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Grab your popcorn because Dave Kersey is on The Drum talking about the impact tech and AI can have on campaigns. Check it out!

The future of advertising: integrating creativity and technology In the rapidly evolving world of advertising, creativity and technology are becoming increasingly intertwined. GSDM's Dave Kersey explores the promising potential of CTV as a platform for deliver...

Neeti Newaskar has been selected as a jury member for this year’s Jay Chiat Awards! Join us in congratulating her on this honor 👏.

You may be surprised to learn that we make our own fireworks here at GSD&M. Happy Fourth y’all!

GSD&M Strategist Stephanie Collins helped co-author this recent 4A’s report for junior strategists, by junior strategists, and tapped into minds from across 8 agencies with one common goal: to level the playing field for all junior strategists. She even talked to her Strategy Team colleague CJ Holce who, as Steph told us, “reminds us not to be afraid of the things that make us human.”

Junior strategists, this resource is your first stop for growth and insight.
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Our very own Celina Glenn is indeed an intern you need to know. Shout out👏!

21 summer ad interns you should know about Here is a list of some of the advertising industry’s brightest young minds, from masters of AI to Cannes Lions winners.

From sorting mail to writing the viral, award-winning “Hold for Wings” song for Pizza Hut. Nick Adams, everyone 👏

Help! I Wrote a Viral Hold Song and Now I Have to Write About Myself Hold music FTW

We’re starting to wrap up our adventure! Stanley received a Silver Lion. Multiple clients Shortlisted. Dave Kersey, our Chief of Media, shared his wisdom with Beet TV, The Drum and others. Work was done. Fun was had. See ya next time.

Stanley snatches a Lion at Cannes 2024!

Thrilled, honored, and tearing up but remaining Quencher-levels of chill at the news that Stanley has won a Lion for Brand Strategy at Cannes.

We’re grateful for the partnership of the Stanley 1913 team and proud of our team whose tremendous chops help build stronger and stronger foundations for brands that increase consumer love. And we have fun doing it, too! The rest is icing on the 🏆.

Stanley Shortlisted at Cannes 2024!

What an honor. Round of applause to Stanley and the team that works tirelessly to make the work happen.

Tyson Scratch Off at Cannes 2024!

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Winner winner chicken dinner! Congratulations to Tyson and the GSD&M team that made this First & Only idea come to life.

Hold for Wings at Cannes 2024!

Give it up for our client, Pizza Hut and all the GSD&Mers for Shorlisting on the world's stage and making hold music fun.

Bloody Mary Misogyny at Cannes! Thank you to Cannes Can for recognizing Bloody Mary Misogyny at the AYA Inclusion Awards. We’re incredibly proud of this work, that helps fight inequitable taxation of feminine hygiene and family products, and the change that came from it (Texas no longer taxes these items!). Round of applause to Period Law and all the GSD&Mers that touched this campaign.

Oh, did you call? Sorry we couldn’t get to the phone, we were busy accepting a Radio Mercury award for Pizza Hut, “Hold for Wings.” Congrats to our client and team! We love simple, fun creative opportunities like this that add a little surprise to the consumer experience! Annnnnd, now we want wings.

Longtime friends and clients, Southwest Airlines visited us in the office today. We chatted about all things Big Flex and brand strategy. 💙❤️💛

SPOILER ALERT: We are winners! Two silvers and a GOLD 🏆. We are really proud to win, especially across a range of categories and clients. Congrats y’all!

🥈 Period Law & GSD&M for Bloody Mary Misogyny in Corporate Social Responsibility Online/Interactive, Guerrilla Marketing https://americanadvertisingawards.com/awards/bloody-mary-misogyny/

🥈 Tyson, Crave Thru in Guerilla Marketing https://americanadvertisingawards.com/awards/crave-thru/

🏆 Pizza Hut, Sewer Delivery in Branded Content & Entertainment for Online/Interactive https://americanadvertisingawards.com/awards/sewer-delivery/ 🏆

See who ! View all of the winning work from the 2024 National American Advertising Awards at americanadvertisingawards.com

GSD&Mers get 4 hours of volunteer service they can use every month to do good in their communities. In May, alongside the launch of the USAF PSA on volunteerism “Call Out Volunteers,” we called ourselves out to volunteer more and we did! We helped the Central Texas Food Bank by preparing around 500 meals to be distributed to various afterschool activities for kids. We prepared hot and cold meals and then sealed them up for efficient delivery. We donated 2 overflowing donation bins to the Austin Diaper Bank. We donated Stanleys to the families and patients at Superhero Kids. And last but not least, we went out to Civitan Park with the Austin Parks Foundation and cleared excess mulch from young trees which will help ensure proper growth. 

GSD&Mers get 4 hours of volunteer service they can use every month to do good in their communities. In May, alongside the launch of the USAF PSA on volunteerism “Call Out Volunteers,” we called ourselves out to volunteer more and we did! We helped the Central Texas Food Bank by preparing around 500 meals to be distributed to various afterschool activities for kids. We prepared hot and cold meals and then sealed them up for efficient delivery. We donated 2 overflowing donation bins to the Austin Diaper Bank. We donated Stanleys to the families and patients at Superhero Kids. And last but not least, we went out to Civitan Park with the Austin Parks Foundation and cleared excess mulch from young trees which will help ensure proper growth.

Here’s some advice from industry leaders like our Chief of Inclusion, Keisha Townsend Taitt on how you can better your work and in turn, better serve your clients.

12 Industry Leaders Share Tips to Improve Agency Client Service Having a solid strategy and leaning into diversity are also key.

recognized eight of our GSD&Mers at the 32 Under 32 award gala last week. Proud to have such amazing people at the agency! Congratulations to all🏆🍾

🚨We Got Shortys! 🚨

GSD&M snagged 8 finalist spots in this year’s Shorty Awards and, last night we brought home two wins and two audience honors!

We’re extremely proud of our teams and clients whose connected talents and efforts make it all possible.

🏆🚗 Stanley 1913 won in Real-Time Response for The Car That Set Stanley On Fire

🏆🍎🍇🍃 Fruit of the Loom won in Storytelling for Fruit of the Loom Brings the Beloved Fruit People to TikTok & received the Audience Honor in Humor!

🏆💳 Capital One received the Audience Honor in Financial Services for Multiple Taylors

It’s time to cheat…on your favorite burger joint with Pizza Hut’s new Cheeseburger Melt.

Pizza Hut enters the burger game with bizarre pizza-cheeseburger mash-up No one out-pizzas the Hut — and now the Hut is hoping to out-burger everyone, too.

Our latest PSAs for the U.S. Air Force have officially launched! Sadly, volunteering is at an all-time low, but we know people are more likely to help if they're called out by name. So we did just that and got some pretty cool people to help spread the word. Check out this article to learn more about the initiative and watch the videos. While we have you, have you volunteered lately?

The U.S. Air Force Calls Out Americans to Volunteer with the Help of Celebrities Jeff Goldblum and Tony Hawk, by GSD&M - Roastbrief US “Giving back has always been at the core of our mission at GSD&M, and we’re grateful to work with clients like the U.S. Air Force that align with that same principle,” Jeff Maki, SVP, Group Creative Director, GSD&M said. “We firmly believe in the power of a single individual to catalyze impa...

If only Craig Robinson could sing hold music for us while we wait for the winners to be announced.

New HoP in the house! John “Mac” McAdorey probably needs no introduction, certainly not to GSD&Mers who have been working with him for a minute, but we are thrilled to announce he has been promoted to Head of Production at GSD&M.

He’s ready to tackle impossible tasks, he even said so: “Every year I ask myself ‘What’s one impossible task I can do this year?’ This year, I’m excited to lean into an area of strong growth and expertise for the agency, in the digital and social space. We can accomplish much more than a traditional agency for our clients--from delivering campaigns that challenge conventions to empowering brands to embrace their purpose."

Read on and bring Mac your impossible tasks.

GSD&M Promotes John McAdorey To Head of Production Advertising agency GSD&M has appointed John McAdorey to serve as its head of production. He will report to GSD&M CEO Duff Stewart.

Pizza and Turtle Power! We won a People’s Voice Webby for our AR Sewer Delivery experience. Huge shout out to the client and team for making this awesome idea come to life.🏆🐢🍕