Organizations

Cannes Lions announces that the annual Festival of Creativity will not take place in October as previously planned. The next edition of the Festival will run June 21-25, 2021.

In an effort to build additional value and focus on making agencies matter, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's), a membership-based U.S. trade association for the advertising and marketing communications industry, recently hired Donna Tobin as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Events & Partnerships for the organization. Additionally, The Sway Effect has been named public relations AOR after an internal review.

The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) announced the launch of its newest chapter, HPRA Orange County (CA). HPRA OC joins four others regional chapters part of national trade organization which launched in 2012. HPRA was first established in Los Angeles in 1984 to serve the burgeoning local population of Hispanic market practitioners.

The Culture Marketing Council: The Voice of Hispanic Market (CMC) announced today that Nestlé USA is the winner of the 2020 CMC Marketer of the Year Award. Nestlé joins a prestigious short list of elite brands that have received the award, including AARP, Ford, McDonald’s, Sprint, State Farm, Toyota and Walmart. Alicia Enciso, CMO, Nestlé USA will accept the award and will discuss Nestlé’s efforts and commitment to their multicultural audience at CMC’s 2020 Annual Summit. The session will take place on Wednesday, April 29 at the Westin Times Square in New York City.

El Círculo Creativo USA  expands its regional leadership for the organization announcing the following Creative Executives for the 2020-2022 season

The Hispanic Public Relations Association-Los Angeles Chapter (HPRA-LA) announced its 2020 Board of Directors and executive leadership team with PR veteran Stephen Chavez remaining at the helm as president for a third consecutive year.