Social-First Agency Driving Brand Awareness and Equity with Gen Z and Millennials Joins Constellation Network
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, has acquired Movers+Shakers, the award-winning disruptive creative agency connecting brands to culture. The agency will join Stagwell’s Constellation network of agencies, which includes 72andSunny, Instrument, The Harris Poll, and others. Dubbed, “The TikTok whisperers,” Movers+Shakers has quickly become the go-to agency for brands looking to push into new frontiers via mainstream and emerging social media platforms, with 250 billion campaign views to date. New business momentum includes 21 new clients in 2023, including being named social media and culture agency of record for Tinder, and creative and culture agency of record for Elemis.
“With their fluency of platforms, the team at Movers+Shakers has proven itself to be the foremost authority when it comes to helping brands create cultural relevance with Gen Z and millennials,” said Justin Lewis, chair, Constellation. “Their penchant for innovation goes hand in hand with our challenger mindset, and will be a boon for those clients eager to create influence and awareness among today’s social-first consumers.”
Recognized as one of the Most Innovative Companies in the World by Fast Company, two-time #1 Fastest-Growing Agency by Adweek, and three-time Best Small Agency by Ad Age, Movers+Shakers has a track record of spurring significant sales growth and equity for brands. Employees and clients unite around the agency’s mission to “Spread joy.”
By connecting brands to culture, Movers+Shakers drives growth for clients across CPG, beauty, retail, entertainment, fashion, toys, and technology, including:
- e.l.f. – Over the course of four years, Movers+Shakers has helped e.l.f. rise from #8 to #1 favorite beauty brand among teens and achieve 19 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. Their drumbeat of disruptive campaigns includes the #eyeslipsface challenge (the most viral campaign in TikTok history) and iconic brand collaborations with Chipotle, Dunkin, and American Eagle.
- Neutrogena – Since 2020, Movers+Shakers has helped Neutrogena earn credibility and equity with Millennial and Gen Z consumers, through innovative social-first campaigns and content. Successes include the launch of Neutrogena’s SkinU platform across social, experiential, and retail; as well as the socially native “Hydro House” reality show (300M+ total views and 2.4M+ total likes)!
- Netflix – Movers+Shakers helped propel viewership and conversation for Netflix titles. For example, the agency created the first-ever TikTok-native movie trailers, helping propel “Red Notice” to become the #1 most-watched Netflix movie of all time. And Netflix and Movers+Shakers pioneered the first live TikTok takeover on a Times Square Billboard, driving buzz for romcom “Your Place or Mine.”
“Joining Stagwell allows us to drive brand transformation on an even bigger scale,” said Evan Horowitz, CEO and co-founder, Movers+Shakers. “Clients are inviting us to help them in a global capacity, as well as with connected capabilities like media, experiential, data, and commerce. We chose Stagwell because we are excited to partner with its like-minded, disruptive agencies.”
The agency’s leadership continues unchanged, with Horowitz and Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Geoffrey Goldberg at the helm.
Movers+Shakers marks Stagwell’s fourth acquisition of the year, following Left Field Labs in in October, Tinsel Experiential Design in July, and In the Companies of Huskies in April. Madison Alley Global Ventures served as exclusive strategic M&A advisor to Movers+Shakers.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
About Stagwell
Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
About Constellation
Constellation is a formation of best-in-class agencies within Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) across professional services from data, insights, PR, creativity, technology, and experiential that unlocks growth for ambitious brands. The collective includes: 72andSunny, Brand Citizens, Colle McVoy, The Harris Poll, Hunter PR, Instrument, Jemini, Left Field Labs, Redscout, TEAM Enterprises and Tinsel. For more information, visit constellation-network.com.
About Movers+Shakers
Meet creative powerhouse Movers+Shakers, an agency that creates culturally-relevant brands in a socially-native world. With 250+ billion views across its social campaigns, the agency pushes clients into tomorrow — whether that’s reinventing playbooks for mainstream platforms or pioneering success on emerging platforms. Clients include e.l.f., Unilever, Target, Hasbro, lululemon, and Netflix.
The company was founded in 2016 when Broadway performer and director Geoffrey Goldberg posted a musical video on Facebook that garnered 30k views overnight. Marketing expert and Harvard MBA Evan Horowitz saw the potential for Geoffrey’s genius storytelling to drive cultural relevance for brands. They created a partnership that became the #1 fastest-growing agency in the US, even though neither founder had ever before worked at an agency. Learn more at www.MoversShakers.co.
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The agency will work closely with the Stagwell Brazil team with a focus on digital marketing and performance
SÃO PAULO, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, and Clarita, an integrated communications agency, are partnering to offer new solutions and scalability to their clients. Clarita, founded in 2018 by Pedro Cavalcanti – who has worked in creative areas at agencies such as AlmapBBDO and Africa – currently has clients such as Harald and JHSF in its portfolio.
Clarita will work directly with Vinicius Reis, president, Stagwell Brazil and CEO, Crispin Porter and Bogusky (CP+B) Brazil, focusing on digital marketing, media and performance, bringing to the group’s regional portfolio an agency with expertise in sales conversion, lead generation, clicks, forms, landing pages and ads (Google Ads, Facebook Ads, etc.), in addition to integration with CRM and the entire digital journey.
“Clarita is our second Brazilian affiliate in less than three months, signaling our accelerated growth and ability to serve clients at the local level. Our partnership with Clarita will expand our collaboration as strategic partners with new brands and help drive exponential growth of their customers,” says Vinicius Reis, president, Stagwell Brazil and CEO, CP+B Brazil.
Clarita will benefit from Stagwell’s more than 4,000 global client relationships and digital and advertising agency presence around the world, as well as the technology tools of the Stagwell Marketing Cloud, a suite of proprietary SaaS technologies for marketers. With the partnership, the companies can attract new customers, by making their processes more efficient and innovative, and by generating more opportunities to create projects that involve creativity and high-value-add solutions.
“Clarita’s affiliation with a global group shows that we have been on the right path over these 5 years. We are eager to collaborate with the other players in the network, bringing our skills in different segments of communication, but mainly applying all our expertise in performance, and making client campaigns more assertive and connected to what their consumers expect,” says Pedro Cavalcanti, partner and creative director, Clarita.
The Stagwell Global Affiliate Program powers agile global solutions for customers, allowing Stagwell to partner with regional experts to scale marketing capabilities to new regions. In less than two years, Stagwell has formed partnerships with nearly 80 affiliates across APAC, EMEA, LATAM and North America, extending Stagwell’s global operational reach to 98 countries.
About Clarita
Clarita is an independent communications agency focused on strategy, creativity and results. A full service agency with a consultancy profile.
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Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) is the network created to transform marketing. We deliver creative performance at scale for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with cutting-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our more than 13,000 experts in more than 34 countries are united under a single purpose: to generate effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced it has completed the sale of healthcare and wellness marketing agency ConcentricLife to Accenture Song, the tech-powered creative group of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), for $245 million in cash. Proceeds from the transaction, first announced on October 25, 2023, will be reinvested towards Stagwell’s core strategic initiatives.
“The sale price sees Stagwell realize an impressive return on our initial investment in the business, providing us with capital to invest and grow while also improving the balance sheet,” said Mark Penn, chairman and CEO, Stagwell. “ConcentricLife is one of many examples in our portfolio where partnership with agency leadership has led to our brands growing into award-winning, well-run businesses of high value.”
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NEW YORK – October 25, 2023 – Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced it has reached an agreement to sell its integrated healthcare marketing agency and pharmaceutical commercialization platform ConcentricLife to Accenture Song, the tech-powered creative group of Accenture (NYSE: ACN), for $245 million in cash.
“This disposition is consistent with our strategy of organizing our portfolio to focus on core digital services, including AI-based digital transformation; strengthening our balance sheet; and investing in our future,” said Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO Stagwell. “We believe Accenture Song will be a good home for ConcentricLife, consistent with their focus on growing presence in the healthcare and life sciences industry. We wish Ken and the leadership team the best in their new home.”
Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions. Fairmount Partners is serving as the financial advisor to Stagwell for this transaction.
About ConcentricLife
ConcentricLife is an agency built to answer the rising customer demand on the health marketer. ConcentricLife spans three distinct specialist practices that bring over 20 years of deep subject matter expertise in rare disease, healthcare, and wellness, with sophisticated marketing capabilities spanning the organization. We put Health at the Center through our proprietary Human Connection Score™ designed to build optimal brand experiences at any stage of the health journey. For more information, visit www.concentric.life.
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GALE, a Stagwell (STGW) Agency, Ranks No. 1 on Adweek’s Fastest Growing Large Agency list
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Business Agency GALE has been named one of Adweek’s 2022 Fastest Growing Agencies, an annual recognition honoring 100 agencies who have achieved significant growth over the past year. Adweek ranked GALE No. 14 in 100 Fastest Growing Agencies for the second consecutive year, jumping from #46 in 2022 to #14 and #1 in the Fastest Growing Large Agencies.
“We’re proud to be recognized by Adweek as one of the fastest growing agencies in the US for the second consecutive year,” GALE President and CEO Brad Simms said. “This achievement is a testament to the incredibly talented team at GALE who have allowed us to grow our business and, most importantly, our clients’ business. Today, we thank all those who have helped GALE grow.”
The agency has been recognized for its astronomical 133% growth rate, welcoming 20 new clients in the past year, including Dropbox, Athenahealth, Bathfitter and Enercare as clients continue to turn to GALE as an alternative to more traditional offerings.
Along with being the fastest growing Stagwell agency, GALE has received top industry awards, including Ad Age’s A-List, Ad Age’s Data & Analytics Agency of the Year, Adweek’s Breakthrough Media Agency of the Year, the Grand Effie and a Gold Lion.
For more information on Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies, visit:
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GALE is a Business Agency. We bring business insights to brand storytelling and activate across every channel. With expertise in business strategy, CRM, loyalty, brand storytelling, integrated, performance, creative, and content marketing, experience design and media, GALE creates marketing systems and communications that grow businesses. GALE delivers strong business outcomes for its partners in automotive, QSR, retail, gaming, entertainment, telecom and more. Founded in 2014, the agency currently has offices in New York, Singapore, Toronto, Denver, Los Angeles, London, Austin, Kansas City and Bengaluru. GALE has received top industry awards including Ad Age‘s A-List, Ad Age‘s Data & Analytics Agency of the Year, Adweek‘s Fastest Growing Agency and Adweek‘s Breakthrough Media Agency of the Year.
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NEW YORK and ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced Chairman and CEO Mark Penn will be a featured speaker at the 2023 Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Masters of Marketing Conference, where he will present on:
Microtrends: Hidden Forces Shaping the Consumer of Tomorrow
The future is not shaped by society’s broad forces, but by quiet changes within narrow slices of the population. Stagwell CEO, presidential pollster, and New York Times bestselling author Mark Penn explores dozens of counterintuitive microtrends across business, politics, and culture – from Wagyu sales to internet dating – that illuminate a world in upheaval and the future of marketing.
The session will take place at 8:40 am-9:15 am EST in Gatlin C/D on Friday, Oct. 27.
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48% OF 18–24-YEAR-OLDS SIDE MORE WITH HAMAS; WAR VIEWS DEFINED BY GENERATIONS, NOT PARTY
BIDEN APPROVAL RISES ON ISRAEL RESPONSE
NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the October Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.
Israel receives overwhelming support from Americans: 84% of voters support Israel over Hamas and 88% believe Israel has a right to respond militarily against Hamas. President Joe Biden edges up to 44% approval as 58% approve of the job he is doing on Israel. Republicans in Congress have hurt themselves significantly in the breakdown over the Speaker of the House as Congressional and Republican ratings sink. Download key results here.
“Americans strongly support Israel against Hamas’ terrorist attacks by 80 percent or more. However, there is a split not among the parties but among the generations as 95% of seniors support Israel while support drops to only 52% among the youngest voter group,” said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. “President Biden’s vocal support of Israel is winning approval from both sides, while the Republicans’ chaos in the House is doing the opposite.”
AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT ISRAEL AND ITS RIGHT TO RESPOND TO HAMAS ATTACKS
- 84% of voters side more with Israel than with Hamas (ages 18-24: 52%; ages 65+: 95%).
- 88% of voters think Israel has the responsibility to protect its citizens by retaliating against Hamas (ages 18-24: 65%; ages 65+: 97%).
- 84% of voters believe Israel has the right to defend itself by launching air strikes in heavily populated Palestinian areas with warnings to those citizens (ages 18-24: 62%; ages 65+: 93%).
- 70% of voters think Israel should eliminate Hamas, not end its campaign against Hamas now (ages 18-24: 48%; ages 65+: 82%).
- 63% of voters believe it was right for Israel to cut off power, water and food to Gaza until its hostages are returned (ages 18-24: 41%; ages 65+: 70%).
- 61% of voters say there is no moral equivalency between Hamas’ murders and Israel’s actions (ages 18-24: 36% – the majority believe both sides have equally just causes; ages 65+: 80%).
SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF YOUNG VOTERS HAVE THEIR OWN FACTS, DENY ATROCITIES COMMITTED
- 17% of voters think it is a false story that Hamas terrorists killed 1200 Israeli civilians by shooting, raping and beheading people (ages 18-24: 32%; ages 65+: 10%).
- 46% of voters say that Israel, not Hamas, rules Gaza (ages 18-24: 53%; ages 65+: 32%).
- 33% of voters think the explosion at a Gaza hospital explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike rather than a terrorist rocket that went off-course (ages 18-24: 45%; ages 65+: 13%).
BIDEN GETS GOOD RATINGS ON ISRAEL POLICY AS VOTERS THINK U.S. HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP
- 58% of voters approve of Biden’s foreign policy on Israel (ages 18-24: 52%; ages 65+: 61%).
- 64% of voters say the U.S. has a responsibility to militarily support Israel while it is under attack by terrorist groups (ages 18-24: 49%; ages 65+: 70%).
- While Biden did not mention the U.S. hostages in his October 19 Oval Office address, 71% of voters think the U.S. has the responsibility to bring to safety the over a dozen Americans abducted by Hamas (ages 18-24: 42%; ages 65+: 81%).
- 59% of voters say the U.S. should directly intervene if Iran attacks Israel (ages 18-24: 40%; ages 65+: 64%).
REPUBLICAN VOTERS DISAPPROVE OF MCCARTHY OUSTER
- 62% of GOP voters say the Republicans who ousted McCarthy are hurting the Republican Party.
- 57% of GOP voters say that if House Republicans cannot elect another speaker before government funding runs out in 30 days, they should find a different candidate other than McCarthy.
TRUMP LEADS THREE-WAY RACE WITH BIDEN AND RFK JR.
- Donald Trump continues to lead the GOP primary race with 60% support.
- Trump continues to lead Biden in a head-to-head contest, 46% to 41%.
- Trump also leads in a three-way race against Biden and RFK Jr., 39% to 33% to 19%, respectively.
The October Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within the United States on October 18-19, 2023, among 2,116 registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX. Follow the Harvard CAPS Harris poll podcast at https://www.markpennpolls.com/ or on iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.
About The Harris Poll & HarrisX
The Harris Poll is a global consulting and market research firm that strives to reveal the authentic values of modern society to inspire leaders to create a better tomorrow. It works with clients in three primary areas: building twenty-first-century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations research. One of the longest-running surveys in the U.S., The Harris Poll has tracked public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963, and is now part of Stagwell, the challenger holding company built to transform marketing.
HarrisX is a technology-driven market research and data analytics company that conducts multi-method research in the U.S. and over 40 countries around the world on behalf of Fortune 100 companies, public policy institutions, global leaders, NGOs and philanthropic organizations. HarrisX was the most accurate pollster of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
About the Harvard Center for American Political Studies
The Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) is committed to and fosters the interdisciplinary study of U.S. politics. Governed by a group of political scientists, sociologists, historians, and economists within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, CAPS drives discussion, research, public outreach, and pedagogy about all aspects of U.S. politics. CAPS encourages cutting-edge research using a variety of methodologies, including historical analysis, social surveys, and formal mathematical modeling, and it often cooperates with other Harvard centers to support research training and encourage cross-national research about the United States in comparative and global contexts. More information at https://caps.gov.harvard.edu/.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, congratulates Vice Chair Ray Day, APR, who was elected chair of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for 2025.
A longtime communications professional, Ray joined Stagwell in 2020 after serving as chief communications officer at the Ford Motor Company and IBM. Ray’s PRSA appointment, along with other newly elected members of the 2024 Board of Directors, was announced this weekend at PRSA’s 2023 Leadership Assembly. He will serve as PRSA Chair-elect in 2024.
“Ray is an integral part of the leadership team at Stagwell as we seek to transform marketing and communications,” said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn. “From his work with our blue-chip clients to his leadership in the recently formed Risk & Reputation Unit, Ray is relied on across the network for his expertise as a veteran in the communications field. This is a well-deserved appointment, and we are proud to count Ray as an essential member of the Stagwell team.”
“Ray brings to PRSA an extensive background in communications and business and experience working with multinational organizations,” said Michelle Olson, APR, 2023 Nominating Committee Chair for PRSA in a release. “He will be a great influence on the future of PRSA and the profession, and his contributions will benefit all of our members.”
About Ray Day, APR, Chair-elect:
In his role as Vice Chair of Stagwell, which he joined in February 2020, Ray focuses on communications, public relations, corporate affairs, reputation and directly serves as senior communications counsel for major clients around the world.
He is a recognized voice and leader in communications and public relations, with more than three decades of experience and insights as a chief communications officer. Prior to Stagwell, he served as IBM’s CCO, leading the company’s global Communications and Corporate Citizenship teams in more than 170 countries. Before IBM, Day was Group Vice President of Communications and served 28 years with Ford. His accomplishments include transforming Ford’s communications model working with then CEO Alan Mulally. This led to the biggest improvement ever in the company’s corporate reputation and brand strength, and Day was cited as a key part of the Ford transformation in the American Icon business book.
About Stagwell
Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
About PRSA
PRSA is the leading professional organization serving the communications community through a network of more than 400 professional and student chapters in the U.S., Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Puerto Rico. Guided by its Code of Ethics, PRSA empowers its members to succeed at every stage of their careers through a wide breadth of premium professional development programs, exclusive networking events and leadership opportunities. Signature events include the Anvil Awards, and ICON, the premier annual gathering for communications professionals and students. For more information, visit www.prsa.org.
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Former Y&R Global Chairman and CEO to Drive Client Value and Provide Mentorship
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced the appointment of David Sable as Vice Chair, effective immediately. In this role, David will drive new solutions for clients, leverage his diverse network of contacts, and work with existing clients to boost value by expanding the depth and range of services they utilize across Stagwell to help them maximize business outcomes.
Sable will be based at Stagwell’s global headquarters at 1 World Trade Center in New York and report to Chairman and CEO Mark Penn.
“David’s fingerprints are all over the best of modern marketing – from pioneering work for companies like Microsoft, Colgate-Palmolive and USPS to his time helping challengers in ‘The Startup Nation’ accelerate to the global stage,” said Penn. “He’s a force of transformation with a tested client track record and a purposeful leader to boot. I’ve known and worked with David for over 20 years and am excited to add him to our senior leadership team.”
“Stagwell is the Yoda of the marketing industry: smart, hard-working, caring, and committed to the ‘Do….there is no try’ philosophy. It’s just the right size to make an impact and add incremental value for clients, without the drag of internally competing resources or bloated global footprint,” said Sable. “I’m excited to collaborate again with Mark and Jay, who have been longtime clients and colleagues of mine, as well as partner with the exceptional entrepreneurs across Stagwell to take all my years of experience across clients, creative, media, insights, and life, and pay it all forward in the biggest way possible.”
Sable is a recognized global marketing leader with a career spanning four decades at top global agencies. As Global CEO and Chairman of Y&R, Sable drove the ascension of the agency to a top 5 global creative firm and steered the development of critical practices including Y&R’s in-house innovation accelerator called “The Spark Plug.” Additionally, he worked to expand the global footprint of VML, and ultimately helped unify Y&R and VML into one marketing powerhouse, VMLY&R.
Then, as Vice Chairman at Wunderman – where he was mentored by the late Lester Wunderman – he led the transition of the company as a digital/data powerhouse. At Burson-Marsteller, where he was mentored by the late Harold Burson, and Cohn & Wolfe, he led major accounts in business to business, financial as well as consumer. David also has experience founding and growing businesses all over the world, including Mimsar, which focused on the then-nascent Israeli hi-tech industry, and digitally focused omni-channel firm Genesis Direct.
David served as Jury President three times at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is a former Chairman of the Advertising Council’s Board of Directors and was a Director-at-Large of the 4As for many years.
Today, David is a proud social activist – Forbes in 2013 named him one of the 10 Most Generous Marketing Geniuses – championing bi-partisan legislative initiatives and working for an end to gun violence, hunger, bullying, and inequality. David currently serves on the Boards of Directors of American Eagle Outfitters, Ethan Allen, UNICEF/USA and the International Special Olympics, as well as the Executive Board of UNCF. David was part of the founding team and will remain a core part of the management of the award-winning Shine a Light on Antisemitism effort, one of the largest social activation campaigns in the U.S., convening organizations, companies, communities, and elected officials to unite in shining a light on antisemitism in all its modern forms. He also serves as an advisor to many start-ups and fast-growing companies including SohpIn; Terrific: Swift and The Squadron.
In his free time, David is also a prolific writer; his latest published book is a children’s novel, “What Would You Wish For”?
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NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced management will participate in four upcoming investor conferences throughout November 2023:
- RBC TIMT Conference (November 14, 2023): Management will attend and host 1×1 meetings with investors.
- Stephens Annual Investment Conference (November 15, 2023): Jason Reid, chief investment officer, will host 1×1 meetings with investors.
- Wells Fargo TMT Summit (November 28, 2023) – Mark Penn, chairman and ceo, will host 1×1 meetings with investors.
- UBS Tech Conference (November 29, 2023) – Ben Allanson, director, investor relations, will host 1X1 meetings with investors.
Visit this page to view upcoming investor events and programming from Stagwell. Reach out to ir@stagwellglobal.com with questions.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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