Tag: Dentsu

Ad Council Announces dentsu Americas’ Jacki Kelley as Board Chair

Stuart Mitchell

Jacki Kelley, CEO of dentsu Americas, has been named Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors. She succeeds Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships of NBCUniversal, and will serve in the role until June 30, 2023. Tara Walpert Levy, VP, Americas YouTube has also been elected to Vice Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors alongside Diego Scotti, current Vice Chair, who will serve as Chair after Kelley. For more than 80 years, the Ad Council has been at the forefront of driving the communications industry’s social…

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Dentsu Report Highlights Green Shoots of Ad Spend Recovery Led by Digital Resilience, Promising Growth Into 2022

Stuart Mitchell

Advertising investment is forecast to grow by 10.4% globally in 2021, according to the latest dentsu Ad Spend Report.  The twice-yearly report which combines data from 59 markets, anticipates US$634bn will be spent globally with all regions enjoying positive growth. Canada, US, Australia, UK and India are forecasting particularly high growth rates in 2021, with 2021 growth expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 5 of 13 top spending ad markets – Canada, China, Russia, UK and US. The pandemic-induced decline in global advertising spend during 2020 has proved less severe…

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Toyota Rolls Out “Start Your Impossible” Global Campaign that Reflects the Olympic and Paralympic Spirit of Encouragement, Challenge and Progress

Stuart Mitchell

Created in honor of Toyota‘s shift to a mobility company and its eight-year worldwide partnership with The International Olympic and Paralympic Committees, “Start Your Impossible,” Toyota’s first-ever global marketing campaign, will roll out in 27 countries at the start of and through the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. “Start Your Impossible” shares Toyota’s evolution by highlighting real-life mobility stories of Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as everyday athletes who demonstrate the values of humility, hard work and never giving up. The campaign marks Toyota’s long-term commitment to…

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