I forget who told me about Wolf Parade. I think it was my friend Kerry. But who showed me wasn’t as important as when I first got totally engulfed in their unique Montreal sound. I lived in Ohio at the time, and the music that forced its way through my car speakers told me to keep driving through the plowed corn fields dotted with ... Full story
History is one of those forces that binds common experience. Like when I first took this job at Ogilvy five plus years ago and told my dad Ogilvy’s office location. He went into a long story about how as a college student he saw his beloved Villanova Wildcats play in the NIT atMadison Square Garden III on this very terra ferma of 309 W. 49th. ... Full story
Photo by JP Cannicciari A lot of machinery sits on top of 636 11th right now. That's a lot of emmissions too. Luckily, the Ogilvy Building will be the most green building of any major ad agency in New York. Just ask Gunther. Or read his post below.-D Full story
Past, Present and Future. Photo by JP Cannicciari
While the Ogilvy Building was built at the beginning of last century, there's still some work to be done on the outside.These guys are putting a nice brick facade on a structure on the roof. I also met one of the guys who put all the new windows on. He told me that the windows that ... Full story
Our new Ogilvy Building will be green.
Now that sounds a bit like one of those corporate statements that are all promise and little content. But this one is real, we are serious, and we'll have plenty of proof points. Actually, we will be the first major Ad Agency in Manhattan to move into a LEED certified building.
LEED (The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the ... Full story
You've probably already seen the art in the hallways here at Worldwide Plaza. Now other's are seeing it as well.
Juxtapose, an art and culture magazine out of California recently came to one of the openings on the new 5th floor open space, and they liked what they saw.
The New Ogilvy that will be set ... Full story
“We need drama and theater.” That was the direction I was given back in January as we discussed the basic design intent for our new Ogilvy Building. When the designers from Gensler showed me preliminary sketches for our new café in April the word “drama” was realized in 3D. As you can see from the sketch below, our new café will have a large center ... Full story
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ogilvy New York - so the move to new quarters is just one milestone in the works. Here, Jay C. prepping to shoot interviews at the Museum of Modern Art at the premier of the new Ogilvy/BBC documentary on the life of David Ogilvy, the original Mad Man. Full story
One of the things that makes Ogilvy unique around the world is how consistent the culture is from office to office and country to country. Check out the lobby of Ogilvy Seoul... Full story
Joshua Allen Harris gained some press with his inflatable street art—animals, serpents, and monsters. For the Environmental Defense Fund Ogilvy worked with the artist to create a mother polar bear and her cub for a heart-breaking PSA.
This site is a global conversation among women of color about what their skin means to them. It’s an online destination that places each guest at the center of a like-minded community—and which positions the Vaseline Cocoa Butter as a brand that understands women and their skin. Here ideas, memories and insights are shared. And everyday people can give voice to their skin.
Using video assets captured during a television commercial shoot, Ogilvy created an easy-to-learn game for SixFlags.com. Game play produces immediate gratification via verbal encouragement and downloadable desktops. As game sessions end, players are encouraged to share the game with friends and/or buy park tickets.
This site documents real viral spread, as Vaseline traveled to Kodiak Alaska to test its new Clinical Therapy moisturizing lotion. The product was given to one woman, who was free to ‘prescribe’ it to anyone she wanted. The ever-expanding site will host stories and images from the townspeople, and document the nation-wide spread of the product in coming months.
The IBM Documentary Project is an ongoing series of short films celebrating the innovative spirit and accomplishments of IBM customers from around the world. In addition to the customized IBM video player, these films are being distributed as TV spots, in-flight videos, podcasts, taxi and metro players, video banners, to name a few.