Posts by The Advertising Club of New York

This month, The AD Club asked a handful of valued thought leaders in the industry this question: What’s new in holiday marketing? With e-commerce holiday sales set to increase 16.6% this year, up from $61 billion in 2013, marketers everywhere are trying to make the most of the holiday season. What are some new practices, ideas,…

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Last Thursday, The AD Club and friends celebrated Dana Anderson, SVP, Chief Marketing Officer of Mondelez International and 2014 Advertising Person of the Year. The Martin Agency, Wieden+Kennedy and MediaVest presented their pitches for “how to best honor” Dana. To honor this unique and notable star with an extraordinary sense of humor, The Martin Agency…

During the holidays, consumers are surrounded by calls to charitable action and brands often take advantage of the season of giving. For example, this year Target and TOMS have teamed up to create a line of gifts that follows the TOMS “One for One” model, which will donate one item to an individual in need with every one purchase. It’s…

The Race to “Win” Christmas By Nadine Young, Chief Strategy Officer, Vizeum US The holidays are upon us again, and as a Brit who’s lived in this country for over eight years, I’m struck once more by the different approaches major retailers take to their seasonal messages on both sides of the pond. In the…

Coming into the seventh and final week of the A&M Series, a course offering presentations from masters of the industry who are redefining our business, audiences have gained tremendous insights and access to some of the brightest minds in advertising and marketing. On October 21st, Kris Magel, Chief Investment Officer, Initiative, discussed the key trends in media today from an agency perspective.…