{"id":86647,"date":"2023-10-16T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datalabortech.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/ipgs-channing-martin-on-stalled-dei-efforts-and-why-conversations-must-continue\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T22:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T04:01:00","slug":"ipgs-channing-martin-on-stalled-dei-efforts-and-why-conversations-must-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datalabortech.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/16\/ipgs-channing-martin-on-stalled-dei-efforts-and-why-conversations-must-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"IPG\u2019s Channing Martin on stalled DE&amp;I efforts and why conversations must continue\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=DIGI4344620434\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic; font-size: 1.1rem; text-align: right;\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-digiday-podcast\/id962605432\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/the-digiday-podcast\">Stitcher<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/21TOeNMf1BLdSlQEdJ2rYY\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the most part, the advertising industry\u2019s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have been an uphill battle, even after the promises and commitments that were made in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>The industry\u2019s stalled DE&amp;I progress has been <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/marketing\/they-arent-making-leaders-out-of-us-confessions-of-a-black-creative-on-stalled-dei-progress-in-advertising\/\">a point of critique<\/a>. Despite the promises, <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/media\/despite-dei-promises-media-companies-are-still-mostly-hiring-white-people\/\">media companies are still mostly hiring white people<\/a> as of this year. In 2022, 90% of agency leaders identified as white, up from 73% in 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/marketing\/marketing-briefing-diversity-execs-sound-off-on-the-current-state-of-dei-in-advertising-a-work-in-progress\/\">the 4A\u2019s 2023 Diversity in Agencies Survey Report<\/a>. Meanwhile, DE&amp;I positions are drying up after a surge in hiring, with those positions facing the brunt of budget cuts in times of economic crisis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/resourcesandtools\/hr-topics\/behavioral-competencies\/global-and-cultural-effectiveness\/pages\/why-are-dei-roles-disappearing-.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to the Society for Human Resource Management<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Continue reading this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/marketing\/ipgs-channing-martin-on-stalled-dei-efforts-and-why-conversations-must-continue\/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss\">digiday.com<\/a>. Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/newsletters\/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_source=general-rss\">Digiday newsletters<\/a> to get the latest on media, marketing and the future of TV.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe: Apple Podcasts \u2022 Stitcher \u2022 Spotify For the most part, the advertising industry\u2019s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have been an uphill battle, even after the promises and commitments that were made in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. The industry\u2019s stalled DE&amp;I progress has been a point of critique. 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