Ogilvy & Mather hosts ‘Osama McDonald’ after taking money from big oil
July 22, 2008
First there were layoffs, they there was the CEO departure and the uncovering of Ogilvy lobbying for higher gas prices and now we have Oil Money taking Ogilvy claiming they are anti-war…
See the problem is the hypocrisy…. Ogilvy & Mather took money from big oil … actually lobbying for higher gas prices and was exposed by Keith Olbermann from MSNBC …
These oil companies are the same people that are generally blamed for the war in Iraq… the gall of Ogilvy hosting anti-war artwork in one hand… and getting paid from the 4 dollar a gallon oil industry with the other is an outrage..
Ogilvy & Mather, New York is playing host to an art exhibit that uses some of the brand world’s most recognized symbols to imply corporations’ role in warmongering-case in point: “Osama McDonald” from designer Chuck Sperry Full Story
Ogilvy — you should be ashamed of yourself…. no wonder there is such a shake up there… if this is any indication of how you run your shop… it explains why the world appears to be crashing for you.
Shakeup starts at Ogilvy & Mather - Shelly Lazarus steps down replaced by Miles Young
July 22, 2008
Ogilvy Group said Chief Executive Officer Shelly Lazarus will step down at the end of the year, and be replaced by Miles Young, chairman of the advertising agency’s Asia Pacific Group. Some out there are stating that she was pushed out rather than stepped down. The advertising agency has seen a string of departures recently as well as layoffs and links to lobbying to increase gas prices for their oil clients and has been criticized for lack of digital and SEO ability by industry followers. Some have called for a complete shakeup of the ad agency stating that the current management is leading the company in the wrong direction, ignoring the internet.
More Ogilvy Layoffs
July 9, 2008
It appears that there will be even more Ogilvy Layoffs via Agency Spy, on top of the ones that Just and Recently happened… even trip to get fired was one of the things on the itinerary. We guess all that lobbying for higher oil prices on behalf of the oil giants didn’t earn enough income to fight though the recession they helped create via higher oil prices.
Ogilvy employee base doesn’t need another roller coaster ride
May 19, 2008
In perhaps the greatest mishmash of corporate crap the world has ever seen. The Ogilvy Advertising Agency has decided to send their existing employees to Great Adventure to build moral after the bloodbath last week of layoffs.
Of course a trip in 90 degree weather with 5 dollars spending money will make them forget all about the problems at home. Perhaps they should of invested in InterActive Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, web 2.0 apps and sent their staff to some PHP/MySql classes instead.
The Ogilvy employee base doesn’t need another roller coaster ride.. they got a big enough one at the office.
Rumor Mill: Ogilvy might lose the NBA
May 16, 2008
We received a lead today that the NBA is considering dropping Ogilvy Advertising Agency for all or a substantial part of their business… this is not substantiated.. and not verified as of yet… but we consider the source to be valid as the source works for the NBA.
Story Developing…..
Parker: More layoffs at Ogilvy
May 16, 2008
Ogilvy facing even more layoffs… for the impression they give.. that they are rock solid and nothing can touch them.. it appears something can… the almighty dollar.. bleeding accounts… and a pissed off staff…. these guys never invested heavily into interactive.. they never bought an SEO company.. this has been heading down the pike for a while.
One of my “Deep Throat” spies at O&M tells me that today, another ten bodies were added to the festering piles of no longer required, because they were no longer enhancing the bottom line, un-named untermenchen. Parker’s lead
George Parker : The big axe will fall on Ogilvy tomorrow
May 14, 2008
These guys had it coming for some time… they haven’t picked up any new business in some time.. and honestly we haven’t had the pleasure of viewing any of their interactive work, mostly because we can’t find it due to dismal rankings in google.
Perhaps if they invested in InterActive / SEO / or stopped claiming they invented Social Media Optimization well after it was a common term… they would of done much better.
OK… The word is, from one of my deeply embedded spies… The big axe will fall tomorrow on the poor, long suffering lumpen who make their daily crust at Ogilvy… Layoff time
George Parker : Major Layoffs at Ogilvy
May 2, 2008
Parker got the goods, Major Layoffs at Ogilvy… we heard that rumor as well… but our sources are always not the rock solid ones that Parker got :) …
One of my “deep throats” in New York tells me there have been big layoffs this morning at Ogilvy.
Since the cat is out of the bag, our sources stated that more layoffs are scheduled..
Greenpeace threatens Ogilvy - says ad agency is targeted for greenwashing
April 29, 2008
Greenpeace is targeting Ogilvy for ‘greenwashing’ their brands… in short just branding something ‘green’ when in reality it’s nothing more than branding.. the products are still crap.
We have been saying this all along, the Advertising Agencies (especially the ones that don’t focus online or even have the resources to.. such as Ogilvy in this matter) are the most to blame for chopping down trees with their obsession towards print media.
It’s about time Green Peace got on their back… maybe they will finally realize there is a thing called the internet that generates a higher ROI and lower cost of distribution than what they have been bilking their clients with (quarter million dollar full page ads in magazines with no ROI).
Dove’s advertising agency, Ogilvy, and its PR companies, Jackie Cooper and Lexis, are also being targeted. A Greenpeace spokesman said last week that “we are trying to persuade Unilever’s marketing agencies that they are doing Unilever’s dirty work for it by greenwashing its brands”.
Ogilvy in management U-turn
March 13, 2008
LONDON - Ogilvy Advertising has been forced into an embarrassing volte-face over the reporting lines for its remaining four creative partners, following last week’s decision to scrap Malcolm Poynton’s executive creative director role.
In an announcement, Ogilvy revealed last week that the four new creative partners - Will Awdry, Greg Burke, Alasdair Graham and Dennis Lewis - would report to the agency’s managing director, Guy Lambert.
However, after a series of internal discussions between the creatives and senior management, the creative partners will now report to Gary Leih, the chairman and chief executive of Ogilvy Group.
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