Bahrain Activist Gets 5-Year Sentence for ‘Insulting’ Tweets

Nabeel Rajab, a leading figure of pro-democracy rallies in 2011, had criticized prison abuses and the Yemen war. He was already serving time for criticizing the government.

Top 100 Life Stages Trends in February – From Parent-Controlled Money Boxes to Fall-Preventing Apps (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) The top February 2018 life stages trends reveal a range of innovations for many different age segments, which range from baby clothing subscription services to apps that help to predict and prevent…

The Integer Group Goes Through Leadership Restructuring in Des Moines

The Integer Group parted ways with three members of its senior leadership team in Des Moines, which the agency attributes to a leadership restructuring.

President Frank Maher, chief financial officer Michelle Diehl and executive creative director Michael Rivera are leaving The Integer Group to “explore new possibilities,” according to a press release, with “a leadership team comprised of executives from Integer Corporate and Integer Denver” assuming their responsibilities.

The Integer Group CEO Mike Sweeney made the announcement late last month, describing it as part of The Integer Group’s move to a more integrated service and operations model and stating, “The world around us is rapidly changing, and we need to continue to evolve the way we work to solidify our standing as a leading commerce agency.”

Following the reorganization, The Integer Group’s Des Moines office is aligned with the same structure as the agency’s New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Bentonville offices.

Maher is an agency veteran of over fifteen years, having arrived at The Integer Group following around seven and a half years with FCB Global, where he served as senior vice president. Diehl has served as the agency’s chief financial officer since 2001. Rivera joined The Integer Group from HY Connect, where he served as executive creative director, director of digital integration, in 2015. Before joining HY Connect in 2010 he spent two years as executive creative director for Agency.com, followed by a brief stint as vice president, innovation for Maddock Douglas.

“I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Frank, Michelle and Michael. They have built the foundation for this office and established critical expertise for our Network in the areas of Considered Purchase, CRM and Channel expertise,” Sweeney said in his closing statement, “We wouldn’t be entering into this next phase of growth and opportunity for our Network or continuing our strong commitment to our Midwest presence without their contribution.”

2-Page Ad in The New York Times Calls Out NRA-Backed Members of Congress

Two gun control groups, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, have taken out a two-page ad in today’s The New York Times listing members of Congress who have accepted donations from the National Rifle Association. Following last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…

Jaguar: Jaguar E-PACE – The Workout

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Jaguar: Jaguar E-PACE – The Crossing

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Jaguar: Jaguar E-PACE – The Distraction

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Leucan: The Defenders

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Huy Fong Foods: Sriracha In Space

We noticed a bottle of Sriracha floating around on the international space station and began to wonder how many bottles were up in space. So we emulated howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com and created howmanysrirachabottlesareinspacerightnow.com. There’s no rationale except that space is trending and so is Sriracha.

Cinemático – Três Anúncios Para Um Crime

No novo Cinemático, Carlos Merigo, Matheus Fiore, Ju Wallauer, Robson Bravo e Jessica Correa conversam sobre “Três Anúncios Para Um Crime”, dirigido por Martin Mcdonagh. Os spoilers começam aos 22:50. > OUÇA através do player abaixo ou pelo SPOTIFY Download | iTunes | Feed | Spotify ======== Edição por Robson Bravo Críticas, comentários, sugestões para …

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SXSW 2018: o bom, as armadilhas e o estranho

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Wednesday Morning Stir

-TBWASpain’s latest for American Tourister shows us how the rules don’t apply to famous people like Cristiano Ronaldo.

-Fresh off its Trump-trolling CNN campaign, Figliulo&Partners hired Natalie Troubh of Badger & Winters as executive director of client service and Henry Monsell as executive director of strategy.

-United Airlines has taken more of its social media and content creation operations in-house since hiring Dana Brooks Reinglass as chief storyteller. That means even less work for you!

-Speaking of in-house, more clients on the media side of the agency world are doing things themselves too.

-Maybe this is part of the reason why Pivotal downgraded WPP stock from “buy” to “hold” this week.

-British cops are now telling people to stop calling them about the closing of hundreds of KFC outlets. This mess is going to win a Bronze Lion for activations, isn’t it?

-ICYMI, Leo Burnett London is moving … into the same building as Fallon right next door to Saatchi & Saatchi! Shared offices are the solution to every problem.

-AGAIN with the “we’re optimistic about Twitter” from media buyers and marketers. It’s a fucking cesspool and we are addicted to it.

Media Buyers and Brand Executives Are Optimistic About Twitter’s 2018 Focus

Twitter has problems. Hoaxes run rampant, bots spread propaganda, and then there are the Nazis. On the business end, the platform experienced a significant user growth jump before plummeting back to Earth, and it constantly faces an impatient Wall Street, even after posting its first net-profit quarter in Q4. While it’s not always easy seeing…

Ryan Reynolds Now Owns Aviation Gin, Because ‘It’s the Best Damn Gin on the Planet’

Ryan Reynolds is the latest celebrity to get into the alcohol business. The Deadpool star has purchased an ownership interest in Portland, Ore.-based Aviation Gin. Reynolds will now be the face of the brand and be involved in the “entire creative process for Aviation, including Aviation’s marketing and strategy,” explained Andrew Chrisomalis, CEO of Aviation…

How Audience Targeting Is Changing in the Age of Digital Transformation

The advertising industry is notoriously fickle. Cast your mind back to the 1950s when large companies with larger budgets would broadcast messages to consumers, telling them what they needed. From Brillo Pads to Oldsmobiles, the same content was thrust upon a notably non-targeted audience. We’ve come a long way since then. Advertisers have been anticipating…

Mobile ad tech company Fyber launches new header bidding technology under unified brand

Mobile ad tech company Fyber has partnered with two mobile app advertising networks, Adcolony and Tapjoy, to launch an in-app header bidding platform, Fairbid.

Santander, Boden, Adobe and Econsultancy on data, customer experience and design

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Hornbach Made a Fancy Chair You Don’t Just Assemble but Actually Have to Build

Hornbach, dude. We love it when it’s serious, but when it’s weird, it can’t be beat. The European DIY brand that once gave us the man who feels his house’s pain has returned, this time in collaboration with designer and architect Sigurd Larsen. Together they’ve created the Werkst?ck Edition Lounge Chair. It’s a smooth, markedly…