Ad agency BEING, a unit of TBWA, has given voice to the up until now silent Mr. Peanut character, with help from director Ringan Ledwidge of Smuggler and stop motion animation out of LAIKA/house with Mark Gustafson serving as supervising animation director and Kirk Kelley as creative director/animation director.
The voice happens to be that of actor Robert Downey Jr, as we see Mr. Peanut hosting a holiday party replete with some characters just as, if not more, offbeat than a talking, monocled peanut, including a root beer drinking cricket a mouse-y waiter and a bird who’s trying to serve nuts to a taxidermied creature.
The BEING creative team included creative directors Kris Wixom and Alisa Sengel Wixom, copywriters Jonathan Marshall and Josh DiMarcantonio, and art director Eric Stevens. David Fisher was sr. producer for TBWA’s Media Arts.
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