed.
The actual fact is that I am leaving dRMDDB but will continue in the industry.
Hector Orci – Chairman of Los Angeles based La Agencia de Orci has assumed once again the role of Chief Executive Office, a post he had turned over to Dilys Tosteson Garcia at the beginning of 2006.
Under the leadership of Dilys Tosteson Garcia Chief Executive Officer & President, the agency has suffered major losses the Verizon Communications and Allstate Insurance accounts.
The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) has selected Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications (MGS) as agency of record for media planning and buying in the United States and Canada. MGS will begin working immediately on the $40 million dollar media account to promote the benefits of travel to Mexico among General Market and Hispanic audiences in the United States, as well as consumers in Canada. The assignment of lead media responsibilities for North America concludes an extensive agency search for which MGS publicly bid. MGS was selected over several agencies for compliance in several required areas that included agency infrastructure, credentials of personnel, and overall agency capabilities.
Tapestry announced the elevation of Elena Marroquin to SVP/Director of Strategy. She had been VP/Director of Strategy for the past five years, leading Hispanic strategy for client Procter & Gamble and overseeing multicultural activity within SMG.
El Arca (The Ark), a new Hispanic communications agency based in Los Angeles has launched offering companies opportunities for their brands to connect and building buzz with Hispanic consumers. El Arca services include ad production for television, radio, print and digital, media planning and buying, and multicultural and globalization solutions.
DDB North American President Dick Rogers announced today key executive changes at dRM DDB. Eduardo del Rivero, who served as President & CEO of dRM DDB since 1994, has announced his retirement from the company. Assuming the role of President & Chief Creative Officer of the agency is Luis Miguel Messianu, who was an agency founder and has been the CCO since the agency’s inception.
Earlier this year Mozilla once again tapped Nobox to redesign its Mozilla Store; this follows the highly successful Nobox redesign of Mozilla.com, launch in October of 2006 as well as Nobox marketing efforts on Firefox 2, which among other tactics involved the design and placement of multiple banners.
GlobalHue announced the appointment of Tony Hidalgo as the new Senior Vice President/Executive Creative Director, Nelson Garcia as Senior Vice President/Executive Media Planner and Buyer, and the promotion of Liz Silvi to Senior Vice President of Accounts for GlobalHue’s Hispanic division at GlobalHue-New York.
The Census Bureau announced that it has awarded its 2010 Census communications contract, worth an estimated $200 million, to Draftfcb of New York.
Chicago-based Lapiz has been awarded the Allstate Insurance account for the Hispanic Market after a rigorous review. The account previously was with Los Angeles based La Agencia de Orci. The loss of Allstate is considered a major loss for the agency.
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