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    Isobar appoints Deb Boyda as U.S. CEO

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    CHICAGO --

    Global digital agency Isobar has named Deb Boyda as its U.S. CEO, She will focus on driving growth and pushing the innovation agenda. Boyda will oversee all U.S. operations for the agency that now counts 562 employees across offices in New York, Chicago, Connecticut, Boston, Detroit and Denver.

    Boyda joins Isobar from SapientRazorfish where she oversaw growth in the Chicago and Austin offices as Central Region president for the past four years. Prior, Boyda was VP and general manager at Beam Global Spirits & Wine, where she led the marketing for top brands including Skinnygirl, Courvoisier and Pinnacle. Boyda’s career has spanned several decades and includes leadership roles at Miller Brewing Company, Ogilvy and Mather, Leo Burnett and EuroRSCG. 

    “In finding the right CEO for Isobar we were looking for a great leader who’s passionate about brands, creativity and experience-led transformation,” said Nick Brien, CEO, Americas, Dentsu Aegis Network. “Deb brings together all of these ingredients and will be a key driver propelling Isobar to the next level in the critical U.S. market.”

    Isobar global CEO Jean Lin said, “Deb has a fantastic track record, experience and expertise, with a background across creative agencies, client side and consulting. She will help drive Isobar US forward to deliver our idea-led experience and digital transformation proposition in the marketplace.”

    Boyda described Isobar as “a dynamic company with a huge emphasis on creativity and technology. Isobar’s position at the intersection of agencies and consultancies is a perfect springboard for success.”

    Boyda will report to Brien and be based out of the agency’s Chicago office.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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