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Brent Buntin shared thisCalling all nominations!Brent Buntin shared thisWhat does it take to be named the Financial Marketer of the Year? For 21 years, the FCS has asked that question of the financial industry — recognizing the marketing leaders whose work has delivered exceptional strategy, execution and, above all, measurable results. The list of past winners includes senior marketers from Nuveen, a TIAA company, Travelers, Northwestern Mutual, Invesco, Ally, State Street Investment Management, Prudential Financial, Citi, Edward Jones, TD Bank, MetLife, Fidelity Investments and other leading financial brands. Now it’s time to name the 2026 FCS Financial Marketer of the Year. We’re looking for the marketer — and the marketing leader — behind work that made a meaningful difference to the business. Big idea? Absolutely. Smart strategy? Essential. Great creative? Important. But this competition ultimately comes down to results. The strongest entries demonstrate how marketing addressed a genuine business challenge, executed against a clear strategy and produced measurable impact. And big results don’t require big budgets. The Call for Nominations is now open. There is no entry fee, and self-nominations are welcome. Deadline: Wednesday, October 21 at 5:00pm ET. Finalists will be celebrated at the FCS Financial Marketer of the Year Awards Gala on December 1 at the New York Yacht Club — where we will name the 2026 winner and two runners-up. This year, their achievement will also have an impact beyond our industry. The FCS will donate $5,000 to a children’s charity selected by the winner and $2,500 each to charities selected by the two runners-up. If you believe your work belongs among the best in financial marketing, make the case. Learn more, review the judging criteria and submit your nomination: https://lnkd.in/gfjR6Pk7
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Brent Buntin shared thisBig news, big collab, lots of smart people to thank! 🎇 Stagwell Code and Theory Anomaly 3C Ventures IBMBrent Buntin shared thisIBM just appointed Stagwell's Code and Theory and Anomaly as their lead creative partner — working as a single, unified team to evolve the “Let’s Create Smarter Business” campaign across channels and geographies. What that actually means for us: one of the world’s most recognized enterprise brands chose an agency model where creative and technology aren’t two departments negotiating with each other. They’re the same thing. First work drops in August. Read the news in Ad Age: https://lnkd.in/d_5F72uG
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Brent Buntin shared thisHaven't had much time to listen to anything, but spent some time this morning listening to ai.rwaves.ai today and heard some gems! Toby Daniels Kenneth Hein Give it a spin!Brent Buntin shared thisWe were getting FOMO about not going to Cannes, so we built a real-time agentic radio station to keep us in the loop. Staffed by a fleet of creative agents, managed by a small editorial team (Mackenzie Keck and Paul Curry), and built by a crack team of creative technologists (Anzhelika Nastashchuk Lauren Slowik Thao Phuong Phan). https://ai.rwaves.ai/
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Brent Buntin shared thisWhat a great start to the week. I've been to 10 Cannes, and this is the best night I've had. Jessica Sibley and I hosted a dinner with an amazing group of executives and athletes. Already looking forward to doing it again next year! I'd like to thank everyone for spending the evening with us, and I am excited to continue conversations with so many brilliant people. I hope everyone has a great Cannes. Our work with TIME was shortlisted for a Lion, so wish us luck! And hope to see everyone at SPORT BEACH over the course of the week. ❤️
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Brent Buntin shared thisLooking forward to the ANA B2B Masters in a few weeks. Please reach out if you’d like to connect with me or the team. We will have a demo of CIS (Creative Intelligence Syatem), a solution we built with Adobe, which enables marketers to test creative against custom synthetic personas.
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Brent Buntin shared thisBack to Vegas for Adobe Summit in a few weeks time. Code and Theory is going big again! We'll have a lot of people on the ground (including celebrity athletes), table tennis (because, why not?!?), demos, events, panels, and more. Please DM me if you want to meet up or book some time with our team via this link: https://lnkd.in/eAuHD58u
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Brent Buntin reposted thisBrent Buntin reposted thisWe are honored to say that Fast Company has named Code and Theory one of its most innovative companies for the second year in a row. This is the biggest shift in the attention economy since the rise of social media. Buyer behavior is rewiring in real-time. AI is exploding. Holdcos are imploding. Businesses know they need new tools and ideas, but don’t know where to start. This is our idea of a good time. We were built for this moment. We see it as the golden age of creativity. Since 2001, Code and Theory has run on a 50/50 engine — half creatives, half engineers. That balance is why CEOs, CMOs and CTOs trust us to solve their biggest business transformation problems. Thank you, Fast Company, for these back-to-back honors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eg7WGWG9
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisTwo years at Code and Theory today, and starting year three as Senior Design Director. I work from Lisbon with a team in New York, and after 25+ years in design, this place keeps teaching me things. To the team: thank you for the trust and the friendship And to my family, who never complain when dinner waits for New York. Thank you. …just getting started. — Dois anos na Code and Theory, e começa hoje o terceiro como Senior Design Director. Trabalhar a partir de Lisboa com uma equipa em Nova Iorque, e depois de mais de 25 anos de design, esta equipa continua a ensinar-me coisas. Obrigado pela confiança e amizade. #codeandtheory #LFG
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Brent Buntin reacted on thisBrent Buntin reacted on thisExcited to share Thrivent's latest Where Money Means More™ integration on Dancing with the Stars featuring Shawn Johnson and her family. As a former DWTS champion, Shawn's focus on family, purpose, and community proudly reflects what Thrivent stands for. https://lnkd.in/gEpKt7M3 #DWTS #TeamThriventThrivent is taking the floor with Dancing with the StarsThrivent is taking the floor with Dancing with the Stars
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Brent Buntin reacted on thisBrent Buntin reacted on thisFour Golds. Two Silvers. 🏆 And Best in Show! Our work with Google, Qualcomm and Salesforce was recognized at this year's W3 Awards from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts. ▪️ Google's I/O 2025 date reveal puzzle, Prism Shift: Best in Show, 2 Golds, 1 Silver ▪️ Qualcomm's Year of Edge AI experiences: 2 Golds ▪️ Salesforce's Agentforce City at Dreamforce 2025: Silver Overwhelming appreciation to our clients for trusting us with big swings, and so much gratitude to our teams at LFL for landing them so spectacularly. See the winners →https://lnkd.in/gfybjMR #w3Awards #Digital #CreativeTech #Experiential #Creativity #Design
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisTwo years ago, I first walked through the doors of Code and Theory, kicking off one of the most rewarding stretches of my career. On my 2nd anniversary here, I have good reason to pause, reflect, and celebrate. Covered California's new website just launched, and for me, that project captures a lot of what I hoped this practice could become. It showed that there's a real appetite in government for something different, including a willingness to take a chance on a firm without a long list of public sector quals. It reflected a convergence I see happening between technology and creative design, which is making a meaningful difference for Americans who rely on government services but do not always have a great experience using them. And it gave us the chance to show that a firm like ours can compete on a level playing field, and deliver, alongside companies that have been built around capture and the arcane demands of government contracting. None of it would have been possible without the team at Covered California, whose openness, collaboration, and commitment to the people they serve made this a genuine partnership. Never before have a seen a government tech project with so few hiccups and such amazing vibes. I know Austin LeRoy Swick would agree! If you have a minute, take a look at our team's craftwork at coveredca.com and let me know what you think. Most of all, though, it is the people I have gotten to work with along the way. This team is chock-a-block with talent, and brings a creative energy and a drive to keep getting better. I have had the chance to learn, to grow, and in turn I've gotten to share with the people around me how rewarding it can be to serve the mission. Building a government practice at a company like this is not easy. Explaining the differences, and some of the seemingly absurd realities, of doing business with the public sector has been challenging, especially inside a firm that moves as quickly as ours. Our growth team often identifies, pitches, and signs work in a matter of days, while in government the norm is months or years. I still have not fully cracked the code on explaining why the long game matters: nurturing partnerships, pursuing contract vehicles, and building an opportunity into the pipeline well before an RFP is released. Even when it has tested their patience, from day one our leadership, starting with our founder Dan Gardner, has given me the space and time to build a foundation for continued public sector growth at Code and Theory. I am grateful for that trust, and I am thrilled to see the seeds we planted months, and in some cases years ago begin to sprout. Thank you to all the great people I've met along the way... Zack Botos Brent Buntin Hannah Dow Hanna Elliott Noah Driscoll Catherine Gellatly Prarthana Reddy Kenneth Hein Jess Moore Matthew Deakin Harris Baum Michael Treff Craig Elimeliah Toby Daniels Dave DiCamillo Will Leivenberg Laura Casinelli Scott Lindenbaum Obrey Shillingford
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisJust a week ago, we had Resh Sidhu from Adobe join our CCO Craig Elimeliah and Ryan Selvy on stage at The Clios On Culture. They explored how brands are turning to data, technology and new creative tools to spot opportunities, sharpen instincts and bring ideas to life at the speed of culture. Craig Elimeliah was also interviewed by the inimitable Debbie Millman on her "Design Matters" Podcast (episode dropping soon)! Thanks to the Clios' Sheena Bermingham, plus Amber Booth, for the teamwork and collaboration that brought this moment to life.
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisIt is great to be here at #Sibos2026 and to be part of the conversation on the forces shaping the next era of global financial markets. As real-world applications of agentic AI and tokenization continue to gain momentum, State Street is helping the industry rethink long-established market structures, operating models and assumptions. Our discussions with clients are focused not only on adapting to changing market dynamics, but as importantly understanding what resilience looks like in an increasingly digital financial ecosystem.
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Brent Buntin liked thisBig congratulations to the teams behind this launch. By becoming the first insurer in Canada to offer travel insurance quotes in ChatGPT, we're meeting travellers in a place they're already exploring, planning and preparing for their next trip. Its a strong example of how innovation can help us reach customers in new ways, create new opportunities for growth and continue building our presence in the digital spaces where people are increasingly spending their time. Proud of the creativity, collaboration and determination that brought this to life!Brent Buntin liked thisManulife becomes the first in Canada to offer travel insurance quotes in ChatGPT, bringing trip planning and protection closer together. Learn more: https://ow.ly/sa4x50ZR6M9
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisMarketing is changing and offering more opportunities than ever to think differently about how advisors grow their practices. I spent today in NYC with Alexis Stanishewski, along with a great group of talented colleagues across various areas of expertise, talking about innovation, operational efficiencies, AI and how we can bring new ideas to the way advisors manage their businesses. The best solutions should start with the advisor: What are you trying to accomplish? What will make your practice more efficient, more visible and more successful? I’m excited to keep exploring what’s possible!
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Brent Buntin liked thisBrent Buntin liked thisWhat stands the test of time never comes from a single moment. It takes shape decision by decision, generation by generation, on a racetrack or in a financial plan. That's why I'm proud to share that Edward Jones is the Official Private Wealth Management Partner of McLaren Racing. What excites me most is our shared drive. At McLaren, success depends on the entire team behind the car, from the garage to the pit wall. At Edward Jones, our financial advisors work alongside thousands of dedicated professionals whose collective expertise helps clients navigate life's important financial decisions. The road ahead is rarely straightforward, and who you travel it with makes all the difference. We begin with the Formula 1 season this fall then expand to IndyCar in 2027, deepening relationships with the communities where our clients live and work. This partnership is an opportunity to create meaningful connections and celebrate shared passions through experiences that reflect the values at the heart of both organizations. I'm excited to see where this journey takes us, on the track and beyond. https://lnkd.in/esa4TZUi McLaren Racing Limited is not a current client of Edward Jones. They were compensated for this endorsement. For more information, visit edwardjones.com/racing.
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Co-Chair, Financial Marketer of the Year Award
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The Financial Communications Society
Financial Marketer of the Year Award, Committee Member
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