Publicis New York has tapped retail and shopper marketing leader Nancy Shamberg to serve in the new role of sr. VP, group commerce director. She reports directly to Publicis New York CEO Carla Serrano and EVP, managing director Adam Hunt. Shamberg comes directly from TPN in Chicago, an Omnicom company, where she was managing director, shopper marketing. Shamberg’s skill and expertise expand the scope and scale of the Publicis Retail and Commerce Marketing discipline.
With almost two decades of leadership experience in retail and shopper marketing, Shamberg is widely recognized as a thought-leader in the shopper marketing space. She has overseen multi-million shopper marketing budgets for some of the most respected retail and CPG brands including The Clorox Company, Conagra, Frito- Lay, and Albertsons/Safeway. At TPN, Shamberg also played a significant role in business development. She additionally oversaw TPN’s San Francisco office. Shamberg is a frequent industry speaker and guest lecturer, including engagements at Shopper Marketing Expo, League of Leaders for Shopper Marketing Industry and Path to Purchase Summit.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More