-McCann CEO Nick Brien talks about landing the GM account among other things. link

-Here’s a behind-the-scenes clip of CP+B’s meaty new ad for Kraft dubbed the “Baconizer” (above).  link

-So, why is Pinterest so “addictive?” Maybe this infographic can help. link

-Chicago-based shop Two By Four appointed Jennifer Nicks as VP, director of operations.

-As the Facebook Timeline conversion continues, let us bring you HP’s update. link

-It seems Turner and CBS did alright in terms of revenue from digital March Madness viewing. link

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13.I’m Ron Burgundy? He’s back. This is the announcement.

12. Total Recall is back. Stars Colin Ferrell. You’re welcome.

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Well, we have to say this is a little Friday boost as the one and only Snoop Dogg along with San Francisco shop Pereira & O’Dell have collaborated on a project to commemorate his greatest moments…and of course, rolling papers are included. Here, the Doggfather offers an introduction to Rolling Words, which is essentially a smokable songbook as the parties are calling it and promotes the hip-hop vet’s smoking rolling papers. The book, which we’ve been told is in “elite distribution” at the moment, is all made from hemp-related materials. So, basically, all you damn need is a match.

Those who are lucky enough to attend the modern-day Woodstock that is Coachella can sample the wares, which seems appropriate enough considering Snoop’s headlining the final night on April 22. Now, does anyone want to bust out Snoop’s verse on “Dre Day” with me? Credits after the jump..

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-We Suppose This is the Best SFW Way to Promote Adult PPV

-AKQA to Take Over as Verizon Digital Partner

-GS&P + McCann to Lead Global Chevy Biz

-CP+B Execs Split to Form MADE

-Finally, A Mobile Voice Assistant that Understands Your Fetishes

-Moxie Vet Chris Gomersall Splitting for Facebook

-Kash Sree Out at SS+K

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While Americans have been bombarded with heavily sentimental Google+ TV ads that cause us to burst into tears and hug our pets during Modern Family commercial breaks, the UK has been living in deprivation. That is, until now.

For Google+’s first UK TV spot, creative shop Adam and Eve (not the porn company) is taking responsibility for melting the cold, British hearts of the assorted Emma Thompsons and Alan Rickmans across the pond. A dead ringer for the BBH Google work we’ve been seeing stateside (but with accents), “Tom+” follows the online life of one man, starting by watching him sort his wife into a “Love of My Life” Circle and ending with his older, gray-haired self sorting a baby into a Circle labeled “Grandchildren.” And, in case you didn’t recognize it right away, the narration over the spot is British actor Benedict Cumberbatch reading “The Seven Ages of Man,” from Shakespeare’s As You Like It.

Now, as tear-inducing as this spot is, it’s kind of silly to think that it hinges on the belief that Google+ will be successful enough to last an entire generation. Regardless, Adam & Eve founding creative partner Ben Priest told Brand Republic, “We wanted to bring warmth and humanity to this platform. To show people how it allows you to share what’s important with those you love.” So, dear commenters, do you prefer your tea and crumpets with “Tom+” or a shot of “Dear Sophie?”

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Prior to working at Dentsu, Chung had two tours of duty as both a strategist and integration manager at McGarryBowen and spent a year as an account exec/planner at BBH. Outside the agency world, he serves as director of social media for nonprofit, literacy/education org Pencils of Promise, which has worked with the likes of AKQA in the past.

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Three months after parting ways with Mother, Brooklyn-based Cumberland Packing Corp, which is perhaps better known as the maker of Sweet ‘N Low among other products, has moved on, stayed local and selected another New York shop, Ammirati, as its new agency of record. CPC’s director of marketing Catherine Steffan offers the most generic of statements regarding her company’s decision, saying, “We’re happy to announce that we’ll be working with Ammirati and looking forward to great things.”

Prior to Ammirati, Cumberland enjoyed a two-year relationship with Mother, which in turn spawned work such as this. Expect the first work from CPC’s new AOR to break in June.

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This has all the makings of a Friday item. L.A.-based integrated agency Big Picture Group, which seems to have a focus on interactive and broadcast efforts for TV shows, decided to take their weekly Friday free staff lunch benefit one step forward. BPG staffers seem to have an appetite for pizza (like most of us do) and today starting at 12:30 PST, eight local pizzerias will be vying for guaranteed Friday business over the next 12 weeks. Lordy, believe it or not, the agency, which has selected staffers to play judge and jury, sent out an RFP and it reads as follows:

“Once a week, we break for lunch to enjoy the best pizza in town. No debate – the best. Does this get your competitive juices (and tomato sauce) flowing? We hope so.

We’d like to invite you to respond to our “Request for Pizza.” Winner gets our business.

Design Requirements
Pies can be round, square, thick or thin. You’re the artist. We’re just the guys and gals with smiles on our faces. One large pie of your choosing is all it takes to show your stuff.

Technical and Infrastructure Requirements
No “virtual” pizzas accepted. No virtual ovens, virtual Parmesan shakers, or virtual pizza cutters. All tasters will be real live, real hungry people.

Assumptions and Agreements
After a taste test showcasing local pizza shops, our employees will vote on their favorite. We’ll let you know by the Monday following “Taste Test Friday” if your pie took the prize.

Basis for Award of Contract
Winner to be determined by:
•       Yummm-factor
•       Presentation, ingredients, authenticity
•       Intangibles

Anticipated Selection Schedule
“Taste Test Friday” will take place on March 30, 2012 at 12:30pm.  The winning shop will be rewarded our business once a week for 3 months.

Delivery is to begin the following “Pizza Friday” with bpg guaranteeing the purchase of 5 (or 6) large pies for 12 consecutive weeks.”

Now, as New Yorkers, we know how people here can be pretty snobbish about our pizza and we don’t really see SoCal as a choice destination for the delicious dish (doesn’t everyone just hit up In-N-Out over there?). But perhaps, we’re missing something and now, we’ll know where to go on our next visit to the West Coast. Damn, is it lunchtime yet?

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-Put on your best duds, ladies and gents, as ForbesLife is ready to do a fashion shoot of today’s Madison Ave. execs. link

-Kimberly-Clark’s DryNites brand has teamed up with iVillage to address the always sensitive topic of bedwetting. Vibrant is providing the contextual advertising. link

-Deutsch LA picks up some creative work for Target. link

-Facebook is making search more of a priority. link

-Toronto agency John St and the World Wildlife Fund want to know if you have what it takes to join “Team Earth Hour” (above). link

-RIM continues to have issues. link

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In this episode of “Cubes,” we tour the offices of XO Group Inc., the media company best known for every bride-to-be’s favorite site, The Knot.

The XO Group’s brand-new space in lower Manhattan boasts a fashion runway, a bar with a kegerator, a giant projection screen for playing Xbox Kinect, and a staircase inspired by the ones found in Apple stores. Oh, and it has really good feng shui.

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-Audio post house Sound Lounge, which recently renovated its location in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, welcomed Charlex alum Chris Afza as mixer.

-So, who won big at the 2012 ARF David Ogilvy Awards? link

-Best Buy is closing 50 of its U.S. stores by 2013. link

-Clear Channel says all is well when it comes to advertisers on Rush Limbaugh‘s radio show. link

-PHD has a new U.S. CEO. link

-The One Club offers some behind-the-scenes footage for BBDO New York’s M&M Super Bowl spot. link

-London-based Hypernaked is behind this snowboarding-themed clip promoting the filming prowess of a slew of Nokia Lumia 800s (above).

-Have you played Tribal DDB Amsterdam’s Facebook game promoting the third generation of VW’s 21st century Beetle? link

-Social media firm HootSuite has gained $20 million in secondary funding. link

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Calling, Mulder, Scully, Ripley or anyone who’s dealt with aliens as the extraterrestrial bunch are apparently behind the making of TV streaming media device Slingbox according to this ha-ha clip from San Francisco’s Hub Strategy. Well, the guy you see as noted is Blake Krikorian, the inventor of the Slingbox, co-founder/CEO of Sling Media, a board member of partner Amazon and now, a thespian.

Here, Springer meets with his outerworld mates on what looks like a throwaway set piece from Ridley Scott‘s 1979 classic Alien. As you’ll see, he prefers getting home TV through the interwebs on his computer or mobile phone over reversing global warming. Well, at least he suffers some seemingly painful consequences for his decision, but we appreciate his sacrifice.

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Speaking of R/GA, with tomorrow’s mandatory Facebook Timeline conversion for Pages fast approaching, said shop has finally adhered and delved into its history, which of course began in the film industry. The agency for the digital age’s Timeline offers a nice glimpse at a company that started in computer-assisted filmmaking courtesy of Bob and Richard Greenberg and, of course, has now evolved into the global operation you know today. Since we’re partial to sci-fi/horror, we figured we’d show you another image that provides the background on the brothers Greenberg’s work on Alien. See the rest of the Timeline here. Meanwhile, we’re still on the fence about Timeline, but here are some tips if you need.

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It looks like Pfizer’s Consumer Health division is continuing to dole out agency assignments as sources familiar with the matter confirm that after a review which lasted “a few months,” New York-based indie agency BurnsGroup has won out as AOR for the pharma giant’s Chapstick brand. We’ve been told by sources that it’s a full AOR status including digital/traditional and assignments for the lip balm line are already underway.

PCH’s latest assignment follows that of awarding the Emergen-C account to Grey (we hear that BurnsGroup also participated in this pitch). The Chapstick business, if you recall, was previously handled on the digital side by R/GA (yes, we all know what happened last fall) and the Martin Agency offline. Pfizer has yet to comment on the Chapstick account transition.

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“Definition 6 has experienced rapid growth over the past 3 years and continues to do ground breaking work for our clients and partners. In the normal pattern of agency life, we experience changes in our staff levels in all offices and all departments and all functions. So, yes we have had some recent departures, but we have also had some recent hires and we continue to add more resources to growing departments as needed in areas like social, mobile, video and post production.”

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