Oscar the Grouch

Four Stagwell (STGW) Agencies - 72andSunny, Code and Theory, Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany - Awarded 2024 Ad Age Agency A-List Recognition for Business and Creative Transformation

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Monday, March 11, 2024

NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List: 72andSunny , Code and Theory , Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany .

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  • NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List: 72andSunny , Code and Theory , Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany .
  • Stagwell celebrates four of its agencies recognized in Ad Age's 2024 Agency A-List.
  • The Agency A-List is an annual ranking of the top agencies, companies, and innovators, honoring the best work and brightest ideas in advertising, marketing and the expanding innovation landscape.
  • "Congratulations to the teams at 72andSunny, Code and Theory, Colle McVoy and Team Epiphany for well-deserved recognition after another year of digital and creative innovation," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn.

Just Salad Serves Up Lunchtime Nostalgia with Reusable Bowls Featuring Beloved Sesame Street Characters

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Monday, March 4, 2024

NEW YORK, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- For over 50 years, kids, families, and fans have been laughing and learning with the iconic Sesame Street characters. And today, Just Salad, the fast-casual restaurant chain with a mission to make everyday health and sustainability possible - and now fun - is rolling out a line of colorful Sesame Street-themed reusable bowls for adults at all locations nationwide.

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  • The launch comes as an extension of Just Salad's Kids Menu created in collaboration with Sesame Workshop, the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street , which was first introduced to customers during October 2023.
  • "At Sesame Street, we know that fresh, healthy foods help build strong bodies and minds," said Gabriela Arenas, Senior Vice President, Global Product Licensing, Sesame Workshop.
  • In April, the program will continue with a rollout of character-pattern reusable bowls made for both adults and children.
  • After purchasing a Just Salad Reusable Bowl in store, guests receive a free salad topping every time they reuse it, over the lifetime of their relationship with Just Salad.

United Partners with Sesame Workshop During National Preparedness Month to Reach Children in Need

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines and Sesame Workshop today announced a new partnership in anticipation of National Preparedness Month to support children in need around the world. During the month of September, the airline will highlight Welcome Sesame on its Miles on a Mission platform, an industry-leading crowd-sourcing program that now makes it easier than ever for its loyalty program members to do good and donate miles to national and local nonprofits.

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  • CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines and Sesame Workshop today announced a new partnership in anticipation of National Preparedness Month to support children in need around the world.
  • United will match the first million miles raised by Sesame Workshop before the end of the year.
  • "Sesame Workshop is thrilled to collaborate with United's Miles on a Mission to bring education and joy to even more children and families through our Welcome Sesame initiative," said Sesame Workshop President Sherrie Westin.
  • United also recently launched new children's amenity kits that feature iconic Sesame Workshop characters like Oscar and Elmo in various games and stories.

SVP Worldwide Unveils Embroidery Designs Featuring the Sesame Street Characters

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

LA VERGNE, Tenn., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SVP Worldwide announced today it will debut embroidery designs featuring the beloved Sesame Street characters.

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  • LA VERGNE, Tenn., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SVP Worldwide announced today it will debut embroidery designs featuring the beloved Sesame Street characters.
  • The Sesame Street characters that have been longtime favorites of children and adults will be available in the mySewnet™ Library on May 24th.
  • "For over 50 years, generations of children around the world have grown up watching Sesame Street, and we are ecstatic to share these new embroidery and crafting designs with our consumers."
  • A mySewnet subscription bundles embroidery software with full access to our embroidery library of 8,000-plus embroidery designs .

SVP Worldwide Unveils Embroidery Designs Featuring the Sesame Street Characters

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

LA VERGNE, Tenn., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SVP Worldwide announced today it will debut embroidery designs featuring the beloved Sesame Street characters.

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  • LA VERGNE, Tenn., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SVP Worldwide announced today it will debut embroidery designs featuring the beloved Sesame Street characters.
  • The Sesame Street characters that have been longtime favorites of children and adults will be available in the mySewnet™ Library on May 24th.
  • "For over 50 years, generations of children around the world have grown up watching Sesame Street, and we are ecstatic to share these new embroidery and crafting designs with our consumers."
  • A mySewnet subscription bundles embroidery software with full access to our embroidery library of 8,000-plus embroidery designs .

United Names Oscar the Grouch as First Chief Trash Officer

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today named Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch as its first Chief Trash Officer as he and the airline celebrate his love of rubbish. United Airlines' new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly.

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  • United Airlines' new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly.
  • "United has invested in more sustainable aviation fuel production than any airline in the world, by far," said United Chief Communications Officer Josh Earnest.
  • So United has enlisted Oscar to help us educate the traveling public of all ages about SAF and rally them to the cause of fighting climate change.
  • "The amazing collaboration helps United Airlines explain in simpler terms the technology of turning trash into fuel in a fun and engaging manner."

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney Announces Retirement from Sesame Street

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Puppeteer Caroll Spinney today announced that he is stepping down from the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, which he has performed on Sesame Street since its 1969 premiere.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Puppeteer Caroll Spinney today announced that he is stepping down from the roles of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, which he has performed on Sesame Street since its 1969 premiere.
  • Spinney even met his wife of 45 years, Debra, on the Sesame Street set in 1973.
  • "Caroll has been one of the leading lights of Sesame Street from the very beginning," said Joan Ganz Cooney, co-founder of Sesame Workshop.
  • Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit media and educational organization behind Sesame Street, the pioneering television show that has been reaching and teaching children since 1969.