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Sean Finnegan

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Starcom And Digital Chief Finnegan Agree To Part Ways

Oct 27, 2010 11:26 AM

Sean Finnegan is leaving his post as president and chief digital officer of Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest Group after two years, he announced this morning in his Facebook status. A spokesperson for SMG told AdAge, which first reported the news, that Finnegan’s decision to exit was “mutual.” No word where…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Companies, Publicis, sean finnegan, starcom mediavest

To Bundle Digital Or Not Bundle? Agency Debate Continues

Nov 4, 2008 2:47 PM

The biggest technology challenge in the era of Mad Men mainly entailed figuring out the Xerox machine. These days, the tech issues are a bit more complex, namely how deeply can and should traditional agencies absorb their digital brethren. Even before the ad recession began worsening with the financial chaos…

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Posted In: Advertising, nancy hill, sean finnegan, suzanne vranica, tom bedecarre

@ OMMA: Agencies And Google: Who Should Feel More Threatened?; Plus: Yahoo’s Comeback?

Sep 19, 2008 8:45 AM

It seems that it is impossible to have a conversation about the state of the ad industry without addressing Google (NSDQ: GOOG). For agencies, it’s not just a company, it’s a repository for their wildest hopes and fears about the business. So when Mediapost EIC Joe Mandese asked a panel…

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Posted In: Advertising, ed montes, sean finnegan, trevor kaufman

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Industry Moves: Former Omnicom Interactive Exec Finnegan Joins Publicis’ SMG As Digital Head

Sep 4, 2008 1:34 PM

Nearly nine months after Sean Finnegan left Omnicom as CEO of its in-house interactive shop, OMG Digital, for in-text advertising start-up Vibrant Media, the media buying exec has been named president and chief digital officer of Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest Group. He takes the post on Oct. 1. In a…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, sean finnegan, starcom mediavest

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Industry Moves: Omnicom Moves Resolution CEO Spiegel To OMG As Digital Head

Mar 27, 2008 2:17 PM

Matt Spiegel, the CEO of Omnicom search marketer Resolution Media, has been tapped to succeed Sean Finnegan as CEO of Omnicom Media Group Digital, the ad holding company’s in-house interactive shop, AdAge reported. Finnegan announced that he was leaving the post in January to become chief media officer of in-text…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, matt spiegel, omnicom, sean finnegan

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Updated: Industry Moves: Finnegan Leaves Omnicom Digital For Vibrant Media

Jan 22, 2008 4:23 PM

Roughly six months after he became CEO of Omnicom’s in-house interactive shop OMG Digital, Sean Finnegan is leaving for the job of chief media officer of in-text advertising start-up Vibrant Media, AdAge reports. At Vibrant, he will lead marketing, business development and product innovation. That’s a sharp contrast to heading…

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Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, omnicom, sean finnegan, vibrant media

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