Ford Ousts CEO Fields According to Reports


Ford Motor Co. has fired CEO Mark Fields and will replace him with James Hackett, head of the automaker’s Smart Mobility arm, as part of a broad management shakeup, according to reports by Forbes and other news organizations.

An announcement will be made Monday, a source close to the situation told Forbes. The Associated Press and the New York Times also reported the story early Monday. The automaker called a press conference for 9:45 a.m. eastern time.

Forbes also reported that Ray Day, Ford’s head of communications, was also fired and would be replaced by Mark Truby, who currently heads Ford’s Asia Pacific communications. James Farley, president of Ford’s Europe, Middle East and Africa business, and Joseph Hinrichs, head of Ford North America, will take on larger roles, Forbes reported. Farley previously served as executive VP of global marketing, sales and service.

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Nike Night Run: Shoe Sole City

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Nike

Advertising Agency:Y&R, São Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director:Rafael Pitanguy
Creative Director:Victor Sant´anna
Art Director:Ronaldo Fonseca
Copywriter:Pedro Guerra
Head Of Art:Felipe Pavani
Illustrator:Rodolfo Martins

Freddo: Virtual Reality

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Freddo: Virtual Reality

Advertising Agency:Y&R, São Paulo, Brasil
Chief Creative Officer:Rafael Pitanguy
Creative Director:Victor Sant´anna
Art Director:Ronaldo Fonseca
Copywriter:Pedro Guerra
Photographer:Miro

Mindshare integrates FAST concept globally

Mindshare has announced that it will incorporate its FAST (Future Adaptive Specialist Team) concept into the “heart of the agency” on a global basis.

Digital Cinema Media Awards open for entries

The third annual Digital Cinema Media Awards, celebrating and rewarding the best advertising work showcased in cinema by the media industry in the past year, is now open for entries.

At Warner Bros., Former Disney Exec Leads New Charge on Merchandise

With DVDs fast becoming relics and box office numbers stagnating, movie studios are looking to toys and other licensed products to raise revenue.

To tackle uncertainty worry about the important things – people and the planet

Talking incessantly about the tech arms race and the survival of the creative industries may become a self-fulfilling prophecy, Vizeum’s UK managing director has warned.

Review recap: KFC, Peroni

Campaign’s weekly round-up of accounts that are up for review across advertising and media.

Hold the front page: why advertising is dominating the news agenda

How can we drive more co-operation and plurality in the media market, asks Maxus’ UK chief executive.

Snap election fever: Three political campaigners share their battle stories

When you’re working on a political campaign ahead of a snap general election, the stakes are high and time is brutally short, Laura Muse writes.

Why your iPhone is killing your creativity

Every day, the insatiable parasite that is your smartphone makes you worse at your job, writes a group creative director at Ogilvy.

Facebook will permit self-harm to be livestreamed, documents suggest

The Guardian has obtained a series of leaked documents that outline its rules for what users may and may not post on the social media platform.

Convenience store chain McColls plans swoop for Tesco stores

The chief executive of McColls, the UK’s largest convenience store chain, has said he plans to bid for part of Tesco’s business, if the supermarket faces a stumbling block over its planned £3.7bn merger with wholesaler Booker.

Why Coke was better than Pepsi at purposeful advertising

Phil Teer explains why Coke’s plea for perfect harmony was so much more persuasive than Pepsi’s decades later.

Will Amazon devour brands?

Retail is being eaten alive by Amazon and brands could be next. By Andy Pemberton, the director at Furthr.

Guardian pins hopes on branded content

Guardian Labs differs from its rivals thanks to an editorial approach, executive editor Imogen Fox tells Maisie McCabe.

Meet the new breed of ad agency chiefs

A new wave of first-time CEOs are opting to do things differently in an evolving landscape. They discuss the business model of the future with Jeremy Lee.

Special K Wants Women to 'Own it' in High-Profile Return to Leo Burnett


Special K is out with a new take on female empowerment through eating, telling women to “Own It” in the brand’s first TV commercial since its return to longtime creative agency Leo Burnett.

The brand has for the past few years emphasized women’s joy and overall wellness, distancing itself from the longtime diet-focused messages that originally helped make the brand to a key part of Kellogg Co.’s portfolio. The more recent approach began with Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett in 2015, designed as a cure for slumping sales, and continued briefly with WPP’s JWT, which won the brand’s U.S. account shortly thereafter and did one campaign.

But Leo Burnett got the business back in January, restoring to its portfolio a major account that had previously been with the shop since 1950. The stakes for Kellogg are just as significant.

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Forget Chucky. Today's Tech Toys Are Much Scarier (for Marketers)


They’re cute and fun, they answer “Why” questions with more patience than most parents, and they keep kids occupied for hours on end. But are tech toys a danger for kids?

As internet-connected products gain in popularity with both children and parents, toy marketers are grappling with the challenges of selling products that could be hacked, opening the door to privacy concerns and PR disasters.

“If you’re traditionally a toy company and now you’re adding this layer of connectedness, you’re wading into areas you know nothing about,” said Michele Martel, an attorney who runs consultancy Martel Media House. “You’re not a tech company, but you’ve become one because now you’re an Internet-of-Things company.”

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Republican-Backed Privacy Bill to Restore Restrictions on Sharing Browser History


Rep. Marsha Blackburn sponsored a bill Thursday that would increase restrictions on consumer data use by both internet service providers and so-called “edge providers” such as Google and Facebook.

If passed, the ”Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017” — comprising the convoluted acronym “BROWSER” act of 2017′ — would require ISPs or other digital players such as social platforms, digital publishers or mobile app providers, to obtain opt-in consent from people in order to use, disclose, or permit access to their sensitive information.

Blackburn’s bill would require companies to provide opt-outs for use of non-sensitive data. Sensitive user information, according to the bill, would not only include financial and health data, but web browsing and app usage history. Such data is the lifeblood of digital ad audience targeting and has historically been treated as non-sensitive data by the digital media and advertising industries. The bill also defines “precise geo-location data” as sensitive.

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