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Originally Posted on Fast Co. Create By Dan Solomon The vodka brand has big ideas about how you’re going to party in the decades to come. When you hear “think tank,” the first words that come to mind are more likely policy, or government, or economics, or the military, rather than, say, vodka. Afdhel Aziz, however,…

At the most recent installment of the Bravery Series, Moderator Nisha Dua, Principal of BBG Ventures, opened the session by questioning the audience on how we can better challenge young women to innovate, create and be brave. The panel she moderated included three creative giants who shared stories of their own personal, creative, and professional…

Originally Posted on Instrument Cecilia Doan, Communications Manager at independent digital creative agency Instrument. Two of boxing’s most fundamental punches are the left jab and the right cross—together known as the 1-2 punch. In my case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace, I compare inclusion to 1, left jab, and diversity to 2, the right…

Originally posted on TheNextGag  In partnership with Attention, Eleven and Snaps, campaign seeks to take a stand for inclusion The ADVERTISING Club of New York, in partnership with Attention, a social media agency and part of the KBS specialist network, Eleven, a San Francisco-based independent agency, and Snaps, a mobile messaging platform, today launched the…

Originally posted on Fancy Rhino On October 26th, i’mPART has launched a campaign called #imPARTofDIVERSITY.  The campaign is designed to create social awareness around the need for diversity in the advertising, marketing, and media industries.  Fancy Rhino has decided to stand up and be a part of this important and influential movement. The i’mPART campaign…

Originally posted on MediaPost  By Larrisa Faw When Pepsi’s Brad Jakeman commented during the ANA conference in Orlando how he is tired of “sitting in agency meetings with a whole bunch of straight, white males,” he acknowledged an unaddressed truth within the ad world. African-Americans, for instance, represent less than 6% of the industry. Now, the…

In honor of AD Club’s diversity campaign, i’mPART, we are asking several industry leaders for their thoughts on the importance of diversity in our industry and what can be done to be more inclusive. As a diversity advocate and the founder of The 3% Conference, which was created in response to the alarming statistic that…

We’re excited to share that today The AD Club and i’mPART, our diversity initiative, have launched a campaign to highlight the importance of diversity not only within the advertising, marketing and media space, but also throughout the world. Will you be a part of spreading the word of this important cause? Take part by going…

In honor of i’mPART, AD Club’s diversity campaign that launches today, we asked several industry leaders about the importance of diversity in our industry and why they feel compelled to help raise awareness about the benefits of a more diverse advertising world. Sandra Sims-Williams, Chief Diversity Officer of Publicis, has played an integral role in…