BBDO New York announced that Susan Golkin has been promoted to executive creative director on Campbell’s Soup, Dove Chocolate, American Family Insurance and Quaker Oats. In addition, Doug Fallon and Steven Fogel have joined the agency as executive creative directors on AT&T, overseeing the DIRECTV/entertainment portion of its business, and Blake Kidder has joined as a sr. creative director on Visa. The moves go into effect this month.
Golkin has been with BBDO NY for nearly a decade. Her most recent work for Dove Chocolate and American Family Insurance was well-received by the media and her Campbell’s Soup’s “Real, Real Life” campaign won kudos and awards, especially for its Star Wars “Your Father” spot. The real-life dads were subsequently included in People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” list.
Fallon and Fogel arrive from Grey New York where they created award-winning work for DIRECTV. That work, including the famous “Lowe vs Lowe” and “Cable Effects” campaigns, drove business, won multiple Gold Lions at Cannes, and played an enormous role in the agency’s creative turnaround.
And Kidder boasts experience at such creative shops as Wieden & Kennedy (Amsterdam and Sao Paulo), TBWAChiatDay LA, David & Goliath and Mullen. She’s won Lions, Clios, Andys, Beldings, Sharks and Pencils for work spanning Nike to Heineken, Gatorade, Activision and Hardee’s.
Fallon, Fogel and Kidder are the latest senior creative leaders to join BBDO. Earlier this year, it was announced that Robin Fitzgerald would join BBDO Atlanta as its chief creative officer. She also begins this month.
Britt Nolan Named CCO For McCann Worldgroup, North America
Britt Nolan has been hired as chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann.
Nolan will work directly with the network’s creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada to lead the development of ideas that solve clients’ business challenges, guided by the creativity of the network’s founding philosophy of “Truth Well Told.” Key to this effort will be fostering collaboration across capabilities and agencies, leveraging the network’s talent and expertise in strategy, design, commerce, branding and production to bring its best-in-class offerings to bear for each client.
“Britt is without a doubt a leader and a point of reference for excellence in our industry,” said Campopiano. “He has led some of North America’s very best work in recent years with incredible range--creating eye-catching, smart, authentic, and funny ways of connecting brands with people. He has a rare track record of success across both creative and business, with a unique understanding of how they power each other. And most importantly, we share a common belief that brand-building is right now more important than it ever was, and the only way to do it is through radical creativity based on human truths. He embodies the very essence of our Truth Well Told philosophy.”
Most recently president and chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Nolan comes to McCann Worldgroup with a track record of creative achievement and business impact, both for his clients and the agencies at which he’s worked. Over the years, his work has won Grand Prix or Best in Show at every major international award show, including over 50 Cannes Lions, as well as recognition... Read More