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by Richard S. Eisert and Celia R. Muller This is Part I of a blog series on Davis & Gilbert’s recent report, “Advertising Law: 2013 Lessons Learned & 2014 Practical Advice,” which explores the significant changes in the law relating to advertising, marketing and promotions in 2013, and suggestions for advertisers and agencies to think about…

David Droga, Chairman of the 50th International ANDY Awards this year, spoke with our friends at Advertising Week about the platform we’re using to celebrate 50 years of creativity in advertising and create a better future industry: bravery. Click on the link below to hear the conversation! Advertising Week Podcast: David Droga On Bravery

Part 2 of our ANDY Awards blog series featuring the jury’s real time thoughts and insights from final judging in Shanghai.  February 20, 2014  By Malcolm Poynton, Chief Creative Officer, SapientNitro In recent press coverage of Meta’s $19Bn purchase of WhatsApp, founder Jan Koum said WhatsApp’s success was due to respecting that “No one wakes up…

Part 1 of our ANDY Awards blog series featuring the jury’s real time thoughts and insights from final judging in Shanghai.  February 19, 2014 By Nick Worthington, ECD, Colenso BBDO  So some surprises. First, the city. You can see the sun…the air is clean and crisp…the old part of the city is a shrine to…

Didn’t make it to Social Media Week NYC last week? Tune in to the SMW blog to see what you missed. From content and video strategy to Vine to Buzzfeed, the week was chockfull of insights from leaders in media, marketing and tech. To hear from SMW speakers, check out the SMW YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/socialmediaweek. To share your…

The 2014 Shortlist is here! CONGRATULATIONS to those who made the cut!  All 2014 Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be notified in the coming weeks by email. Thank you for entering and we will see you at the 50th Show and Party in New York City on April 24th. VIEW THE 2014 SHORTLIST

Last week, the ANDYs descended upon Shanghai for the 50th annual International ANDY Awards Final Judging, in what turned out to be an inspirational experience. As the ANDYs enter their 50th year,  we continue to recognize the brave process of creativity and work together to pave the way for a braver – and ultimately, better…

by Kris Magel, Chief Investment Officer, Initiative CES 2014 was a year of progress and enhancement in some key areas, rather than groundbreaking new developments, which is really a good thing. TVs are getting smarter, higher quality video formats are becoming more accessible, mobile is getting more personalized and helping people organize their lives in…