Do we see an upturn in automotive advertising, perhaps?

There’s no question that automotive advertising spending stalled with the recession, but recently there have been signs that this category is picking up speed. We’re not talking a full recovery, but progress is being made. “Ad spending for cars and credit cards has come roaring back, helping drive 8.8% growth in 2010 U.S. spending for [...]

Maureen and Katya on press in Germany with SMart Book 2012

. Maureen and Katya Arsenieva, the photo editor at Stockland Martel, have been in Ditzingen, Germany, this week, on press with our new photo annual, SMart Book 2012. (See pics below.) The book—which is being printed by GZD—is coming out in late January, and we’re planning a big launch party for it in February. The [...]

Star power: 14 great celebrity portraits

. Bill, Maureen, and the rest of the team at Stockland Martel hosted our annual Hollywood East Cocktail Party a couple of weeks ago, as a way to personally thank our clients in the entertainment industry here on the East Coast. The event, which was attended by photo editors, art buyers, and creatives, was held [...]

Meet Ace Tan, Stockland Martel’s Asia-based rep

Stockland Martel is pleased to welcome Ace Tan to our team of seasoned photo reps. Ace, who is based in Singapore, will be covering all of Asia, with the exception of Japan, and while she will be the point person in Asia for all categories of our photographers’ work, her focus will be on what [...]

Erik Madigan Heck joins Stockland Martel

Stockland Martel is now representing Erik Madigan Heck. Erik is a New York–based photographer who, though not yet 30 years of age, has worked with some of the most exclusive names in fashion, including Ann Demeulemeester, Valentino, Haider Ackermann, and Giambattista Valli. He is also the founder of the highly respected culture journal Nomenus Quarterly. [...]

Steven Lippman joins Stockland Martel

Stockland Martel is now representing Steven Lippman! “Bill and I are proud to welcome Steven Lippman to our roster,” says Maureen. “Steven is a lifelong Californian who embodies the West Coast lifestyle: He’s a surfer, a skateboarder, incredibly energetic. And you can see that in his work. It captures that ideal.” To learn more about [...]

SMart Book 2011, our latest photo annual, is now online!

Earlier this year, we threw a big party to celebrate the release of SMart Book 2011, our latest limited-edition collectible photo annual, which we printed with three different covers—by Lauren Greenfield, Roxanne Lowit, and Liz Von Hoene. And now, we’re happy to announce, the book is available to view online at issuu.com. . . The [...]

Farewell, Walter Lürzer

It is with heavy hearts that we report the news that Walter Lürzer passed away yesterday. Walter, as you know, was the founder of the highly respected advertising arbiter Lürzer’s Archive, as well a seminal ad-agency figure, having cofounded TBWA Frankfurt in 1972; established the agency Lürzer, Conrad (which merged with Leo Burnett in 1980); [...]

Photos from Le Book’s Connections LA

. Thank you to everyone who came by the Stockland Martel booth at Connections LA last month. The attendance and energy levels were high—Bill and Maureen talked with so many people that they both had pretty much lost their voices by the time it was over. The event, which marked the first-ever West Coast edition [...]

Tonight: Launch party for SMart Book 2011

. We’re hosting a reception tonight to celebrate the publication of our latest limited-edition photo annual, SMart Book 2011. Last year’s volume was a split run, with half of the books featuring a cover by Hans Gissinger and the other half a photo by Craig Cutler. This year, we’re three times a lady, with a [...]

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