DDB has appointed a new leadership team in North America to further integrate its agencies DDB Chicago, adam&eveDDB, and Alma. Caroline Winterton, former chief executive (CEO) of adam&eveDDB U.S., has been promoted to DDB’s North America CEO-a role left vacant since Justin Thomas-Copeland departed in 2023. Winterton will oversee adam&eveDDB and DDB Chicago, after the…
Swedish-founded creative agency Forsman & Bodenfors (F&B) has appointed Justine Armour as its global chief creative officer (CCO). Armour joins F&B from independent New York agency FIG, where she has served as partner and CCO since July 2023. Before that, Armour was CCO at Grey New York, leading winning pitches for accounts like Las Vegas…
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Independent agency Known is the latest shop to find opportunity in a fragmented and murky media landscape. The agency revealed exclusively to ADWEEK that over the past year and a half, it has been quietly growing a new service it bills as a Media Opportunity Analysis (MOA), which helps clients identify waste, overspending, and other…
The future of marketing lies at the crossroads of culture and commerce, where brands must seamlessly integrate into the entertainment world to stay relevant. In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Matt Britton speaks with Julian Jacobs, co-head of entertainment marketing at United Talent Agency and head of UTA NY. Julian shares insights…
Publicis Media U.S. on Thursday announced the acquisition of performance marketing agency Dysrupt. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Dysrupt CEO Peter Muzzonigro, chief revenue officer Jarod Haness, and chief operating officer Nate Lorenzen will join Publicis Media and report to U.S. CEO Chris Boothe. According to a release,…
The success of advertising rests on clear, concise, and culturally considerate communication. Yet only 22 days into 2025, legal mandates and corporate maneuvers would suggest that facts are not important to consider when crafting what we say, how we say it, or how we show it. Everyone was left a little shaken following Mark Zuckerberg’s…
Tools of the Trade is a feature to highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a favorite drafting table to the best software program to a lucky pen, a vintage typewriter or a pair of headphones….
GroupM CEO Brian Lesser unveiled a new global leadership structure and team Tuesday for the media investment arm of holding company WPP. Lesser spoke with ADWEEK earlier this month and said he was in a “massive hurry” to advance GroupM’s business, adding that he believes GroupM must shift from “a collection of companies to one…
GroupM CEO Brian Lesser unveiled a new global leadership structure and team Tuesday for the media investment arm of holding company WPP. Lesser spoke with ADWEEK earlier this month and said he was in a “massive hurry” to advance GroupM’s business, adding that he believes GroupM must shift from “a collection of companies to one…
GroupM CEO Brian Lesser unveiled a new global leadership structure and team Tuesday for the media investment arm of holding company WPP. Lesser spoke with ADWEEK earlier this month and said he was in a “massive hurry” to advance GroupM’s business, adding that he believes GroupM must shift from “a collection of companies to one…
GroupM CEO Brian Lesser unveiled a new global leadership structure and team Tuesday for the media investment arm of holding company WPP. Lesser spoke with ADWEEK earlier this month and said he was in a “massive hurry” to advance GroupM’s business, adding that he believes GroupM must shift from “a collection of companies to one…
Buzzy creative shop Mischief @ No Fixed Address has entered the media planning and buying space. The agency exclusively revealed to ADWEEK that it has been quietly building a media department for the past year, led by executive director of media Kristie Lee. The group has roughly 15 people and works with brands including Duolingo,…
Tools of the Trade is a feature to highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a favorite drafting table to the best software program to a lucky pen, a vintage typewriter or a pair of headphones….
Dentsu Americas CEO Michael Komasinski is leaving the agency immediately, the holding company revealed on Tuesday. Giulio Malegori will serve as chairman and acting CEO while continuing in his role as executive vice president and global chief operating officer for Dentsu. Komasinski had been with Dentsu just over five years, ascending to the role of…
Publicis Groupe is combining its Leo Burnett and Publicis Worldwide agencies into one creative network called Leo, continuing a wave of consolidation taking place across the industry. Leo will bring together 130 agencies and 15,000 employees–8,000 from Leo Burnett and 7,000 from Publicis Worldwide–across 90 countries under a single leadership team, forming the largest creative…
Participating in Dry January has some obvious health and wellbeing benefits–like better sleep, less brain fog and fewer calories ingested–but it’s kind of a drag, right? Isn’t it all about deprivation? That’s the entrenched opinion, even though 25% of Americans over 21 say they took part in the alcohol-free month last year, per researcher Civic…
Tools of the Trade is a feature to highlight the many tools that help make advertising and marketing folks successful. The tools can be anything that helps people perform at their top form, from a favorite drafting table to the best software program to a lucky pen, a vintage typewriter or a pair of headphones….
Florida-based retailer ABC Fine Wine and Spirits is a “proud supporter” of Dry January, with a new ad that encourages consumers to skip the velvety cabernets, crisp IPAs and complex whiskeys it stocks on its shelves. Wait, really? No, of course not. The campaign, from indie agency Bacon & Eggs, is a charming example of…
If Omnicom’s plan to acquire rival Interpublic (IPG) goes through, the new advertising conglomerate will tower above all others in the industry, in terms of both total revenue and employees. Not everyone is happy about it. Recent survey data shows a larger percentage of marketers disapprove of the merger (27%) than approve (15%). The online…
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