RICHARD WHITMAN
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- Super Bowl Sunday Is Super, The Monday After Not So Much in
Mediapsssst on
02/07/2025
For those who do manage to make it to work the Monday after the Big Game, 28% say they'll be less productive than usual, according to a study from Stagwell's Harris Poll and human resources software company UKG.
- S4 Capital Warns Of 11% Organic Revenue Decline For 2024 in
Mediapsssst on
02/06/2025
Full-year 2024 results will be issued in March. The firm also disclosed that CFO Mary Basterfield will be leaving the company.
- Omnicom Doesn't Report Net Organic Revenue Growth And Doesn't Plan To in
Mediapsssst on
02/05/2025
The subject came up during Omnicom's earnings earlier this week, with one analyst asking if the company would consider disclosing net figures, which exclude pass-through costs such as those related to principal-based trading.
- Study: Issues That Keep People Up At Night in
Mediapsssst on
02/03/2025
Poverty, climate change, access to healthcare, job security and large-scale war are the top 5 issues that keep people around the world up at night, according to a new report from creative consultancy Revolt North America.
- Poll: Most Americans Still Support Diversity in
Mediapsssst on
01/30/2025
The survey, from Stagwell's Harris Poll, found that most demographic groups say DEI has benefited their career rather than hindered it.
- Who Do Viewers Most Want To See In A Super Bowl Ad? in
Mediapsssst on
01/28/2025
According to a new nationally representative poll, Taylor Swift tops the list and, somewhat surprisingly, Donald Trump ranked third.
- How Africa Creative Used A Soccer Match To Expand A Commerce Platform in
Mediapsssst on
12/26/2024
The agency created "Touchboard Discounts," a campaign that used touch technology to transform traditional outdoor billboards at a soccer stadium to create an interactive shopping experience for fans.
- Poll: Office Holiday Parties Fall Out Of Favor in
Mediapsssst on
12/20/2024
A Harris Poll survey finds that just 48% of workplaces now host regular in-person holiday events. 79% of workers would rather have a bonus than a party.
- Spamming For Good: A&G Creates Meaty New Typeface in
Mediapsssst on
12/17/2024
And you can buy it for just $12 with all the proceeds benefitting food charities in the Boston and Philadelphia areas.
- The Downside To Easy Ecommerce in
Mediapsssst on
12/15/2024
A Harris Poll-Nerd Wallet survey finds that 22% have made impulse purchases that have significantly affected their finances in the past 12 months.
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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