Spin the Agencies of Record

(Alton Brown, salty pitchman)

This edition of Spin the Agencies of Record includes account wins for brands young and old including the Boy Scouts, Chile, Diamond Salt, two technology companies, and a VC conference in Beaver Creek, CO:

Ogilvy lands a multi-year deal with ProChile, Chile’s trade commission

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt hires Food Network geek Alton Brown as spokesman

Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications, or RH Strategic, lands Goldsim Technology, maker of Monte Carlo simulation software.

Trone hired to help the Boy Scouts celebrate their 100th birthday next year.

Voxus lands Crescendo Networks. In lay terms, Crescendo makes web applications run faster.

Denver-based 104 West Partners to promote the Venture Capital in the Rockies (VCIR) conference.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.