- Publicis Groupe Names New Diversity Lead
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Publicis Groupe Chief Diversity Officer Ronnie Dickerson Stewart is departing the company after less than one year in the role. ...
- McCann Elevates Beato To New Global DE&I Role
MAD, Steve McClellan - Friday, January 8, 2021
McCann Worldgroup CEO Bill Kolb says Diversity & Engagement "is my top priority moving forward." ...
- Richards Group Gets Help From A Diversity Consultant
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Monday, January 11, 2021
The fact that that development made headlines is somewhat telling about the work ahead of Adland in making its workforce and culture more diverse and equitable. ...
- Creative All-Star: Reonna Johnson
MediaPost All Stars, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Despite the challenges of 2020, Reonna Johnson stands out as someone who has spent the past 12 months transforming the ad industry into becoming more culturally inclusive and diverse. Althou ...
- Solve Forms Partnership With Morgan State University For Diversity Advancement
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, December 24, 2020
Solve agency members brainstormed ways they could lend their talents to support Black Lives Matter. George Floyd's killing while in police custody happened just a few miles away from Solve ...
- Go Buckeyes: The Shipyard Gifts ANA Memberships To OSU Students
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The donation marks the first time an agency has made a financial contribution to the ANA on behalf of an academic institution. ...
- BBDO NY Kicks Off Mentorship Program
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, December 22, 2020
The agency's new mentorship program's first event invited rising talent from non-profit 100 Roses from Concrete's G.R.O.W.T.H. Initiative Fellowship to participate in a virtual multi-day networking
series. ...
- Raxo Launches Diversity Platform
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, December 16, 2020
The initiative features the work of minority-owned agencies and is designed to provide them with another platform to connect with potential clients. The platform allows brands looking to partner wi ...
- Anna Wintour Triumphs With Conde Nast Promotion To Content Czar
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, December 17, 2020
Wintour followed through on promoting diversity. For the first time, Vogue's marquee September issue featured a majority of Black contributors. ...
- DDB WW, Giant Spoon Hire DEI Leaders
MAD, Larissa Faw - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Nikki Lamba joins DDB WW as global head of diversity while Giant Spoon has tapped Kenny Mac to build the agency's "Diverse Audience Marketing" practice. ...
- Omnicom Names Graham Chief Equity and Impact Officer
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Emily K. Graham succeeds Tiffany R. Warren who left at the end of October to take a role a Sony Music Group. ...
- Google Invests $5.9M In Local News Diversity Projects
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The challenges "are meant to encourage a spirit of experimenting, and quite simply, trying new things," notes LaToya Drake, Google's head of media representation. ...
- Agencies, Organizations Announce New DEI Initiatives
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Ready Set Rocket, The Association of Independent Commercial Producers and Storyblocks are among the latest companies to adjust their approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion. ...
- In Era Of Political Correctness, Can TCM Survive?
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, December 10, 2020
This "TV Blog" concerns the contents of many of the old movies on TCM and the ways in which various ethnic groups were depicted in them. ...
- 'Architectural Digest' Unveils A More Diverse 'AD100' List
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Tuesday, December 8, 2020
This year's list features more women, more people of color and more firms from different geographical locations than past lists. ...
- Philo Donates $1 Million In Media Impressions To Black Businesses
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, November 13, 2020
An ad campaign will be featured on Philo's platform, with over 800,000 subscribers, and inserted on channels like A&E, aspireTV, BET, CLEO TV, Food Network, HGTV, OWN, and TV ...
- Morris Appointed Global Chief Equity Officer At Dentsu's Merkle
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Thursday, November 12, 2020
Dentsu has appointed Kirt Morris to the new position of Global Chief Equity Officer for Merkle as well as for dentsu’s CXM line of business. Morris is a 12-year Merkle veter ...
- Think Different: New Industry Inclusion Push Makes Case For Neurodiversity
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Monday, November 9, 2020
EASTON, CT -- Even as the advertising and media worlds grapple with diversity and inclusion surrounding race, gender and ethnicity, a new push is being made for making organizations a ...
- Pemberton To Lead DEI Efforts At Omnicom Health Group
People on the Move, Steve McClellan - Thursday, November 5, 2020
Omnicom Health Group (OHG) has appointed Gena M. Pemberton vice president/director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Pemberton will lead the group's ongoing effort to increase diversity across all employee level ...
- Amazon's Ballerina Ad Sends A Messsage For The Holidays
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, November 2, 2020
As the December holidays approach and COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the U.S., there are looming concerns about a nationwide shutdown. ...
- 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 Public ...
- 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. T ...
- 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 sear ...
- 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. ...
