Sony replaces ‘Kevin Butler’ ad agency with ‘Axe Astronaut’ firm

Sony has announced that it has selected New York-based ad agency Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty as its new lead creative agency, after what sounds like a complicated (and crowded) selection process. For the past six years, Sony’s lead agency has been Deutsch L.A., the team behind none other than Kevin Butler and the famous “Michael” ad. But after chatting with Deutsch and other cool-sounding firms like 180LA and Anomaly, Sony selected Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty New York to deliver its future message.

BBH has an impressive portfolio of work, including the Axe Astronaut campaign you may have seen during the Super Bowl last week. Why did Sony switch horses after so long? Oh, we don’t know – maybe they have a big new announcement in the works they want advertised just the right way.Continue reading Sony replaces ‘Kevin Butler’ ad agency with ‘Axe Astronaut’ firmSony replaces ‘Kevin Butler’ ad agency with ‘Axe Astronaut’ firm originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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