Amy Lanzi has been named CEO of Digitas North America. She succeeds Jodi Robinson at Digitas, who will be moving into a new innovation-focused role at Publicis. (Digitas is part of the Digital Experience division of Publicis Groupe.)
Lanzi, chief operating officer for Publicis Commerce, has been an instrumental leader for Publicis Groupe, leading significant commerce growth in the holding company’s new business efforts and modernizing commerce for existing clients. Additionally, she drove the integration of Publicis Groupe’s recent commerce acquisitions, CitrusAd and Profitero, while spearheading key commerce partnerships. Lanzi is a well-respected leader building and activating a cross-functional community of 10,000 Commerce practitioners within Publicis Groupe while taking home varied honors including recognition as a She Runs It Trailblazing Mother of the Year. Prior to joining Publicis, Lanzi spent over 20 years at Omnicom’s TPN, where she helped grow the company from a team of 30 to 350 and expanded its presence to include offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Bentonville and London.
Lanzi, who will also retain the chair position for Publicis Commerce, said, “Digitas has long been recognized for its work across data, creativity, media, and experience, showing it is a true unicorn when it comes to delivering unmatched client service. Today, Digitas is known for their unique approach to media fueled creativity. It’s gaining traction with our clients as a proprietary way to bring together fragmented parts of a brand’s ecosystem into one networked body of work with capabilities across media, creative, data, loyalty and technology. Together, we’ll fuse connected commerce through Digitas’ Networked approach, bringing powerful solutions to clients.”
Sean “Diddy” Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Sean "Diddy" Combs filed a new request for bail on Friday, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence, mean the hip-hop mogul should be allowed to prepare for a May trial from outside jail.
Lawyers for Combs filed the request in Manhattan federal court, where his previous requests for bail have been rejected by two judges since his September arrest on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges.
He has pleaded not guilty to charges that he coerced and abused women for years with help from a network of associates and employees, while silencing victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings.
He has been awaiting a May 5 trial at a federal detention facility in Brooklyn.
In their new court filing, lawyers for Combs say they are proposing a "far more robust" bail package that would subject the entertainer to strict around-the-clock security monitoring and near-total restrictions on his ability to contact anyone but his lawyers. But the amount of money they attach to the package remains $50 million, as they proposed before.
They also cite new evidence that they say "makes clear that the government's case is thin." That evidence, the lawyers said, refutes the government's claim that a March 2016 video showing Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend occurred during a coerced "freak off," a sexually driven event described in the indictment against Combs.
They wrote that the encounter was instead "a minutes-long glimpse into a complex but decade-long consensual relationship" between Combs and his then-girlfriend.
The lawyers argued that the jail conditions Combs is experiencing at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn violate his constitutional... Read More