“How did you become you?” A question often asked by the youngest and newest talents during our regular Coffee with the CEO conversations, I listened and mused on this. How did I become me? Not “How did you build a category-leading, multi-awarded, and globally-recognized company in just five years after retiring twice?” Not, “How did

Ghermay to Define and Lead Global Cultural Efforts Across Agency Network, Rooted in Equity & Excellence in Newly Created Role Business Wire NEW YORK — September 9, 2020 IPG Mediabrands today announced the appointment of Hermon Ghermay as its first-ever Global Chief Culture Officer. In this newly created role, Ghermay will oversee the agency network’s

IPG Mediabrands has streamlined its branding globally to Mediabrands, as part of its brand evolution. In a statement to Marketing, Mediabrands’ spokesperson said it explored a light refresh to its branding materials in order to drive consistency in how it communicates within its network, and across its community of partners. “We have introduced updated elements including a

We are all facing the reality of news around the COVID pandemic that has been chilling: the announcement of daily deaths, the images of body bags in refrigerated morgue trucks, the scenes of nursing homes with ambulances lined up around them. This is a trauma we all face, every day, and that we all share

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mediabrands today released its 10 Media Responsibility Principles (MRP) as part of a larger effort to balance brand safety and brand responsibility in advertising. While “Brand Safety” protects the brand, “Brand Responsibility” protects the communities that a brand serves, weighing the societal impact of the content, the publishers and services, and the platforms

IPG Mediabrands’ APAC boss Leigh Terry has warned of a “knock-on effect” as concerns around the Coronavirus spread to consumer and business confidence. Major brands including Apple, Qantas, Salesforce, Facebook and Hyundai are just some of the brands feeling the sting. Terry says while it’s too early to tell what the full impact will  be,

New Australian CEO Mark Coad and APAC boss Leigh Terry want to diversify beyond media via the data and tech capabilities at Acxiom and a new 100-strong martech and data platform, Kinesso. The former Omnicom duo dispute that media agencies are troubled – theirs anyway.  And then there’s Coronavirus…. There’s a lot of sharp, nuanced insight in

Mark Coad has been appointed CEO of IPG Mediabrands, after it was revealed earlier today that he would step down as boss of rival agency, Omnicom’s PHD. Coad’s appointment finally finishes the ongoing search for holding group bosses, which this year has included the appointment of new leaders across WPP, Publicis Media, Dentsu and Havas

Chris Chen has been appointed as CEO of IPG Mediabrands China. Chen replaces IPG Mediabrands China CEO Tom Wan who will leave at the end of this year after nearly four years with the agency. Chen moves from DDB Greater China where he was chief operating officer and chief financial officer. This marks Chen’s second