FCB Chicago Appoints Liz Taylor as New Chief Creative Officer
Chicago Tribune
FCB Chicago announced the appointment of Liz Taylor to the role of chief creative officer, starting September 26. Taylor was most recently global executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather and will partner with CEO and President Michael Fassnacht to lead the 750-person agency.
"We are excited to welcome Liz, whose relentless drive for creative excellence will help push our clients' brands and businesses even further. Her commitment to strong collaboration across all of the diverse disciplines within FCB Chicago will be key as we continue to elevate our work across all channels and platforms," said Fassnacht. Read on...
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Calling All Manbassadors
Advertising Age
By Beth Rilee-Kelley, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Martin Agency
Better Gender Diversity Requires More Male Sponsors
I first heard the term "manbassador" at the 3% Conference a few years back.
And it resonated with me.Read more
No Ordinary Woman
BW BusinessWorld
“Stop asking where. Instead, say here are the women, and we will solve a lot much faster”Read more
Interpublic Hosts Sixth Annual Women’s Breakfast in Cannes
For the sixth year in a row, Interpublic hosted a women’s breakfast during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This year’s program, titled Expectations Aside: A Conversation with Extraordinary Women, featured participants including Maureen Dowd, Gwyneth Paltrow, Dr. Mae C. Jemison and Katty Kay as well as IPG’s Michael Roth, Gail Heimann and Kristen Cavallo, US Chief Growth Officer for MullenLowe.Read more
Creatives You Should Know: Amy Ferguson and Julia Neumann
MullenLowe Duo Earns Flying Colors for JetBlue Account
Advertising Age
(From l.) Julia Neumann and Amy Ferguson, creative directors, MullenLowe Credit: Mullen Lowe
When Amy Ferguson and Julia Neumann were paired on a freelance project atBBDO New York two years ago, the duo knew they had something special, but that became even more clear when they both joined MullenLowe New York as creative directors last fall.Read more
4 Things Agencies of Record Can Do to Survive the Trend of 'Projectization'
Adweek
We've all been there. A big brand puts its business into review and everyone goes for it, only to find out the piece of business is just that: a piece. Meanwhile, any number of specialist agencies shares all the other pieces: media, PR, digital, mobile, social, experiential-you name it. It's like a flock of ducks pecking away at a single piece of bread.Read more
Sue Neilen Joins Virgo Health
Sue Neilen has joined Virgo Health as Head of the Communications division. Joining from specialist health advertising agency Langland where she led corporate communications, Sue’s appointment reflects the growing need for pharmaceutical companies to focus more heavily on their corporate communications strategy, reputation management and employee engagement.
Virgo’s Managing Director Ondine Whittington says, “We are thrilled to have Sue on board as her broad expertise and experience will be invaluable to our clients. The Virgo Communications offering has evolved rapidly over the last few years to support our clients through what is often a challenging health communications landscape. Fundamentally this is about offering a much more integrated approach that focuses on creating strategies that support our clients’ assets from the pipeline to the patient at a product, portfolio and corporate level. In a world where companies are under more scrutiny than ever before, creating congruence between the way a company behaves and the way it communicates at every level of the organisation is vital.” Read the article.