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    When It Pays for an Agency to Break the Rules

    This post was created in partnership with Elite Media In an industry built on gleaming skyscrapers and high-stakes pitch meetings, sometimes you have to go left when everyone else goes [...]

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    WPP Promotes Adam Gerhart to Global Chief Client Officer

    Gerhart’s new role is the latest C-suite reshuffling at WPP

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    Matt MacDonald Leaves VCCP for Omnicom’s Merkley+Partners

    Filling a role that's been vacant since 2024, MacDonald has the task of reshaping the agency’s creative approach

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    With Fewer Big Holdcos, Arthur Sadoun Says Client Conflict Is No Longer a Dealbreaker

    The Publicis CEO declined to discuss PepsiCo and Coke, but said managing competitors is becoming more common in a consolidated market

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    Building the Right Team Is More Important Than Ever for Marketers

    This post was created in partnership with Weber Shandwick As AI streamlines workflows and marketing budgets tighten, human collaboration and partnership remain as important as ever to create strong creative. [...]

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    5 Marketer Moves In October So Far: Red Lobster, Rocket Companies, and More

    A roundup of the biggest marketing leadership moves from the month so far.

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    McCann’s Tyler Turnbull Named WPP Creative Global CEO

    Turnbull is leaving McCann after taking the top position in December 2025

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    ADWEEK’s Agents of Change: Leading With Purpose to Reshape Our Industry

    Agents of Change Presented by Empower celebrates the people reshaping marketing, media, advertising, and tech through meaningful action.

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    ADWEEK’s Team Visionary Awards 2026: Getting Things Done Better, Together

    From making Super Bowl ads to industry-leading benefits agents, it takes teamwork to make the dream work.

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    ADWEEK’s Sports Marketing MVPs 2026: Bringing the Heat On and Off the Court

    From the players setting the cultural agenda to the media moguls putting live sports in front of more audiences.

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    Brian Niccol Reveals the Next Era of Starbucks

    The CEO's turnaround strategy is working. But the biggest test lies ahead.

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    Beyond Coffee: The Starbucks Merchandise Collabs Building New Brand Love

    Starbucks is "unique because we're a coffeehouse that sells merchandise," said global chief brand officer Tressie Lieberman.

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    Inside Starbucks’ Marketing Machine with Global Chief Brand Officer Tressie Lieberman

    How the cafe chain works with agencies, a PSL for every season, and more insights.

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    Jon Cook Steps Down as VML and WPP Creative Boss, Eric Campbell to Succeed

    Cook spent three decades at VML and helped WPP's transformation from the top

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