Ad Lib Podcast: Po.et CEO Jarrod Dicker on Why Blockchain Could Save Publishing


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Jarrod Dicker was VP of innovation at the Washington Post currently on a hot streak and owned by the richest guy in the world. In the middle of last month, a subset of the media world snapped to attention when he left the Post, where he built out a lot of pioneering proprietary tech for the company, to become the CEO of something called Po.et, which bills itself as “an open, universal, and immutable ledger for managing the ownership and licensing of the world’s creative works.”

It runs on blockchain, the technology that powers Bitcoin.

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Coca-Cola: Taste the Feeling

Outdoor, Print
Coca-Cola

Over the last year, the Middle East has been undergoing a huge cultural shift, with Saudi Arabia lifting a 35-year ban on cinemas, a 7-year ban on concerts, and allowing women to enter stadiums for the very first time. Coca-Cola has always been an integral part of enjoying sports and entertainment around the world, so the team decided to reinforce that by showing people the indescribable feeling of being part of the crowd at these huge cultural gatherings. It’s a feeling that some people may not have felt in a while, but one that is as familiar as the taste of Coca-Cola.

Advertising Agency:Memac Ogilvy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Chief Creative Officer:Paul Shearer
Executive Creative Director:Ramzi Moutran
Creative Director:Sascha Kuntze
Art Director:Hugo Rochette
Copywriter:Aditya Hariharan
Photographer:Daniel Botezatu, Jelena Jankovic
Retoucher:Litematter, Ramadan Ibrahim
Business Director:Tarek Shawki
Senior Account Manager:Amy ElAskary
Marketing Manager:Effie Kontopolou
Imc Manager:Islam Eldessouky
Media:Sherif Ghanem
Connections Manager:Sherif Ghanem

Orange: It’s all about what matters to you


Film, Online
Orange

Writing a text message, opening a popup, sharing one’s feelings, making a call, drafting an email, or simply surfing the internet. All these activities have become daily rituals. In fact, Millennials reportedly spend on average two hours a day on their mobile phones. Cell-phones have become ubiquitous in our daily lives because they help reinforce our social links and enable us to connect us to the rest of the world, particularly to the ones we love. The safety of French drivers is a key societal issue that needs to be addressed by all telecom operators, hand in hand with France’s Road Safety Authority (Sécurité Routière). So Orange chose to do its bit, echoing the public authority initiatives already underway.

Advertising Agency:La Chose, Paris, France

ASICS: Manifesto?


Film
ASICS

Advertising Agency:Saatchi & Saatchi, Los Angeles, USA
Audio Post Production Studio:Eleven
Mixer:Ben Freer
Sound Designer:Ben Freer, Jordan Meltzer
Assistant Mixer:Andrew Smith
Executive Producer:Melissa Elston
Producer:Maddee Bonniot

Dogs Trust: Dog Theft


Film
Dogs Trust

Advertising Agency:TMW Unlimited, London, United Kingdom
Creative Director:Jamie Coggans
Art Director:Brittony Collins
Copywriter:Fluff Higgins
Account Director:Anneli Shiel
Group Account Director:Jackie Bee
Director:Recipe
Production Company:Recipe
Editor:Chris Moore, TMW Unlimited
Post Production:Chris Moore, TMW Unlimited
Sound Design:Chris Moore, TMW Unlimited

New Balance: Fearlessly Independent Since 1906


Film
New Balance

Advertising Agency:ACE Content, USA
Founder:Justin Barocas
Executive Producer:Justin Barocas
HOP:Carlos Naude
Creative Director:Carlos Naude, Gordon Hull
Account Director:Jared Shulam
Producer:Troy Smith, Josh Goldstein
Production:Identity
Executive Producers:Joe Masi, Alana Hearn
Director:Philip Andelman
DoP:Jody Lee Lipes

McDonald's: Knight, The Test, Friday Night


Film
McDonald’s

Advertising Agency:DDB, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director:Alexander Kalchev
Creative Director:Mélanie Pennec
Art Director Assistants:Thibaut Pirioux, Noémie Blum
PostProducer:Jérôme Deplatière
Planner:Cédric Ledoux
Production:Stink
Producers:Greg Panteix, Marine Garnier
Director:Emma Luchini
DoP:Christophe Beaucarne
Postproduction:Mikros Image
Editing:Benjamin Favreul
Sound Production:Cédric Boit, Clément Reynaud, Marine Cremer, Studio 5

Lacoste: Save Our Species


Film
Lacoste

Advertising Agency:BETC, Paris, France
Chief Creative Officer:Remi Babinet
Creative Director:Antoine Choque
Copywriters:Céline Mazza, Olivier Aumard
Art Director:Jonathan Baudet-Botella
Ad Assistant:Benoît Ferran
Strategic Planner:Céline Mazza
Head of Activation Strategy:Julien Levêque
Producer:Karine Manzic, Franck Annese
Production Company:ALLSO
Music:Demon

The world of work must change for true gender equality

Why it’s time to challenge working conventions and make the world of work fit around bright, able and ambitious women

Oystercatchers to cull 'cumbersome' RFIs and chemistry meetings

Oystercatchers is setting out to overhaul the client/agency pitch process, with an insistence that only agencies that “truly meet” client criteria will be allowed on to pitches.

Shortlist Media's Mr Hyde launches annual Chicken Wing Day

Mr Hyde, the Shortlist Media email bulletin brand, is hosting the first annual Chicken Wing Day.

Compared to Watt?

Campaign Diary: Iris – act your age; Adland takes best tables at Brit Awards

The snowfall brought out the inner teenage boy in Iris, while adland shows its face at last week’s Brit Awards.

Turkey of the week: Confused.com bungles ad thanks to James Corden's antics

Confused.com’s latest ad starring James Corden tries way too hard for a laugh.

Pick of the week: KFC comes out on top with witty apology ad

Satirists couldn’t have penned a bigger disaster for KFC than a chicken shortage that resulted in it having to shut up shop at most of its branches.

64 Premium Leather Gifts – From Cheeky Designer Wallets to Opulent Italian Tie Cases (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These premium leather gifts are durable, stylish and versatile—offering a sure way to delight a person who relies on good design, vintage fashion or products that are built to last.

Haute…

Redesigned Iconic Buggies – RM Sotheby's Restored the Classic 1965 Manx Dune Buggy for Auction (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) RM Sotheby’s is auctioning off a newly renovated 1965 Manx Dune Buggy in the original and highly sought-after Manxter 2+2 edition. The complete restoration was made by Manx specialists in San…

Walmart Raises MInimum Firearm and Ammo Purchase Age to 21


The biggest U.S. retailer will raise its minimum age restriction for purchase of any firearms and ammunition to 21, following similar moves by Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Dick’s removed assault-style rifles from its namesake stores following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but kept selling them in its Field & Stream stores. On Wednesday, it said it would stop selling such guns at any of its stores and raised the minimum age for buying guns and ammunition to 21.

Walmart in 2015 ended sales of “modern sporting rifles,” including the AR-15 model that was used in the mass murder of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, setting off impassioned calls for stricter U.S. gun laws. President Donald Trump broke with his National Rifle Association backers to call for a minimum age of 21 to purchase firearms earlier this week.

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Walmart Raises Minimum Age for Gun and Ammunition Purchases to 21

Walmart is following in the steps of Dick’s Sporting Goods and announced Wednesday night that it will raise the minimum age limit to buy guns and ammunition to 21. The retailer also said in a statement that it will stop selling items, like airsoft guns, that mimic assault-style rifles. The move is in response to…

Novo controle permite que você “dirija” os futuros carros automáticos

Junto dos carros elétricos, os veículos autônomos se tornaram o próximo passo no transporte. Empresas multinacionais como a alemã OSRAM, a norte-americana General Motors e a japonesa Toyota já estão investindo no setor das mais diferentes formas, e governos como o do estado da Califórnia já estão permitindo o uso de suas avenidas para a realização de testes …

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