- Coke, McDonald's Jingle Composer Dies
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, January 23, 2023
Ginny Redington Dawes, 77, a songwriter whose compositions included jingles for McDonald ...
- Long-Time WPP Executive Jeremy Bullmore Dies At 93
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Friday, January 6, 2023
The firm said he died peacefully at home. Bullmore had just retir ...
- Soccer Legend Pele Dies At 82
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Thursday, December 29, 2022
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, 82 has died from complications related to colon cancer. "For mo ...
- 'Ms' Co-Founder Dorothy Pitman Hughes Dies At 84
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Sunday, December 11, 2022
Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a legendary Black feminist and co-founder of Ms magazine, has di ...
- Obit: Robert Simko, Co-Publisher Of 'The Broadsheet,' Dead At 68
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Sunday, November 27, 2022
Robert Simko, also a former "Adweek" photographer, died on November 10. ...
- Legendary Art Director George Lois Dies At 91
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Sunday, November 20, 2022
George Lois, the art director known for his Esquire covers that rebuk ...
- Legendary Hearst Editor Ellen Levine Dies At 79
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, November 7, 2022
Levine scored many accomplishments during her years as editor in chief ...
- Former Ogilvy, WPP Executive Tro Piliguian Dies At 75
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, October 18, 2022
A native of Egypt Piliguian ran Ogilvy's Canadian and North American operatio ...
- Ad Legend Dan Wieden, Co-Founder Of Wieden + Kennedy, Dies At 77
MAD, Steve McClellan - Monday, October 3, 2022
Wieden and his partner David Kennedy formed W+K on April Fool's D ...
- Gorbachev's Pizza Hut Ad Resurfaces After His Death
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The death of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has prompted the resurfacing ...
- Auto, Tech Industries Lose Highly Regarded Executive
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, May 27, 2022
Flynn, 53, worked in marketing at automotive companies before moving to t ...
- Obit: Long-Time Agency Media Exec And Expert On Black Consumer Touchpoints Linda Jefferson, Dead At 69
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, May 18, 2022
"Linda was the consummate media maven, colleague, mentor and friend," said F ...
- Longtime Ad Exec, Country Singer Dies
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, April 4, 2022
Longtime agency executive Bill Fries, best known for turning an ad campai ...
- Legendary Direct Marketer Joe Sugarman Dies At 83
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 28, 2022
Sugarman sold BluBlocker sunglasses in early TV infomercials, and was known f ...
- Obit: Beloved Media Services Exec Russell Zingale, Dead At 62
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Monday, February 28, 2022
Zingale, who was inducted as a MediaPost All Star in 2021, l ...
- Longtime TV, Entertainment Marketing Exec Mark Stroman, Who Led Early Fox TV Network Promotions, Dies
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 25, 2022
Stroman worked at Fox Broadcasting Company for 16 years and rose ...
- NBCU Digital Veteran Todd Whiting, 45, Dies Of COVID Complications
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, January 14, 2022
Whiting's 17-year career at NBCUniversal included acquiring some $600 million in conte ...
- Ground-Breaking Black Designer Dies
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, November 29, 2021
Deemed one of the most influential designers of his generation, Virgil Ablo ...
- Reflections On The Death Of Hershel Sarbin, Industry Icon, Boss And Mentor
Publishing Insider, Tony Silber - Thursday, October 14, 2021
Hershel was a Harvard-educated lawyer and veteran, but he might be be ...
- Ad Legend David Kennedy Dies At 82
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Kennedy co-founded Wieden+Kennedy in 1982 with Dan Wieden. Over time the agen ...
- Ad Industry Icon John McGarry Dies At 81
MAD, Steve McClellan - Thursday, October 14, 2021
Before co-founding mcgarrybowen in 2002 McGarry rose through the ranks at Y& ...
- 'Where's The Beef?' Creative Director Cliff Freeman Dies
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, September 27, 2021
Award-winning copywriter and creative director Cliff Freeman has died at age ...
- 'Little Black Box' Inventor, Marketer Don Poynter Dies
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Don Poynter’s first big hit was whiskey-flavored toothpaste. Other contraptions he invent ...
- Nick Davatzes, Founder Of A+E Networks, History Channel, Dies At 79
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Sunday, August 22, 2021
Davatzes served as CEO of A+E Networks from its founding in 19 ...
- Veteran Sports Production Executive Leon Schweir Dies At 68
Television News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 19, 2021
Schweir, most recently VP broadcast operations for NFL Media, helped pioneer t ...
- Veteran Ad Beat Reporter Larissa Faw Dies At 43
MAD, Steve McClellan - Monday, August 9, 2021
Faw worked for MediaPost as a reporter covering the ad agency be ...
- Infomercial Legend Ron Popeil Dies At 86
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 29, 2021
Popeil was the creator of the Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ ("set ...
- TBWA Veteran Jeffrey Williamson Dies At 71
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, July 6, 2021
The veteran writer and creative director was killed last week after bei ...
- 'Mad Men'-Era Ad Man Marvin Sloves Dies At 88
MAD, Steve McClellan - Tuesday, June 15, 2021
In 1967, Sloves teamed with Ed McCabe, Sam Scali, Alan Pesky, a ...
- Finnish Ad Legend Ami Hasahn Dies At 65
MAD, Steve McClellan - Sunday, May 30, 2021
Hasan was the founding chief executive of the independent agency, Hasan &am ...