AF&G AFG& (Avrett Free Ginsberg) has promoted two leaders from within its ranks. Dawn Terrazas assumes the role of president of North America and LATAM and Amy Adams assumes the role of president Europe and Asia-Pacific. Both will continue to report directly to Frank Ginsberg, founder and CEO. Allen & Gerritsen Jeff Marois is joining…
Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules
Privacy activist Max Schrems has won another legal fight against Meta, this time limiting how the company can use off-platform activity—and public statements—to target ads.
Tech Group Seeks To Block Tennessee Social Media Restrictions
The new statute violates “bedrock principles of constitutional law and precedent from across the nation,” NetChoice says in a lawsuit brought Thursday in Nashville federal court.
I’m A Cool Rocking Blogger In The U.S.A.
What do Bruce Springsteen, Liz Cheney and “Red, White & Blog” have in common? Well, we were all born in the U.S.A. and we also put country over party.
Honda’s Reverse Poem About Failure Is an Ode to F1 Legends
Honda literally flips the script on a poem about failure in an emotional brand campaign about Formula 1 drivers that includes a partnership with Netflix. “Unstoppable Dreams,” created by independent agency RPA, is narrated by actor and professional wrestler John Cena, a longtime partner of the brand. It shows footage of Ayrton Senna – who…
Toyota Is the Latest Brand To U-Turn on DEI Initiatives
Toyota is the latest major brand to pump the brakes on its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. As per an internal memo seen by Bloomberg, the car brand emailed around 50,000 employees and 1,500 dealers in the U.S. Thursday, regarding “a highly politicized discussion” on its DEI commitments. The communication said Toyota would refocus…
Here’s the Roundup for the Week Ending October 4
Happy Friday to all who celebrate! In this week’s news I didn’t write up for one reason or another, we see a couple of political stories where a local journalist asks the hard questions and a longtime Tampa journalist dies after a battle with Parkinson’s. Let’s do the thing: Will Jones, a reporter with Michigan’s…
How Israel-Iran Tensions Are Choking Commercial Flight Paths | WSJ
Europe Votes to Slap China-Made EVs With Tariffs—but Tesla Gets Off Easy
Despite opposition from Germany, the European Union will start imposing tariffs as high as 45 percent on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Elon Musk’s marque takes the smallest hit.
CIMM Expands, Promotes Kee To Head Of Programming/Ops
Ahead of its annual summit next week, the ARF’s CIMM unit has promoted Tameka Kee to SVP-programming and operations and hired Evan Cohen as SVP-projects and strategic initiatives.