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Asset TV's June 2026 benchmarking report shows an average of 1,460 views per video and 10.2 minutes of average viewing time across a total audience reach of 435,000 financial advisors and institutional investors in the US.Envestnet led the video rankings with a masterclass on technology, portfolio management, and client-centric wealth strategies, and placed again at sixth with a video on unlocking

What Cannes Lions 2026 Taught Me: A First-Timer’s PerspectiveBy Ronke Ogunnusi, Communications Associate at VestedEvery June, the advertising, marketing and communications industry descends on a small city on the French Riviera to debate the biggest questions facing the sector. This year, most of those questions had the same answer sitting behind them – AI. But not in the way you might expect.AI h

Steve Gogolak has joined Rockland Trust as EVP, Chief Marketing Officer. Recently, she was Senior VP, Senior Director, Digital Strategy and Product Management at First Citizens Bank.Gogolak’s career spans senior roles at SVB Bank, Boston Private, Altisource, Customer Portfolios and Cramer. He also worked at Pixel Bridge.Gogolak has a B.A. in Economics and Film from Bowdoin College.MORE PEOPLE MOVE

Allison Avidetti, Chief Marketing Officer at Empeople Credit Union, has assumed the role of Chief Growth Officer.Before this, Avidetti worked in senior Marketing roles at Great Lakes Credit Union, Alliant Credit Union and Think Glink Media.Avidetti has a B.A. in English from Northeastern Illinois University and an MBA from Indiana University – Kelley School of Business.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Dan Bolton, Head of Marketing at Wealth.com, has assumed the role of Chief Marketing Officer.Before this, Bolton held senior posts at Nitrogen and Liberty University.Bolton has a BBA in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration and a M.A. in Executive Leadership from Liberty University. He also has a master’s degree in Business Management from Harvard Extension School.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Harbor Capital Advisors has appointed Carla Mattar Head of Channel Marketing from her recent post of Director, Customer Growth Marketing.Prior to this, Mattar worked at T. Rowe Price, Rasmala, Rasmala Financial Brokerage, Sharjah Islamic Financial Services and Golden Gate Securities.Mattar has a bachelor’s degree in Business and Managerial Economics from Goucher College.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Clearwater has tapped Emma Hughes to serve as Director of International Brand and Marketing. Recently, she held the post of Head of Marketing.Previously, Hughes held Marketing managerial posts at Orbis Partners, Intrinsic Equity, SPARK THINKING and Ashfield Meetings & Events.Hughes has a B.A. in Events Management from Leeds Beckett University.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Nityal Benawra has joined Sun Life as Director – Growth, Group Retirement Services. She joins from BMO Wealth Management where she was Director – Digital Acquisition, Growth and Strategy, Digital Investing.Prior to this, Benawra held senior posts at BMO Commercial Bank and Citi. Additionally, he also worked at CI Investments and EMAP Media Limited.Benawra has a bachelor’s degree in Political Scien

Ripple has appointed Lauren V. VP of Corporate Marketing from her recent post of Senior Director, Corporate Marketing and Communications.She held senior Communication posts at Addepar, Lyric and Apple. Additionally, she worked at The Hatch Agency and Theranos.Lauren V. has a B.A. in Communication Studies from Azusa Pacific University.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Babette Hughes has assumed the role of Global Marketing Strategy VP, Global Corporate Bank at JPMorganChase. Recently, she was Global Marketing Strategy VP, Payments.Hughes’ career spans roles at SGS, NOV, Goodmans Financial Planning, Plymouth City Council, Tideford Organics, E-Strategy and Reuters Events.Hughes has a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from the University of Cape Town and a

Chubb Life has promoted Marion Lee to Assistant VP, Brand and Marketing, Global Office. Recently, she was a Senior Manager, Brand and Communications, Global Office.Prior to this, Lee worked at J.P. Morgan and McCann Erickson.Lee has a B.S. in Business Administration from USC Marshall School of Business.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Raquel Ramirez has assumed the role of Managing Director, Head of Brand and Marketing at Cresset from her recent post of Managing Director, Marketing Content and Collateral.Before this, Ramirez worked in Marketing at Golub Capital, Kovitz Investment Group and Bessemer Trust.Ramirez has a B.S. in English with a minor in Business from Northwestern University.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Sharegain has appointed Fiona Hanley Head of Marketing, EMEA from her recent post of Marketing Director.Prior to this, Hanley worked in Marketing roles at Stonehage Fleming and Camelot Europe.Hanley has a B.A. in Marketing, Design and Communications from Nottingham Trent University and a professional diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

RBC has launched Crochet, a new campaign created by agency Battery, following a young artist whose passion for the craft transforms the world around her through imagination. As she works, everyday objects become handmade creations, a record spinning on a turntable becomes crocheted, a neighbour and his dog get new sweaters. The spot runs across social, online video, and broadcast.The creative sits

MONEYME has promoted Bryce Griffith to Chief Marketing Officer from his recent post of Head of Marketing.Griffith has served in various Marketing roles at MONEYME, and previously worked at HBA Learning Centres.Griffith has a B.Com. in Marketing from Western Sydney University.MORE PEOPLE MOVES

Google still controls 90% of the global search market, its stock has more than doubled over the past year, and first quarter revenue growth was the fastest since 2022. But CNBC's analysis this week identifies a set of signals that, taken together, suggest the company's grip on search is loosening at the edges in ways that matter.ChatGPT has passed 1 billion monthly active users and consistently ra

At SXSW London, LinkedIn's Head of Marketplace Innovation Mimi Turner presented a framework the company is calling Buyability, arguing that the B2B marketing playbook built over the past 25 years is no longer sufficient.The premise is direct: for most of that period, growth came from outspending competitors to control what buyers saw. Paid search rewarded the biggest budgets, traffic flowed to bra

This summer, David Beckham is appearing in campaigns for Nespresso, Ninja, Pepsi, Walkers, Adidas, Boss, Stella Artois, and Bank of America. Neil Bennett, Chief Strategy Officer at The Behaviours Agency, argues the collective effect is eroding the individual value each brand thinks it is buying. He calls out three problems:Problem 1: Confusing attribution. When the same face appears across multipl

Chase has launched an integrated World Cup campaign centred on grassroots football coaches and the long-term community impact of its football coaching programme. The campaign, running across TV, cinema, out-of-home, radio, social, and PR, uses the tournament as a platform to tell stories of coaches whose influence extends beyond matchday. The out-of-home element includes a seven-day immersive 3D t

In this Agency Network Spotlight, we turn to Catherine Kablé, Founder and CEO of Kablé Communication, for an expert perspective on what it takes to earn trust and build a reputation in one of Europe's most sophisticated financial markets.Based in Paris and advising financial institutions for more than 30 years, Catherine brings a corporate banker's rigour and a communicator's instinct to the chall