RICHARD WHITMAN

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• Campaign Highlights Screenshots As A Skill To Fight Social Media Child Sex Harassment in Mediapsssst on 09/15/2026
  

  The campaign is anchored by an installation in Helsinki that illustrates the scale of online harassment targeted at children.

• Gone But Not Forgotten: FCB Alum Set For Reunion In New York in Mediapsssst on 09/11/2026
  

  It's taking place at the end of Advertising Week New York on October 9 at the Waldorf Astoria, which reopened last year after a massive eight-year renovation.

• Rocket Mortgage Sponsors AAF's Upcoming Student Ad Competition in Mediapsssst on 08/21/2026
  

  "The depth of student talent across America is extraordinary," says CMO Jonathan Mildenhall. "And we intend to attract a disproportionate share to build their careers at Rocket Companies."

• DPAA Keeps It 'Real' For Upcoming Conference in Mediapsssst on 08/18/2026
  

  High on the list of notables is Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of financial firm Skybridge who briefly served as White House Communications Director during the first Trump administration.

• Baton Rouge Agency Creates $50,000 Scholarship For LSU's Manship School in Mediapsssst on 08/14/2026
  

  The underwriting commitment by DAA Media + Marketing is part of a year-long celebration of the agency's 50th anniversary.

• ID Comms Offers 'Mediapalooza' Planning Advice in Mediapsssst on 08/10/2026
  

  Treat the event "as a 5 to 6 quarter journey, not a 12 week sprint," suggested ID Comms CEO Tom Denford. Which pretty much means starting now.

• Young People Putting Off Marriage, Other Milestones Due To Finances in Mediapsssst on 08/10/2026
  

  Nearly 3/4 of Gen Z and over half of millennials say finances have caused them to delay at least one major life milestone, according to a study for Northwestern Mutual.

• Novo Nordisk Reviewing Media Account in Mediapsssst on 08/04/2026
  

  The firm spends upwards of $600 million annually on media, according to agency research firm COMvergence.

• Report Finds Gen Z Is The Loneliest Generation in Mediapsssst on 07/31/2026
  

  Reasons vary, but for many it's financial or avoiding big, alcohol-focused gatherings, according to new research from Stagwell's The Harris Poll and Allison Worldwide.

• Fish Have Feelings Too, So Don't Eat Them in Mediapsssst on 07/24/2026
  

  PETA is using a court ruling in ads to push its agenda for a vegan diet. The group placed a giant ad in Times Square NYC.

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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