thinkLA http://www.thinkla.org/en/rss thinkLA RSS Feed. thinkLA http://www.thinkla.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.thinkla.org Copyright 2008 thinkLA Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:31:12 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?52 LOS ANGELES, October 22, 2008: The Advertising Industry Emergency Fund (AIEF) announced the recipients of its 2008 Lifesaver Award. Now in its 26th year, the Lifesaver Award honors an individual for their outstanding devotion to the charity and its mission. This tradition began in 1982, ten years after Dennis Holt and George Green established the AIEF as a resource for those who work in the greater Los Angeles advertising community and are facing life crises, usually due to catastrophic illness or injury. Such recipients have devoted their time and unfailing support to help raise awareness and funds that allow the AIEF to continue to aid our colleagues in need. The 2008 Lifesaver Award honors two such individuals: Mr. Paul Ratzky, Senior Director, Agency Development, Yahoo! and President of thinkLA and Mr. Tim Hand, West Coast Director, Sales, Kelley Blue Book and Director of thinkLA, to acknowledge their exceptional work on behalf of the charity over the past several years. ... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?52 noemail@thinkla.org Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?50 LOS ANGELES, September 11, 2008: For the second year running, Los Angeles-based TBWAChiatDay’s ChiatRiot! band has conquered the competition at thinkLA’s 8th annual AdJam - Battle of the Agency Bands, presented by Specific Media. The agency walked away with top honors and the coveted AdJam Axe, a custom electric guitar engraved with each year’s winner. Threshold Interactive’s THRASHOLD and The Phelps Group’s Dephelps Mode rounded out the top three. Said James Aardahl, band leader of ChiatRiot!, Our band was excited to play against such amazing bands from the industry. Winning two years in a row was unexpected, but truly an honor. We were completely in awe of the judges’ and the crowd’s response, but in the end, we were just happy to play. Competition was fierce at the 80’s-themed event and included additional entrants from Deutsch LA, The Gary Group, Ogilvy & Mather and OMD. A panel consisting of three judges selected the top three bands based on, among other things, stage... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?50 noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?28 LOS ANGELES, May 16, 2008 —Presented by thinkLA and chaired by Chief Creative Officer David Angelo of LA-based independent creative agency davidandgoliath, the winners of the 42nd Annual Belding Awards were announced on Wednesday night at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. Winners received accolades for the best work in the categories of television, print and interactive. As chairman of the Belding Awards, Angelo decided to make the show a little different this year. Touting a New and Improved theme, the show was much more interactive and engaging. Entertainment included an appearance by YouTube sensation, Tay Zonday of his Chocolate Rain fame, who serenaded winners with an alternate version of his hit song (aptly titled, Belding Bowl). Other lucky winners received a photograph with infamous adult film star, Ron Jeremy, who was pushed on stage in a Victorian chaise lounge wearing silk pajamas. Additional prizes included $100 in singles, Belding robes, footlong hotdogs and... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?28 noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?9 LOS ANGELES (December 14, 2007) – thinkLA, the largest advertising industry organization for Southern California, today announced that Carisa Bianchi, President of TBWA\Chiat\Day’s Los Angeles office, has been named 2007/08 Leader of the Year. The industry’s top honor, the award is given annually to recognize creative thinking and innovation in marketing and media. The thinkLA Leader of the Year is honored at an annual awards ceremony for exemplifying the organization’s goal of establishing Southern California as the premier source for the best and most original ideas in the nation. Previous winners include: Mike Sheldon and Eric Hirshberg, Deutsch LA; Rob Schwartz, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat\Day; Robert LePlae, President of TBWA\North America; Jo Muse, Chairman/Executive Creative Director of Muse Cordero Chen & Partners; Lee Clow, Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\Worldwide; and Scott Gilbert, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles. Carisa has proven herself to be one of... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?9 noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?27 LOS ANGELES (December 12, 2007) -- thinkLA, the largest advertising industry organization for Southern California, today announced the appointment of David Angelo, chairman and chief creative officer of davidandgoliath, as Chairman for the 42nd Annual thinkLA Belding Awards -- which honor the best television, print, radio and interactive advertising and creative work in Southern California. The deadline to submit entries for the Beldings is December 21, 2007, with late entries due by January 18, 2008 with a $35 late fee per submitted entry. The thinkLA Belding Awards ceremony, a showcase to honor the region’s most creative work, demonstrates how Southern California is quickly becoming the premier source for the best and most original ideas in the nation. The competition annually receives more than 1,000 entries, which will be judged by a panel of influential advertising professionals from around the nation. Last year, TBWA\Media Arts Lab was honored with the top award for its... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?27 noemail@thinkla.org Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?24 LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2007) -- The 2006-2007 winners of thinkLA’s 41st Annual Belding Awards were announced tonight at a ceremony in Los Angeles. Held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, this year’s show honored the best in advertising conceived and created in Southern California. Winners represent a diverse group of advertising agencies and creative minds working for international brands such as Apple, DIRECTV, Lexus and Toyota, as well as well-known local brands such as The Getty Trust and LA Weekly. thinkLA, recently formed through the merger of three leading industry organizations, is dedicated to establishing Southern California as the premier source for the best and most original ideas in the nation. The Belding Awards, named for the legendary Don Belding, honor the best television, print, radio and interactive advertising and creative work in Southern California. The top award, the Belding Sweepstakes, was awarded to TBWA\Media Arts Lab for its series of Mac vs. PC... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?24 noemail@thinkla.org Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?23 LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2007) — thinkLA, the largest advertising industry organization for Southern California, today announced the details for the 41st Annual Belding Awards Show, presented by Yahoo! This year’s show will be held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (LACMA) on June 6, 2007 and hosted by comedian John Henson. thinkLA, recently formed through the merger of three leading industry organizations, is dedicated to establishing Southern California as the premier source for the best and most original ideas in the nation. The Belding Awards, named for the legendary Don Belding, honor the best television, print, radio and interactive advertising and creative work in Southern California. The judges were very tough this year and the winning work truly represents the best Southern California’s and the nation’s creative minds have to offer, said Chris Graves, this year’s Belding Chairman and executive creative director at Team One Advertising in Los Angeles. The program... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?23 noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?22 LOS ANGELES (May 23, 2007) — thinkLA has announced The 41st Annual Belding Awards Show, presented by Yahoo!, will be held at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (LACMA) on June 6, 2007. Hosting this year’s show is John Henson. The Beldings were created to recognize the best advertising creative in Southern California. The Belding Awards received over 800 creative submissions and were judged by a panel of 8 influential advertising professionals from different advertising agencies from across the US and Argentina. The theme for this year’s Beldings celebrates the love we have for the man behind the award, Don Belding. Chris Graves, executive creative director at Team One Advertising in Los Angeles, presided over the awards. The judges were tough and the winning work truly deserves its place among the best work being produced in the Southern California market. This year the work was judged by Janet Champ, Freelance Writer Creative Director; Pablo del Campo, Chief Executive... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?22 noemail@thinkla.org Wed, 23 May 2007 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?7 Los Angeles (January xx, 2007) – thinkLA today announced that Deutsch Los Angeles’ Mike Sheldon, President, and Eric Hirshberg, President/Chief Creative Officer have been named Leaders of the Year, the industry’s top honor. The 2006/2007 Leader of the Year ceremony will take place February 22, 2007 at The Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard starting at 6:30 pm. thinkLA (formerly LAAAA, ACLA & MRA) founded the prestigious Leader of the Year awards ceremony in 1957 to annually recognize the industry professional who merits the distinguished honor. Previous winners include: Rob Schwartz, Executive Creative Director, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Robert LePlae, President of TBWA\North America (2004); Jo Muse, Chairman/Executive Creative Director of Muse Cordero Chen & Partners (2004); Lee Clow, Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\ Worldwide (1998); Scott Gilbert, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles (2002). This year marked a record number of nominations reflecting the... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?7 noemail@thinkla.org Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?21 LOS ANGELES (May 18, 2006) — The Los Angeles Advertising Club and Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association announced the winners of the 40th Annual Belding Awards show last night at the historic Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The most entertaining Belding ceremony ever, this year’s event featured a special performance by the Award-Winning comedian Richard Lewis. The Beldings were created to recognize the best advertising creative work in Southern California. The Belding Awards received over 700 creative submissions from 100 agencies and were judged by a panel of seven influential advertising professionals from different advertising agencies all over the country. This year’s Beldings theme was the Lost Bowl. This year’s Beldings Chairman was Mark Patton, creative director at RPA. Under Patton’s creative direction, the awards brought a national form to a local show. The Beldings is the type of award show that really highlights this region for its contribution in the field of... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?21 noemail@thinkla.org Thu, 18 May 2006 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?2 LOS ANGELES, February 24, 2006: Leaders from Southern California advertising agencies, clients, media and related companies intend to form a new industry organization to promote the region as a world center of creative thinking and innovation and to advance and support the media, marketing and advertising industry. The announcement was made last night at the Leader of the Year Awards honoring TBWAChiatDay’s executive creative director Rob Schwartz. The new collaborative, which will be named in the coming months, will strive to heighten Southern California’s reputation as a leader in strategic thinking and creativity and position the region as the hub for innovative ideas for both clients and jobseekers. Procedurally, the collaborative will be a merger of three existing industry associations – the Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association (LAAAA), the Los Angeles Advertising Club and the Magazine Representatives Association. The Boards of Directors of all three groups –... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?2 noemail@thinkla.org Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?5 LOS ANGELES (November 17, 2005) – The Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association (LAAAA) today announced that Rob Schwartz, Executive Creative Director of TBWA\CHIAT\DAY — part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) — in Los Angeles, has been named Leader of the Year, the industry’s top honor. The 2005/2006 Leader of the Year ceremony will take place February 23, 2006 at The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard starting at 6:30 pm. The LAAAA founded the prestigious Leader of the Year awards ceremony in 1957 to annually recognize the industry professional who merits the distinguished honor. Previous winners include: Robert LePlae, President of TBWA\North America (2004); Jo Muse, Chairman/Executive Creative Director of Muse Cordero Chen & Partners (2004); Lee Clow, Chief Creative Officer of TBWA\ Worldwide (1998); Scott Gilbert, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles (2002); Michael Sheldon, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Deutsch LA (2001); and Jay Chiat,... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?5 noemail@thinkla.org Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?20 LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2005) — The Los Angeles Advertising Club has announced that it is hosting the 39th Annual Belding Awards show at the Annex @ Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles. The Beldings were created to recognize the best advertising creative in Southern California. Beldings 2005 will be unlike any other Belding Awards. The traditional show is gone. Winners and finalists will be presented in an interactive gallery style format. Print pieces will be displayed, TV spots will play on plasma screens, and interactive entries will be accessible on monitors. We will honor the work by making it part of the celebration. The highlight of the evening will be the announcement of the Grand Prize Sweepstakes winner and Best Book winner. The Belding Awards received over 800 creative submissions and were judged by a panel of 12 influential advertising professionals from different advertising agencies all over the country. The theme for this year’s Beldings is The L.A. Ad Game Rob... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?20 noemail@thinkla.org Thu, 26 May 2005 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?4 Los Angeles (December 7, 2004) – The Los Angeles Advertising Agencies Association (LAAAA) today announced that Robert LePlae, President of TBWA\CHIAT\DAY Los Angeles, has been named Leader of the Year, the industry’s top honor. The ceremony will take place at The Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 24th at 7 p.m. From the mailroom to the boardroom, Robert began his incredible career in 1978 from the mailroom of venerable Detroit advertising agency, Ross Roy. Today, Robert LePlae is President of TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles and a member of the TBWA\Worldwide Operating Group. At Ross Roy, Robert cut his teeth on the Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth accounts during the late 70’s and early 80’s. He moved west in 1985, crafting his account management skills on a variety of accounts at Cole & Weber and Scali McCabe & Sloves in Los Angeles. From there, Robert began a ten year ride at one of the leading Los Angeles firms Rubin Postaer and Associates, where he was part of the agency team... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?4 noemail@thinkla.org Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?19 LOS ANGELES (May 12, 2004) — The Los Angeles Advertising Club has announced that it is hosting the 38th Annual Belding Awards show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. The Beldings were created to recognize the best advertising creative in Southern California. Promising to be the most entertaining Belding ceremony ever, this year’s event will be held at the popular House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. Sponsored by the LAAA, with music provided by HUM in Santa Monica, The Belding Awards received over 800 creative submissions and were judged by a panel of six influential advertising professionals from different advertising agencies all over the country. The theme for this year’s Beldings is EAT. SLEEP. CREATE. BELDINGS. This year’s Chairman for the Beldings was Rob Schwartz, executive creative director at TBWA\CHIAT\DAY in Los Angeles. Under Schwartz’s creative direction, the awards show hopes to bring a national form to a local show. The Beldings’ judges included Andrew Keller, VP/... http://www.thinkla.org/en/rel/?19 noemail@thinkla.org Wed, 12 May 2004 15:00:00 GMT