Morgan recently rejoined CLM as a Senior Account Manager, according to a LinkedIn update. For those with long memories, you may recall that she began her agency career as a Media Buyer with the same shop, when it was known as Closed Loop Marketing & Advertising.
Prior to her CLM return, Morgan was with Mitchell + Palmer, most recently as Account & Media Director. She also spent time on the client side with Truckstop.com.
Congratulations to Morgan on the new role and return to the old stomping grounds.
And in related news, Mitchell + Palmer is looking for a new Media Director.
In August of 1981 W.R. Drake & Co. hired a Media Buyer who would become a pillar of the agency for 40 years. Sara Chase has been our mentor, navigator, north star, and sunny side through every up and down of agency life during her dedicated and fulfilling career.
Sara has held several positions at Drake Cooper; she was our Media Director for ten years and our Account Director for over 25 years. She’s also been a Vice President of the agency. She’s been through four agency name changes, three downtown buildings, three ownership changes, and too many timesheets to count. In fact, she’s worked at Drake Cooper longer than our founder, Bill Drake. Sara has led some of our largest accounts throughout her career and those accounts have produced some of our most award-winning campaigns including the Idaho Lottery Commission, The Department of Health and Welfare, and The Idaho Travel Council. Her dedication and commitment to Drake Cooper has always helped us flourish and helped our clients shine.
So we say thank you, Sara, for being the person you are, and for being the person we needed to help us through all those years at Drake Cooper. We say it with a heavy but full heart and with the utmost respect and admiration. We can never thank you enough for all you’ve done for the agency — you built it, you brought it to life and you made it a better and brighter place every damn day. We raise a glass to you and wish you nothing but blue skies ahead.
So much has already been said about Sara by those who’ve worked with her and know her well. Her influence on the industry, and on those she has worked with over the years, is unmistakable.
I’m certain it’s been said hundreds of times already, but I’ll say it once more:
Thank you, Sara, for all you’ve done.
Enjoy everything that’s next — whatever it may be.
John Drake will add the title of Co-President to his current role as Chief Strategy Officer, which he assumed in 2019. Since his teenage years, John has been around the agency, with his first role being the somewhat less-prestigious “Runner.” His official career began in Los Angeles at Deutsch, then moving to senior positions with WongDoody and leading his own agency, FourStories, in Portland before joining Drake Cooper fifteen years ago. That journey involved working on brands that included Disney, Carl’s Jr., Tillamook, DIRECTV, Nestlé, Baskin-Robbins, UCLA, and more. John’s role will be to oversee the agency’s work product. His teams will include planning & strategy, creative, media, and analytics.
The other Co-President is a new addition to Drake Cooper. After an extensive search process inside the industry, the agency is excited to welcome Mindy Stomp as Co-President, General Manager. Mindy will oversee the agency’s business operations, client success, and business development teams. She most recently held leadership positions with VMLY&R and brings to Drake Cooper a deep background built at agencies large and small. Her significant digital experience ranges from complex website build projects to leading digital AOR relationships. Her teams have led efforts for clients such as Facebook/Meta, SKYY Vodka, Carnival Cruise Lines, Crystal Cruises, Driscoll’s, Haas Automation, and Mazda.
Reynolds+Myers is looking for a Client Lead / Account Manager to join their team. From the job listing they recently shared with us:
Reynolds+Myers is on the hunt for an experienced account manager/director — we call this role a Client Lead. This position is remote-first, meaning you can choose to work remotely or from our office in beautiful downtown Boise, Idaho. Because of the nature of our work, a candidate in the Boise-metro area is preferred.
Big picture, a Client Lead is responsible for helping clients get great work completed efficiently and effectively. Your days will be spent communicating with clients and the R+M team, brainstorming solutions, and generally making R+M indispensable to clients by providing clarity, establishing priorities, and compelling action.
What this job entails:
Understanding client business goals
Managing day-to-day communication between assigned clients and the R+M team
Collaborating with clients + the R+M team to provide insights and solutions to solve client challenges
Defining new projects
Nurturing relationships at all levels of client and partner relationships
Working with the R+M team to ensure high quality, on-target outcomes for clients
Tracking and managing timelines, success metrics, and budgets