The third MarketingPopCulture.com podcast can be heard below. In a nutshell: The NYC Human Rights Commission issued a report on the lack of diversity within the advertising industry in 1978. Fast forward nearly 30 years, and we have another report and a threat of fines and public embarrassment but, again, no real change.
Before I offer a solution, I share my perspective as an African-American and a marketer. One correction: I mispronounce the name of Ogilvy Toronto's Co-Chief Creative Officer. Her correct name is Nancy Vonk.
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Your podcast on the "Race Frontier" was a real ear-opener. Thanks for the insight, and the courage to say some thing that all of us who are intellectually honest --no matter where we fall on the race-ideology spectrum--have had to think but rarely say out loud.
Posted by: Leon Wynter | October 02, 2006 at 13:21
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Posted by: Rob Fields | September 21, 2006 at 00:34
I just stumbled upon your blog and it is not bad. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Jason | September 21, 2006 at 00:11