News WW has learned that high-profile Portland advertising and marketing agency Tenfour will be shutting down business on February 1, as confirmed by company senior vice president Mark Dagg. “We marched hard, we accomplished some great things, and to the very last minute it was a hard decision to make,” said Dagg.“We just couldn’t get enough business, really,” said creative director Mark ...   More

News He coined Nike's best slogan. Then he immediately died. In a preview of the advertising documentary Art & Copy," the New York Times revealed Wednesday that Portland ad agency Wieden+Kennedy borrowed its Nike motto "Just Do It" from somebody who wouldn't need it back: Gary Gilmore. Mr. Gilmore, the notorious spree-killer, uttered the words “Let's do it” just before a firing squad ...   More