Passion Pictures and director Pete Candeland (director of the Gorillaz videos) created this amazing intro for The Beatles Rockband. With top-notch illustrations and transitions the piece brings the excitement and energy the Beatles are known for. Check it out and enjoy.

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You would be surprised [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Ad Week conducts report cards on America’s top agencies. No, No its not another reality show, its an overview and grading system of the most influential agencies. Why is it so important? Well if you’re in the creative industry its a pulse on how the industry is progressing and in what direction.

You would be surprised by the grading system. I’ve admired for a long time the work and creativity Saatchi & Saatchi produces, however, they got a C+! Wondering how Ad Week comes up with their grading system? Don’t worry that info is included below.

Here is a few notable agencies to look at

DEUTSCH: B
GOODBY: B+
OGILVY: C-
PUBLICIS USA: B+
SAATCHI & SAATCHI: C+
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY: B

‘08 FINAL GRADES:

ARNOLD: C+
BBDO: B
BBH: C+
LEO BURNETT: C
C-K: B-

CRISPIN: B+
DDB: C+
DEUTSCH: B
DRAFTFCB: C-
EURO RSCG: B-

GOODBY: B+
GREY: B-
HILL, HOLLIDAY: B
JWT: B
LOWE: B-

MARTIN AGENCY: B+
MCCANN: B
MERKLEY: B-
MULLEN: C+
OGILVY: C-

PUBLICIS USA: B+
SAATCHI & SAATCHI: C+
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY: B
WIEDEN: B+
Y&R: C

HOW THE REPORT CARDS WORK

NUMBERS
Many 2008 revenue results were provided
by the agencies; some were not. We also gathered information from our own reporting, syndicated data and other sources. Revenue represents the actual top-line income of each agency; revenue was prorated to credit an agency for an account win only for the time it worked on the business. (An agency that won a $100 million account midyear, for instance, would only receive six months of revenue. Same goes for losses.) But agencies receive full credit for billings upon winning an account, no matter the time of year. Staff counts are as of year-end 2008. Agencies were ranked on three criteria: revenue growth, revenue per employee and growth in revenue per employee. Then a composite rank was calculated, weighting revenue growth the most, staff efficiency somewhat less and the growth in revenue per employee the least.  Adjustment was also made for growth relative to size. Letter grades correspond to the composite ranks. Client spending estimates are based on Nielsen data.

CREATIVE
Consideration is given to quality, range of products worked on, clarity of message, production values and consistency of execution. Each shop submitted seven TV spots and seven print ads, along with digital, integrated and nontraditional efforts, that appeared during 2008.

MANAGEMENT
Grades reflect how well executives handled client and management issues, agency developments, finances, merger and acquisition activity and other strategic matters.

REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
For national agencies, we break out significant activity in regional offices.

GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS
For global shops, we outline key events in offices around the world.

THE FINAL GRADE
The average of numbers, creative and management grades.

HOLDING COMPANIES

Headquarters … ‘08 revenue … % change in thousands

1. WPP Group, London: $13,598 (9.7%)
2. Omnicom Group, New York: 13,360 (5.2%)
3. Interpublic Group, New York: 6,963 (6.2%)
4. Publicis Groupe, Paris: 6,100 (0.7%)
5. Dentsu, Tokyo: 2,750 (-9.0%)
6. Havas, Paris: 2,280 (2.3%)
7. Hakuhodo, Tokyo: 1,550 (-7.0%)

AGENCY BENCHMARKS

Agency … Staff … Billings … Revenue … Revenue per staffer

(*billings in thousands)

1. Ogilvy:           3,100  212/ 850    (24.8%)

2. DDB:              3,050  228/1,331 (17.1%)

3. Euro RSCG:   2,776  259/1,873 (13.8%)

4. Draftfcb:         2,773  218/2,200    (9.9%)

5. JWT:               2,000  349/1,975 (17.7%)

6. BBDO:            1,800  451/3,250 (13.9%)

7. Leo Burnett:    1,720  230/2,209 (10.4%)

8. McCann:         1,700  372/3,353 (11.1%)

9. Y&R:               1,560  239/2,481   (9.6%)

10. Saatchi:          1,150  288/3,470  (8.3%)

11. TBWA\C\D:       922  382/3,113  (12.3%)

12. Crispin:             900  153/1,478 (10.4%)

13. Deutsch:           878  274/3,098   (8.9%)

14. Hill, Holliday:    835  311/2,084  (14.9%)

15. Grey:                828  813/5,435  (15.0%)

16. Publicis:           822  668/5,718  (11.7%)

17. Arnold:             725  359/4,034    (8.9%)

18. Mullen:             645  240/1,814  (13.2%)

19. Lowe:               625  262/2,512  (10.4%)

21. Goodby:           533  253/4,878    (5.2%)

22. Wieden:            514  214/2,121  (10.1%)

23. C-K:                  511  284/1,888  (15.0%)

23. Martin:              499  240/2,645    (9.1%)

24. Merkley:            257  319/2,658  (12.0%)

25. BBH:                 178  242/2,893    (8.3%)

Averages:          1,252  314/2,774  (12.1%)

all information courtesy of Ad Week

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