So, sources familiar with the matter have sent us a memo from Andrew Keller that has made the rounds in the CP+B camp, which announces that Bill Wright and James Dawson Hollis, offline creative directors that somehow transitioned into the digital business, are leaving the agency. Where to, you ask? Well, Ogilvy West to serve as ECDs. After the jump, check out the memo regarding the pair, who worked on Kraft (“Pudding Face”), Jell-O (“Jiggle It” app), etc.

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Our pals at the Denver Egotist posted an item that introduces us to the Andrew Keller Experience, which as you guessed, features the CEO of Crispin Porter + Bogusky. It’s hard to tell from the footage and cock-rock get-up (oy, we really can’t wait for Battle of the Ad Bands now), but yes, that is Keller on guitar (is that Leif Garrett on vocals?) and the rest of his Experience doing their bar-band version of karaoke staples “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Journey and Def Leppard, respectively.

Not much more to explain except the clips come from a CP+B party that was thrown a few weeks ago at Absinthe House in Boulder. Regardless if you think they have chops or not, at least it looks like the boys are having fun. Now, does anyone have a lighter we can borrow?

Six-year CP+B vet Winston Binch, who was housed in Boulder, co-founded Boulder Digital Works and served as partner/MD of Crispin, is leaving the agency for a gig at Deutsch LA. Here’s a letter from CEO Andrew Keller:

Dear CP+B,

Wanted to send out an update to let everyone know that Winston Binch will be leaving the agency.

While many of you may think of Winston as a partner and new business guy, Winston, along with Jeff Benjamin, Scott Prindle and Matt Walsh are the original architects of our digital process as we know it. What an amazing and significant accomplishment. We truly can’t thank Winston enough and are sad to see him go.

Over the last 18 months, Ivan Perez-Armendariz has stepped into Winston’s role of Director of Interactive Production so that Winston could focus his efforts on new business where he’s done a great job creating opportunities for the agency. Ivan along with Paul Sutton, Ryan Moreno and Tony Tung will continue to lead our digital production efforts and are clearly the best in the business. We couldn’t be luckier to have them.

Also, I’m happy to announce that Mason Reed will be taking over new business efforts and is already doing an excellent job-I will let him make his cool announcement next week.

Today is Winston’s last day. If you see him, please thank him for his impact on the agency and congratulate him on his new job at Deutsch LA. We will miss you, Winston.

Andrew

Update: Here’s official word on Binch, who joins Deutsch LA as partner, chief digital officer. CEO Mike Sheldon, take it away:

“Winston is one of the top digital talents anywhere.  The goal for Deutsch LA is  simple and clear: we want to be the best digital agency in the country. Hiring Winston greatly amplifies our efforts in getting there. Winston is a great leader, thinker and someone who creates amazingly inventive programs for clients.  We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him join us. “

-Bob Carrigan succeeds David Moore as chairman of the IAB Board of Directors.

-CP+B CEO Andrew Keller talks to Yahoo’s advertising blog. link

-Alex Bogusky, meanwhile, launched his new endeavor called Common. link

-Dr. Phil talks “ring envy” with the NFL on Fox guys (above).

-The call for entries is now open for the 2011 ADC Student Brief competition. link

-Cool: Google Art Project link

TBWA Worldwide alum Suzanne Powers has joined the executive ranks at Crispin Porter + Bogusky by taking on the position of global strategy officer. During her ten years at TBWA, Powers moved up from account planning director at Chiat\Day\LA to executive director of strategy and business development and was eventually responsible for the strategic leadership of the agency’s global clients such as MARS, Nivea and GSK.

Called “a restless kindred spirit…with unmatched talent and experience in global planning and activation” by CP+B CEO Andrew Keller in a statement, Powers will be spearheading the agency’s global expansion.

More Crispin news? Yes, more Crispin news, and this one’s fairly big as the agency’s longtime co-CCO Andrew Keller has been promoted to CEO of CP+B. But Keller isn’t the only one probably busting open a bottle of bubbly as his cohort Rob Reilly has been bumped up worldwide chief creative officer, while Jeff Steinhour was promoted to president and Jeff Hicks was elevated to vice chairman at the MDC-owned firm.

In a statement, Keller, who has been with Crispin for 12 years and counting, seems optimistic, saying, ““It’s impossible to know what the advertising industry will be like in 10 years, but you can be sure CP+B will be at the forefront of it, making brands outrageously successful by any means possible.”

We’ve covered some Domino’s stuff in the recent past,  i.e. the whole “take a picture of your pizza and send it to us” bit. That idea was kind of nifty-getting the audience involved and just showing the pizza as it is with no smoke & mirrors.

Now, Crispin Porter + Bogusky is attempting to prove how seriously Domino’s takes its cheese by setting up a focus group in the middle of a dairy farm, one that the pizza chain actually uses. Still, are we to honestly believe these people aren’t aware of a fake set? View full credits after the jump.

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