-Deutsch LA and director Noam Murro (with a little help from Johnny Cash) have teamed up yet again for VW, this time showing how a hungry dog is no match for the Jetta’s keyless access (above).

-Lionsgate has launched a media agency consolidation review. link

-Nike designer Darrin Crescenzi, who created brand identity for the Livestrong campaign among several other projects, has re-imagined Game of Thrones’ sigils. link

-Former Dachis Group CSO Peter Kim has joined R/GA as managing director of business transformation. link

-Ogilvy CEO Miles Young says that brands’ emphasis these days is on harnessing ‘big data’ to get more creative. link

-Wonderful: All new Kindle Fires will be stuck with “Special Offers” aka ads. link

-Stuart Elliott at The New York Times spotlights KBS+P’s recent crowdsourcing competition. link