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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$750.0K
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Our Chairman is Bob Seelert. Kevin Roberts is our Worldwide CEO. Richard Hytner is Deputy Chairman Worldwide. Mary Baglivo is CEO Americas (Latin America, Canada & NY). Simon Francis is CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa. Ian Rowden is CEO Asia Pacific. Who are our clients? We work with over 60 of the top 100 worldwide advertisers and over half of the top 50 most valuable global brands. How many awards have we won? Since our inception in 1970, our Network has always been at the forefront of winning awards. In the last five years alone, we've won over 4,000 awards.
President, Saatchi & Saatchi La
Paul MareskiNumber of Employees 7,499
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NAICS Code Advertising Agencies: 541810
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Breaking campaign: Saatchi & Saatchi unveils first Hahn Super Dry work
BNET
- 2009-11-05
Lion Nathan will launch a new campaign for Hahn Super Dry this Sunday, the first work from Saatchi & Saatchi since being appointed to the brand in August.
BBDO, Saatchi Boycott Kancils After Riff-Raff Allowed Onto Jury Panel
BNET
- 2009-09-04
BBDO/Proximity and Saatchi & Saatchi are boycotting this year's Kancil creative awards in Malaysia because the jury panel is not as elite as they'd like it to be. BBDO and Saatchi have historically dominated the Kancils, and last year some intimated that BBDO won most prizes because BBDO ECD Ronald...
At Saatchi, Spivak's Feelings for "Mad Men" Recall a Less Glamorous Episode at JWT
BNET
- 2009-08-19
Old hands at JWT will be delighted to note an entry about Mad Men on Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness's blog, written by Helayne Spivak. It channels a chaotic time when she was creative chief at JWT in the 1990s. by Jim Edwards
Publicis to Buy Microsoft Ad Agency Razorfish
BNET
- 2009-08-10
PARIS, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Publicis struck a $530 million deal with Microsoft to buy the Razorfish ad agency and boost its position in digital communications, the world's third-largest communications group said on Sunday. Publicis will issue 6.5 million treasury shares to the software giant, worth 162 million euros ($232.6...
Publicis Groupe buys digital-marketing agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million
BNET
- 2009-08-09
In a move that will generate 25% of Publicis Groupe's revenue from digital, the holding company will buy Razorfish, the digital-marketing agency owned by Microsoft since 2007, in a cash and stock deal worth about $530 million, according to AdAge.com. As a result, Amnesia Razorfish, Sydney will become part of...
Publicis Groupe to buy Microsoft's Razorfish
BNET
- 2009-08-09
French advertising group Publicis Groupe SA has agreed to acquire Internet ad agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530 million in cash and stock.Razorfish will continue to operate Razorfish under its own brand name and continue to serve as Microsoft's "preferred provider" for Internet advertising, the companies announced Sunday in a...
Publicis lands Razorfish
BNET
- 2009-08-09
Publicis Groupe, the French marketing and communications business, has won out over rivals including WPP and Dentsu to acquire Razorfish from Microsoft. The deal values the digital agency at around $530m (???374m), and includes a five-year media buying relationship between Publicis and Microsoft. Approximately 55 per cent of the purchase...
When High Performers Struggle | HBR IdeaCast
BNET
- 2009-07-21
Failure is often what teaches managers and executives how to succeed. Bob Seelert, chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi and five-time CEO, discusses what happens when high performers struggle, and why people who are used to winning need to get more comfortable with losing. Featured Guest: Bob Seelert,...
The 10 Weirdest Ad Stories of the Month
BNET
- 2009-06-28
"Chav fighting," Harrison Ford, and "Comfort Wipes." It all happened in June, mostly via Saatchi & Saatchi for some weird reason. by Jim Edwards
Saatchi CEO Denounces "Entitlement" in Hiring; His Son is Agency's Europe HR Director
BNET
- 2009-06-10
Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Kevin Roberts used his New Zealand Herald column to imagine a bold new world of talent recruitment in the face of recession, in which entitlement disappears -- even though his oldest son, Ben, is the talent director for Saatchi & Saatchi Europe and the Middle East....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Mareski | President, Saatchi & Saatchi La |
| Gail Curtis | Group Chief Executive of Saatchi & Saatchi South Africa |
| Gerry Graf | Chief Creative Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi New York Notes |
| Bob Eck | Senior Vice President |
| Sophie Hooper | Managing Director |
| V Shanta Kumar | Managing Director |
| Kate Stanners | Creative Partner |
| Paul Silburn | Creative Partner |
| Bob Isherwood | Worldwide Creative Director |
| Emily Stonor | Account Director |
| Harvey Marco | Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi La |
| Leon Jacobs | Regional Creative Director |
| Richard Huntington | Director of Strategy |
| Tom Eslinger | Creative Director of Interactive |
| Carolyn Royle | Content Executive |
| Rachel Svoboda | Business Leader |
| Tim Cole | Head of Photography |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Edward L. Wax | Chairman |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | President, Saatchi & Saatchi La | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Group Chief Executive of Saatchi & Saatchi South Africa | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Chief Creative Officer at Saatchi & Saatchi New York Notes | Current |
Bob Eck is a Senior Vice President at Saatchi & Saatchi advertising. Mr. Eck is a graduate of Indiana University. He is a 19-year veteran marketer who began his career at the Proctor & Gamble Company. He has served as Vice President with RTM Restaurant Group where he oversaw marketing planning for restaurant brands Mrs. Winners, Arby's and Del Taco. He is the former Vice President, Marketing/Product Development for AFC Enterprises/Chesapeake Bagel Bakery and a former Senior Director - Product Marketing for BellSouth.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Leadamerica | Board of Directors | Current |
| Indiana University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saimc | Advertising Professional and CEO Saatchi & Saatchi | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Managing Director | Current |
| Saimc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Creative Partner | Current |
Following a stint at Fallon, Minneapolis and a freelance spell, Paul Silburn is joining Saatchi & Saatchi, London as a creative partner. ... Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners welcomed IGA Worldwide co-founder Darren Herman (pictured) as group director of digital media for its Media Kitchen division. Additionally, the agency promoted Charles Pinkerton to the newly formed position of partner, director of communications insights.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Creative Partner | Current |
| Adcritic.Com | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Worldwide Creative Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust | Co-Founder | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Account Director | Current |
| Science Museum | Head of Marketing and Communications | Current |
| The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust | Chief Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi La | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Jacobs | Regional Creative Director for Saatchi & Saatchi In Asia | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Regional Creative Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ima Awards | Director of Strategy | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Director of Strategy | Current |
Tom Eslinger is Worldwide Interactive Creative Director for ideas and advertising powerhouse Saatchi & Saatchi. He is based in Los Angeles with both a worldwide focus for interactive creative, strategy and operations, and an LA focus with respect to client Toyota USA to develop new media initiatives and programs. Saatchi & Saatchi works with several of the world's leading corporations and organizations to develop and implement long term and tactical brand, marketing and sales campaigns. Clients include Procter & Gamble, Toyota, Lexus, Visa, Novartis, General Mills and the International Olympic Committee. Tom has been a Creative Director of Interactive for Saatchi & Saatchi since 1998, and has a role on the Worldwide Creative Board of Saatchi & Saatchi to drive market share and consumer involvement through web, e-commerce, mobile, SMS, games, rich media, viral and all other digital mediums. Essential to the Saatchi & Saatchi full-service approach is integration with television, press, outdoor and PR. Tom is a Cannes Cyber Gold Lion winner and a judge of the 2006 Cannes Titanium Award. In addition he has been extensively awarded for his typographical and interactive work by D&AD, One Show, Clio, Effie, New York Festivals, London International Festivals, Type Directors Club, AXIS (NZ), and AWARD (AUS). Tom has judged extensively throughout the US, Europe and Australasia. His work stretches a variety of sectors including telecommunications and online, automotive, professional sport, consumer banking, beverages, apparel, military, retirement, film and entertainment, museums and art, and disabilities.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Creative Director of Interactive | Current |
| Mediapost | Interactive Creative Director, Worldwide | Current |
| Tom Eslinger | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchinzonline.Com | Content Executive | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Content Executive | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Business Leader | Current |
| Youth Mentoring Connection | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fraser Communications | Account Executive | Former |
| Whittier Law School | Former | |
| University of California, Davis | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Head of Photography | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Golf Trust of America Inc. | Independent Director | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Chairman | Current |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC | Director | Current |
| Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| The Advertising Educational Foundation, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Northeastern University | Bachelor of Science Degree In Chemical Engineering | Former |
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