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David Droga has been promoted. Accenture PLC is naming David Droga as chief executive officer and creative chairman of Accenture Interactive. In his new global role, Droga will be charged with delivering creative excellence to accelerate results that sustain business growth. During the last fiscal year, Accenture Interactive grew to $10.6 billion in revenue. Droga, 53, will succeed Brian Whipple, who has led …
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I admit I’m a sucker for Digiday’s “The Confessions” series. When I started writing my columns for Talent Zoo back in 2002, I did it anonymously because I feared repercussions. So I get that there are those in power who can’t talk freely. Like this “holding company agency exec” who complains about the lack of staffing at his agency and the workload backlog it’s causing. It’s hard to feel sorry for this guy. …
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Advertising agencies are having a hard time finding people to work for them. On its surface, the statement sounds ludicrous. So let's dig a little and see what we can learn. According to Campaign US, agencies are increasingly looking for seasoned talent in niche roles that are difficult to fill. Sean Corcoran, U.S. CEO at Mediahub, said, “There just aren't enough people who understand programmatic, addressable, …
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How does an agency win so much new business, its hair catches on fire? For decades, the answer has been to win a truckload of trophies at One Show and Cannes. But that answer has worn thin. Today, savvy clients are looking for the creative firepower that's capable of gathering a crowd and a team of data scientists to help explain and improve the ongoing investment. Mekanism and its new performance offering dubbed …
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ShoutLA conducted an interview with Bre Fernandez, senior copywriter at BBDO NY and co-founder of BreakingAD—an Instagram account that helps introduce creative people to the ad agency business. During the interview, she opens up about her childhood and how it shaped who she is today: Can you open up a bit about your work and career? I’m a political refugee. My parents and I fled Cuba’s tyrannical chokehold …
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The ad business is a Boys Club of the highest order. Zoe Scaman, a strategist, recently reaffirmed this fact and set the Interwebs on fire with her front-line reporting of the abuse she endured while working in agencies not her own. Her narrative is both raw and ugly as can be. Painful though it is, I encourage you to click over and read it. I tell you these stories not to be sensationalist and not to seek out …
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