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FCB NY Forms Kellanova Team with Droga5’s Dan Kelly

Former Droga5 executive creative director Dan Kelly is headed to FCB New York to co-lead a team overseeing Kellanova brands Cheez-It, Pringles, and Rice Krispies Treats, following IPG being named […]


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BBDO’s Matt MacDonald Lands at VCCP US

Matt MacDonald revealed his new position as chief creative officer at VCCP US.

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YMCA Taps The Martin Agency as Agency of Record

Accounts

YMCA of the USA has named The Martin Agency as its advertising agency of record, following a competitive review by the organization. The Martin Agency will be responsible for the [...]

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Sweetgreen’s Newest Product Is Indicative of a Larger Problem in Our Industry

Voice

Agencies and brands have been complicit in normalizing the expectation that generating creative ideas is a cost of doing business.

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McCann’s Javier Campopiano on Indie Threats and Advertising in a ‘Post-Truth Moment’

Agencies

McCann's Javier Campopiano discusses how he's changing the agency's creative direction and why the truth matters more than ever.

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Tim Maleeny Joins Quad Leadership as Chief Client Strategy and Integration Officer

The veteran strategist comes to the marketing company from Havas.

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DEI Has Been Politicized. But Politics Was Never the Point

Voice

The perception that DEI is for “the few” is off, as the term encompasses pretty much everyone in some way.

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Shamrock Capital Invests in Experiential Agency DE-YAN

Shamrock Capital revealed an investment in global experiential consultancy DE-YAN.

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Wpromote Names Tech Exec Andrea Bendzick CEO

C-Suite

Technology-focused independent media agency Wpromote’s hire of Andrea Bendzick as CEO continues its strategy of leaning on Silicon Valley for new hires.

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AKQA Group CMO Sam Kelly Resigns After 17-Year Tenure

C-Suite

WPP agency AKQA Group is losing its second long-tenured C-level executive in less than a month. On Monday, Sam Kelly, chief marketing officer, announced his departure after 17 years with [...]

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The Ad World Is Racing to Reframe DEI As a Second Trump Era Looms

DEI has been misinterpreted as it became politicized, and the ad industry is determined to reclaim the message

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AnswerLab Taps Former Huge Global President as CEO

Leadership & Talent

User experience (UX) research firm AnswerLab has appointed Megan Malli as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Malli joins from digital agency Huge, where she was global president. She assumes [...]

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Droga5 New York Lays Off 4% of Staff

Agencies

Droga5 has laid off 4% of its New York office.

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Undervalued and Overlooked, Producers are the Linchpin of Great Creative

In advertising, the producer role can be many things, from a facilitator of the campaign creation process to someone who works on set making sure the work gets done.The role [...]

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This Creative Director Finds Satisfaction in His Rock ‘n’ Roll Collection

Off the Clock

Memorabilia from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones fills Brownstein Group CCO Gary Greenberg’s home.

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Omnicom Media Group, Publicis Groupe, and dentsu Lead Forrester Media Wave Report

Media Agencies

Omnicom Media Group (OMG), Publicis Groupe, and dentsu lead Forrester’s media agency Wave report, released today. The research firm evaluated 12 media agencies, both holding company-owned and independents, based on [...]