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Next in MediaShould Brands Care More about Sports, Creators, or Creators Who Care About Sports?Canvas CEO Paul Woolmington on why everyone needs the NFL, and why brands need to weigh the value of running ads in live games vs. becoming part of the religion of sports fandom - with creators' help.💡Takeaways:Sports Dominance & Cultural Anchor: Sports have become a dominant force in media, serving as a critical aspect of live content and a shared cultural experience that transcends demographics and connects communities. 🏈Rise of the Creator Economy: The upfronts are increasingly focused on the creator economy, highlighting the significance of authentic voices and emergent stars on platforms like YouTube, which i...2025-06-0433 min
Agency BusinessEpisode 1: Paul Woolmington, CEO of Canvas WorldwideOn our debut episode, Olivia and Brian interview Paul Woolmington, CEO of Canvas Worldwide to talk about his experiences as a leader in the agency industry. We discuss a significant amount of history given his foundational role establishing media agencies as stand-alone businesses (at Y&R and The Media Kitchen) and co-founding Naked, which pioneered communications planning. We also review agency industry news from the first week of December, including IPG's sale of Huge and layoffs at Edelman, with a conversation focusing on the bigger picture impacting both of those businesses.2024-12-0939 min
Digital & DirtDPAA Global Summit 2024In Episode 10 of this season’s Digital and Dirt podcast, Ian goes behind the scenes with industry leaders at the DPAA Global Summit in NYC, discussing a range of topics and trends impacting the Out of Home advertising including sustainability, the multiverse, influencers, measurement, and attribution. Podcast Breakdown00:00 - 03:12 Jonathan Gudai 03:22 - 12:51 Stephanie Scheller13:00 - 18:58 Leslie Lee19:06 - 27:46 Craig Benner 27:59 - 44:15 Paul Woolmington2024-11-1344 min
Saville Productions Purpose PodcastPaul Woolmington on challenging the comfortableRupert sits down with Paul Woolmington on challenging the comfortable.Paul Woolmington is the CEO of Canvas Worldwide.Rupert Maconick is the Founder and Executive Producer of Saville Productions. Saville Productions works with major brands to produce brand-sponsored films and documentaries on a wide range of social and environmental issues. 2024-08-2731 min
Digital & DirtPursuing Adventure & Creative Storytelling with Paul WoolmingtonIn episode 13 of this season's Digital and Dirt podcast, Ian welcomes Paul Woolmington, CEO of Canvas Worldwide, to discuss how extensive world travel has influenced his career, the solutions his agency delivers to clients, and how creativity and data can best be expressed through Out of Home advertising. To learn more about this episode and see behind-the-scenes photos check out Lamar’s blog linked here - programmatic.lamar.com00:00 - 3:35 Meet Paul3:35 - 8:23 Travels & Adventures8:24 - 16:35 Founding Canvas Worldwide16:35 - 20:22 Challenging the Comfortable 20:23 - 37:16 Data, Creativity & Storytelling37:17 - 41:09 OOH & The OBIE Awards2022-11-3043 minDigital & DirtDPAA Global Summit 2022 RecapIn this special bonus episode of Digital and Dirt, Ian Dallimore takes the podcast to the Big Apple for the DPAA Global Summit 2022. From the Lamar Green Room, Ian sat down with a wide range of speakers including Erika Wykes-Sneyd, Kathleen Hall, Paul Woolmington, and others! To learn more about this episode and see behind-the-scenes photos check out Lamar’s blog linked here- Programmatic.lamar.com00:28 - Tim Rowe Chief Strategist at OneScreen.AI | Host of OOH Insider02:26 - Katie Zapata Vice President Brand Marketing at FreshDirect08:00 - Jonathan Gudai CEO of Adomni and Shoutable2022-10-261h 03
Andy Day‘s M&A/Q&AM&A/Q&A How to exit your multimillion agency, reinvest, exit, rinse repeat with Paul WoolmingtonIn this episode we discuss M&A at the top levels of the agency world. Paul is a ‘Renaissance’ entrepreneur of the media, advertising, digital, marketing and communications industry. He has held leadership positions at the highest levels at holding companies including IPG, Y&R Inc, WPP and MDC Partners. He speaks about how he has exited and reinvested multiple times as well as his current exploits.
2022-04-251h 07
Campaign ChemistryCampaign Chemistry: Hyundai CMO Angela Zepeda and Canvas CEO Paul WoolmingtonAngela Zepeda, CMO of Hyundai, and Paul Woolmington, CEO of Canvas Worldwide are a unique client agency pair.Hyundai and Canvas have been working together since 2016, when Canvas was created as a joint venture between Horizon Media and Innocean, Hyundai's creative agency, to service the auto brand's account. Canvas operates independently, but the relationship enables longevity and allows close collaboration between creative and media, while allowing Canvas to gain outside expertise and attract the best talent.Zepeda and Woolmington join this episode of Campaign Chemistry to discuss how Hyundai, a challenger brand in the US...2021-10-2835 min
SEEMOEmbracing Change with Paul WoolmingtonIn this episode we speak with Paul Woolmington, currently the CEO of Canvas Worldwide – a creatively driven media and communications agency named Adweek’s 2020 Breakthrough Agency of the Year – that aims to reinvent its marketplace at scale. Under Paul’s leadership, Canvas has grown to become the world’s second-largest independent media agency. Paul is a ‘Renaissance’ entrepreneur of the media, advertising, digital, marketing and communications industry. He has held leadership positions at the highest levels both globally and domestically in management, media, integrated business, brand, digital and communications strategy at holding companies including IPG, Y&R Inc, WPP and MD...2021-01-2753 min
Great MindsEP42: Paul Woolmington On Solving Problems and Building Canvas WorldwidePaul Woolmington has held leadership positions at the highest levels both globally and domestically in management, media, integrated business, brand, digital and communications strategy at holding companies including IPG, Y&R Inc, WPP and MDC Partners. He co-founded Naked Communications Americas, founded The Media Kitchen, and was named one of the ten most creative/innovative people in marketing and advertising by Fast Company. Paul is currently the CEO & Chief Agitator of Canvas Worldwide.
2020-06-2945 min
ThinkLA PodcastThink Thursdays: Media Leaders RoundtableMedia Leaders Roundtable
Every aspect of our industry has been affected by this pandemic. In this discussion, leaders in the Los Angeles media community discuss the effects on brands, consumers, the market, and where we go from here.
Speakers:
Host: Susan Franceschini, Executive Director, ThinkLA
Moderator: Mark Egan, Mediacom
Paul Woolmington, Canvas Worldwide
Serena Duff, Horizon Media
Daniele Kohen, Mindshare
Watch the video.2020-05-181h 04
Ad Age Ad LibPaul Woolmington, CEO, CanvasA three-time entrepreneur, Paul Woolmington is the founding CEO of media agency Canvas Worldwide and a keen observer of the marketing landscape. He is a former vet of holding companies IPG and WPP, founded and ran Media Kitchen, an MDC Partners agency, and he can rock a jaunty cravat. Paul joins us for a wide ranging conversation on just about everything in the media space—from the holding company existential crisis to the recent Disney media agency review and even to the rebate mishegoss of the past four years.2019-10-2400 min
Ad Age Ad LibPaul Woolmington, CEO, CanvasPaul Woolmington is the founding CEO of media agency Canvas Worldwide and a keen observer of the marketing landscape. He is a former vet of holding companies IPG and WPP, founded Media Kitchen, and can rock a jaunty cravat. Paul joins us for a wide ranging conversation on just about everything in the media space—from the holding company existential crisis to the recent Disney media agency review.2019-10-2444 min
Tagline#6: Creativity + The Feed with Rob Norman, Vivian Rosenthal, Paul Woolmington and Ian Schafer Making a triumphant return to the hosting chair, Rob Norman (Global Chair, Group M) welcomes fellow big thinkers Vivian Rosenthal (CEO, Snaps), Paul Woolmington (CEO, Canvas) and Ian Schafer (CEO, Deep Focus) to decode the huge opportunities for brands and challenges for creative people to breakthrough in the feed. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2017-05-1542 min