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Meredith Oakley, Little Rock Newspaper Warrior, Dies at 72

Oakley made a name for herself as a tough critic of the Arkansas Legislature and of Bill Clinton. read more >
Still frames from two Super Bowl ads for Baptist Health and Saracen Casino and produced by Stone Ward and Gary Heathcott, respectively
Health Care / Media & Marketing / Tourism

Contrasting Arkansas Ads Made Big Game Debut

Commercials for Baptist Health and Saracen Casino both featured women, but couldn't have been farther apart in tone. read more >
Rockabilly singer Jason D. Williams appears in Saracen ads with the theme of  “Vegas, Arkansas style.”
Construction / Government & Politics / Legal

As Dice Roll, So Do AdsLock Icon

With three casinos operating in Arkansas, marketing heats up and ads proliferate. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Legal

Heathcott, CJRW Settle 2018 Breach of Contract Lawsuit

Ad man Gary Heathcott and marketing firm CJRW have settled Heathcott's $1.3 million breach of contract lawsuit from 2018. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Legal / Media & Marketing

Date Set for Heathcott Lawsuit Against CJRWLock Icon

More than two years after its filing, advertising executive Gary Heathcott’s lawsuit against his former partners at the major Little Rock marketing firm CJRW is emerging from the COVID-19 deep freeze. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Legal / Media & Marketing

Heathcott Lawsuit Still WaitsLock Icon

The latest development in Gary Heathcott’s lawsuit against his former partners at CJRW, the large Little Rock marketing firm, is that there have been no developments. read more >
CJRW at 300 Main St. in Little Rock.
Legal / Small Business

CJRW Filing Accuses Gary Heathcott of a Litany of Abuses

Sued by longtime ad executive Gary Heathcott for breach of contract, CJRW hit back with a counterclaim listing more than two dozen incidents of abusive and sexist behavior that CJRW says violated Heathcott’s consulting contract with the firm. read more >
Darin Gray
Legal

CJRW Breaks Silence on Heathcott LawsuitLock Icon

CJRW Chairman and CEO Darin Gray responds to comments from Gary Heathcott and anonymous advertising industry executives quoted in last week’s Outtakes column. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.

Update: Heathcott v. CJRW: Will Extra Time Bring Deal?

Facing a $1.3 million breach-of-contract suit from longtime Little Rock adman Gary Heathcott, marketing agency CJRW is taking a few weeks to answer the legal complaint and may be considering settlement talks, several observers suggest. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Legal

Heathcott v. CJRW Offers Glimpse Of Dollar Details in Consulting Deal

Gary Heathcott’s $1.3 million lawsuit against CJRW offers a rare glimpse inside a lucrative consulting contract, and the need for clarity and close scrutiny in legal agreements. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Government & Politics / Legal

Gary Heathcott Files $1.3M Lawsuit Against CJRW

Advertising executive Gary Heathcott files a breach-of-contract lawsuit against his former associates at CJRW, the firm that ejected him from his offices and his accounts last fall over allegations of abrasive behavior and sexist remarks. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Media & Marketing

Gary Heathcott Responds to Arkansas Business Cover Story

Gary Heathcott responds to Arkansas Business' cover story this week, which says that CJRW has removed Heathcott from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery account. read more >
Gary Heathcott, a consultant to CJRW since early 2015, has been taken off two state accounts, according to the ad firm and the state.
Business Services / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

CJRW Drops Gary Heathcott From Scholarship Lottery WorkLock Icon

Little Rock marketing agency CJRW has removed Gary Heathcott from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery account, the agency says, less than three years after acquiring his services and his list of clients in a much-ballyhooed deal. read more >
Shelby Woods, seen here on Pinnacle Mountain, has marketed Arkansas tourism for a half-century. One key has been the “Natural State” slogan he wears on his shirt.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Education

Parks, Streams & Woods: 50 Years of Arkansas Tourism and the Ad Man Who Saw It AllLock Icon

Shelby Woods with his marketing agency, Cranford Johnson Robinson & Woods, became the state’s top tourism marketer, publishing the Arkansas Tour Guide for 50 years and helping rebrand Arkansas as a “Natural State” for visitors. read more >
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing / Tourism

Using Miles: CJRW Touts Tourism Ally

What was born in Florida, speaks 12 languages and has traveled nearly 2 million miles on business? That would be Miles Partnership, the digital firm promoting Arkansas tourism as a subcontractor to CJRW. read more >
The Fulk Building, at the southwest corner of 3rd and Main Streets, houses CJRW, Arkansas' largest advertising and marketing firm, in a 21,000 SF office, and an estimated $4.2 million has been invested in the project.
Education / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

CJRW Lottery Strategy: Playing To Win Over Millennials

The day after CJRW signed a hotly contested $34.5 million advertising contract on Feb. 16, a team led by Gary Heathcott at CJRW was busy putting a new face to the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. read more >
Education / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Lottery Ad Contract Process Reveals Fissures

It wasn’t smooth, but the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has a new advertising agency, CJRW of Little Rock. read more >
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

MHP Offers Pay Comparison for Lottery Marketing Work

In a letter to Lottery Director Bishop Woosley, President Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl of Mangan Holcomb Partners says CJRW is poised to reap more state money for the same work. read more >
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Protests Rejected, CJRW Stands to Win Lottery Contract

The Office of State Procurement has rejected the second of two rival protests to the awarding of a five year, $34.5 million contract to Little Rock advertising agency CJRW to work for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. read more >
In the fiscal year that ended June 30, $335 million worth of instant tickets were sold, up 3.9 percent from the previous year.
Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

State Rejects Ghidotti-Vines Protest on Lottery Contract

The Office of State Procurement has rejected one of two rivals' protests to the choice of CJRW for a five-year, $34.5 million advertising and public relations contract with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. read more >