We asked our members: How do you believe COVID has influenced the ways in which we consume media? Has the industry adapted accordingly? From Member Lauren Gardner, Marketing Director, Intersection Over the past 12 months people have been mostly confined to the four walls of their homes, staring at screens for both work and downtime. … More How COVID Has Influenced The Ways We Consume Media
From Member Clara Luo, Group Director, Strategy & Insights and BAV Strategic Studio Lead, VMLY&R I write this open letter today with hopes of igniting open conversation and action for the Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. I challenge the marketing and advertising industry to bring visibility to our existence in the work that we do. … More A Challenge to our Industry From an Invisible Minority
From Contributor Kristin Nicole Dukes, Ph.D., Dean for Institutional Diversity, Allegheny College Women continue to be largely underrepresented in leadership roles, in particular high-profile leadership positions. According to a January 2020 Catalyst report on women in leadership at S&P 500 Companies, women held only 5.8% of CEO positions at these companies. This trend of … More The Importance of Hiring, Promoting and Retaining Female Leadership
From Member Elizabeth Windram, Vice President, Marketing, JetBlue Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than mens. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? The challenge of caregiving often places … More Gender Equality In The Workplace with Elizabeth Windram, VP Marketing, JetBlue
From Member Olivia Douglas, Chief Client Officer, PHD Media Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than men’s. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? The industry needs to … More Gender Equality in the Workforce with Olivia Douglas, Chief Client Officer, PHD Media
From Member Jennifer Frieman, Chief Talent Officer, Momentum Worldwide Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than men’s. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? In this Covid era, many … More Supporting Women In The Workplace with Jennifer Frieman, CTO, Momentum
From Member Cassandra Sinclair, President, North America Pharma, Grey Group Due to the economic downfall, we are facing the world’s first-ever “She-session” – the first time in history a recession is impacting women’s jobs more than men’s. That said, what is your advice to the industry to better support women today? As a female leader … More How Our Industry Can Better Support Women In The Workplace
From AD Club Board Member, CMO, Organic and Founder, Creative Spirit Laurel Rossi On this International Women’s Day I have had the honor of working with, alongside, and for many women, I’ve admired over the years. Men as well. Respect for women, tolerance, and celebration of women is in order on this International Women’s … More How To Support Women With Disabilities In The Workforce
From Member Cathy Oh, Global Head of Marketing & Analytics at Samsung Ads What advice would you give young diverse talent just starting out in the industry? Over the last year, the industry has propelled forward in its constant evolution of innovation with a major focus on welcoming a wide variety of bright minds to transcend … More Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Initiatives with Cathy Oh
From Member Chioma Aduba, EVP Head of Business Leadership, McCann How is your organization/agency celebrating Black History Month? We are celebrating BHM with a whole host of activities and spotlight sessions—everything from shining a light on our favorite Black owned businesses, celebrating Black music and educating ourselves and the agency with fun Jeopardy and trivia … More Chioma Aduba: DE&I initiatives don’t begin and end in February