Let’s cut to the chase and say here was one of the tips we received, verbatim: “Nicole Torrillo, VP Account Director and 10 year vet of Energy BBDO, follows past Lottery account partner Patty Cohen to SapientNitro as Senior Account Director.” If you remember, Cohen joined SapientNitro’s Chicago office after 18 months at Energy, serving as VP, group account director. As for Torillo, meanwhile, we have received confirmation that she now serves as VP/account director, working on Hyatt and Meijer accounts out of SN’s Chicago office. Torrillo (pictured) spent 10 years at Energy BBDO, and worked with Cohen on the Illinois Lottery account among others.

-McCann Worldgroup alum Matt Jacobs joined the newly opened Digitas San Francisco office as SVP of strategy & analysis. link

-Former Energy BBDO EVP Patty Cohen joined SapientNitro’s Chicago office as VP, group account director.

-TBWA/Organic alum and current Socialistic CEO Colleen DeCourcy reveals that she’s the female ad exec who confessed to Digiday. link

-Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has found a new gig as chief exec at ShopRunner. link

-Y&R Israel unveils a new location-based print ad for native chain, Coffee Joe (above).

-EuroRSCG Chicago was named AOR for Bel Brands, which counts the Laughing Cow and Boursin cheeses among its lines. link

-Effie Worldwide released a report on the “key drivers of marketing effectiveness.” link; link (PDF)

-Culver City/Vancouver-based VFX house Zoic Studios promoted Tony Meister to art director.

-San Francisco digital shop Odopod moved to a bigger office in the Hayes Valley. link

-L.A.-based prodco The Cortez Brothers signed director Ago Panini to its roster. (link to work)