AI pioneer Monks taps Dentsu's innovation executive to further AI transformation

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monks, the global, purely digital, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc., is excited to announce the appointment of Dave Meeker as its new EVP, AI Innovation. Meeker brings over two decades of expertise at the intersection of business, design, and technology, and most recently served as Chief Innovation Officer and America's Practice Lead for Experience Design & Innovation at Dentsu Creative and Head of Emerging Experiences for Merkle. In his new role as Monks EVP, AI Innovation Meeker will deliver immediate, practical AI solutions for clients reflecting an industry shift toward tangible transformation.

LONDON, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Media.Monks, the operating brand of S4 Capital and leading digital-first, data-driven, advertising, marketing and technology services company, today announces streamlined and more effective offerings. They are designed to arm CEOs, CMOs and CTOs with fully integrated services, architected to drive sustainable, profitable growth and innovation across their enterprises and the tools to leverage AI and unlock cost-efficiencies accelerating transformation at scale.

LONDON, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Media.Monks, the operating brand of S4 Capital and leading digital-first, data-driven, advertising, marketing and technology services company, today announces streamlined and more effective offerings. They are designed to arm CEOs, CMOs and CTOs with fully integrated services, architected to drive sustainable, profitable growth and innovation across their enterprises and the tools to leverage AI and unlock cost-efficiencies accelerating transformation at scale.

The revolutionary avatar was designed by NHK Enterprises Inc. and NHK Global Media Services, a division of Japan's Public Broadcaster, in collaboration with global marketing company Media.Monks

NEW YORK, May 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S4Capital's operating brand Media.Monks, a digital-first marketing and advertising services company, partnered with NHK Enterprises Inc. and NHK Global Media Services, a division of Japan's Public Broadcaster, to create the world's first text-to-sign translation engine for emergency alerts. KIKI is a lifelike virtual avatar designed to generate dynamic Japanese Sign Language (JSL) interpretations from text inputs for public distribution in real-time. KIKI generates JSL disaster messaging for the Deaf community in less than 10 seconds, taking into account the language's unique syntax, the importance of pausing, and the evocation of emotion not conveyed through closed captions.