View Post Agencies | People Internal Memo: Ogilvy Global CEO Andy Main Kicks Off His First Day Addressing Several Issues By Erik Oster on Jul. 27, 2020 - 12:15 PM The former Deloitte Digital head succeeds John Seifert.
View Post People Kiwi Creative ‘Tricked’ Into Coming Back to New Zealand By Doug Zanger on Jul. 27, 2020 - 11:24 AM Not really. It was a good opportunity to return to Colenso BBDO.
View Post Agencies | Hat Tip | People Old School Adweek Editor Retires From McCann After 30-Year Run By Doug Zanger on Jul. 23, 2020 - 2:53 PM Stewart Alter heads to the beach.
View Post Agencies | People Internal Memo: IPG Mediabrands CEO Daryl Lee Introduces Media Responsibility Principles By Erik Oster on Jun. 26, 2020 - 5:27 PM "It is not enough for brand safety to be about protecting the brand -- there must also be a commitment to protect the communities that a brand serves," Lee said.
View Post Agencies | People Internal Memo: IPG CEO Michael Roth Shares IPG’s EEOC Diversity Statistics By Erik Oster on Jun. 12, 2020 - 2:50 PM In the "Working Toward Equity" memo Roth promised further transparency, accountability and addressed a recent open letter to industry leaders signed by over 600 Black advertising professionals.
View Post People Q&A: IPG CEO Michael Roth Addresses Systemic Racism in Advertising By Erik Oster on Jun. 12, 2020 - 1:45 PM "The good news for IPG is we have an infrastructure that is part of our process," Roth said. "We have mechanisms already in place that will help us prioritize it and hold people accountable."
View Post People Q&A: Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun and Chief Diversity Officer Ronnie Dickerson Address Systemic Racism in Advertising By Erik Oster on Jun. 12, 2020 - 1:45 PM "We are not talking about something that we're going to fix in days. We're talking about months, years," Sadoun said. "You need to start from the right place."
View Post People Q&A: Omnicom CEO John Wren Addresses Systemic Racism in Advertising By Erik Oster on Jun. 12, 2020 - 1:44 PM "There's still an awful lot of work we have to do," Wren said. "We have to take a look at all these things that we've been doing and really try to refocus them."
View Post Agencies | People Internal Memo: Omnicom CEO John Wren Designates Juneteenth as Company-Wide Holiday By Erik Oster on Jun. 12, 2020 - 11:51 AM "Omnicom stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement," Wren said.
View Post Agencies | People Publicis Groupe CEO Arthur Sadoun Tells Employees ‘We Have to Be a Better Industry and a Better Company’ By Erik Oster on Jun. 8, 2020 - 10:58 AM He addressed issues of racism and promised that the company will institute new measures to fight racism and promote diversity and inclusion.