Doner Media

To build on the spirit of giving and gratefulness before the Thanksgiving holiday, we celebrated our first annual Thanks a Brunch. On Monday morning, we broke from the normal workday routine and started our week off with the most important meal of the day. EVPs, along with co-CEOs David DeMuth and Rob Strasberg, served their dedicated employees a breakfast of eggs, bacon and pancakes as a way to show appreciation for their hard work over the past year.

Employees were encouraged to bring in canned goods and fresh fruits and vegetables to donate to Forgotten Harvest. Through the generosity of our employees, we collected over 300 pounds of food that will be distributed throughout Metro Detroit by Forgotten Harvest.

Happy Thanksgiving!

-New spot, ‘Elegance,’ begins to air Thursday, November 17 on national broadcast and cable networks

-Features all-new limited edition ‘2012 Fiat 500 by Gucci,’ arriving to FIAT Studios in Q1 2012

For more details from the press release, click here.

Watch the :60 ‘Elegance” spot below.

Creative Credits

Co-CEO, Chief Creative Officer: Rob Strasberg
EVP, Executive Creative Director: Murray White
Associate Creative Director: Jim Ward
Agency Producers: Brian Dooley, Kris Kulas
EVP, Brand Leadership: Craig Conrad
VP, Brand Leader: Kerrin Kramer
Director: Max Malkin
Editor: Dennis Kutzen

- Ram named ‘Official Truck of the Red Wings’ for 2011-12 NHL season.

- Red Wings forward Johan Franzen and goalie Jimmy Howard featured in campaign.

For more details from the press release, click here.

Check out the spot below.

Creative Credits

Co-CEO, Chief Creative Officer: Rob Strasberg
EVP, Executive Creative Director: Chuck Meehan
SVP, Creative Director: Sam Sefton
VP, Creative Director: Dan Willey
Associate Creative Director: Rob Legato
Art Director: Joe Lopez
Copywriter: Chris Waigand
Producer: Bob Monement
Senior Producer: Jack Nelson
EVP, Brand Leader: Craig Conrad
VP, Brand Leader: Nicole Pesale
Senior Project Manager: Melissa Tremblay
Assistant Project Manager: Kristin Hagg

Jennifer Deutsch, executive VP and general manager of our Cleveland office, was recently recognized by Kaleidoscope Magazine as a woman who gives back to the community. Jennifer is involved in a myriad of volunteer organizations including Susan G. Komen for the Cure, The Cleveland Foundation Innovation Lab, and the U.S. Tennis Association. Throughout her career, Jennifer has also made it a point to mentor students just starting out in marketing, and has taught marketing classes on the high school, college and graduate levels. In addition, she is a valuable member of our team, bringing nearly 30 years of experience to her role at the agency along with a spirit of collaboration. 

Congratulations, Jennifer!

To read the full article that recognizes Jennifer for her accomplishments, click here.

This year, Doner went all out with Halloween. The buzz started last week, with the introduction of a Murder Mystery interactive game, where all employees could participate in order to uncover the truth behind Rob (Zombie) Strasberg’s murder! A collection of videos, investigations, and clues were sent out in the morning of Halloween, and it was up to Doner Detectives to unravel the mystery. Brent Hodge, Scott King, Kerrin Kramer, Ryan Michaelski and Rachel Sokolewicz were  the first to successfully identify the culprit.

Meanwhile, the Halloween committee was making their way throughout the spookified halls. Departments battled against each other to win the grand prize for the Halloween Decoration Contest. From cubicle graveyards, to creepy Christmas theme, to haunted stables, it was an all-out effort to step up on the scary podium. The winning team, the Chrysler Crazies, included Craig Conrad, Nicole Pesale, Brett Miller, Chris Parker, Melissa Tremblay, Julia Seeley, Kristin Haag, Paul Smith, Robert Wantin and Kerrin Kramer.  The group impressed the judges with their pumpkins carved into Chrysler brand logos and a Haunted House maze to walk through.

At lunch, the festivities came to a culminating point, when over 40 employees strutted down our Black Carpet. They displayed scary, creative, and some really bad (in a good way) costumes! Pizza was served while our emcee Phenecia, dressed as Frankenstein’s Bride, led the way through the party. Amy Swain and Ron Sheffield who were dressed as the Red Queen and Mad Hatter won for best group costume, David Wysocki dressed as a Zombie Golden Girl won for scariest costume, Emily Desmond dressed as Melanie Daniels from “The Birds’ won in the most creative category and dressed as the game Operation, Katie Gerdes was Rob’s pick.

The day was a haunting success and Halloween 2012 can’t come fast enough!

Check out pictures from the wicked event in the slideshow below.