“Help grow the industry, help grow the IPL property”: Shashi Sinha at MIS 2023

Mumbai: At the Media Investment Summit (MIS) 2023 organised by Indiantelevision.com on 15 February, IPG Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha delivered the keynote address and he spoke about the future of television. Read more here.

MEDIABRANDS GREATER CHINA HIRES CRYSTAL ZHANG TO NEWLY CREATED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ROLE

Mediabrands, the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), has appointmented Crystal Zhang to the newly created position of Chief Financial Officer, Mediabrands Greater China. With almost 30 years financial expertise under her belt, Zhang joins from her prior role as CFO for investment management company Withinlink, and enjoys a wealth of

Geoff Clarke expands role to include COO of Mediabrands

As well as retaining his COO and new business development responsibilities for Initiative, Geoff Clarke will add the newly created role of COO Mediabrands Australia to his remit, taking on responsibility for driving operational and organisational improvements across the entire Group. Clarke’s three-decade media industry career commenced in 1993 at JWT, before going on to

Mediaweek Agency 50: Mark Coad on Mediabrands achievements and optimism for 2023

Mediaweek held its inaugural Power Lunch in October, celebrating the successes of the media industry and the people who make it. Taking number three on the Agency 50 list was Mark Coad, CEO of IPG Mediabrands. Mediaweek caught up with Coad as he reflected on Mediabrands’ achievements, the industry issues on his mind and shared his outlook for the year ahead. Mediaweek: Congratulations

IPG Mediabrands and Scope3 Partner to Enable Net-Zero in Media Buying

IPG Mediabrands and Scope3 today announced a partnership whereby Mediabrands will use standards established by Scope3 to measure and reduce the carbon footprint of digital advertising, which will help codify an industry standard for emissions measurement. Mediabrands said it is the first global media or agency holding company to partner with Scope3 on a global

Out, proud and allowed: How to run Pride marketing in your local market

This Pride month let’s talk about the complexities of inclusive marketing for LGBTQ+ communities in Asia Pacific. The rights, protection and experience of living as an LGBTQ+ person varies drastically across the region, with some localities being particularly hostile. Heres’ a snapshot of LGBTQ+ legal rights in APAC. Legislature and regulations form just one part

MAGNA REPORT: THE ASIA PACIFIC ADVERTISING ECONOMY WILL GROW BY +8% THIS YEAR

The Asia Pacific advertising economy will grow by +8% this year, following the 2021 rebound (+18%) says Magna Global Advertising Forecast for June. Globally, media owners’ advertising revenues will grow by +9.2% this year to nearly $828 billion i.e. 32% above the pre-COVID level of 2019. MAGNA was always expecting the global advertising market to

Mediabrands India wins ITC’s media mandate

Interpublic Group’s Mediabrands India has bagged the media mandate for ITC Limited after a highly contested multi-agency pitch process. The agency will handle both traditional and digital duties of the Indian conglomerate. The account size is estimated to be in the range of Rs 450-500 crore. Wavemaker India is the incumbent agency on the account

Mediabrands Malaysia’s CEO on the skills future-forward CHROs need to address today’s talent priorities

Talent leaders today need to be highly specialised, having not only HR knowledge, but also being savvy with business needs, Bala Pomaleh, CEO, Mediabrands Malaysia, believes. Bala Pomaleh was 19 when he first forayed into the industry as a junior media research assistant. Fast forward the years, and he has now been in the industry

Minimising brain drain in adland

With local talents in advertising leaving for greener pastures abroad, it’s time agency leaders say the ad ecosystem on the whole needs to be strengthened to minimise the brain drain. Mediabrands Malaysia director of human resources Debica Sigamani said as global mobility gets easier with the reopening of the borders, the agency is seeing an