Republica announced today that it has been selected as the global strategic agency for Azamara Club Cruises, a subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. As part of the assignment, Republica will lead myriad initiatives encompassing strategy, creative, media, digital, and social for the project launching Azamara’s new ship, the Azamara Pursuit.
Burson-Marsteller announced Jonathan Stern has joined the company as Managing Director and Market Leader of the firm’s Miami office, which serves the Florida market and is a key component of the firm’s Latin America business.
The top types of brand-unsafe content that marketers said they or their brands had been exposed to were disasters/tragedies (39%), divisive politics (39%) and fake news (39%). However, almost one-third also said their content had appeared too closely to that of a competitor, underscoring how broad a definition respondents had about unsafe content.
The recent outcry about headline speakers at CES ignited another round of debate and discussion about our industry's diversity/gender equality issues. Yes, it would have been better had there been a more diverse slate of CES presenters. And all conference and event planners — including the ANA — need to ensure that we practice what we preach. I know we don't always get it right, so we need to do a better job to create agendas inspired by a diverse slate of speakers. By Bob Liodice, CEO, ANA
Burson-Marsteller and TSE Consulting, have published their second annual "Olympic Sports Social Media Ranking," which analyses the social media footprint of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its 40 International Sports Federations.