| 16 hours ago Key insights: With hiring largely frozen in the agency world and many industry workers feeling immersed in a cloud of uncertainty, agency recruiters are finding new ways to connect with, nurture and energize talent. Talent directors working under quarantine are shifting their daily tasks and expanding their roles to emphasize aspects ..
Tag : Leadership & Talent
| 5 hours ago Add Ari Halper to the list of creatives who are starting a company in the middle of a global pandemic. Halper, who was promoted to creative partner of FCB North America earlier this year, has left the IPG-owned agency to start Sauce Idea Lab, a self-described “new breed of creative company.” ..
| 5 hours ago After an eight-month search, Walmart has named former Target senior vice president William White its chief marketing officer. That’s according to an email to Walmart’s U.S. employees from Janey Whiteside, the big-box retailer’s executive vice president and chief customer officer, who noted that the incoming CMO spent seven years at Target ..
| 10 hours ago Shaun Sheikh’s advertising career began as a precocious college student. As a college sophomore at the University of Rochester working as a content writer, he was getting a lot of requests for SEO optimization. It led him down a rabbit hole and he developed a consuming passion for the then-budding digital ..
| 7 hours ago Nearly two years into his gig as WPP’s CEO, Mark Read is now faced with the challenge of guiding the massive holding company through a global pandemic. Of all the major holding companies, WPP has perhaps been the most transparent about the steps it’s taking internally to cut costs. Last week, ..
| 3 hours ago Publicis Health, the wellness vertical of Publicis Groupe, has hired Susan Manber in the newly created role of chief patient officer, effective immediately. A Publicis Health spokesperson explained that the role was conceived some time ago, well before the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “This position has been in the works for a ..
| 24 mins ago Key insights: Paloma Azulay was quietly appointed Popeyes global chief marketing officer in January, and stepped into the role last month. Prior to that, she was global CMO for another of Restaurant Brands International’s iconic chains: Tim Hortons, the beloved Canada-based coffee-centric fast-food chain. In her relatively new role, Azulay is reporting ..
| 22 mins ago After joining Gap in February, CMO Alegra O’Hare has left the company. “Alegra is no longer with Gap. We thank her for her time with the brand and wish her the best,” a company spokesperson told Adweek. “As we look ahead, we will be redefining the role of the chief marketing ..
| 7 mins ago The Association of National Advertisers has appointed Nadine Karp McHugh to lead SeeHer, the initiative it founded four years ago to advocate for a more accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising. Karp McHugh will serve as SeeHer’s first president, a role that will involve helping ANA members leverage SeeHer’s ..
| 4 hours ago When ad agency Wieden + Kennedy first approached Psyop with the idea for a dating simulator based around the KFC franchise—starring the brand’s namesake Colonel as a romance-able character—one of Alexei Bochenek’s first thoughts was that if he didn’t ultimately win this pitch, then he’d have to “resign in shame.” Bochenek ..
