Icons & Rock Stars – Valerie Graves

Valerie Graves recipient of the 2007 ADCOLOR “LEGEND” AWARD, has more than 25 years of experience as a Creative Director of award-.winning campaigns and events for African American, urban, female and general market audiences. From 2005-20010, Valerie served as Chief Creative Officer of Vigilante, the New York urban subsidiary of Leo Burnett Advertising. Previously, Valerie…

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Icons & Rock Stars! – Vann Graves

Vann Graves was appointed Chief Creative Officer of J. Walter Thompson Atlanta in 2016. He brings 20+ years of creative and executive leadership experience to the company, formerly serving as EVP, Global Executive Creative Director at McCann New York; VP, Creative Director at BBDO New York; and Founder, CCO at FL+G, a full-service agency he…

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Icons & Rock Stars! – Keith Cartwright

In 2016 Keith Cartwright was named in Adweek Magazine as the 50 top Creatives in the business, and was recognized by Advertising Age as a Media Maven for 2016. He was also chosen by Campaign Magazine as top 10 Most Influential People in Advertising. Keith Cartwright is currently Executive Creative Director at 72 and Sunny…

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Icons & Rock Stars! – Tricia Clarke-Stone

  Brooklyn-born Tricia Clarke-Stone is a twin who loves her sister but refuses to repeat in anything else. A boundary-pusher with a uniquely attuned business mind, Tricia brings her decades-long experience at the intersection of marketing, branding, tech, media and entertainment to the helm of newly minted content innovation studio, WP Narrative_ where she currently…

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WATCH YOUR WORK BEING JUDGED LIVE

“Award shows don’t need categories and jury rooms don’t have to be confidential spaces. We are creating a seat at the table for everyone in the name of craft, transparency and education.” The Andy Awards is opening up its jury room on Meta. Log onto Meta on Saturday, March 17 (US time), to watch the…

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Creative Spirit Launches to Create Integrated Employment Opportunities for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al-3ORf3p4w] Creative Spirit, a non-profit organization that creates integrated employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (IDDs), today announced its launch into the U.S. market. Creative Spirit is committed to creating a global movement, changing the face of what true diversity in employment looks like via advocacy, awareness and, most importantly, action…

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Global Problem recognized by Brazilian Students

The Glenn C. Smith Award and Scholarship, which is the top honor in the ANDYs student competition, went to three students from Miami Ad School Rio for a concept which took the Brazil’s political climate and used it to solve an urban behavioral problem. “Shitty Candidates” encouraged São Paulo pet-owners to abide by the law and clean…

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