RICHARD WHITMAN

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• Stagwell Opens New EMEA Office Hub in Mediapsssst on 04/18/2024
  

  The "grand opening" as Stagwell called it, in the Blue Fin Building followed strong growth in 2023 for the company's EMEA agencies which collectively posted a 17% new revenue gain versus the previous year.

• Publicis Rethinks Governance Structure in Mediapsssst on 04/17/2024
  

  At its upcoming annual meeting in May Publicis Groupe will ask shareholders to pass a resolution to do away with its two-tiered board set-up in favor of a single board of directors.

• IPG CEO Krakowsky Received 9% Pay Bump In 2023 in Mediapsssst on 04/16/2024
  

  That's more growth than the company delivered last year. Full-year organic net revenue climbed just 0.1%.

• TMA's Top WNBA Draft Prospects By Commercial Appeal in Mediapsssst on 04/15/2024
  

  Caitlin Clark (Iowa) is expected to be the league's overall number one pick. She has endorsement deals with Gatorade, State Farm and Nike. The draft will be televised on ESPN this evening.

• Are 'Brand Safety" Concerns Overblown? in Mediapsssst on 04/14/2024
  

  Stagwell CEO Mark Penn thinks so. Stagwell is holding an event next month where it will release new research backing up his position.

• HMC To CMOs: Continue 'Latino Coating' At Your Own (Career) Risk in Mediapsssst on 04/11/2024
  

  The Hispanic Media Council unveiled a new campaign urging marketers to stop the practice of 'Latino Coating." It was created by Messianu Edelman Lerma, Creyentes and Casanova//McCann with input from the Council's board. It was introduced at the Council's annual summit in New York.

• Creators To Get Their Own Three-Day Forum At Cannes Lions Festival in Mediapsssst on 04/09/2024
  

  Called Lions Creators, it will take place June 18-20 and will include a mix of learning and networking sessions for creators and those working in the wider creator economy.

• The Lincoln Project's 2017 Eclipse Flashback: 'Remember This Idiot'? in Mediapsssst on 04/08/2024
  

  The LP was referencing Trump's defiantly looking up at that year's solar eclipse despite the risk of severe eye damage.

• Report: Consumers Are Taking Health And Wellness Matters Into Their Own Hands in Mediapsssst on 04/07/2024
  

  The report, from Stagwell's Assembly cites research finding that that 71% of Gen Z and Millennials sometimes turn to social media to self-diagnose instead of seeking professional healthcare.

• Mark Penn, No Labels And The 2024 Election in Mediapsssst on 04/04/2024
  

  In March the Lincoln Project concluded that "A vote for No Labels is a vote for Donald Trump. Nancy Jacobson and Mark Penn's plan is clear: help Donald Trump win a second term."

Comments by Richard All comments by Richard

• Good Grief by Bob Garfield (Garfield at Large on 12/05/2016)
  

  Wow! That is totally forgettable! And, yes, vocal fry (although it's somewhat mild in this case) is the most annoying thing in the world!

• Agency Full of 'Experience Mavens' and More Cowbell Gets New Management Team by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 12/01/2016)
  

  I will have to read that, George! :)

• If You're Over 50, Please Take This Survey (And Everyone Else In Advertising Who Isn't) by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 11/02/2016)
  

  Marcelo, I agree. Which is why I took the survey myself and was not presented with any sort of registration form nor did I receive any follow up.

• To No One's Surprise, Morale Sucks In the Ad Industry by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 10/24/2016)
  

  I am real! Richard Whitman is real! This is not a joke! ;)

• Art Directors Club And The One Club Decide To Merge by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 10/04/2016)
  

  Jack, sorry. I see my editor fixed it. I had originally intended to write almost 100-year-old ADC but I see that I submitted "almost 20-year-old ADC." My bad!

• Ad Agency That Can't Spell Pokemon Creates Pokemon Characters That Can Be Found At Ad Agencies (Face Palm) by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 07/25/2016)
  

  Always great to see you here, George!

• Correction: Droga5 Web Site, Petition by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 06/28/2016)
  

  I'll just stop by to drop this: "On 25 Jun 2016, at 10:01, Olivia Sweeting <olivia@persuasioncomms.com> wrote: Hi there,  Some satire: www.removeeverythingnotbritishfromtheworldwideweb.com. Made by Droga5 London. " I'm thinking most people would fully conclude that this work came from Droga5 London. Am I right?

• What Everyone Didn't Notice About that Racist Chinese Detergent Ad by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 05/30/2016)
  

  I have eyes everywhere!

• CNBC Launches In-House Agency to Reach Audiences 'A Thousand Different Ways' by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 04/14/2016)
  

  Thanks, Jerry:)

• Over Two Thirds of Digital Display Is Bought By Robots, Er, Programmatic Computers by Richard Whitman (Mediapsssst on 04/07/2016)
  

  Granted, creativity is best left in the hands of humans but consider the endless amount of ads for kinives you see next to stories about knife murders or the annoying ads you see for something you just browsed for, or worse, just bought on Amazon. Sure, programmatic can certainly ease the human burden and increase the efficiency of digital advertising but there are just too many examples of of "Yup, that shit was placed by a computer" for me to be satisfied that removing the hman element is a good thing.

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