RICHARD WHITMAN

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• BBH Loses Battle With SAG-AFTRA in Mediapsssst on 07/21/2019
  

  After a 10-month strike and a regulatory ruling in favor of the union, the two sides have agreed to a new commercials contract.

• Thank You, Canada in Mediapsssst on 07/18/2019
  

  Toronto-based agency Public Inc reacted quickly to Trump's racist rant with a campaign reminding people there is no room for racism in the world.

• Heekin III Signs Off After 45-Year Career In Adland in Mediapsssst on 07/17/2019
  

  Jim Heekin led Grey Group, as Chairman and CEO from 2007 until August of 2017 when he was succeeded in the CEO slot by Michael Houston. He then took on the role of Executive Chairman to help ensure a smooth transition. That hand-off nearly two years ago came on the 100th Anniversary of the agency.

• ANA Highlights In-House Agency Growth, Concerns in Mediapsssst on 07/16/2019
  

  A new report finds 78% of its members now have an in-house agency. That's up from 58% in 2013 and 42% in 2008. The biggest concern is keeping teams motivated.

• Publicis Groupe Leads First Half M&A Buyers' List in Mediapsssst on 07/15/2019
  

  That's according to R3, which tracked 235 M&A deals in the sector with a total value of $13.6 billion, up 43% from the same period last year.

• Big Week For WPP On The M&A, Biz Dev Fronts in Mediapsssst on 07/12/2019
  

  The Kantar deal, Read suggested to analysts, gives WPP the ability to serve its clients' data needs without owning it -- the tack taken by competing holding companies like IPG and Publicis Groupe.

• OOH Firm Talon Broadens U.S. Footprint with Grand Visual Acquisition in Mediapsssst on 07/11/2019
  

  The deal, which follows the purchase of a San Diego OOH shop earlier this year, also includes Grand Visual's campaign management platform QDOT.

• Concerns For Safety Rise Among American Travelers in Mediapsssst on 07/10/2019
  

  Over-tourism and climate change will have a significant impact on destination choices in the coming years, according to a new report from MMGY Travel Intelligence.

• Any Day Now On Kantar-Bain Deal in Mediapsssst on 07/09/2019
  

  Bain will acquire around 60% of the research unit, which is valued at around $4 billion, leaving WPP with a sizeable 40% minority stake.

• 'It's A Tide Ad' Creative Jumps To Grey in Mediapsssst on 07/08/2019
  

  Javier Campopiano is joining the agency as Chief Creative Officer, Grey Europe & Global Clients.

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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