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 martech news.
At its core, the 4A’s is focused on providing the tools and support that its agency members need to compete today. To help bring this mission to life, the leadership team of the 4A’s has developed a bold, strategic plan aimed at elevating the depth and breadth of the organization’s initiatives supporting members, programs and content and has also added new talent to support this effort.
“The 4A’s empowers agency members to drive commerce, spark connections and shape culture through infinite creativity. With the addition of Donna Tobin and our new agency partnership, we are elevating our marketing and communications efforts and will continue to identify new ways to support our members during this time of rapid change within our industry,” said Marla Kaplowitz, President and CEO, 4A’s public relations. “Our members are always our top priority. By making our marketing and communications efforts an even bigger focus in the year ahead, we will provide the strategic counsel and ongoing support that they seek across every level of the organization martech.”
“I am thrilled to have joined the 4A’s team and to be part of re-imagining the vision, mission, marketing, and communications for the organization,” said Donna Tobin, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Communications, Events & Partnerships at the 4A’s. “With an emphasis on advocacy, talent and impact, we look forward to accelerating our communications strategy to further support and champion our members across the industry and beyond. My team will be working closely with The Sway Effect as our PR partner, whose expertise will enable us to expand our sphere of influence and identify new and different ways to provide value to our members.”
