By Kyle O'Brien Santa Monica-based creative agency Supermoon has landed a former Deutsch LA partner, hiring Kyle Acquistapace as its new president. Acquistapace will handle day-to-day operations and business development at Supermoon. He joins three other Deutsch LA veterans, who were founding partners at Supermoon: executive creative director David DeRoma, director of strategy Jill Burgeson, and group account director Nicole Rowett. Acquistapace was a 16-year veteran of Deutsch LA, where he most recently held the role of partner and director of media and data strategy. There he played a crucial role in guiding Deutsch LA’s growth and culture. Acquistapace joins Supermoon after a sabbatical from Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Michael Feeley Agency Core, the management software for creatives, has, together with Par Equity, successfully completed a round of investment raising £100K this week. With continued support from existing investors and Scottish Investment Bank these additional funds will help Agency Core take its agency management platform to a wider user base. Agency Core’s chief executive, Matthew Davies, said: “We’re extremely excited about the next phase of development for Agency Core. We’ve had a superb year and the team is working well together. We have a clear vision – to build the best tools for creatives that help agency owners enjoy the adventure of Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Jenny Cleeton Vogue is left in hot water following an article from editors naming bloggers as ‘pathetic’ ‘desperate’ and ‘embarrassing’ during Fashion Week. The article, published during Milan Fashion Week, was written by a selection of Vogue editors including chief critic at vogue.com, creative digital director Sally Singer and Vogue runway director Nicole Phelps. The article read: “Note to bloggers who change head-to-toe, paid-to-wear outfits every hour: Please stop. Find another business. “It is beyond how funny is that we even still call them ‘bloggers’ as so few of them even do that anymore.” Continuing to poke at bloggers, the Vogue contributors expressed their unhappiness with Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Haley Velasco Fusion Media Group, which includes their flagship TV network and powerful brands like The Onion and The Root has had a busy year. This summer they acquired Gawker Media keeping many of their powerful brands alive. They recently picked up The Young Turks as a one-hour TV show that will run until the 2016 election. Fusion also broadened its coverage with a multi-year partnership with All Def where it broadcasted the All Def Movie Awards and will now start airing roasts, the first with Snoop Dogg. Found Remote interviewed Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Natan Edelsburg Amazon Prime Video by Jumpshot Loading… With Amazon’s originals getting Emmy buzz, Man in the High Castle and Mozart in the Jungle soared in popularity on Prime Video. Insights from Jumpshot: Emmy wins, Prime Views: The two top shows this past week were the Man in the High Castle and Mozart in the Jungle. These 2 shows won Creative Emmys which resulted in much higher views on Amazon Prime on 9/18 and 9/19. These two shows drove an 81% share this past week. Gaga for American Horror Story: One of the newer Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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