GLOBAL: IBIA appoints new Marketing & Business Development Lead

Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 09 July 2025 Elena Wilson, who was previously Conference and Event Manager with Petrospot (now ship.energy), has returned to the marine fuels industry in a new position as Marketing & Business Development...

Longtime Buffalo printing and marketing companies merge

ARCON to Host Third Edition of Advertising Industry Curriculum July 8

The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) is set to host the third edition of the Advertising Industry Curriculum (AIC) on July 8, 2025, at the Sheba Event Centre, Ikeja, Lagos. This year’s event is themed “From Dialogue to Data:...

Makinde to open 52nd AAAN AGM as Ibadan welcomes advertising industry leaders

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, will declare open the 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) and Congress of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), scheduled to take place from July 17 to 19 in Ibadan. The event, holding at...

How X CEO Linda Yaccarino went from Madison Avenue star to Elon Musk's fixer

Linda Yaccarino is done cleaning up after Elon Musk. When she joined the platform formerly known as Twitter in June 2023, investors and ad industry professionals heralded her as a potential savior. The Madison Avenue veteran was tasked with...

Ad Blockers May Be Showing Users More Problematic Ads, NYU Tandon Study Finds

Newswise — Ad blockers, the digital shields that nearly one billion internet users deploy to protect themselves from intrusive advertising, may be inadvertently exposing their users to more problematic content, according to a new study from NYU...

Donald Trump Jr. invests in social media-turned BTC treasury firm

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US president, disclosed an investment in Thumzup Media Corp, a social media marketing company that has adopted the Bitcoin (BTC) treasury strategy. Trump Jr. currently holds 350,000 shares of the company,...

Advertising company The Buzz marks 20th anniversary

News Newsday Reporter 2 Hrs Ago Members of The Buzz advertising team at its De Verteuil Street, Port of Spain office. - The Buzz Limited recently celebrated 20 years in the advertising business. A release from the company on July 2 said, “Let’s be...

Trio of Leaders Launch AI-Native Full-Service Marketing Company

Seasoned leaders Shamsuddin Jasani, Aatsi Desai Jasani and Gopa Kumar Menon have announced the launch of Theblurr — an AI-native, full-service marketing solutions company built to help brands win in a dynamic, data-driven world. With a core...

Here’s why I’ve changed my mind on this plummeting FTSE 100 share!

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Gasoline up $2.94, Diesel up $4.50

Gas Pump July 9, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists should see an increase at the pumps in the price of gasoline effective Thursday, July 10, according to the latest ex-refinery costs from Petrojam. 90-octane will be sold for $167.88 per litre...

India And OPEC Have A Unique And Symbiotic Relationship: Hardeep Puri

(MENAFN- IANS) Vienna, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, has emphasised India's strong partnership with OPEC, discussing ways to ensure that oil markets remain balanced to ensure smooth global...

NY’s legal guardrails will be no match for Zohran Mamdani’s socialist harms

A Florida trade group is using what it calls “the unacceptable risk” of a Zohran Mamdani mayoralty to entice Big Apple CEOs into moving their firms and families to the Sunshine State. Smart marketing: Business leaders are already doing the Mamdani...

Mitchell Greenway Appointed Chair Of The IAB Executive Technology Council

IAB Australia has announced Mitchell Greenway, managing director APAC at OpenX has been appointed as the chair of its Executive Technology Council (ETC) and now becomes the ETC representative on the IAB Australia board. Greenway replaces Nicole...

Cape Breton entrepreneurs launch social media marketing company

“One thing I was really surprised about is how much money businesses are putting towards advertisements that aren’t very effective, stuff like billboards and website stuff,” added McDonald. “You just need to have a business identity, that brand...

‘Change and fear’ dominated at Cannes Lions as ad industry has less to roar about

‘Change and fear’ dominated at Cannes Lions as ad industry loses some of its roar

Elon Musk loses top deputy as Yaccarino exits X in surprise move

Linda Yaccarino, one of Elon Musk’s most trusted deputies, has suddenly stepped down as CEO of X, a microblogging social media app. The 61-year-old executive's unexpected exit comes just months after the billionaire’s AI startup, xAI, took over...

Thet Htar Thuzar shares her rise to success at training event

Myanmar’s badminton star Thet Htar Thuzar delivered a motivational talk at the “Rebuild and Rise” training programme, jointly organized by the Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Network (MYANWEN), CCI France Myanmar, and supported by AYA Bank and AYA...

Terse response from Musk as X CEO departs

By Clare Duffy, CNN It's unclear if Linda Yaccarino's departure is related to X's Grok chatbot pushing antisemitic tropes. Photo: AFP / Patrick T Fallon Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as chief executive of X after two years leading Elon Musk's...