Draftfcb New York executive VPs/group creative directors Sandy Greenberg and Terri Meyer have been promoted to executive creative directors handling the Kraft, Gerber, Trane and American Standard accounts. They will continue to report to Chris Becker, chairman and chief creative officer of Draftfcb New York. In addition to continuing to oversee the Kraft brands handled by Draftfcb New York, such as Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Fig Newtons and 100 Calorie Packs, Meyer and Greenberg have been appointed to the agency’s newly formed Worldwide Creative Council on the Kraft business being led by Jonathan Harries, Draftfcb worldwide chief creative officer.The female creative duo boasts a successful creative partnership that spans more than 17 years and four agencies. Greenberg and Meyer have created campaigns for Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, Nabisco, Dow Corning, Campbell’s, Vlasic, Clairol, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Sunbeam and the Department of Justice….Suzie Greene Tedesco has been named executive producer at Venice, Calif.-based Argyle Brothers for director John Mastromonaco….
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.
The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.
The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.
He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More