Larry Stone wasn't looking for a new creative chieftain at Little Rock advertising agency Stone Ward, but he embraced an unexpected opportunity in the case of Jeffrey Nodelman. read more >

Stone Ward's employees in downtown Little Rock and Chicago find that fun and games — among other amenities — leaven a stressful workload at the advertising agency. read more >

For nine years, Stone Ward and 360 Filmworks have produced Sport Clips’ national TV commercials in central Arkansas. read more >

"What also confused me about 'Dear Little Rock' was that it professed to be an 'intervention.' Huh?" read more >

As Natalie Ghidotti begins a mission to attract women and minority applicants for more than 50 vacancies on the Little Rock police force, she won’t be using an image of a man covered in SWAT gear as her poster boy. read more >

The whirlwind week of #lovelittlerock started when Millie Ward got a call from Little Rock Regional Chamber's Jay Chesshir, who thought that while 238 cities were pitching to land Amazon, Little Rock could make some noise by saying no. read more >

Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola says the city will not submit a bid to be home to Amazon's second North American headquarters. Instead, it has used the occasion to launch a promotional campaign called "Love, Little Rock." read more >

Stone Ward has a new client, the South Central Honda Dealers Association, and the ad agency will be developing new creative concepts for the group of seven Honda dealerships in three states. read more >

Stone Ward's Millie Ward and Larry Stone have struck a good work-and-home-life balance: They draw no dividing line. read more >

Will the state of Arkansas award its biggest advertising contract to an out-of-state agency? Little Rock marketing pros think probably not, but the idea isn’t inconceivable. read more >

Bryan Jones was settled in self-employed awesomeness after more than a decade at Little Rock advertising agencies CJRW and Eric Rob & Isaac. Then Stone Ward gave him the summons he wanted. read more >

Longtime state tourism marketer CJRW is one of 13 advertising firms from several states competing for the state's largest ad contract, the $14 million-a-year pact for promoting the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. read more >

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 >

The 10-inning Game 7 triumph ended a 108-year championship drought for the Cubs and warmed the hearts of just about anybody who has ever pulled for an underdog. But for Tom Lillig, director of brand management at the Chicago office of Little Rock’s Stone Ward advertising agency, it was validation of a lifetime of loyalty and championship hopes. read more >

Brett Parker, senior media planner and buyer for the Stone Ward advertising agency, will become media director on Oct. 1. He’ll replace Debra Reid, who will retire Sept. 30. read more >

Sissy Jones, founder of Sissy’s Log Cabin, missed being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women’s Jewelry Association last month. What they may not know is that Jones is fighting cancer, a battle that meant she couldn’t attend the July 25 Awards for Excellence gala in New York. read more >

Sissy’s Log Cabin, the jewelry company with stores in Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Jonesboro and Memphis, has switched its advertising contract from Albright Ideas to Stone Ward. read more >

After 21 years of contracting exclusively with Stone Ward, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission has opened bidding for its advertising, marketing and public relations work, which is worth up to $1.6 million annually. read more >

Millie Ward, co-founder and president of Little Rock advertising agency Stone Ward, was honored Tuesday by the Rotary Club of Little Rock with its Business & Professional Leader of the Year Award. read more >

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