Beauty@Gotham, McCann Worldgroup’s global creative agency dedicated to the lifestyle category, has named Hans Dorsinville as its chief creative officer. He joins the agency–known for work for such clients as Maybelline– with more than 25 years of experience, bringing a track record of creative excellence and meaningful work in inclusivity and empowerment to the team. Prior to joining Beauty@Gotham, Dorsinville was the CCO of Select World. There, he lead the creative division for North America through a creative refresh to position the agency as leaders in helping brands define their unique identity and navigate today’s culture. His last project at Select World was a collaboration with Tracee Ellis Ross for the creation of the digital campaign launch for her natural hair care line, Pattern. Before that, Dorsinville was at Laird + Partners, where he was partner and served as EVP and senior group creative director since the agency’s inception in 2002. Dorsinville was instrumental in creating bold and transformative work for numerous luxury and mass consumer brands in fashion and beauty, such as Donna Karan/DKNY, Coty and Bottega Veneta. Dorsinville’s work on body-positivity yielded the “I’m no angel” campaign for Lane Bryant, which landed him an important role in the documentary straight/curve, a film about the damage caused by the lack of representation of plus size women in the media. Dorsinville has also received multiple recognitions from Cannes Lions, the Effies, and Clios. He is the founder of CCD (Creative Coalition for Diversity), an initiative that increases the visibility of diverse creative professionals….
A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly
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