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Innovator — Kelli Richardson Lawson At the core of Kelli Richardson Lawson’s remarkable journey as an Emmy Award-winning creative visionary and entrepreneurial business leader lies a profound devotion to family values, joy, and empowerment. With over three decades of experience, Kelli has consistently championed change, impacted lives, and invested in communities of color.  Her unwavering…

Rockstar — Ericka Riggs The varied and vibrant career of Ericka Riggs, CDEIO, Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group, reveals a path that has been about not just advancement, but also breadth and enhancement. Beginning her career in video promotions at Uptown Records with iconic music industry mentor André Harrell, Ericka strengthened the people skills she developed…

NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT), one of the largest out-of-home media (OOH) companies in the U.S., is proud to announce its extensive plans for Black History Month. This year’s celebration features inspiring out of home (OOH) initiatives, a renewed partnership with Ad Age for the Black Creative Excellence Campaign, and impactful collaborations with communities…

Icon — Kofi Amoo-Gottfried Kofi is the Chief Marketing Officer at DoorDash, responsible for driving growth and engagement across all three sides of the marketplace. Prior to DoorDash, Kofi was VP of Brand & Consumer Marketing at Meta, having previously served as the company’s Head of Consumer Marketing for internet.org. Before Meta, Kofi was Chief…

Rockstar — Nicole Godreau Nicole Godreau approaches her corporate and community-driven work through the lens of inclusion and empowerment to shift culture. As a Global Creative Strategist at Spotify, Nicole develops ideas worth talking about for brands by uncovering human truths through cultural insights. Recently, she was named one of “The Top 50 Black Marketers…

Innovator — Guy Griggs Guy Griggs is a force to be reckoned with. As the VP of National Sales, he oversees all national sales for The New York Times Advertising department nationwide. In this role, Guy is responsible for all national sales and agency relationships and partnerships.  Guy joined The Times in May of 2017…

Originally published on MediaVillage The Myers Report, which is entering its 40th year as the leader in researching, analyzing and reporting on media company performance and advertising industry trends, recently issued its annual Perceptions Report based on detailed feedback from more than 3,400 media agency respondents. The Myers Report 2023 Survey of Media Agency Decision-Makers and Influencers. was…

Click Here Winmo has integrated select branded content insights from Contalto into its advertising database, unearthing opportunity in a fast-growing but often unmeasured segment of digital media: sponsored content. Contalto tags, analyzes, and categorizes sponsored content that brands publish on 200+ publisher sites and social media platforms. Select insights from Contalto now appear on thousands of…

From Shawn Spooner, CTO, Billups   “All models are wrong, but some are useful,” British statistician George Box famously said back in the 1970s. In today’s world, where AI tools are automating tasks at a rapid pace, it is even more important to remember that while these technologies are helpful, they have their limitations. Despite…