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The Lasting Legacy Of Adman Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson, co-founder of CJRW and creator of Arkansas’ iconic logo, was celebrated for his wit, artistic genius, and lasting impact on advertising. read more >
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Little Rock’s MHP/Team SI Rebrands as mhp.si, with New Shareholders
On its 52nd birthday this month, the marketing agency once called Mangan Holcomb Partners looked back and ahead, simultaneously. read more >
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The Many Names of Mangan: An Advertising Agency Timeline
Chip Culpepper, a storyteller and longtime creative chief of the Little Rock advertising agency now known as mhp.si, took time this month to tell the firm’s origin story. read more >
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‘Trench Warfare 5 Miles in the Air’
Little Rock advertising executive Chip Culpepper discusses the new AppleTV+ miniseries “Masters of the Air” and his own family history. read more >
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A Girl and Her Dog Won the Super Bowl, Local Ad Pros Say
Most advertisers played it safe this year. One marketing exec described the crop of ideas as "remarkably ordinary." read more >
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Lannie Byrd Joins 4 Partners in MHP/Team SI
The firm's president called him a "proven leader" and a "constant innovator." read more >
Mangan Holcomb, Team SI Announce New Company Structure
Mangan Holcomb Partners and its sister company, Team SI, announce what they called a more integrated, co-branded operating structure and website showcasing the firms' services. read more >
ADDYs Subtracted from 2020 Calendar
Dwindling interest is said to have doomed this year's local American Advertising Awards. read more >
Who Won in Super Ads? Loretta, and a Groundhog
The game plan was simple. Not for the Super Bowl, but for judging the ads. read more >
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The Peloton Girl Is OK, Sipping Gin With Friends
When Arkansas Business asked Little Rock marketing execs about the now-infamous Peloton ad, the ad men immediately dragged their wives into the conversation. Not a bad idea, asking a woman, their female colleagues said. read more >
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ADDYs and Subtraction: Quest to Revive a Contest
It’s no mystery why several of Little Rock’s biggest and best advertising and marketing agencies won absolutely no awards last month at the local American Advertising Awards.
They didn’t enter the contest. read more >
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Like the Game Itself, 2019 Ads Not So Super
Nice ads outnumbered good plays in Super Bowl LIII, a record low-scoring affair that left the New England Patriots champions again, 13-3 victors over the Los Angeles Rams. read more >
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PR Icon Ron Robinson Dies at 75, Leaving Name on Theater
Ron Robinson, who started as an intern and rose to become chairman and CEO of marketing powerhouse Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, now CJRW, died Tuesday in Little Rock. read more >
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2 Firms Name New Creative Directors: O’Brien at Mangan, Mosler at Agency501
Two growing Little Rock marketing firms have appointed new creative directors, Chris O’Brien at Mangan Holcomb Partners and Travis Mosler at Agency501. read more >
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Mangan Waxes Energetic Over Windstream Kinetic
Chip Culpepper, partner and chief creative officer at Mangan Holcomb Partners, is leading a campaign for the Kinetic brand offered by Windstream called "BIG." read more >
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Super Bowl Commercials: Tide Cleans Up, Alexa Speaks
Tide scored nearly a clean sweep, Alexa’s voice came through for Amazon and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s voice was hijacked by Dodge Ram. read more >
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Arkansas Marketers Call Their Plays on Super Bowl Ads
Little Rock ad man Chip Culpepper thinks this year’s Super Bowl commercials were a lot like the game itself: “Only about a quarter worth watching.” read more >
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Bad Morale in Advertising: How LR Firms Are Coping
Arkansas advertising executives generally agree morale issues in their industry are real, and several said their agencies are confronting them. read more >
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Reminiscences Flow at CJRW Reunion
There were no mad men — or women — at a recent reunion of former CJRW employees. Just jovial colleagues drinking and laughing about old times. read more >
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