RICHARD WHITMAN

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• Will Sorrell's Soon-To-Be Ex Have A Say In S4 Capital? in Mediapsssst on 10/19/2020
  

  The Sunday Times quoted Martin Sorrell's second wife, Christiana Falcone, as saying that she felt she had "lost" her own identity while married to Sorrell, and that she wanted to move forward and "fast."

• The Rough-And-Tumble Life Of A New York Giants Fan in Mediapsssst on 10/16/2020
  

  In the pursuit of a cold one, the fan in this Bud Light spot gets stomped on, hit by a bus and tossed in the garbage. It's OK though, he's tough and resilient. Did I mention he's also made of cardboard?

• In A Bid To Save The Agency He Founded, Stan Richards Steps Down At The Richards Group in Mediapsssst on 10/15/2020
  

  Richards issued a statement through the agency late Thursday that said he was "firing" himself after news reports that he made racist remarks last week during an internal meeting. The move just may save his agency.

• How To Kill An Agency With 2 Words: 'Too Black' in Mediapsssst on 10/14/2020
  

  The Richards Group has been in business for 44 years. The founder may have just killed it by uttering racist remarks at a recent internal creative meeting.

• Harmelin Media Doubles Down On Ecommerce in Mediapsssst on 10/13/2020
  

  The Bala Cynwyd media and marketing agency is launching a dedicated ecommerce service, since consumer interest in online shopping has soared during the pandemic.

• '60 Minutes' Profiles The Lincoln Project in Mediapsssst on 10/12/2020
  

  Leslie Stahl's piece provides some insight on why the gang of rogue Republican strategists is working so hard to defeat Donald Trump.

• Car Rental Giant Enterprise Holdings Confirms Multiple Agency Reviews in Mediapsssst on 10/09/2020
  

  The firm, which owns the Enterprise, National and Alamo car rental companies, is conducting searches for media, brand strategy and digital agencies. Media incumbent PHD is defending.

• Anti-Trump Negative Ads Resume With A Vengeance in Mediapsssst on 10/08/2020
  

  Over the past couple of days, a conservative anti-Trump group has unleashed a barrage of ads landing squarely where it hurts Trump the most - the truth. Biden is back on the attack, as well.

• Havas Ups Its Game In Ecommerce With New 'Market' Offering in Mediapsssst on 10/07/2020
  

  It's a no-brainer for brands and agencies to spruce up their capabilities in that space.

• Denver Ad Shops Launch Mental Health Platform To Help Adlanders Deal With Pandemic-Related Trauma in Mediapsssst on 10/06/2020
  

  Cactus and Grit Digital Health are offering You At Agency with free licensing and at-cost customization/set up for agencies looking to help their employees cope with the COVID-19 crisis.

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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