Kevin Drew Davis, DDB Chicago’s executive creative director, will assume the role of chief creative officer at DDB San Francisco. Davis joined DDB in 2013 as CCO of DDB Canada, before being asked to take on the ECD role in Chicago in late 2014. He will begin his transition from Chicago to San Francisco immediately, being completely dedicated to San Francisco by the end of the year.
As an ECD with DDB Chicago, Davis worked on McDonald’s and FiatChrysler. He spearheaded the agency’s successful and Cannes Lion-winning “Lovin’ the Super Bowl” Twitter campaign, which shared the love with other Super Bowl advertisers and made McDonald’s the most retweeted brand ever in a single day. The work also recently won an Effie. In addition, he headed up the Clio-winning “Game Time Gold” promotion for McDonald’s, which comically portrayed NFL players switching team allegiances in order to win big.
Davis started as an art director and became “digital” in the early 90’s while at GSD&M. He went on to stints at Wieden+Kennedy, where he worked on multiple brands including Nike, ESPN, Microsoft and Calvin Klein. Prior to joining DDB, he served as executive creative director for Digitas in Chicago and San Francisco.
Todd Grantham, CEO of DDB San Francisco, said of Davis, , “He’s a proven creative leader that is as fluent in digital and social marketing as traditional media. He’s the perfect fit for Bay area clients that are looking for exponential growth and recognition.” DDB SF’s biggest clients include ConAgra and Qualcomm.
Davis said of his new gig, “I can’t wait to apply DDB’s unique capability of finding the magic in our clients’ products and applying that to the culture of innovation happening in the Bay Area every day. I think we’re in a unique position to not only move DDB forward, but to push the boundaries of what’s possible in an agency.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More