News Archive:
June 2013
Cadillac signs on to Hill Holliday ad firm
Behind the Cadillac Review and Interpublic’s New Agency ‘Rogue’
Hill Holliday’s CEO Goes from Receptionist to Boss
May 2013
The Incredible Story Of This Woman’s Meteoric Rise From Receptionist To CEO
TripAdvisor Hires Shops for Its First Offline Campaign
Hill Holliday’s New CEO Discusses Influences
Hill Holliday Names Karen Kaplan CEO
Mike Sheehan Makes His Mark at Hill Holliday
NH Girl, 17, Wins Programming Contest
17-Year Old Develops a Way to Keep the Endings of Your Favorite TV Shows a Secret
Why the NewFronts Shouldn’t Mimic the Upfronts
Hill Holliday Creates Bombing Relief Fund in 7 Hours
Team Effort on One Fund Boston
April 2013
Murray State Basketball a Source of Pride
Q&A: The (Real) State of Social TV Right Now
Ad of the Day: Bank of America
Bank Of America Debuted A Beautiful New Commercial
What’s the Future of TV? Find Out at Hill Holliday’s TVnextHack
Bank of America Tries Humble Approach in New Campaign
March 2013
Partnership at Drugfree.org Collaborates with Hill Holliday
2013 O’Toole Award Winners Announced
Hill Holliday Names Stockwell Chief Media Officer
Hill Holliday ads pitch new Merrell line of outdoor workout shoes
The State of TV’s Twitter Backchannel
How Spreadability Changes How We Think about Advertising
Hill Holliday Wins Capella University’s Biz
February 2013
Grace Under Pressure
January 2013
How businesses will use Twitter’s Vine
Nonprofit’s goal: Make Boston happier
A Light Touch Draws New Donors to Suicide-Prevention Charity
Facebook Graph Search - a Reason to Be More Authentic
Lance Jensen’s Automotive Work Honored at One Show
The 20 Most Viral Superbowl Ads
VH1 Unveils Revamped Brand Identity
Best and Worst ads of 2012 from Boston agencies
Full Service Agency of the Year
Hill Holliday Spreads Hub Happiness One Random Act of Kindness at a Time
Hill Holliday, Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Customizer
December 2012
Hill Holliday Spreads Happiness
Samaritans Making A Difference
Samaritans Help Boston Put on a Happy Face
Effort to Fight Suicide Focuses on ‘the Help and the Hope’
The Celebrity Voice-Over Game
November 2012
Tiësto Joins With (RED) In The Fight Against AIDS
Students pitch on-the-spot marketing plans
Take 5 From Digiday Video
Collaborate With A Stranger to Make Sweet Music in Harvard Pilgrim Installation
Top Places to Work: Hill Holliday
October 2012
MLB Work Named in Communication Arts Annual
What has Facebook Done for You Lately?
Blippar Wows During Live Pitch Event at FutureM, Banks Dunkin’ Business
The Afterlife Of A TV Episode: It’s Complicated
This Week in Business: Branding Election 2012
Hill Holliday Takes Best in Show at Hatch Awards
Startups Pitch Dunkin’ Donuts at FutureM
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: Boston Subway Installation
Hill Holliday’s Tim Cawley Digs Deep Into the Creative Process
Meet the 30 Most Powerful Women in Advertising
The Beauty of Collaboration
September 2012
Candidates Could Squeeze Out Commercial Advertisers
100 Most Influential Women in Advertising
Where Does TV Go From Here?
Partesotti Heads to Hill Holliday
Why TV is Going Social
August 2012
The Rules of Social Media
Q&A With Dunkin’s John Costello: ROI Comes First
Taking Responsibility
Humans: Behind the Scenes
July 2012
Chili’s touts lunch menu in new videos
The Pulse on Lost Remote
Humans Are Their Own Worst Enemy in New Liberty Mutual Campaign
Local advertisers join rush to run Olympic campaigns
Olympics Offer Madison Ave. Another Opening, Another Show
Media Plan of the Year: Liberty Mutual
4-peat: Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year: Dunkin’ Donuts
Let the Ad Games Begin
Mobile Bridges Gap
Pro Bono Work is Good for Your Employees
June 2012
Why I Create Content
Branded Content Makes Mark At L.A. Film Festival
Bully Boy ties social media to mobile
From Nothing, Something
When It Comes to Ads in Games, These Guys Aren’t Playing Around
Mobile threads together stories..
BostInno Approved: What To Do This Week 6/11/12
Whiskey Brand Reveals Secret Event Location
Stars pledge allegiance in new All-Star Game campaign
Yes, You’re Smart, but What About Your Topspin?
(RED) Dries the Tears in Latest Ad from Hill Holliday
MediaMath, DMA Push To Institutionalize Digital Marketing
May 2012
Mad Men’s Mixed Blessing for Marketers
Boston Firm on the Rise
New (RED) ad from Hill Holliday
‘What Did I Miss?’: TV Attention Suffers A Big Hit From Second Screens
Jumptap and PlaceIQ Bring Hyper-Local Mobile Targeting to Leading Retailer
How the MLB Fan Cave Became the League’s Social Strategy
Study: Do Smart Phones Distract from TV?
Ad shop Hill Holliday runs on…
Random iPhone App of the week: Dunkin’ Donuts
First Ever #BostonContent Event
Pigheaded Demopublicans
Dunkin’ Donuts teams up with Sony Pictures
Bank of America picks Hill Holliday as key advertising agency
Friday Forum Series: Lance Jensen
Online Video Ad Summit Speakers
Privacy and the Mobile Landscape
5 Creativity Boosters…
April 2012
IPG Posts Uptick, Growth Led By Asia-Pacific
Bully Boy Distillers Launches a Scavenger Hunt
The Ad Game
Dunkin’ Donuts concocts social media buzz via interactive mobile campaign
Oxfam America: Food Fight
Oxfam Releases Satirical Video in Food Aid Reform Push
Assessing Content’s Central Role In Brand Marketing
Merrell, Outdoor-Apparel Maker, Hires HiIl Holliday
Digital Marketing Terms for Dummies: Social TV
John Hancock: Fenway Park Billboard
John Hancock Promises ‘You Are Not Alone’
NBCU Gathers Who’s Who in Social TV
March 2012
Hill Holliday Partners For Audience
Ad of the Day: John Hancock
Mad Men Then & Now
The Future of Social TV:
Behind the Music
Inside Newsweek’s Mad Men Issue
New Opening Day MLB Spots
Hill Holliday Goes Minimal
Behind the Music
Dunkin’ Gets the Mad Men Treatment
After ‘Mad Men’ Drought, Hoping to Slake a Thirst
Tina Brown: The Mad Men Issue
New Liberty Mutual ad gives special effects a workout
Thumbs up for mobile hitchhiking game’s prospects
Social TV - Teaching an Old Medium New Tricks
Hill Holliday names Project Beacon partners
Hill Holliday Selects 12 Startups as Part of Beacon Program
February 2012
TV’s Future Explored at Hill Holliday Event
Social Network Discussions Drive TV Tune-in and Loyalty, TVGuide.com Research Says
TV gets social, thanks to web
ChoiceStream Launches CRUNCH
Video Content at the Beginning of the Future
Social TV Book Now Available
The Race for the Second Screen
Crazy Mom and Silent Dad Return
Breaking Down the Top Superbowl Commercials
Superbowl Action Moves Beyond TV Screen
Boston ad biz Super Bowl drought continues
Hill Holliday Announces Lineup for TVnext 2012
January 2012
Hill Holliday’s Karen Kaplan will chair the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
How Two ‘Cave’ Men Brought Major League Baseball Into the Social Media Age
Full Service Agency: Hill Holliday
Medialets Launches Private Marketplace to Transform Mobile Ad Buying
All Eyes on Social TV
Cigna: New Year’s Non-Resolution
December 2011
Cigna Says Forget New Year’s Resolutions
2011 a banner year for Boston ad agencies
The Future of Digital Advertising: Math + Magic
A Digital Creative Revolution Will Ignite in 2012
Search for cast of new-look Fan Cave begins
Even More Thankful Post- Thanksgiving
Google and TV: Playing to Win
November 2011
Media All-Stars: Cindy Stockwell & Adam Cahill
Inside the ‘Social TV’ book, now available for pre-order
Inspiration & Insight From Hill Holliday Creative Director
Media Maven
Hill Holliday Named Media Agency of the Year: Full Service Agency
Hill Holliday Announces Content Conference
Top Places to Work
Does Klout Count?
October 2011
Hill Holliday’s Riche Zamor on the Facebook Like Bubble
Hill Holliday Wins Oxfam America Account
MLB’s Fan Cave Takes Stock of First Year
News From the Advertising Industry
Bold Commercials and Flavors Aim to Spice Up Chili’s Brand
September 2011
MLB Fan Cave Wins OMMA
Is An Online GRP Needed For Online Video Advertising?
Go You: Cigna Promotes ‘One of a Kind’ Health Insurance Coverage
Cigna’s New Campaign
Hill Holliday Launches Beacon: A New Program Aimed at Bringing Brands & Startups Together
Consumers Approved of Many 9/11 Spots
Hill Holliday CEO Criticizes Anheuser-Bush 9/11 Spot
Dunkin’ Donuts Brews Up Sponsorship with ESPN
Social media advice for job-seekers, from CEOs, HR execs & recruiters
Hill Holliday to Host “The Pitch”
August 2011
Social TV Book: An Interview with IntoNow’s Adam Cahan
Hill Holliday’s Shetty on Branding on the Internet
Best Places to Work
Massachusetts’ digital domination: It’s closer than you think
Dunkin’ Donuts Opens Shop in Sims’ Universe
Cleaning up Crime in Boston
Pan Am Brands ready for prime-time takeoff
Why Some Advertising Agencies Aren’t Buying ‘The Pitch’
July 2011
Adweek - Media Plan of the Year
How Brands Can Win By Respecting Your Online Privacy
Texting Tips Help Police Solve Homicides
Digital Media 3.0
Baseball Fan’s Dream is Two Guys’ Job
June 2011
Hill Holliday Promotes Two Key Account Leaders
Out to Launch
Dunkin Donuts And Captain America – Could This Be The Greatest Movie Tie In TV Ad Of All Time?
Hill Holliday Expands Shetty’s Role
Bruins Crooner Wows Hill Holliday
Mike Sheehan on the Bruins’ Marketing Power
Baba Shetty Accepts Webby for Responsibility Project
Hill Holliday Discusses New Platform Media Practice For Digital
Prepare for TV Chaos
May 2011
CMO Strategy
7 Ways Ad Agency Pros Stay on Top of Social Media Trends
Adam Cahill on “The Agency as VC”
Catching up with Lance Jensen
Liberty Mutual Celebrates Freedom Riders
Big Papi’s New York State of Mind
Social TV
Hiring of College Graduates Up
Social Media Increasingly Important to Ad Houses
Sox stars make pitch for Dunkin’
MLB Looks Beyond Baseball to Reel in New Audiences Online
Adam Cahill on sponsored content
The Royal Wedding - from the Fan Cave
April 2011
An Epic Campaign Can Change Your Career
Great Wolf Resorts Selects Hill Holliday
Digital Advertising Growth Outpacing Traditional Mediums
Liberty Mutual’s Paul Alexander Reviews Responsibility Project
Merrill Lynch Evolves Brand Platform
Live from Hill Holliday
Cigna Taps Hill Holliday
How Social Media Is Making TV Better
March 2011
Brian Wilson’s Epic Beard
In Bid for Young Viewers, Baseball Ads Swap Action for Funny Videos
MLB launches the Fan Cave
MLB Pays ‘Cave’ Man to Watch Every Game
Connors To Be Inducted Into Advertising Hall of Fame
Starting Up in Hard Times
Liberty Mutual: Anthem 3
Getting Social Now!
Liberty Mutual Insures Ad Panel Victory
Liberty Mutual Most Effective Auto Insurance Advertiser In Last Year
Until the Final Four, There Will Be Ads Galore
January 2011
Hill Holliday to Host Summit Exploring New Era of Television
December 2010
Modernista Founder Lance Jensen Heads to Hill Holliday
November 2010
Hill Holliday Wins Supercuts Media Business
Hill Holliday Awarded Supercuts Media AOR Busines
The Best Perks At the Top Places to Work
Truth in Advertising
The New Faces of Social Media
October 2010
Liberty Mutual Launches Apple iAd Campaign
Committing to Acts of Kindness on the Go
The Future of Advertising: How Technology Is Transforming Consumer Engagement
Media All-Stars 2010
The Mad Men Factor
Hill Holliday Named Major League Baseball Agency of Record
MLB Hires Hill Holliday for Creative, Media
FutureM Confirms Boston is the Epicenter of ‘What’s Next in Marketing’
September 2010
Building a Creative Organization
July 2010
Boston Police Launch Ice Cream Truck Initiative
Boston Police Department debuts cool new idea for kids
Hub Police Hope to Build Community Relations With Operation Hoodsie Cup
Boston Police Launch “Operation Hoodsie Cup”
Have A Hoodsie, Stop Crime
The City of Boston and the Boston Police Department Launch “Operation Hoodsie Cup” Offering Sweet Re
Five Things ‘Jersey Shore’ Taught My Agency About Social Media
Danny Glover Directs, Stars In Short Film “Second Line” For The Responsibility Project
Bank of America debuting TV spot during All-Star game
Bank of America Will Keep All-Star Game Viewers in Stitches
June 2010
Top Five Social Media Marketing Mistakes
Never Mind a Loaf of Bread and a Jug of Wine, Times Square Gets Doughnuts and Coffee
Why Banner Ads Aren’t More Lovable
May 2010
Hill Holliday adds execs to digital team
Hill Holliday’s digital practice makes key hires
Hill Holliday Makes Two Senior-level Strategic Hires to Support Strong Growth in Digital Practice
If Consumer Is Your Agency, It’s Time for a Review
Google’s Next Challenge: Display Ads
Bank of America’s US Trust Launches Advertising Campaign
April 2010
Hill Holliday Healthcare Group
Apple to Charge $1M for iAd Packages; Launch Advertisers to Pay $10M
Apple to Charge a Premium to Put Ads in Mobile Apps
Top U.S. Advertising Agencies
Liberty Mutual Re-launches Responsibility Project Website
Apple iAd Team Visits Hill Holliday Agency, Shares Details
The Biggest Winners: Companies Find Healthier Employees Drive Premium Relief
Time is Now for Boston Firms’ Interactive iPad Ads
Liberty Mutual Embraces iPad
Liberty Mutual Ads Set for Time’s iPad Edition
Liberty Mutual Announces Interactive Advertising in Time Magazine’s History-making Debut iPad Issue
March 2010
Boston Business Journal: Hill Holliday hires chief strategy officer
Hill Holliday Taps Herbert as Chief Strategy Officer
I, A Bee: Agencies Must Reinvent
February 2010
NYT: Campaigns Big Enough to Open With Olympics
AdExchanger: Avoiding the Sophomore Slump
January 2010
The Boston Globe: You Have Your Foot in The Door. How to Keep it There
November 2009
The Boston Globe: Charting The Course for Better Times
The Boston Globe: The Globe 100’s Top Places to Work
October 2009
The Boston Globe: Al Truism in Prime Time
Brandweek: A Year After Implosion, Merrill’s Bull Is Back
September 2009
The Boston Globe: Hill Holliday Integrates Production Capabilities
Businesswire: Hill Holliday Creates Integrated Production & Technology Group to Deliver Unrivaled La
July 2009
The Boston Globe: Product Ad’s Gain More Screen Time
June 2009
ABC News: Top 7 Smart Phone Applications to Make Your Life Easier
The Boston Globe: Dunkin’ Donuts Unveils 99 Cent Breakfast
April 2009
Forbes: Beyond The Recession: What Will Consumers Want
March 2009
The New York Times: An Insurer’s Family Drama
The New York Times: For a Shoe Brand, a Choice, Not an Echo
February 2009
Adweek: Eric Zeitoun’s Peer Review: Yes You Kin
January 2009
BusinessWeek: Analysis: Mike Sheehan on Taking Over
The New York Times: Wishin’ and Hopin’ (and Dunkin’)