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MNTN Is Selling Ryan Reynolds’ Agency Maximum Effort, SEC Filing Shows

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Maximum Effort was founded by actor Ryan Reynolds and producer George Dewey in 2018. BlackRock-backed CTV advertising platform MNTN is divesting production shop Maximum Effort "to an affiliate of its original owner," according to an IPO securities filing made Friday. In the filing, MNTN said that on Feb.

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Ad Agencies Can Help Reduce Racial Wealth Gap in America—Here’s How

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In 2018, a Black-owned small business accomplished an incredible feat on Black Friday by selling $1 million of cosmetics in less than 90 minutes. The Box of Crayons product was also featured on Oprah's Favorite Things list.

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Ford Picks Wieden+Kennedy as Its Global Agency Partner for Creative and Brand Strategy

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The independent agency will serve as Ford's global partner for creative and brand strategy, Adweek has learned. Ford first brought W+K onto its creative roster in 2018 as an "innovation partner".

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We Are Rosie Launches New ‘Run by Rosie’ Service

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We Are Rosie, an advertising and creative services agency that offers brands flexible staffing, is launching a new service offering coined "Run by Rosie." Since the agency launched in 2018, We Are.

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OMD USA Elevates Former Global CSO Christina Hanson to CEO

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Adweek 2022 Media All Star Christina "Chrissie" Hanson is stepping up to lead Omnicom Media Group agency OMD USA, replacing the agency's previous CEO John Osborn. Hanson ascends to the role after filling the global chief strategy officer position since 2018.

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Fallon Appoints Creative Leader Nikki Baker as CEO

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Publicis Groupe agency Fallon has appointed Nikki Baker as its new chief executive officer. Baker, who joined the agency in 2018 and has served as co-chief creative officer with Leslie Shaffer since 2021, succeeds Rocky Novak, who has been in the role since 2019.

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Why Mojo Supermarket Hired a Head of Growth—Something It Vowed Never to Do

Adweek

When Mo Said left Droga5 to start his own agency in 2018, he launched Mojo Supermarket with a couple of key tenets to guide the shop. He pledged to only collaborate with brands and people the agency loved, and not to work for free. Following that framework, the agency has soared to $16 million in.

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