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    JWT invites you to “Meet the Parents” of Kid President, Dante Ariola and Jeff Benjamin

    June 17, 2013 • by
    Creative genius comes in all shapes and sizes, from every corner of the world, but there's one thing that every creative person throughout history has had in common: they all started out as kids, and their parents were their first teachers. This year, JWT invited Cannes to "Meet the Parents" who have inspired the creativity of Jeff Benjamin, Chief Creative Officer at JWT North America, 9-year-old YouTube sensation Robby Novak (aka Kid President), and director Dante Ariola. (more...)

    Meet Ben James, JWT New York’s newest ECD

    August 9, 2012 • by
    Yesterday, JWT New York announced that Ben James has joined the agency as an Executive Creative Director. It’s the first senior appointment for Ryan Kutscher and Matt MacDonald since they took on their co-CCO roles in May. Ben has an interesting background, with experience in both entertainment and advertising, so we wanted to get to know him a little better. Check out the highlights from our chat about work, life and joining JWT. (more...)

    People, culture and choosing the right A-Team for the life raft

    May 10, 2012 • by
    I ventured on down to City Winery on Monday to catch a Creative Week panel hosted by Facebook's Carolyn "I'm wearing my TOMS and they still say I'm looking too corporate" Everson. She cleverly bounced the discussion around the age-old, but so far unsolved, industry issues of compensation models, the rise of digital and social, industry structure, collaborative agency teams, attracting talent to our business and the importance of culture to agencies. The panel consisted of some of the industry's finest creative minds, including our own Jeff Benjamin, Euro RSCG's Lee Garfinkel, Taxi's Dave Clemans, Jimmy Smith from Amusement Park Entertainment, and R/GA's Chris Colborn. Here's my wrap: (more...)

    A trip to LA for the 4A’s

    April 3, 2012 • by
    Last week I attended the 4A’s Transformation Conference in Los Angeles. We spend so much time in this business competing against each other, and we all share the same pressures. It was nice to come together to share our stories, insights and ideas on how we can continue to evolve as an industry. Let’s call it an energizing advertising/marketing “U.N. meeting.” (more...)

    Jeff Benjamin on his new role as JWT North America Chief Creative Officer

    March 6, 2012 • by
    Jeff Benjamin In January, JWT announced that Jeff Benjamin of Crispin, Porter + Bogusky would join the agency as Chief Creative Officer, North America, along with Goodby's Mike Geiger, who was appointed Chief Integration Officer, North America. Jeff comes to JWT with a leadership style described as "management through inspiration." He will lead JWT North America's creative team with a new vision and direction. "Being great starts with believing that you're great. I also think you want to lead through the work," he added. Check out his interview with Adweek here.