Why Ikea took over a Soho townhouse to celebrate its 30th anniversary

Ikea has been hosting house parties in London this week to celebrate 30 years in the UK.

Ebay completes advertiser roster for Piccadilly Lights relaunch

Ebay will advertise on the famous Piccadilly Lights outdoor site when it relaunches this month, completing a roster of six brands.

P&G sales below expectations with 1% growth

Procter & Gamble’s net sales were up 1% year-on-year to $16.7bn (£12.6bn) in the three months to 30 September.

Facebook começa a testar assinaturas para Artigos Instantâneos no Android

Iniciativa pega carona na série de ações da rede social para agradar os publishers

> LEIA MAIS: Facebook começa a testar assinaturas para Artigos Instantâneos no Android

Hi App: cartão de visitas 100% digital promete acabar com versão tradicional em papel

Aplicativo facilita a distribuição entre os contatos e diminui custos para empresas e profissionais

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Spotify terá programa para identificar e apoiar talentos da nova cena

Intitulado RISE, projeto pretende ajudar artistas que já conquistaram algum reconhecimento

> LEIA MAIS: Spotify terá programa para identificar e apoiar talentos da nova cena

Fox News Apologizes for Featuring Veteran Who Lied About Being a Navy SEAL

The network identified the veteran, John Garofalo, as a SEAL who had been awarded 22 commendations, including two Purple Hearts. It wasn’t true.

Mind: How Fiction Becomes Fact on Social Media

Platforms like Facebook and Twitter offer up memes designed to feel real, if only for an instant — long enough for our minds to make a false connection.

After Harvey Weinstein’s Fall, Spotlight Finds His Brother

Bob Weinstein long operated in the shadow of his sibling, but is now scrambling to hold their company together while facing an uncertain future of his own.

Inside Amazon, Diversity Concerns Flare Up After Harassment Accusations

Amazon’s handling of accusations of sexual harassment involving Roy Price, who ran its movie and television operations, has set off confusion, debate and finger-pointing.

Friday Morning Stir

-The&Partnership launched a “Say Yes to the City” pan-European campaign for Lexus (video above).

-W+K New York launched NFL and Walking Dead-themed spots for Bud Light.

-Adweek talks with the directors behind Mars’ “Bite Size Horror” ads.

-Industry leaders respond to Justin Tindall‘s comments, highlight “The danger of being bored by diversity.”

-StrawberryFrog’s Scott Goodson asks, “How Have the Tech Giants Ruined Advertising?

-Publishers are rethinking autoplay ads.

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22squared, SweetWater Brewing Launch ‘Fish for A Fish’ Campaign to Stock Georgia Waters

Independent agency 22squared teamed up with Atlanta brewery SweetWater, the nation’s 15th largest craft brewer, for a campaign aimed to help stock Georgia waters with healthy trout.

The effort is aimed around a limited-time packaging initiative. For October and November cans of 420 Extra Pale Ale and IPA, SweetWater’s flagships beers, will feature artwork which can be stacked to create an image of a rainbow trout. Customers are then encouraged to share images of the stacked cans on social media, using the hashtag “#fishforafish.”

For each such post, SweetWater, in partnership with the local DNR, will stock a local stream or river with healthy trout.

A Georgian could presumably spend a day drinking SweetWater while fishing, snap a pic, post using the hashtag, and help stock those very waters for future fishing trips.

22squared was responsible for concepting the packaging initiative, working closely with the brewery, as well as the design, overall campaign and marketing initiative.

“SweetWater is a brand that really lives its values. With the #fishforafish program, they’re combining their passion for our local waters with a packaging innovation that’s super fun,” 22squared executive creative director Al Patton said in a statement. “It’s great to see the stackable fish can photos spreading over social media, especially knowing each one is having a positive impact on the environment.”

“From day one, our passions for beer and fishing, and our abiding love and respect for the outdoors, have inspired the brand and informed the business strategy,” added SweetWater Brewing Co. founder Freddy Bensch. “22squared has done a phenomenal job of understanding our brand and our culture, and that’s evident in these sweet trophy trout cans.”

The “Fish For A Fish” campaign is tied to the brand’s connection to the outdoors and its larger culture of promoting environmental efforts. Another such effort, the brewery’s annual “Save Our Water” campaign, has raised over a million dollars for clean water initiatives.

This year, 22squared launched SweetWater’s first brand campaign, entitled “Where There’s Water, There’s SweetWater.”

Friday Odds and Ends

-Humanaut launched a “Get House Proud” campaign for West Elm (video above).

-Two MEC clients, Campbell’s and Marriott, are launching global reviews.

-BBDO New York copywriter, and Adweek Young InfluentialBennett D. Bennett is leaving BBDO to join the editorial team of The Drum in New York.

-The Richards Group launched a “This is the Time” campaign aimed at for Abercrombie & Fitch, aimed at consumers aged 21-24, naturally.

-AMV BBDO executive creative director Alex Grieve explains why he wanted to make an ad about period blood.

-Global chief executive for performance media at The Marketing Group Mary Keane-Dawson addresses “Elephants in the media room: calling time out on sexual harassment.”

Hi-Liter: Receipt

Whether it’s inside the classroom or outside, Hi-Liter allows you to prioritize what you want to remember.

Hi-Liter: Teacher Evaluation

Whether it’s inside the classroom or outside, Hi-Liter allows you to prioritize what you want to remember.

Hi-Liter: Subway Ad

Whether it’s inside the classroom or outside, Hi-Liter allows you to prioritize what you want to remember.

The O Project

In a daring and bold move, Brazilian photographer, Marcos Alberti, acclaimed for last year’s “3 Glasses” project on drinking alcohol in moderation, set out on a new mission to break down the barriers of female sexual well-being in his latest quest, the “O Project.” Together with sexual well-being brand, Smile Makers, Alberti presented female sexuality like it’s never been done.

Alberti captured the facial expressions of more than 20 women before, during, and after their sexual journey, while using personal massagers. The four photos unveil the slow or, in some cases, rapid progression of each woman’s facial changes as she reaches and recovers from orgasm. The headshots are fun and sexy, but tasteful, keeping everything below the waist hidden from view – ­­­­­­­­­­even from the photographer.

Bud Light Preps for a Special Sunday Night as It Tries to Make Ads That Break Into Culture

Bud Light is expressly trying to generate cultural buzz with its new “Famous Among Friends” campaign, and it sees this Sunday as its next big opportunity to do so. The AB InBev brand, and agency Wieden + Kennedy New York, have created two 60-second commercials tailored to two high-profile events that day–the Patriots-Falcons NFL game…

Harvey Weinstein's Alleged Media Protectors Under Increasing Fire


A couple things to note about Variety’s just-released Harvey Weinstein cover story:

First, the cover itselfa illustration (by Peter Strain) of disgraced movie mogul Weinstein, looking somehow both defiant and defeated, together with an eerily spot-on headline: “GAME OVER.”

Second, one particular passage in story, which appears online under the headline “Judgment Day: Harvey Weinstein Scandal Could Finally Change Hollywood’s Culture of Secrecy.” Brent Lang and Elizabeth Wagmeister write,

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