- S4Capital Launches Four-Year Black Fellowship Program
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, October 30, 2020
This immersive accelerator program will invite participants to spend time working with MediaMonks, MightyHive and Firewood operations in the U.S., as well as within brand clients and technology companies - ...
- Starcom Pakistan Diversity Strategy Surfacing In Promotions
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 29, 2020
As part of a strategy to improve diversity and inclusion, Benish Irshad has been appointed COO at Starcom Pakistan, replacing Farhan Khan, who was promoted to CEO after more than 13 years with the non-ownership Publicis ...
- Honda, Ford Support Youth, Latina Nonprofits
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Honda hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers while Ford is coming to the aid of Latina-owned small businesses. ...
- How Agencies Can Foster Brand Equity And Inclusion
MAD, Shane Wolfsmith - Thursday, October 22, 2020
As good partners, the responsibility to advocate for inclusivity and elevate equity in our clients' brands and their marketing efforts often falls on us. ...
- 'BuzzFeed' Reports Improvements In Diversity, Equity
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Some 37.5% of BuzzFeed's employees identify as a race/ethnicity other than White, compared to 34% in 2019. ...
- Starbucks Takes Major Step Toward Diversity
QSR Land, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Starbucks is making changes to its hiring policies, linking executive compensation to improvements in inclusion efforts. ...
- In A Bid To Save The Agency He Founded, Stan Richards Steps Down At The Richards Group
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Thursday, October 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 ...
- Omnicom's Chief Diversity Officer Is Leaving For Sony Music Group
MAD, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Tiffany R. Warren is leaving the company at the end of October to take up a similar and newly created role at Sony Music Group. Omnicom said that a search ...
- Home Depot, Motel 6 Fire Richards Group After Founder's Racist Remarks
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Both departures are a significant blow to the agency, with Home Depot's budget $444 million and Motel 6's $15 million. ...
- With Diversity Record Under Fire, P&G's Old Spice Pairs With Powerful 'Black Boys' Film
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, October 13, 2020
While P&G has made racial equality part of its marketing messages, shareholder activist group asks company to release metrics on its hiring practices. ...
- Wongdoody Announces Black Female Scholarship Fund
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, October 8, 2020
The opportunity is open to all Black female students meeting criteria, including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, queer, genderqueer, genderfluid, and in-transition womxn. It is intentionally designed to be inclusive by allowing ...
- SEO Bias, Diversity Become Bigger Industry Issues
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, October 8, 2020
A survey by content marketing company NorthStar on the state of the SEO industry and the cost of bias and diversity, published by Moz, provides a snapshot of SEO professionals' ...
- Agencies Unite To Launch 'Black SXSW'
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
TBL (Table) TV & Film Conference, set for Los Angeles in July 2021, aims to bring Black creative talent to the entertainment industry. ...
- Wunderman Thompson Taps Okoro For New Global DEI Role
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
WPP’s Wunderman Thompson, has appointed Ezinne (Kwubiri) Okoro to the newly created role of Global Chief Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Officer. Ezinne joins the network this month, based in New York, and will report ...
- Addressing Social Issues In Gaming And Esports: A Work In Progress
Digital News Daily, Zach Oscar - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Social issues around race, sexism, and representation are also present in the gaming and esports world. Women gamers face discrimination, games don't feature representative and diverse casts, and racial slurs ...
- McCann's Macdonald Named AEF Chairman
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Sunday, October 4, 2020
The appointment comes as the ANA Education Foundation is launching more programs to drive improved diversity in the ad-marketing industry. ...
- New Editor At The Advocate Will Highlight Brand and Agency Diversity Programs
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, October 1, 2020
The publication's new editor-at-large, John Casey, a veteran of both Publicis and Havas, says it's an area that other media outlets have not explored. ...
- Conde Nast Hires First Global Diversity Officer, 'Dallas Morning News' EIC Exits
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Mike Wilson is stepping down as editor of 'The Dallas Morning News' after nearly six years on the job. Yashica Olden takes on inclusion duties for Conde Nast. ...
- 'Los Angeles Times' Editorial Board, Owner On 'Reckoning With Racism'
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, September 28, 2020
Today, 38% of the journalists on the Times' staff are people of color. ...
- ANA's AIMM Partners With A-Listers On Campaign Promoting Diversity In Entertainment, Advertising
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Developed and produced by ad agency Walton Isaacson, a TV spot first aired during the "Countdown to the Emmys" preshow on ABC. It's an extension of AIMM's #SeeALL movement and ...
- Bud Light Partners With EatOkra App, Highlights Black-Owned Restaurants
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, September 17, 2020
The series kicks off tonight during the Cleveland Browns' season opener and highlights Cleveland's own Beckham's B & M Bar B Que. ...
- AICP Forms D&I Committee, Taps Mason-Elliott To Chair It
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The new committee will establish a working agenda as it moves to help the industry cast a wider net for talent, create opportunities for mentorship and advancement for people of ...
- Yellowbrick, Traction Join Forces To Support Black Girls Code
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, September 11, 2020
This partnership was formed after hybrid cloud/data warehouse company Yellowbrick Data brainstormed with brand experience consultancy Traction about ways to support change in light of racial and
social unrest. ...
- David&Goliath Adds Director Of Empathy, Appoints Persons
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, September 11, 2020
Persons is tasked with accelerating recruiting efforts to increase Black talent at every level of the agency and further enriching programs for D&G's existing Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ...
- IPG Mediabrands Names Global Chief Culture Officer: New Position Overseeing Diversity
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, September 9, 2020
IPG Mediabrands this morning named Hermon Ghermay its first-ever Global Chief Culture Officer, a new role created to oversee the agency network's cultural efforts including overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion ...
- Equity & Inclusion Congress Set For The Fall
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The 4As is hosting the event in two parts, Sept. 21-22 and Oct. 5-6. ...
- New Consultancy Think TRUE To Develop Diversity-Oriented Brand Initiatives
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, August 31, 2020
Launched by On Board Experiential the new shop will be led OBE veteran Alvin Stafford and its first project is being developed for JP Morgan. ...
- The Collective, Portal A Launch Black Voter Registration Drive
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, August 31, 2020
Collective PAC seeks to register 250,000 new Black voters before the election by using Portal A's network of social media influencers to register their fans. ...
- Quiet Storm's 'Create Not Hate' Releases First Work
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, August 28, 2020
The "Create Not Hate" call-to-action to drive diversity in advertising in the U.K. coincides with U.K.'s Notting Hill Carnival weekend. ...
- Dawn Davis Tapped As 'Bon Appetit' EIC
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, August 27, 2020
Davis was most recently vice president and publisher of 37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. ...
