It’s Over, Johnny: Modernista Closing this Friday

Sadly, we can’t say we didn’t see this coming. After a six-month period filled with layoffs, departures, plans to “scale back,” etc., Gary Koepke has finally decided to end Modernista!’s decade-plus run and is closing the shop for good this Friday. According to AdAge, the Boston-based agency plans to complete existing client work by May 15. What’s founder/ECD Koepke’s short-term plan? “I’ll take a little bit of time this summer and relax a bit.” After the somewhat bumpy year he’s had, can’t blame the man. Read the rest of the report here.

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