Big change at Publicis Groupe with a somewhat contradictory announcement, claiming DEI is at the forefront, yet cutting down dramatically in the DEI team. Not a trend we want to see at all in the industry Thank you Walter T Geer III for sharing. https://lnkd.in/dgv8-Aqe
I’ll tell you what…Geraldine White is a BOSS and I can tell you from our conversations, she is absolutely incredible at what she does. Any agency or brand would be LUCKY to have her. Happy to be a referal. As for the response from Publicis Groupe “Our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion has never been more important or purposeful…” If that really was the case, you wouldn’t have gotten rid of half of your DEI team. Make it make sense? Edit: And from the looks of the article the replacement is now called HEAD OF IMPACT, and is a white woman? This how we switching up DEI now? I pray that other agencies in our space do better. These moves are bad for busines, and without DEI and without “us” there is no ya’ll. We weild trillions of dollar in buying power. The landscape of who your brands audiences are, is changing at a rapid pace. We need to be at the table. Let’s do better people. 🖤 Article: https://lnkd.in/esi-ewsB