Poll: How Much Do You Love or Hate Hearing About President Trump's Latest Polls Numbers?


Ad Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 8:

Today I’m introducing the Media Guy Poll, using revolutionary new rhetorical-polling technology. The secret to this cutting-edge approach is that I don’t really want an answer to any given question — seriously, keep it to yourself — which greatly simplifies the collection and tallying process, and dramatically reduces the margin of error. Today’s poll question: How happy or sad are you to hear about President Trump’s latest poll numbers? (See No. 1, below.) IMPORTANT: If you insist on sharing your answer, please see this. Anyway, let’s get started …

1. Per an analysis this morning by The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake headlined “Trump’s base is officially crumbling”:

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DeepMind, Master of Go, Struggles to Crack Its Next Milestone: 'Starcraft II'


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NBC Shuts Down Web Comedy Service


NBC Universal’s ad-free, comedy-focused subscription video service, Seeso, is shutting down as the media division of Comcast Corp. focuses its digital strategy on investments like BuzzFeed and Snapchat.

In a Facebook post, Seeso said much of its comedy content has found a new home at VRV, a video app that includes channels like Crunchyroll and Machinima.

Seeso had only arrived in January 2016, priced at $3.99 a month. It featured stars such as Amy Poehler and the British comedy troupe Monty Python, as well as stand-up comedy, original scripted series, and NBC fare like “Saturday Night Live” and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

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Marketer's Brief: Move Over Four Loko, Here Comes 'Natty Rush'


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35 Retail Concept Stores – From Pop-Up Sandal Shops to Energy-Saving Concept Stores (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) From high-tech staff-less convenience stores to shop-in-shop displays, these retail concept stores showcase the many ways in which retailers are experimenting with new ideas that will drive the…

Community Films Welcomes Renowned Director Duo Ben/Dave To The Company’s Growing Roster Of Talent

Community Films has welcomed renowned directing duo Ben/Dave to their growing roster of talent. They join an impressive assembly of directorial creatives, which includes: Seth Gordon, Jared Hess, Pam Thomas, Clay Williams, Emil Möller, Marius Crowne, Clay Tweel, Albert Uria, Aleysa Young, and John Wikstrom.

“Before signing with Lizzie and Carl, we examined both their teeth for signs of health and longevity, and carefully counted all of their fingers and toes,” jokes Ben/Dave. “We don’t remember the final total, but it seemed like there were enough for basic pointing and thumbs-up functions. That was pretty much our whole vetting process. Of course, we also noted Community’s small, well-curated roster of directors we like and admire. Plus the fact that there were dogs everywhere, which honestly seemed like a cheap shot at winning us over. Whatever, it worked.”

“Ben and Dave do hilarious work, and we are totally psyched to have them as part of Community,” shares Partner/EP Lizzie Schwartz. “They are incredibly nice people, and the Community dogs liked them – which sealed the deal,” adds Partner/EP Carl Swan. “We cannot wait to make lots of awesome connections with them and help take their work to an even higher level.”

The directing duo is made up of Ben Hurst and Dave Thomas, who met in Salt Lake City while Thomas was an agency creative director and Hurst was directing commercials. They joined forces on several projects shortly after and consider themselves to be “the world’s teamiest, most directory commercial directing team” – providing strategy, innovation and humor to their work. Ben/Dave have produced work for a diverse array of clients including Pepsi, Bowlmor/AMF, Honda, Samsung, Progressive Insurance, Heinz and GE.

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Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing His Music and His Memories to Broadway

Tickets to the intimate shows at the Walter Kerr Theater will be sold via a new technology called Verified Fan in an attempt to cut down on scalping.

Just Months Later, Another Press Secretary Profile

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Kesha, Even With a Liberated New Album, Remains Tied to Dr. Luke

Three years into an acrimonious legal and public relations battle, they remain uncomfortably entwined.

Migros: Love Receipts

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M-Lombard: Altynay / Kudalar

Gold in Central Asia is closely connected with folk traditions. For every jewelry there is a memory associated with it and no one wants this gold to be broken.

Memories associated with gold can be corrupted by scratched or acid when determining the sample. Altynai (Goldy) – in an attempt to learn the sample destroys an important folk moments.

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Gold in Central Asia is closely connected with folk traditions. For every jewelry there is a memory associated with it and no one wants this gold to be broken.

Memories associated with gold can be corrupted by scratched or acid when determining the sample. Altynai (Goldy) – in an attempt to learn the sample destroys an important folk moments.

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Unicef: Facebook Can Kill

To raise awareness about the danger of cyber bullying, we created a print campaign for Unicef which focuses on the three biggest social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

Unicef: Twitter Can Kill

To raise awareness about the danger of cyber bullying, we created a print campaign for Unicef which focuses on the three biggest social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

Unicef: WhatsApp Can Kill

To raise awareness about the danger of cyber bullying, we created a print campaign for Unicef which focuses on the three biggest social media platforms: Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

SKY: The "Real" Game of Thrones Marathon

For the launch of Game of Thrones season seven, Sky and M&C Saatchi created the first TV marathon actually run by fans of the award-winning show. A group of marathoners addicted to the TV series crossed Italy behind a moving screen, while watching the first six seasons of the most followed series in the world.

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