Minneapolis, Minnesota-based advertising and marketing agency Broadhead has tapped Greg Wetzel as its new Chief Creative Officer. Wetzel joins Broadhead following a 22-year run at Colle+McVoy, where he was Group Creative Director.

Allen & Gerritsen announced today that Penn Foster, one of the oldest and largest distance learning institutions in the world, has partnered with the agency to redesign the school’s core brand strategy.

Meers was recognized as being among the Top 10 Kansas City companies with the “Reinvention” award.

As a member of the TED community, Draftfcb will welcome this group of dynamic thinkers to the agency throughout the coming year for inspiration, idea exchanges, networking and learning opportunities for staff and clients.

Muller Bressler Brown, an advertising firm located in Leawood’s Park Place development, was recognized for its office space at the KC Magazine’s Design Excellence Awards Ceremony on June 21.

The report, “This Year, Next Year: U.K. Media and Marketing Forecasts” said measured ad spending in the U.K. is expected to reach a total of £13.2 billion ($20.6 billion USD) in 2012, up from £12.7 billion ($19.9 billion) in 2011.

Renée Preslar of Conway has joined Mangan Holcomb Partners (MHP) as a public relations account executive. She will be responsible for managing and executing PR projects for clients including Verizon Wireless, Department of Arkansas Heritage, International Greek Food Festival and Bean Hamilton Corporate Benefits.

White+Partners, the DC area’s largest independent advertising and communications agency, has tapped branding guru Rob Martin as its new Brand Planning Director, with an aim to broaden the agency’s portfolio.

The ADversaries competition, featuring some of the biggest names in communication art and copy in a playoff-style challenge, begins today.

Wright has a 15-year portfolio of designing and implementing strategies across the marketing landscape, largely from Denver-based positions.

The Minneapolis-based advertising and marketing agency was recently awarded a contract to raise awareness of the invasive species known as the emerald ash borer (EAB).

Euro RSCG Worldwide teamed with Market Probe International to to better understand how digital electronics, the Internet and social media are affecting how men parent and to get their perspective on how digital childhoods are affecting their kids.

Klaus Nadler, a highly respected and well-known media executive with extensive experience in digital communications, today was named CEO of GroupM Switzerland.

Created pro bono by advertising agency Draftfcb, this campaign addresses the issue of proactively mitigating wildfire damage in fire-prone communities.

Campbell Mithun has developed campaign featuring circus performers creating three poses—a house, the ABCs and a wheelchair ramp—to depict how a community, working together, can serve those who are most in need.

Euro RSCG Worldwide is applying its “digital at the core” philosophy to its new e-learning training platform, its latest initiative to promote collaboration and engagement across its own global network of 11,000 employees.

SapientNitro, together with Chrysler Group LLC, have launched ChryslerCommercialVehicles.com in support of the new Chrysler brand-Chrysler Commercial Vehicles. The new brand aligns the meaning of “commercial” with “work,” capturing what people do for work and the vehicles they use to get the job done.

In addition to the website, the integrated branding effort for the Kansas City-based custom cookie crafter includes a new name, logo, color palette, packaging and collateral.