Crockett Jeffers will be joining BBDO San Francisco effective Nov. 19 as a creative director to oversee its Gallo Family Vineyards, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Vail Resorts and Cesar Dog Food accounts, as well as several new business pursuits. He will report to executive creative director Craig Mangan.
Jeffers comes from Venables Bell & Partners where he was a creative director and copywriter, working on Audi, Barclays, Conoco and ConAgra. His work has been recognized by The One Club, Cannes Lions, New York Art Directors Club, Communication Arts and the AICP Show, among others. He began his career as a copywriter at Butler Shine Stern & Partners, as well as working at TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles.
At BBDO S.F., Jeffers will be partnered with Amber Justis, who joined the agency as a creative director in August from Draftfcb. Justis boasts a strong background in digital, having worked at places like Evolution Bureau on campaigns such as the popular “Elf Yourself.”
Jeffers is the latest creative hire at BBDO S.F. Creative director Michael Duckworth joined the agency in September, a month after the hiring of Justis. Duckworth works on Nutro, Natural Choice, Uncle Bens, Sutter Health and Hewlett-Packard. Before BBDO, Duckworth served at a number of agencies including The Richards Group, Saatchi & Saatchi and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Over the course of his 16-year career, Duckworth has collected worldwide awards and recognition for clients such as Bridgestone Tires, Hyundai, GO RVing, Zales, Outward Bound, Toyota and Nintendo.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More