News

-Former Mother art director April Mathis Lauderdale, who worked on the Method Man “World Gone Sour” video for Sour Patch Kids among other things while at said agency, has assumed the same title at Raleigh, NC-based Baldwin&.

-NASCAR and Twitter play let’s make a deal. link

-Appshaker and BBC Home Entertainment take their show on the road with a U.S. augmented reality tour (above).

-Ogilvy U.K. chief exec Hugh Baillie has decided to move on…but where to? link

-Facebook stock is continuing to drop this morning. link

-Indie darlings Beach House respond to getting apparently ripped off by Volkswagen in a new ad (above). link

-As a shock to no one, Facebook set trading records for IPO volume. link

-Hey, BSSP is hosting an NYC confab next week starring PepsiCo’s Shiv Singh among others. link

-Another Mediabrands network, you say? link

-MyxTV, an Asian-American entertainment network, launched something called Mashbox. link

-A couple of soccer nuts/NYC creatives have launched the Euro 2012 Score Censor. link

-‘The Pitch’ Recap: BooneOakley Battles Conversation for Popchips

-Sad: DDB GCD Sonya Grewal Passes Away

-John Norman Takes Some Time Off

-MARC USA’s Modesto Moves On

-Russell Takes ECD Post at GSD&M

-Arturo Aranda Leaves BBDO

-Yet Another BGF9000 ‘Press Release Announces Employment of Miami Ad School Grad

-Trollback + Company has reinvented the logo for TV Land (above). link

-New York shop Johannes Leonardo picked up global creative duties for Sprite. link

-So, what will the Facebook IPO mean to consumers? link

-Speaking of, here are your new Facebook billionaires. link

-And while we’re on the topic of billions, Pinterest joined the club thanks to another $100 million of funding. link

-My old cohort Doug MacMillan discusses Mark Zuckerberg. link

-W+K London alum Rob Steiner has joined up with CP+B’s U.K. operation as head of production.

-Ah, so this is what happens when producers unite (above). link

-Ben Silverman‘s Electus has launched a new reality show on its “Loud” YouTube channel. link

-Adam Kmiec was promoted to the newly created position of director, digital marketing and social media at Campbell Soup Company.

-Yep, a band picked up a hitchhiking John Waters. link

-So, is Facebook set to price its IPO or what? link

-Apparently, online ad manager ranks as one of top 20 “great jobs” minus a college degree. link

-Massachusetts agency Allen & Gerritsen has welcomed Arnold/Hill Holliday alum Megan O’Connell as senior art director as well as Liz Paquette as marketing manager.

-Speaking of senior ADs, Vladimir Jones welcomed a new one. link

-The Spikes Asia 2012 fest is now open for entries. link

-Former R/GA San Francisco ACD Yasmin Nestlen joined SapientNitro as associate director, experience design.

-A Russian mag decides to out “Parking Douches” (above). link

-The IAB published something called the “Mobile Phone Shopping Diaries.” link

-DDB alum Jonathan Sackett joined Ogilvy as managing director of content strategy for North America.

-Larry David‘s worst enemy Aamco celebrates 50 years (above).

- Queens, NY-based (represent) commercial production house SFI (Simpson Films), hired David Nelson as executive producer.

-Cannes Young Lions “Team USA.” Wooo? link

-Hmm, so what start-ups should Facebook now buy? link

-The AAF’s Advertising Hall of Achievement has announced its 2012 call for nominations. link (pdf)

-The IAB has decided to establish an educational standard for digital media sales. link

-NYC/Czech Republic production company Savage has signed directing team Honest for US and global representation.

-Bacardi wants to adhere to “corporate responsibility,” will give back for greater good. link

-Facebook flexes its guns, increases IPO size. link

-Hoffman Lewis promotes a “new/expanded/classic” Prius (above).

-Lee Hirsch, director of the new doc Bully, signed with Moxie Pictures for his first-ever commercial representation.

-According to reports, GM has pulled its $10 million campaign from Facebook ahead of the IPO, deeming its on the social network “had little impact on consumers.” Ewwww-a-niiiick!! link

-Wes Anderson explains to Slate why he digs directing commercials. link

-Hollywood-based prodco Luma Pictures has brought in former agency producer Vicki Mayer to run its commercial VFX department.

-Roger Federer and Credit Suisse unveil a making-of trailer for their new global campaign launching next week. link

-Being a Wayne Gretzky superfan won’t work in this marriage according to a new Mobile Mini campaign from Venables Bell & Partners.

-WPP/GroupM company Xaxis opened up new regional headquarters in Singapore.

-Speaking of the GroupM umbrella, media agency MEC celebrates its 10th anniversary today. link

-The Cannes Lions crew picked Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey as its 2012 Media Person of the Year.

-The New York Lottery guy now has a creepy, bespectacled posse in a new spot from DDB NY (above).

-IKEA gives its first Indian-inspired line the Pinterest and Facebook treatment. link

-CP+B went on an EVP promotion spree. link

-Volvo launches China’s first real-time bidding-based advertising. link