ARF WIDE in the Press
2023
| The ARF Uses ChatGPT to Summarize and Reinterpret Erwin Ephron’s 152 Newsletters Book to be sold as part of a fundraiser for the ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence ARF PRESS RELEASE, 12/15 |
| The ARF has tapped Tom Lynch… CynposisMedia, 12/01 |
| ARF Names ‘Diversity and Excellence’ Leader MRWeb, 12/01 |
| Names of Note: The Advertising Research Foundation has appointed Tom Lynch as director, programs and development, ARF WIDE. Quirk’s Media, 12/01 |
| ARF Appoints Programme Lead For Diversity Scheme ResearchLive, 12/04 |
| Tom Lynch Named as Director of Programs and Development for ARF WIDE ARF program aims to diversify the research and insights functions at marketing, media, agency and research companies ARF PRESS RELEASE, 11/30 |
| The Advertising Research Foundation has Added New Corporate Partners… Cynopsis, 1/23 |
| Google and Meta Among New ARF Diversity Programme Partners ResearchLive, 1/23 |
| The Advertising Research Foundation has Added New Corporate Partners Cynopsis, 1/19 |
2022
| The ARF has Announced that 100% of Seniors… Cynopsis, 7/13 |
| The First Cohort of ARF WIDE Scholars Land Permanent Positions in Research and Insights at GFK, Levi Strauss & Co., and Ipsos 100% of senior WIDE Scholars have graduated from college, with 72% obtaining full-time positions in marketing, advertising and research and insights positionsARF WIDE launches initiative to raise $300,000 by July 15 to fund next cohort of scholars ARF PRESS RELEASE, 07/07 |
2021
| Five New Partners Join ARF Diversity Initiative RESEARCH LIVE, 12/14 |
| Movers & Shakers: Bumble, El Pollo Loco, Playboy, Lowe’s and more Campaign US, 12/09 |
| C+R Research, Initiative, Kantar, Levi Strauss & Co. and SKIM Support The ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence; Second Cohort of Scholars Announced New partners to contribute over $140,000 to advertising, media and research/analytics industry’s scholarship programNine new scholars selected from ARF WIDE public university partners University of California Berkeley, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, The Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin Madison ARF PRESS RELEASE, 12/07 |
| The Newest Matching Donation Grant for the ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence Cynopsis, 7/29/2021 |
| For Good Campaign US, 7/29/2021 |
| The ARF Announces Dollar-for-Dollar Donation Matching Benefiting ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence Program ARF president and CEO to personally match any dollar raised until September 6, 2021 up to $125,000 ARF PRESS RELEASE, 7/26/2021 |
| The Advertising Research Foundation announced its inaugural class of scholars Cynopsis, 4/27/2021 |
| The ARF Announces Scholars, Participating Schools and New Donors for the 2021 ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence Program AiThority, 4/26/2021 |
| The ARF Announces Scholars, Participating Schools and New Donors For The 2021 ARF Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence Program First group of scholars selected by public university partners at University of California Berkeley, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, The Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin MadisonAT&T, ViacomCBS and Meredith Corporation join Verizon, the Nielsen Foundation, GfK and Ipsos as newest donors of the program ARF PRESS RELEASE, 4/22/2021 |
2020
| Verizon and the Nielsen Foundation Are Top Donors to the ARF’s Diversity Initiative The ARF’s President and CEO encourages industry to donate by Labor Day Companies contributing more than $25,000 will be honored at this year’s ARF David Ogilvy Awards ARF PRESS RELEASE, 9/1/2020 |
| The ARF has established ARF WIDE: Workforce Initiative for Diversity and Excellence Cynopsis, 6/18/2020 |
| THE ARF LAUNCHES DIVERSITY INITIATIVE Research Live, 6/18/2020 |
| ARF CEO will match $150,000 in donations to diversity effort Ad Age, 6/17/2020 |
| ARF Launches Diversity Drive MrWeb, 6/17/2020 |
| ARF Launches Diversity Program and Scholarships NextTV, 6/17/2020 |
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