RICHARD WHITMAN

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• Poll: Americans Will Spend More On Travel Next Year in Mediapsssst on 12/19/2025
  

  According to the survey, from Stagwell's Harris Poll for Marriott Bonvoy, seeing the sights is particularly important to Millennials with 70% of the cohort saying they would rather give up dining out for six months than give up a vacation.

• Happy Holidays: Employees Stress Over Gift Giving At The Office in Mediapsssst on 12/12/2025
  

  The problem for many employees, according to a new Harris Poll, is the pressure they feel to give a gift, with 46% saying they feel pressured to spend a certain amount on gifts.

• Publicis Celebrates Its Centennial At Galas In New York, Paris in Mediapsssst on 12/11/2025
  

  Both Chairman and CEO Arthur Sadoun and his predecessor and current Chairman Emeritus Maurice Levy flew in for the New York event.

• Report: Most CEOs Believe Tariffs Will Hurt U.S. Economy in Mediapsssst on 12/10/2025
  

  And nearly 62% believe the direction of the country is on the "wrong track," according to new research from Stagwell research firm National Research Group.

• This Year I Resolve To... in Mediapsssst on 12/05/2025
  

  42% of those surveyed in a new Harris/CIT Bank poll say they'll spend an average $4,700 to achieve New Year's resolutions.

• 'Tis The Season Of Intentional Holiday Shopping in Mediapsssst on 11/21/2025
  

  82% of Americans are prioritizing low cost and high impact when it comes to gift-giving this year, according to a new poll from Stagwell's Harris Poll for Mastercard.

• WPP Shares Spike After Merger Speculation in Mediapsssst on 11/18/2025
  

  But the enthusiasm investors had for the stock Monday seems to have deflated a bit today-shares were down nearly 3% in midday trading.

• America's Mood Sours, Most Say Country Is On 'The Wrong Track' in Mediapsssst on 11/14/2025
  

  A majority of voters (56%) say Trump has exceeded his authority as president. And most (51%) also believe he acts more like a "fascist dictator" than a "strong president."

• Report: Big 4 Post Lowest Quarterly Growth Rate In Five Years in Mediapsssst on 11/11/2025
  

  Madison & Wall calculates that the average growth rate for IPG, Omnicom, Publicis and WPP in Q3 was about 0.3%.

• Poll: Americans Are Stressed Out By Societal Discord, Technology, Loneliness in Mediapsssst on 11/07/2025
  

  57% of those surveyed by Stagwell's Harris Poll say the rise in AI is causing significant stress. The majority indicated they've considered moving to another country.

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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