Weber Shandwick is Most Awarded Public Relations Firm at 2016 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 27, 5:21PM CDT
Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global communications and engagement firms, was the most awarded public relations firm at the 2016 Cannes Festival of Creativity. Weber Shandwick won a total of six Cannes Lions in Cyber, Health & Wellness, Media and Public Relations. The firm's Prime unit in Sweden won a Gold PR Lion, Bronze PR Lion, and a Silver Lion each in Cyber and Media for Hemnet "House of Clicks," in addition to a Silver PR Lion for "Don't Drink and Dive" with Trygg-Hansa. Weber Shandwick also won a Bronze Lion in Health & Wellness, OTC Oral Medicines for PR with GSK Consumer Health for Excedrin "The Migraine Experience."
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
McCann New York Ranked No. 2 in U.S. and Fourth Globally at Cannes Lions Festival
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 27, 12:23PM CDT
McCann New York, whose virtual reality-based Lockheed Martin campaign was a major award-winner at last week's 2016 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, came in second among all U.S. agencies and fourth worldwide among all agencies in the global Lions rankings, according to the Festival's final tallies. McCann Worldgroup, whose McCann Health took creative honors as Healthcare Network of the Year at the opening awards, won an additional 96 Lions in total from 33 of its agency offices and disciplines covering all five of its global regions.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Global Health Leaders Ask Creative Community At Cannes Festival For Help In Solving Top Global Health Issues
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 21, 12:05PM CDT
McCann Global Health and the United Nations Foundation hosted an inspiring session yesterday at the Lions Health in Cannes, France, with the United Nations Foundation's chief communications officer Aaron Sherinian leading a discussion on the challenge of eradicating polio from the face of the earth with UNICEF's Sherine Guirguis and Dr. Mickey Chopra of the World Bank.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
John Mescall Expands McCann Creative Role As President of Global Creative Council
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 20, 2:00PM CDT
McCann Worldgroup announced that John Mescall has been named President of its Global Creative Council, an expanded creative role charged with helping the worldwide network to marshal creative resources across all of its regions and disciplines. Mescall retains his responsibilities as a Global Executive Creative Director.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Truvía® Names Carmichael Lynch and Spong Agencies of Record
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 20, 10:25AM CDT
Truvía®, maker of the No. 1 natural sugar substitute in the U.S., has named Carmichael Lynch and Spong as the integrated agencies of record (AORs) for the brand.[1] The agencies will develop work that encompasses brand planning, advertising, public relations, social engagement and digital content.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
McCann Health Wins Network Of The Year Award At 2016 Lions Health At Cannes
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 20, 8:00AM CDT
McCann Health, the world's most awarded global healthcare marketing network with a wide array of professional and consumer practices, won the coveted Network of the Year Award at the 2016 Lions Health, part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Lions Health is dedicated to life-changing creativity, showcasing and inspiring ideas that transcend especially challenging boundaries.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
How fluent are you in Gen Z speak?
PR Newswire - Fri Jun 17, 8:00AM CDT
Reading the above, you're most likely to fall into one of two camps: either this is your native language (ok, maybe it's trying a little too hard, I'm exaggerating for effect) or this is complete and utter nonsense (I'm guessing you're most likely over 25).
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Still Living with the Folks at 32? It's Time to Move Out, McCann Uncovers as Global View in 'Truth About Youth'
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 16, 3:30PM CDT
Like generations before them, the next wave of young people are still going to want some young adult time to "find themselves" before they leave their parents' homes and strike out on their own. But this growing up phase is getting longer and less well-defined as a process--and this is true around the world--according to a new global "Truth About Youth" study conducted by McCann Worldgroup. The globally average age when it stops being "socially acceptable" for people to live with their parents is 32, according to the global survey.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Chris Macdonald Named President of McCann North America
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 15, 1:30PM CDT
McCann Worldgroup today announced that Chris Macdonald, President of the New York office, has been promoted to the new position of President of McCann North America.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Comedy All-Stars Rashida Jones, Keegan-Michael Key, and Rob Delaney to Appear at the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 08, 2:54PM CDT
McCann Worldgroup and The Paley Center for Media are proud to present the second installment of their "Creativity is the Only Way to Survive" seminar at the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival, bringing together three of Hollywood's hottest comedic stars and producers for an insightful look at how they continue to win over audiences.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
McCann Ranked #1 Network At 2016 El Sol, Festival Iberoamericano de la Comunicación Publicitaria
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 07, 5:44PM CDT
McCann Worldgroup was ranked creatively as the #1 most awarded advertising agency network in the 2016 El Sol, Festival Iberoamericano de la Comunicación Publicitaria, the prestigious creative festival for Spanish-language and Portuguese-language countries. The Festival was held in Bilbao, Spain.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Kelly Johnson to President of twofifteenmccann
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 07, 8:00AM CDT
McCann Worldgroup today announced that Kelly Johnson has been promoted from Managing Director to President of San Francisco-based twofifteenmccann, effective immediately.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Fitzgerald's 'Long Story Short' Work for Quikrete Wins Best of Show at Radio Mercury Awards
PR Newswire - Fri Jun 03, 3:02PM CDT
Fitzgerald & CO has won the Radio Mercury Awards' Best of Show award for their "Long Story Short" radio campaign on behalf of Quikrete, the country's largest manufacturer of packaged concrete and cement Mixes.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
McCann is Ranked #1 Network At 2016 FIAP Creative Awards
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 02, 9:30AM CDT
McCann was ranked creatively as the most awarded network in the FIAP 2016 Awards, according to a final tally conducted by the organizers of the Mexico City show honoring the most creative Latin American, Iberian (Spain/Portugal) and U.S. Hispanic advertising. With wins from agencies in eight countries, McCann also won a Gran Sol de Iberoamérica (Grand Prix) for its transgender-focused L'Oréal campaign from WMcCann in Brazil, recognition for the Most Bold Idea (Integrated Media) for a breast-cancer awareness program by McCann San José in Costa Rica, and a Copa de Iberoamérica for McCann Barcelona's Jagermeister campaign.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Interpublic Declares Common Stock Dividend
Globe Newswire - Thu May 19, 10:30AM CDT
New York, NY - May 19, 2016 - Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that the company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend on IPG common stock of $0.15 per share, payable on June 15, 2016 to holders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2016.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Interpublic Group of Cos (IPG) Breaks Through Resistance at $23.96
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri May 13, 9:09AM CDT
Shares of Interpublic Group of Cos (NYSE:IPG) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $23.77 today and have reached the first resistance level of $23.96. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $24.05 and $24.33.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Generation Z Points to Internet and Social Media as Main Sources of Incivility While Claiming Highest Rates of Incivility Among Generations
PR Newswire - Thu May 12, 10:09AM CDT
The sixth installment of Civility in America from global public relations and engagement firm Weber Shandwick, public affairs firm Powell Tate and KRC Research looks at civility through a generational lens to better understand how different segments of our society perceive and experience the actions of other Americans. This year's study explores 15 to 18 year olds, a segment of a larger cohort commonly known as Generation Z, and found that this group reports the highest rate of encounters with incivility. A full two-thirds of this post-Millennial segment (65 percent) considers the Internet and social media to be the root cause of incivility, far surpassing any other source. These findings highlight the opportunity to proactively engage this generation through dialogue before matters worsen.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Senior Kerry Adviser Drew O'Brien Joins Weber Shandwick to Lead Global Partnerships
PR Newswire - Wed May 04, 3:30PM CDT
Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global communications and engagement firms, announced today that Drew O'Brien has joined the firm as executive vice president of global partnerships as part of the Global Corporate practice. O'Brien was formerly the special representative for global partnerships in the U.S. Secretary of State's Office of Global Partnerships and a senior adviser to Secretary Kerry for more than a decade. O'Brien is one of the foremost experts on engaging the private sector in diplomatic and development efforts. Based in Boston, he will work with leading public and private organizations around the world to drive corporate social responsibility initiatives and develop partnerships that create market opportunity, facilitate social impact and generate high-profile brand enhancement.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Weber Shandwick Named PRWeek Global Agency of the Year for the Second Year in a Row
PR Newswire - Fri Apr 29, 1:35PM CDT
Weber Shandwick, one of the world's leading global communications and engagement firms, was named Global Agency of the Year at the 2016 PRWeek Global Awards, marking the second year in a row the firm has earned this honor. The award recognizes firms that demonstrate great business results, talent development, community leadership, innovation and outstanding customer relationships across at least three different continents. Weber Shandwick was also named Large Agency of the Year and overall Agency of the Year at the PRWeek U.S. Awards earlier this year.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)
Next Support Level for Interpublic Group of Cos (IPG) is $22.72
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Apr 25, 9:24AM CDT
Shares of Interpublic Group of Cos (NYSE:IPG) opened today below their pivot of $23.67 and have already reached the first level of support at $23.08. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $22.72 and $21.77.
IPG: 24.01 (+0.28)