MAGNA Advertising Forecasts (U.S. Fall Update)

Innovation Keeps the Ad Marketing Moving KEY FINDINGS In the wake of a historically strong 2021, U.S. media owner’s advertising revenues grew by +11% to $151 billion in the first half of 2022, based on financial reports. Media channel performance varied greatly in the first half with strong revenue growth in out-of-home (+30%), and robust

IPG Mediabrands Taps Gracenote to Support Client Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

Gracenote Inclusion Analytics Empowers IPG Mediabrands to Deliver Greater Value to Clients Through New Data and Insights into Diversity in Entertainment Content EMERYVILLE, Calif. and NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2021 — Gracenote, a Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) company, announced that IPG Mediabrands, a client-led, consulting-first, community-driven marketing agency, has licensed the Gracenote Inclusion Analytics solution to help advertisers better connect with

The CEO of ad giant IPG’s Mediabrands explains why he’s giving employees a week off this summer

As pandemic burnout stretches into its second year, IPG Mediabrands, a network of eight ad-buying and market-research firms, is closing its US offices and giving employees a week off this summer. The division employs more than 3,000 people in the US and 13,000 around the world. CEO Daryl Lee said the idea for what he’s calling “appreciation week”

Rapport Becomes First Media Agency to Offer All U.S. Clients Sustainable Out-of-Home Ad Products That Purify the Air

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rapport, the global out-of-home (OOH) media buying and planning agency arm of IPG Mediabrands, today announced the launch of their newest offering for U.S. clients: Rapport Beyond —billboards and related media products that effectively offset carbon emissions and purify the air. The latest initiative in Rapport’s long-term commitment to sustainability, Rapport Beyond gives