by Johanna McDowell. Instead of the Omnicom Group hosting a virtual session with all of its agencies, it opted to focus on one of its specialist agencies, Sparks & Honey.
Category archives: Adland
#AdForumSummit: Humanity, ecology & technology — Havas Creative
by Johanna McDowell. The third virtual session of the AdForum Worldwide Summit 2020 on Wednesday 1 July was with Havas Creative.
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Public United launches new Cape Town agency
by Herman Manson. Joe Public United is returning to the Mother City with a new agency, Joe Public Cape Town.
#AdForumSummit: End of big agency network era — Dentsu Aegis Network
by Johanna McDowell. Jacqui Kelley, DAN North America CEO, led this second virtual session of the AdForum Worldwide Summit 2020 on Tuesday 30 June.
#AdForumSummit2020: No more mergers, nor office as usual — WPP
by Johanna McDowell. Ninety-seven pitch consultants from all over the world attended the first online session with WPP on Monday, 29 June 2020, which was structured as an open conversation in five parts.
Herding Words: Uncomfortably numb
by Wendy Shepherd. The recent world has presented a whole lot more for us to feel uncomfortable about. We can do three things with this: ignore it, walk on eggshells, or sit with it.
Loeries 2020 is about industry legacy, says new CEO
by Herman Manson. By ensuring the awards continues this year, Preetesh Sewraj wants to offer adland a morale boost plus showcase, and allow a stronger industry to emerge from the current chaos.
SA adland faces retrenchments, pay cuts — #coronavirusSA survey
by MarkLives & HaveYouHeard. While trust in company leadership has stayed the same or increased since the start of lockdown; confidence in the company’s future has reduced since March 2020.
BREAKING: Joe Public United now majority-black‑owned
by MarkLives. Joe Public United has announced that 60% of the company has been acquired by black shareholders.
#Transformers: Mathe Okaba on change & transformation [interview]
by Charlie Mathews. Mathe Okaba, ACA CEO, knows how to face challenges head on. In this interview, MarkLives discusses transformation with her.