Client News
PR Week
Feb 7, 2025
Major League Soccer Names Civic PR AOR
The league is gearing up to celebrate its 30th season.
Ad Age
Feb 6, 2025
Why Return-to-Office Mandates Might be a Losing Strategy
4 ways for companies to embrace remote work and bet on their people, not places
Adweek
Jan 2, 2025
5 AI Trends That Will Dominate 2025, From Apple to Agents and Beyond
Tech firms like Apple and Anthropic are poised to become key players in 2025
Campaign
Dec 26, 2024
The new era of advertising: AI, creativity and consumer trust
Imagine a future where we do not compromise creativity for process.
Event Marketer
Dec 12, 2024
Audible's James Finn Reflects on the Impact of Experiential, Authenticity and Fandom
Civic helps Audible unlock the imagination of audiences
Event Marketer
Nov 14, 2024
Rebranded Network ION Champions Women's Sports with a Grand Central Pop-Up
Civic helped ION pop up in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall in New York City on Oct. 24 with a Fan ConnectION activation made up of four different vignettes.
Ad Exchanger
Oct 28, 2024
Smartly And Flashtalking Lead The Pack In Forrester’s 2024 Creative Ad Tech Wave
Where creative ad tech is concerned, Forrester is ranking vendors for the breadth of their capabilities over those with point solutions
Ad Age
Sep 30, 2024
General Mills Adds Three Agencies to It's Creative Roster
The food giant wraps its six-month review, hiring holding company agencies and an independent shop
Ad Age
Sep 30, 2024
General Mills adds three agencies to its creative roster
The food giant wraps its six-month review, hiring holding company agencies and an independent shop
Business Insider
Sep 19, 2024
The Barbie playbook: How Mattel's CEO is transforming the toy maker into an entertainment company
Mattel is planning dozens of movies around its brands as it navigates media industry disruption.
Azure Road
Sep 11, 2024
These Colorful Rain Jackets, Bags, and Backpacks Have a Secret Meaning
Don’t call Cotopaxi the new Patagonia. They’ve got a purpose all their own.
Azure Road
Sep 11, 2024
These Colorful Rain Jackets, Bags, and Backpacks Have a Secret Meaning
Don’t call Cotopaxi the new Patagonia. They’ve got a purpose all their own.
School for Startups Radio
Aug 21, 2024
Josy Amann - School for Startups Radio
Rockin' the Kremlin David Junk and Fastest Growing Media Buyer
Ad Age
Jul 24, 2024
Civic Makes Storytelling Part of Brand Activations
Civic Entertainment Group is Small Agency of the Year, Experiential, Gold
Digiday
Jul 23, 2024
New entrants make media mix modeling faster and more accessible
Advances in cloud computing and machine learning have helped to democratize marketers’ abilities to use MMM.
Bloomberg Media
Jul 3, 2024
“Good Business” at Cannes 2024
This year Bloomberg Media showed up under the banner of “Good Business” at BOBO Bistro
Digiday
Jul 1, 2024
Media Buying Briefing: How agencies balance media and creative as AI projects ramp up
This Media Buying Briefing covers the latest in agency news and media buying for Digiday
Business Insider
Jun 25, 2024
Video Interview: Doug Martin, General Mills
CMOs need to lead strong cross-functional partnerships in order to thrive says Doug Martin of General Mills
Earth 911
Jun 24, 2024
Sustainability In Your Ear. A Conversation with Annie Angle
Earth911's Mitch Ratcliffe interviews activists, authors, entrepreneurs and changemakers working to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, post-carbon society.
Business Insider
Jun 24, 2024
The 34 most innovative CMOs of 2024 (Brad Hiranaga, Cotopaxi)
CMOs are under increased pressure to grow their brands while reaching new audiences
Authority Magazine
Jun 20, 2024
Neurodiversity in the Workforce: Sara Owens On Why It’s Important To Include Neurodiverse Employees
Establish and normalize flexible work arrangements. Allow employees to work from home when possible and on adjusted time schedules when needed. Offer this to all employees so that the workplace is equitable and inclusive, and neurodiverse employees don’t feel singled out.
Midland
Jun 19, 2024
Brands Are Urged To Embrace AI Technology During Bloomberg Session At Cannes
Bloomberg Media provided robust sessions during Day 2 of its “Good Business” programming at BOBO Bistro in Cannes.
Adweek
Jun 18, 2024
Retail Media Challenges Hinder Growth, Marketers Say in Cannes
How Clorox, General Mills, Sanofi and Stackline are building for the future
Ad Age
Jun 18, 2024
Kaylee Pohlmeyer Hendricks on fostering a culture of LGBTQ+ belonging in corporate America
The General Mills senior brand experience manager writes about three ways you can make a difference inside and outside your company
Mediapost
Jun 18, 2024
Brands are Urged to Embrace AI Technology During Bloomberg Session At Cannes
Bloomberg Media provided robust sessions during Day 2 of its “Good Business” programming at BOBO Bistro in Cannes.
Ad Age
Jun 14, 2024
Civic Entertainment Group Launches Accessibility Practice
Co-CEO David Cohn shares how his personal and professional worlds intertwined, pushing him to start the practice
Campaign US
Jun 14, 2024
Ford puts its signature on Detroit renaissance with Michigan Central Station reopening
Michigan Central Innovation District is home to 100 startups and counting. Its centerpiece railroad station was celebrated in a free concert starring Eminem last week.
Forbes
Jun 3, 2024
The Secrets To Launching A Start-Up From Five Founders Who’ve Scaled
Last year, Cotopaxi assisted (directly and indirectly) over 477,000 people living in poverty around the world.
Deloitte
May 29, 2024
Brad Hiranaga talks calendars, connections, and creativity as CBO of Cotopaxi
Deloitte’s “Out of Office with Stacy Kemp” video series dives deeper than surface-level conversation, providing you with a more authentic and relatable look into the CMO role.
The CMO Podcast
May 15, 2024
Cotopaxi, Genentech, and Toyota Motor North America | CMO Panel at Deloitte University Next Generation CMO Academy
How do you prepare to join the C-Suite after years of working as a marketing leader? Jim wraps up the final episode from the 2023 Deloitte University Next Generation CMO Academy with a roundtable panel discussion featuring Brad Hiranaga (Chief Brand Officer of Cotopaxi), Erica Taylor (Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Genentech), and Lisa Materazzo (Group Vice President of Marketing at Toyota Motor North America).
Muse by Clio
May 9, 2024
5-Minutes With Chantal Smith, Civic
On creating art, not just marketing
Exhibit City News
May 3, 2024
EMS 2024 Continues to Evolve
The Experiential Marketing Summit has evolved into the industry’s premier show for brand marketers, tradeshow organizers, meeting and event planners, and booth display designers.
The CMO Podcast
Apr 24, 2024
Brad Hiranaga (Cotopaxi) | Celebrate Earth Week Through Community, Colors and Purpose
This is not your typical marketing podcast, this is a unique look at the thought process and motivation of the CMO
Ex Awards
Apr 24, 2024
Ex Awards: Verizon: Winner
“Verizon is not just a mobile phone company” was the message behind 5G Innovation Sessions, a multicity mini-conference event series that introduced Verizon’s foundational role in digital transformation.
Forbes
Apr 15, 2024
The 2024 Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO 50 (Doug Martin, General Mills)
The entrepreneurial approach to driving business growth and strategic advantage that these marketing leaders take is beholden to neither the status quo nor disrupting it for disruption’s sake.
Forbes
Apr 15, 2024
The 2024 Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO 50 (Brad Hiranaga, Cotopaxi)
The entrepreneurial approach to driving business growth and strategic advantage that these marketing leaders take is beholden to neither the status quo nor disrupting it for disruption’s sake.
Center for Social Capital
Apr 11, 2024
Companies Created to Save the World – for Real
The hot new business model that proves caring capitalism really works
Youtube
Apr 10, 2024
How Gemini supports disability accessibility and neuroinclusion at work
While businesses strive for accessible and inclusive workplaces, scale can be a challenge as the needs of each employee are unique.
AdAge
Apr 10, 2024
Why General Mills and Ghost Teamed Up on High-Protein Cereal
The food maker is partnering with supplement brand Ghost to get in on a growing market
Campaign US
Apr 1, 2024
Campaign US reveals 2024 class of Inspiring Women (Julie Safer, Civic)
These women are setting the bar for leadership, innovation, inclusion and more in advertising, communications and marketing.
Fast Company
Feb 26, 2024
What does brand purpose really mean in 2024? 20 of the world’s top CMOs on how they answer that question
Leading marketers from McDonald’s Mastercard, Duolingo, Pinterest, Molson Coors, and more define brand purpose, and explain how they approach and measure their brand’s cultural relevance.
Love Hate Create Podcast
Feb 20, 2024
A Conversation with Brad Hiranaga, Chief Brand Officer, Cotopaxi
A podcast about the world of modern advertising and the talent defining it.
Beet.TV
Feb 12, 2024
Cookieless Web Demands Robust First-Party Consumer Data: General Mills’ Jay Picconatto
Alphabet’s Google for years has worked to give advertisers notice that it would end support for tracking cookies in its popular Chrome browser amid increasing concerns about user privacy and data protection.
Medium
Feb 11, 2024
Meet The Disruptors: Stuart Ruderfer Of Civic Entertainment Group On The Five Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry
Listen more, talk less. Advocate for a communication style that values active listening over constant self-promotion
The Current
Feb 7, 2024
The industry isn’t ready yet’: A new report highlights flaws in Google’s Privacy Sandbox
A new report from IAB Tech Lab highlights the shortcomings of Privacy Sandbox, an initiative led by Google following its decision to deprecate third-party cookies from its Chrome browser.
Digiday
Feb 5, 2024
Though cookie alternatives are out there, agencies have their issues with them all
As agencies get more serious about finding the right third-party cookie alternatives, they are running into challenges, both old and new.
Business Insider
Jan 30, 2024
Meet 14 rising stars of brand marketing revolutionizing advertising (Glory Alcántara, General Mills)
Here are Insider's 2023 rising stars of brand marketing.
AdWeek
Jan 26, 2024
Q&A: Cotopaxi CBO Brad Hiranaga Details Why It Sponsored Sundance's Iconic Director's Jackets
The brand replaced Canada Goose as the official outdoor partner of the Sundance Film Festival
Work Life
Jan 16, 2024
Hootsuite, Audible, Sharethrough, Whalar and Vox Media are among this year’s WorkLife Awards finalists
The WorkLife Awards recognize the top employers and the values that make them unique. Over the years, we’ve honored top employers, including Pinterest, Dagne Dover, Banfield Pet Hospital, Audible and many more.