RICHARD WHITMAN

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• Wunderman Thompson Chairman Tamara Ingram Set To Leave Agency in Mediapsssst on 02/23/2020
  

  Before the merger of WPP agencies Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson in 2018 Ingram had been CEO at JWT, a role she held for about two-and-a-half years. She took over at a turbulent time for the agency.

• TBWA/Chiat/Day Supports Recording Academy's 'Women In The Mix' Initiative in Mediapsssst on 02/20/2020
  

  Only 2% of popular music is produced by women. The Academy hopes to change that, and the agency is supporting the effort with a new campaign.

• New York Judge Lets DMA Defamation Case Proceed in Mediapsssst on 02/19/2020
  

  But the U.S. District Court Judge also narrowed the case tossing some of the charges in the law suit filed by Ralph Watson, the former Chief Creative Officer at Crispin Porter Bogusky.

• Stadiumred Acquires Experiential Agency Creative Riff in Mediapsssst on 02/18/2020
  

  Creative Riff, launched in 2015 by founder/CEO Ryan Coan, has worked with well-known media brands like FX Networks, Hulu, Marvel Studios and ABC.

• More Funerals Being Planned At Kraft Heinz in Mediapsssst on 02/17/2020
  

  Earlier this month, company brand Planters killed off mascot Mr. Peanut. Now the parent is axing half its agency roster.

• Production Trends 2020: Greater Client Control, A Focus On The Environment in Mediapsssst on 02/14/2020
  

  "Marketers once relied solely on their agencies of record to filter ideas, navigate and manage their landscape of creative production suppliers," a new trends report states. That's changing as clients rely less on AOR relationships.

• Americas Region A Bright Spot In Tough Year For Dentsu in Mediapsssst on 02/13/2020
  

  Dentsu posted a companywide organic revenue decline of 1% for full year 2019. Americas was the best-performing region, with 2.4% growth.

• Kantar Names Non-Executive Chairman As Search For CEO Continues in Mediapsssst on 02/12/2020
  

  Adam Crozier, the former CEO of the UK's television network ITV, who earlier led ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi, has been appointed to the post.

• Fish Story: Industry Vets Form New Agency in Mediapsssst on 02/11/2020
  

  Torrey Plank, Karen Cunningham and Reid Miller have joined forces to form new ad agency 3 Mad Fish. They have made progress reeling in business.

• Wavemaker Restructures Global Client Leadership Team in Mediapsssst on 02/10/2020
  

  GroupM media agency Wavemaker has completed a restructuring of its worldwide client leadership team with the appointment of Alastair Bannerman to the role of global client president, reporting to CEO Toby Jenner.

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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