Suze Orman Chronicles Her Shoot With Backyard

Financial advice guru Suze Orman stars in a new, yet-to-air TD Ameritrade spot directed by Backyard's Don Rase.  In 'Suze's Scrapbook' on her website, she gives a shout-out to Backyard in her visual diary of the retirement-oriented :30 out of Porter Novelli.

To view the full photo set, click here: Suze's Scrapbook and view 'January'

BBH Shanghai is Ad Age China's AGENCY OF THE YEAR

Our friends and colleagues at BBH Shanghai are getting well-deserved recognition for this past year's work, named by Ad Age China 2009 Agency of the Year.  The agency is bringing American pop culture flair and experience to advertising for major International brands in the Asian market.  ECD Johnny Tan and his team have worked tirelessly with Backyard on several campaigns including Minute Maid/Coca-Cola featuring pop singer Eason Chan, and multiple LG work including the recent "Portal" featuring scenes from blockbuster "Avatar."  Congratulations! http://adage.com/globalnews/article?article_id=141483

PHIL BROWN’S AMBIEN WINS TOP PRIZES AT CLIO HEALTHCARE AWARDS

Venice-CA based Backyard director Phil Brown and Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness took home the top honors for Ambien “Silence Your Rooster” at the first-ever Clio Healthcare Awards held last month in New York. Winning Gold and the Grand Clio, the visual spot features an insomniac attempting to ignore a needy rooster hounding her in the middle of the night.  For a complete list of winners: http://www.cliohealthcare.com/winners/pdfs/2009_CLIO_Healthcare_Winners_Book.pdf