Creativity
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…
Read MoreIcons & 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…
Read MoreIcons and Rock Stars! – Shannon Washington
Labeled as a ‘Next Gen CEO’ by Refinery 29, Shannon Washington is a creative, traveler and maven of culture who can currently be found wandering the halls of Droga5 looking for her water bottle. It is there where she focuses on the creative vision for CoverGirl after a successful relaunch in the Fall of 2017…
Read MoreIcons & 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…
Read MoreIcons & 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…
Read MoreWATCH 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…
Read MoreCreative 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…
Read MoreCelebrating Women's Equality Day with The Whole Story Project
Y&R New York’s AR project mentioned in the New York Time’s article Why We Should Put Women On Pedestals.
Read MoreWin an ANDY, Win Them All.
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Read MoreGlobal 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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