Doner Media

To celebrate the holidays and as a thank you for a year’s worth of hard work, Doner treated employees to a Hollywood inspired holiday affair. The night was filled with bright lights, glamour and, of course, lots of tinsel!

Food, drinks and desserts were enjoyed throughout the evening while jazz standards filled the air and brought people onto the dance floor.

We welcomed all the guests who dressed as movie characters and celebrities to take the stage and compete for best dressed. Dave Wysocki won for funniest costume, dressed as Tom Cruise in “Risky Business.” Jake Thompson and Bob Beras tied for best lookalike.  Jake transformed himself into the Old Man from “Up” and Bob came as the Dude. Ken Spera and Mike Brooks won for best couple, dressed as “Pulp Fiction”.

Guests chatted, danced and posed for the paparazzi in the photo booth until it was time to leave the flashy lights of Hollywood behind.

The holiday party was a great way to celebrate the agency and the season.

Check out some photos from our Tinseltown event below.

Happy Holidays! See you in 2012.

We’re pleased to announce that Gretchen Hentemann and Jay Ritenbaugh have joined Doner as VP, brand leaders.  Gretchen will be working primarily on Sherwin-Williams, based out of our Cleveland office.  As a regional brand leader, Jay will be working with Perkins Restaurants located in the southeastern United States to promote the brand.

Both are well-versed in their respective categories and come to Doner with experience in and appreciation of the integrated work we do.

Learn more about Gretchen and Jay from the press release, here.

Monday marked the launch of a new global spot for our Harman client that promotes the Harman Kardon BDS home entertainment system. The campaign, called “Beautiful Sound,” features Jennifer Lopez and helps to increase awareness of the brand. In the :30 spot, J. Lo is seen using the Harman product to transform a dilapidated room into a beautiful living space.

The spot is currently airing in Europe and in the coming weeks will run in Asia and the United States.

Check out the spot below.

Creative Credits

Co-CEO, Chief Creative Officer: Rob Strasberg
EVP, Executive Creative Director: Murray White
Creative Director: Michael Brooks
Copywriter: Andrew Bouwkamp
Art Director:  Michelle Potter
Agency Producer: Seth Triezenberg
EVP, Brand Leader: Kevin Weinman
SVP, Brand Leader: Jim Vassallo
Director: Martin Campbell, Saville Productions
Editor: Katz at Cosmo Street
Music: Mophonics
EFX: Peerless
End Graphics: Superfad
Audio mix: Ringside
Sound Design: 740 Sound

We’ve added two new vice presidents to our team over the past few weeks. Kim Bailiff joins us as VP, strategic planning and Wyatt Kazan returns to Doner as VP, brand leader.

Kim’s nearly 20 years of experience will serve our clients well, as she works on business analysis, brand positions and creative strategy for several agency accounts.

Wyatt will utilize his almost 10 years of account experience to lead strategic development and daily operations for the Cox account.

Learn more about the two new VPs here.

We knew our “Kitty Massage” and “Pass Out Cat” spots to launch new Cat’s Pride® Fresh and Light™ would be popular among cat lovers.  But we’re pleased to announce that even months after the launch of the campaign, the spots are still getting recognition.

In September, “Pass Out Cat” was named “Spot of the Week” by Shoot Magazine.  Now, it has also been named no. 9 on Shoot’s 2011 Top 10 List for Post/Visual Effects Spots.

The spots were created through a partnership with the Moving Picture Company to create cats doing human-like activities.  The use of advanced CGI technology allowed us to tell stories that depict the bond between pet and owner. We’re honored that Shoot Magazine enjoys this work as much as we do!

View the article here and check out the spot below.

Creative Credits