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
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
Platform Policies Struggle to Keep Pace in an Increasingly Dangerous Advertising Environment with Few Checks on Simple Inaccuracies through to Deliberate Disinformation Campaigns New York, NY — September 27 — A new study by IPG Mediabrands examines the accelerating amount of inaccurate and misleading content appearing across online news outlets and social media platforms. The
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
As pandemic burnout stretches into its second year, IPG Mediabrands, a network of eight ad-buying and market-research firms, is closing its US offices and giving employees a week off this summer. The division employs more than 3,000 people in the US and 13,000 around the world. CEO Daryl Lee said the idea for what he’s calling “appreciation week”
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
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
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,
The platform will host creator camps for IPG Mediabrands agencies and clients to better understand how to connect with its audience. If you’re not showing up on TikTok as an authentic member of the community, you’re not doing it right. To help agencies and marketers better tap into the platform’s unique culture, TikTok has partnered
Thirty-three of the industry’s foremost media and marketing executives will make up the first class of the Mediaweek Council. The council’s mission will be to amplify best practices and forward-thinking methods for the media-buying space. Brand safety, transparency, targeting and scalability across platforms will be top of mind for the council, who will also help