¶Pizza Hut, Wichita, Kan. , part of Yum Brands, named the Martin Agency, Richmond, Va. , a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies, as its lead creative agency, assuming duties that had been handled by BBDO New York, part of the BBDO Worldwide unit... Full Article at The New York Times

WPP Group CEO Martin Sorrell doesn't share the enthusiasm of those who get excited about incremental improvements in negative numbers. Full Article at AdWeek

Capital One Bank has expanded its relationship with MDC Partners' Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners, awarding the agency advertising chores. Full Article at Brandweek

Marketing firm Communifx Corp. of Cranberry has been acquired by MDC Partners Inc. , which has clients across North America, Latin America and Europe. Terms weren't disclosed. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrenalina, a leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency that is part of the MDC Partners network, announced the creative team hires today of Mauricio Garcia, Juan Marin, Fernando Paz and Hugo Sanchez. Full Article at PR Newswire

Marc Lucas, most recently executive creative director of Razorfish, N.Y. , has been named the new chief creative officer of MDC Partners' Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners. Full Article at AdWeek