Jesse Blatz has joined Team One as creative director. He hails from Mullen Boston, where he was an integral part of the creative leadership. He was instrumental in winning the Zappos.com account during a highly competitive review that included over a hundred agencies. He also led jetBlue’s colorful “You Above All” campaign, for which he set the overall look using his own illustrations.
Additionally Blatz created the fan favorite “Bruins Hockey Rules” campaign for the Boston Bruins, as well as notable campaigns for iRobot (maker of the Roomba), Fage Greek Yogurt, and most recently, a global TV effort for Google’s Nexus 10 tablet. His work has been recognized at Cannes, One Show, and Communication Arts, among others.
At Team One, Blatz will team up with associate creative director Eric Arnold.
Digital promotion
As for the growing digital space at Team One, Elizabeth Brownsen, formerly management director of interactive production, has been promoted to executive director, operations and technology.
She will lead Team One’s relationship with Resources, the agency’s IT group, and drive the shop’s technology vision.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More