Erin Riley has climbed the ladder at TBWA over the last eight years, and now she has risen to the top role as global chief executive officer. It’s a promotion that will allow the agency network to continue its role as an industry disruptor. Riley’s elevation from U.S. CEO of TBWAChiatDay is part of a…Read More
Welcome to another special episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, ADWEEK chief experience officer Jenny Rooney welcomes Claudine Patel, Sanofi’s chief marketing officer for consumer healthcare North America. Sanofi is the world’s sixth-largest pharmaceutical and healthcare company and is headquartered in Paris. They discuss how Sanofi’s brands, which include Allegra, Dulcolax, and Gold Bond,…Read More
In an era where technological advancements continually reshape our world, one of the most significant emerging threats is quantum computing. This powerful technology, while promising revolutionary benefits, poses a substantial risk to our current cybersecurity infrastructure. As we stand on the brink of this quantum revolution, it is imperative to understand the potential dangers and prepare accordingly. The quantum leap Quantum computing harnesses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform computations at speeds unimaginable with classical computers. In 2019, Google proclaimed to have demonstrated “quantum supremacy” when its Sycamore processor solved a problem in 200 seconds that would take…
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Here’s a timely reminder of the benefits that immigrants bring to startups: 39% of Britain’s 100 fastest-growing companies have a foreign-born founder. That’s according to new research the Entrepreneurs Network, a think tank based in London. The findings show “the critical contribution” that international talent makes to the UK, the report’s authors said. Undoubtedly, they have an outsized impact on the country’s startups. Immigrants comprise an estimated 14.8% of Britain’s total population, yet they’ve founded over one-third of its fastest-growing businesses. The new data echoes prior research from across the world. Studies show that most billion-dollar startups in the US…
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It’s only August, and 2024 has already been busy with chief marketing officer (CMO) moves. At the start of the year Rent the Runway, Bayer, T-Mobile, Volkswagen and Heydude appointed new marketing leaders. The most recent quarter has brought more change at the top for household advertisers too, including Kraft Heinz and Kimberly Clark. Beyond…Read More
2024 has been a volatile year for adtech funding. U.S.-focused adtech startups, once accustomed to snagging billions in venture capital annually, have raised nearly $360 million so far this year, putting it on track to be the industry’s slowest year in over a decade, per Crunchbase data. That slowdown is due to market saturation, heightened…Read More
Pharmacists used to mix chemicals by hand to create prescriptions.
Opticians used to grind lenses from scratch.
Lawyers used to start with an empty page.
Graphic designers needed to know how to draw.
All of these jobs are still important. None of them are the same as they were thirty years ago.
In your work, are you fighting the change or leading it?
It’s hard to see us going back.
This just in: French prosecutors have charged Telegram’s Russian-born founder Pavel Durov with a wide range of crimes and banned him from leaving the country. He’s now placed under a heavy judicial control with twice-a-week police check-ins and has to post a €5mn bail, according to a statement by Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau. This development marks a major milestone in what seems to be one of this year’s most important technology news stories that started less than a week ago when French authorities arrested Durov at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. Soon after, the prosecutor’s office released a list…
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The most impactful CMOs are the ones who have powered themselves and their organizations, proving themselves indispensable to their CEOs, their colleagues, their teams, their boards and, ultimately, their businesses. Through their work, these chief marketers are demonstrating the standard of effective marketing leadership and paving the way for the next generation of industry leaders….Read More
In this episode of The Garage, hosts Dan Massimino and Evan Hovorka are joined by JSD, chief commercial officer at AI data studio super{set}. Join them as they discuss the acceleration of retail media, the future of data integration, and the potential for AI to unlock value in the industry. They also explore strategies to…Read More
