Nation

Who is Shawn Thompson? Shawn Thompson, manager of multicultural marketing for the Ford Motor Co., is among the 2013 Marketing to African Americans with Excellent (MAAX) Award Recipients. On Friday, Nov. 22, Shawn Thompson will receive the Marketing Executive of the Year prize, an honor bestowed upon as per the recommendations of editors and writers […]

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Who is Deborah Gray-Young? Deborah Grey Young is a vice president and media director at Burrell Communications, and on Nov. 22, she’ll accept the Advertising Executive of the Year prize at the 2013 Marketing to African Americans with Excellent (MAAX) Awards. The awards—held this year at the Hyatt Magnificent Mile Hotel as part of the […]

Biz/Media

Who is Len Burnett? Len Burnett, CEO and group publisher of the Uptown Media Group—as well as cofounder of Uptown magazine—will receive the Media Executive of the Year prize at the 2013 Marketing to African Americans With Excellence (MAAX) Awards. The ceremony, due to take place in Chicago on Nov. 22 during the 14th Annual […]