How Mediabrands Is Recruiting DE&I Talent Through Social Media

‘We See You’ social media push aims to attract talent from non-traditional and underrepresented backgrounds Mediabrands is launching a talent recruitment campaign for a new client: Mediabrands. The Interpublic Group of Cos. network is taking a consumer marketing-style approach, using social media and digital video, in an effort to lure talent from non-advertising fields and

IPG Mediabrands And HBCU 20×20 Partner To Connect Students With Careers In Media

The partnership will kick off later this month with a Media Immersion Day event, which is open to all HBCU students and recent grads. A brand-new initiative between IPG Mediabrands and HBCU 20×20 is gearing up to help students get into media-based careers. The partnership was announced yesterday, and it’s centered on building a “pipeline” between IPG Mediabrands and various HBCUs. It’ll officially kick

How IPG Mediabrands is Looking to Expand Its Investment in Diverse-Owned Media in the Upfronts

The agency’s clients tripled their spend in Black-owned media channels since last spring IPG Mediabrands’ clients spending with Black-owned media properties nearly tripled since the company held its first equity upfront last year, it announced today. The agency plans to host its second equity upfront in April to bring attention to Black-owned and other BIPOC media

IPG MEDIABRANDS IS USING GRACENOTE DATA TO MEASURE REPRESENTATION ON TV

Agency looks to help brands better connect with underrepresented audiences In an effort to help advertisers better connect with underserved audiences, IPG Mediabrands is using inclusion analytics data from Nielsen-owned Gracenote. Gracenote’s Inclusion Analytics data is designed to provide visibility into the gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation of the talent appearing in popular linear TV

Belonging, Retention and Persevering for the Greater Good

The second day of Advancing Diversity Week was devoted to Belonging + Retention. The focus of the day was to call attention to the glaring lack of retention for African Americans and people of color within the adverting and marketing industry. As much as a seductive story permeates the industry that lays the onus for

IPG Mediabrands Taps Gracenote to Support Client Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

Gracenote Inclusion Analytics Empowers IPG Mediabrands to Deliver Greater Value to Clients Through New Data and Insights into Diversity in Entertainment Content EMERYVILLE, Calif. and NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2021 — Gracenote, a Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) company, announced that IPG Mediabrands, a client-led, consulting-first, community-driven marketing agency, has licensed the Gracenote Inclusion Analytics solution to help advertisers better connect with

IPG STRIKES DEAL WITH BLACK-OWNED AIRPORT TV COMPANY AS TRAVEL RESUMES

ReachTV emerges as a player in this year’s upfront as brands shift dollars to minority-owned media companies As media agencies push advertisers to shift a portion of their ad commitments to Black and minority-owned media companies during this year’s upfronts ad haggle, some long ignored players are starting to emerge. One of those is a

MOVING DEI BEYOND BOXES AND SPREADSHEETS

CAMPAIGN LEADING CHANGE: When creating inclusion initiatives based on data, we have to consider the human experiences of those who we hope will benefit, according to Mediabrands’ global chief cultural officer Hermon Ghermay. For a good portion of her 21-year career in the advertising industry, Hermon Ghermay says she shrunk herself to fit into a

EXCLUSIVE: IPG MEDIABRANDS COMMITS TO INVEST AT LEAST 5% IN BLACK-OWNED MEDIA BY 2023

Agency pledge comes as ad world looks to diversify its media spend in this spring’s ad haggle IPG Mediabrands is committing to invest a minimum of 5% in Black-owned media across all of its clients in aggregate by 2023. This comes as brands and their agencies reevaluate their media spend heading into this year’s upfronts,

IPG Mediabrands’ MAGNA Unveils Day One of Its First-Ever Equity Upfront™

Launched on Monday March 15th, the weeklong event and subsequent monthly Equity experiences will raise visibility for nearly 100 Black-owned and Black-targeted media businesses New York, NY – March 15, 2021 – IPG Mediabrands and MAGNA today launched day one of a first-of-its-kind Equity Upfront™, an annual weeklong event during the week of March 15th,