Janell M. Hickman-Kirby
Janell is a freelance communications strategist, copywriter, and beauty editor based in Brooklyn, NY.
Janell is a newlywed. She got married in September 2020 in a micro-ceremony held at Brooklyn Grange Farm in New York.
Prior to becoming a full-time freelancer, Janell held editorial roles at Gilt, BET, Ebony, and Essence.
Janell M. Hickman-Kirby began her career in fashion when she left her hometown of Minnetonka, Minnesota to join the team at WWD as an intern in New York. Since then, she has held editorial titles at Essence, Ebony, GILT, and BET. Currently, she is a freelance communication strategist, copywriter, and beauty editor with a focus on strategy/branding.
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The new bicoastal firm is called The Right Now and has reeled in onetime HL Group staffers Jessel Taank and Britt Joe.
Veteran communications executives Eric Green and Sunny Jenkins have partnered with marketing and creative guru Wally Hasselbring to launch a new brand agency.
They re calling the firm The Right Now and duties will be split like this: Green is overseeing entertainment, Jenkins is leading the brand division and Hasselbring is managing creative and digital. The leadership team for the bicoastal agency also includes execs Jessel Taank and Britt Joe.
Among the clients being serviced are lifestyle, entertainment and talent brands with fully integrated, creative strategies that are grounded in data and proven with results, per the company. The roster of clients includes UGG, Koolaburra by UGG, Kendra Scott, Erewhon Markets, Billabong, the Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles, L’Couture Collections, HBO Max, Fox Entertainment’s streamin
Former BWR Executives Team With Marketing Guru to Launch Brand Agency Chris Gardner The Right Now - Eric-Green - Sunny Jenkin s- Wally Hasselbring
Veteran communications executives Eric Green and Sunny Jenkins have partnered with marketing and creative guru Wally Hasselbring to launch a new brand agency.
They’re calling the firm The Right Now and duties will be split like this: Green is overseeing entertainment, Jenkins is leading the brand division and Hasselbring is managing creative and digital. The leadership team for the bicoastal agency also includes execs Jessel Taank and Britt Joe.
Among the clients being serviced are lifestyle, entertainment and talent brands “with fully integrated, creative strategies that are grounded in data and proven with results,” per the company. The roster of clients includes UGG, Koolaburra by UGG, Kendra Scott, Erewhon Markets, Billabong, the Original Farmers Market in Los Angeles, L’Couture Collections, HBO Max, Fox
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MDC and Stagwell principal Mark Penn.
MDC Partners and Stagwell Group have reached an agreement to combine into a top 10 global marketing services company after MDC’s board approved the transaction, the two networks said on Monday.
Mark Penn, chairman and CEO of MDC and managing partner of Stagwell, would serve as chairman and CEO of the combined company, with a management team consisting of executives from the two networks.
Stagwell and its affiliates are expected to hold 79% of the combined company’s common equity when the transaction closes, the two networks said in a statement.
The combined holding company, which will have 8,600 employees in 23 countries, is planning to invest in expanded services globally and digital marketing products. The network is targeting 5%-plus annual organic growth, driven by a 10% to 15% increase in digital marketing growth and complementary capabilities, as well as more than 9% total annual revenue growth, with a goal of more than $3 billion