Steve McClellan

Last week Omnicom left Cannes with a total of 160 Lions. This week it collected an arguably more lucrative prize: the global media account for German athletic footwear and apparel giant adidas, sources confirm.

California Lottery has selected Sausalito, CA-based Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners to be its lead agency under a new five-year contract.

M+C Saatchi North America has appointed Jen Bacchus to lead its newly established Entertainment Marketing practice, part of its Sports+Entertainment offering across North America.

London-based media and marketing consultancy mediasense has promoted Sam Tomlinson to CEO.He replaces Jamie Posnanski, who the company said has returned to the U.S. to "focus on personal commitments."

World Federation Of Advertisers and consultant Ebiquity are out with new research that finds that just 14% of major marketers report that marketing

WPP-owned retail and commerce agency Barrows has been appointed commerce marketing agency of record (AOR) for Conagra Brands in the U.S., following a competitive review.

Farmers Insurance has appointed Havas Media as its new media agency of record after a review, the company confirmed today.

Drake Cooper, the employee-owned independent agency headquartered in Boise, ID, with an office in Los Angeles, has acquired Gigasavvy, an Orange County-based ad agency with a focus on consumer and lifestyle brands.

The deal also includes Iluminere, the Dallas-based agency's digital marketing arm.

Creative and social agency OK Cool, part of marketing group Residence, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Arnold as its first-ever Global CEO, as the agency targets continued growth across the US, EMEA, and APAC.