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Steve’s breakdown: As a NY/NJ football fan, I’m loving this story! As a new business fan, I’m smelling an opportunity. So Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who was caught on video gettin’ some at a house of ill repute, has gotten so many people in a tizzy they put a petition together asking P&G to pull […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Laundry that smells fresh forever gets washed less. Don’t ya think? It’s the opposite of almost all CPG advertising in the past 50 years. So how is this information a lead? It’s not information. It’s real and you can use it for evil. We’re supposed to be doing it anyway . . . Remember […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Remember Florence Henderson from the Brady Bunch? Yeah, that was the kind of cash spent on this brand. Now with a new owner with fresh eyes, they just might go for a marketing share grab. WINNIPEG, Canada Brief: Conagra Brands signed an agreement to sell its Wesson oil brand to Richardson International, a Canadian agribusiness […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Mmmmm, yeah, I went for that one. Anywho, take a look at Clorox. There are too many changes going on over there not to disrupt at least one or two accounts. OAKLAND, CA: Clorox Co. is getting a new chief marketing officer effective Jan. 7 – Stacey Grier, 55, who joined the company […]
Steve’s breakdown: P&G streamlines operations with 6 industry-focused business units so if you like to dance with the devil, get the research team on this and pick your poison. (That’s the J. Walter Thompson still in me talking) CINCINNATI, OH: Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced at an investor conference this week and in a news release that it […]
Steve’s breakdown: CigarClub.com just hired an advertising savvy exec as CMO and we suspect she’ll be taking this 2 year old onto the next level. That’s going to take a savvy agency. TAMPA, FL: Monthly cigar box subscription company CigarClub.com has hired industry veteran Shanda Lee as its new chief marketing officer. Lee has more than 20 […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Brandies is actually the brand name but they sell about 300 items without a brand for $3 each. Sounds interesting, No? Tina Sharkey and Ido Leffler are the founders and it would be even more interesting to hear what they plan on doing with the cash. Advertising has to be in the mix and […]
Steve’s breakdown: The fact that Walmart brought in an outsider as their top marketing executive makes us believe an agency change is on the horizon. BENTONVILLE, AR & HOBOKEN, NJ: Walmart has named a new U.S. chief customer officer and a new chief marketing officer, both women recruited from the outside, in a major departure […]
Steve’s breakdown: Did you know Energizer now owns 9 car-care brands now. And guess what? Nobody has any of the brands as clients. So give the folks at Energizer a hardy “Congrats” and mention you actually know about those nine car-care brands and see how fast you’ll get a meeting. (You’ll have to act all sincere […]
Steve’s breakdown: As most of you know, Kimberly-Clark is in the middle of a global agency review. Enter Giusy Buonfantino as the new CMO and if anyone doesn’t think this will change the selection of their next agency, you’re living in LaLaLand! IRVINE, TX: Kimberly-Clark has appointed a new chief marketing officer amid the company’s global agency review. […]
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Steve’s breakdown: See those hearts? Those and many other “Penny Candies” you know are made by Necco. The company is in some trouble and an ex-CEO is try to save the place with a GoFundMe page. But here’s the thing, I don’t think he knows how GoFundMe pages work!! Help this guy create a viral campaign […]
Steve’s breakdown: Here’s how I tweeted this news yesterday: @ProcterGamble pilots new #advertising agency model in search for creativity. This is a ridiculous idea! @WeAreSaatchi, @InterpublicIPG, @greygroupamea, @WPP, @MMCtweets & @Omnicom should all know better to participate in such folly. This will hit the fan! In other words: There’s going to be a boatload of pissed […]
Steve’s breakdown: Publishing from Key West – poolside with a muffin . . . had to say that cause it is SH*T in Asbury Park right now. anyway WOW, they snuck with one in at the last minute last night. The RFP is already out but we suspect if you get in there now with […]
Steve’s breakdown: The CMO is giving a speech against breeding division in society and fail to protect children in regards to social media. Be the first to agree before he gives the speech. There could be a 50 brand social media review following . . . . ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ: Unilever will stop spending on digital […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Here’s the headline from CBS News: “Small study links ibuprofen with male infertility”. They just had to throw the “small” word in there . . . Anyway, luckily, I use aspirin for pain and luckily for you, this could be a lead. Advil by Pfizer, Motrin by McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Part of J&J) and Nurofen […]
Steve’s breakdown: It’s actually the relaunch of Alert Energy Gum as Alert Caffeine Gum from Wrigley’s. The brand is not even on their website yet so get fired-up and pounce. Try Ms. Orla Mitchell at orla.mitchell@wrigley.com or 312-644-2121. She’s the CMO. CHICAGO, IL: Dive Brief: Mars Wrigley is relaunching a caffeine-enhanced gum that it first introduced in 2013, […]
Steve’s breakdown: Tobacco firms to begin airing court-mandated, self-critical ads. No word on who’s doing the work for each company but tens-of-millions will be spent. Philip Morris, who makes Marlboro, is based in Richmond, VA. RJ Reynolds is in Winston-Salem, NC. TOBACCO LAND, USA: These ads will look like disclosure statements at the end of a pharmaceutical […]
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Steve’s breakdown: Kohl’s is talking about driving customer engagement with the new CMO so if that’s your bag, pitch it. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI: Kohl’s Corp. has hired Greg Revelle to serve as its chief marketing officer. Revelle, who will report to chief merchandising and customer officer Michelle Gass, previously served as CMO for Best Buy Co. Inc. […]
Steve’s breakdown: Mealtime Stories is the company that Kraft Heinz & Oprah are creating that will be making ready-to-eat refrigerated products and will be donating 10% of its profits to eradicating hunger. We believe it’s the Chicago-based Kraft half of the company that will doing most of the work so start there. CHICAGO, IL: Heinz ketchup maker Kraft Heinz and media […]
Steve’s breakdown: Sometimes leads come to us via personal contacts, financial analysts or company CEOs. There’s no way to “google” them or find them with any other new business service. That’s why folks subscribe to Ratti Report. NAPERVILLE, IL: This one is only for members so email me for details on our intel or become a member. About Pam: PAM is […]
Steve’s breakdown: Additional brand involved in the deal include Newport, Paul Mall, Kent and American Spirit. Check it out if you have the stomach. WINSTON-SALEM, NC: British American Tobacco has agreed a $49.4 billion takeover of U.S. rival Reynolds American Inc, creating the world’s biggest listed tobacco company after it nudged up an earlier offer by more than $2 billion. […]
Steve’s breakdown: Post-It notes & Scotch Brite are the two top brands involved in thew pitch. Get those calls in today!!!!!! cause soon it will be a feeding frenzy by Monday. Mr. Don Branch is the CMO and can be reached by Linkedin & 651-733-1110 Not-for-Nothing: I bet both ad agencies that were in that Post-it Note art-war […]
Steve’s breakdown: And now companies can acquire exclusive rights to represent Jimi Hendrix-related products in every state & country. California Finest just snagged California and there will be many more companies getting involved. As for marketing, we believe there will be opportunities all over the place. Check it out. LOS ANGELES, CA: Purple Haze Properties last year provided an amazing […]
Steve’s breakdown: Walmart’s CEO wrote the blog post below and basically told us what the main change will be with communications. Jet.com will join Walmart with the “saving people money so that they can live better” strategy. How they execute that could be up to you. HOBOKEN, NJ: Just a few moments ago, the ink dried on […]
Steve’s breakdown: Looks like the last CMO really F’ed-up at Fred’s so this looks like a good time to introduce the agency. (As long as you didn’t hang out with the last guy) MEPHIS, TN: Memphis retailer Fred’s Inc. said Mary Lou Gardner has replaced Bryan Pugh as chief marketing officer. Gardner was hired in […]
Steve’s breakdown: And we think you should take a look around at their clients and call the ones who don’t take too kindly to chauvinists. P&G comes to mind. Read on to see what happened. NEW YORK, NY: One of the world’s biggest advertising companies has placed a top executive on leave over dismissive comments he […]
Steve’s breakdown: Unilever just bought Dollar Shave Club and we believe they will blow-out the business and that should include changes in marketing. Michael Dubin is the CEO and the guy in the featured video. His email is michael@dollarshaveclub.com SANTA MONICA, CA: Consumer goods giant Unilever is paying a reported $1 billion to buy an online retail start-up […]
Steve’s breakdown: A Chicago source just told us about a Henkel review. We’re waiting on more details. If you have contacts over there, give them a ring immediately. If you need a contact, give me a ring. As far as we can tell, brands that have AORs include Dial, Persil, Purex, Renuzit, Right Guard & Soft Scrub. There are dozens […]
Steve’s breakdown: This headline comes out of Cannes and, I believe, opens up some opportunities for agencies that specialize in targeting women. Read on and make up your mind. I mean, there are 400 brands that are going to be affected. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ: Unilever has committed to stop stereotyping women in adverts, promising that […]
Steve’s breakdown: The new CMO was president of Kimberly-Clark’s family care business in North America and before that, P&G. DALLAS, TX: Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced that Scott Usitalo has been named chief marketing officer, reporting to Tony Palmer, president of global brands and innovation. Mr. Usitalo joined Kimberly-Clark in 2008 and has held several global and regional leadership roles across the company. Most […]
Steve’s breakdown: More than 1,000 women are suing J&J for covering up a cancer risk. They better handle this carefully and if you have that kind of experience, they probably wouldn’t mind a call. Meredith Valentine is the Global Brand Manager of Johnson’s Baby and she can be reached at mvalenti@its.jnj.com. Bloomberg News wrote the story below. SKILLMAN, […]
Steve’s breakdown: Save-A-Lot stores will be separating from Supervalu and we expect them to do a make over of their advertising. Just look at their home page and tell me we’re wrong. EARTH CITY, MO: Grocery giant Supervalu Inc. is one step closer to separating its troubled Save-A-Lot banner. Supervalu, which initially announced it was exploring spinning […]
Steve’s breakdown: Tom’s of Maine has been way too quiet the past few years and this launch of their whitening tooth paste, particularly, could be the moment to pounce. In fact, I think they will put more behind this product than all others combined. KENNEBUNK, ME: Tom’s of Maine is adding four new products to its natural portfolio to […]