This week's agency moves, hires, and partnerships: October 14, 2019

Serviceplan Group Middle East hired Akhilesh Bagri as executive creative director. Previously, he held positions at BBDO, JWT, Leo Burnett and FP7 on brands including HSBC, Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Emirates Airlines, HSBC, Sony, PepsiCo, Nestle and Mars. Gabriel Guedelha joins The Via Agency as senior creative, working on the Arm & Hammer, Perdue and Lowe’s business. Previously, he was a senior art director at 360i. He has also held positions at Deutsch, Saatchi & Saatchi and Wieden & Kennedy and worked with brands including Nike and Coca-Cola. Rauxa hired Alberto Botero as senior vice president, data intelligence. He joins from TBWA, where he was head of analytics and data science. Previously, he was vice president, strategic analytics at FCB and a consumer strategy and intelligence consultant for Macy’s. Botero has also held positions at Geometry Global, R/GA, Digitas and NBC Universal and worked with brands including Nissan, Hilton, Nike, Merck, Amtrak, Campbell’s, Cover Girl, American Express and SYFY. New Jersey-based marketing agency Marketsmith hired Jo Maggiore as creative director, Samantha Foy as senior director, digital media and Rachel Schulties as vice president, client performance. Maggiore was previously director of digital creative at GNC and has held positions at Droga5, Ogilvy McCann Erickson and Y&R, working with clients including BMW, Tiffany, Colgate and L’Oréal. Foy joins from Active International, where she was a senior account... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-14 19:04:03 UTC ]
News tagged with: #vice president #nbc universal #american express #creative director #senior director #active international #digital media

Other Publishing stories related to: ' This week's agency moves, hires, and partnerships: October 14, 2019 '


Kinokuniya moves 'could include Europe'

Japan's 90-branch Kinokuniya book chain "would love to come to Europe if the opportunity arises", Hiroshi Sogo, m.d. of the company's e-commerce arm AsianBasis Corporation, told delegates at the Publishers Association's International Conference in London yesterday (11th December). Sogo was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #told delegates #publishers association #international conference #international presence #middle east


Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 12, 2014

As the year draws to a close, new indies continue to open, most recently Classic Lines Bookstore in Pittsburgh, and established stores are thriving. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #year draws #indies continue


Bookstore Sales Dipped in October

Bookstore sales fell slightly in October, dropping 0.5%, to $728 million, compared to October 2013, according to statistics released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #census bureau


International Hot Book Properties: Week of December 9, 2014

This week, editors were talking about Terry Gilliam's forthcoming memoir, and a book that offers an inside look at Bayern Munich and its new head coach, Pep Guardiola. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #terry gilliam #forthcoming memoir #head coach


Megibow Launches Agency

Literary agent Sara Megibow is parting ways with Nelson Literary Agency to launch Megibow Literary Agency in Denver, Colo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #parting ways


Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 5, 2014

This weekend bookstores around the country, and a few abroad, will be taking part in the fifth annual Take Your Child To a Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #taking part #bookstore day


PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 8, 2014

This week, the masterpiece "The Wall," new Murakami, and "The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Chris Hughes' New Republic Cuts Frequency, Moves to New York

The New Republic magazine, which reached its 100th anniversary last month, is reducing its frequency to 10 issues a year from 20, moving its headquarters to New York from Washington, D.C., and replacing its editor. Gabriel Snyder will assume the role of editor of chief, succeeding Frank Foer.Mr.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #republic magazine #chris hughes #100th anniversary #media companies #bloomberg media


News Briefs: Week of December 8, 2014

In S&S reorg, Perl rises and Hirschhorn leaves and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ss reorg #perl rises #hirschhorn leaves


Zoella smashes first week début record

YouTube sensation Zoe Sugg has eclipsed superstars such J K Rowling, Dan Brown and E L James to record the biggest first week sale for a début since records began. Sugg, known as Zoella on her fashion and beauty vlog, which has over five million subscribers, shifted 78,109 copies of her Young... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #dan brown #week sale #records began #million subscribers #young adult #nielsen bookscan


Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks to Move

A possible new home has opened up for the long-time out-of-print and antiquarian cookbook store, after being forced out of its Greenwich Village location. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


News Briefs: Week of December 1, 2014

HC to provide books for JetBlue’s Content Hub and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #provide books #content hub


CCBF to strengthen partnership with LBF

The Chinese government official behind the Shanghai Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) has said he is committed to co-operating with the team behind the London Book Fair (LBF), with further events in China under consideration. Kan Ning Hui, whose official title is deputy director of the Shanghai Press... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #shanghai children #deputy director #book fairs


Post office partnership trebles Amazon's UK collection points

Amazon has trebled its number of collection points for customers via a partnership with Royal Mail. The e-commerce giant revealed the link-up today ( 25th November), which has added an extra 10,500 collection points in post offices to its PickUp Location Programme in the UK, bringing its total... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #total number #royal mail


Lepucki Moves to Crown for Second Novel

The 'California' author has sold her sophomore novel, 'Woman No. 17,' to Lindsay Sagnette at Crown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #lindsay sagnette


International Hot Book Properties: Week of November 24, 2014

Among the books generating buzz in international publishing circles this week are the debut by a German screenwriter, a novel that has won a Dutch literary prize, and a Spanish bestseller that has just sold for film. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #spanish bestseller


Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 21, 2014

B&N is leading off the holiday push for bricks-and-mortar bookstores. This weekend it launches an expanded Discovery Weekend, one week in advance of Indies First/Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bricks-and-mortar bookstores


People on the Move 11.20.14

Nick Neubeck was named creative director of editorial for Hearst Magazines Digital where he’ll oversee the photo and visual design team. Neubeck had been senior art director for the Gilt Groupe since 2011. The Verge has hired Nitasha Tiku as a west coast senior writer. Tiku had been named... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #named editor-in-chief


News Briefs: Week of November 24, 2014

Hachette agrees to buy Black Dog & Leventhal and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #hachette agrees


PW Picks: Books of the Week, November 24, 2014

This week: the final recollections of Charles Dickens, an eye-opening portrait of the South, and a punk rock memoir. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #charles dickens