Women and the Changing Face of the Industry

Tanzina Vega and Stuart Elliott – New York Times – 08 October 2012 (originally published 04 Oct)

Laura Lange - New York Times - Fred R. Conrad

Laura Lang, chief executive of Time Inc., said many people underestimated the changes in consumers’ media habits. Image: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times

ADVERTISING WEEK in New York is, to borrow a concept from Forrest Gump, like a box of chocolates inside a box of chocolates. Nestled within the panel discussions, speeches and parties are seminars, presentations and events sponsored by a long list of organizations.

For instance, the Radio Advertising Bureau and the Radio Creative Fund presented their 2012 Radio Mercury Awards on Wednesday as Advertising Week continued. The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus held its annual conference on Monday and Tuesday. The Advertising Club of New York held its Multicultural Summit on Thursday.

And Advertising Women of New York marked the 100th anniversary of its founding, as the League of Advertising Women of New York, with two events on Thursday: a breakfast, attended by about 200 people, and a luncheon, attended by more than 500 . . .

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