Volkswagen: Captured by Nature – Monkeys

Volkswagen Print Ad - Captured by Nature - Monkeys

Volkswagen: Captured by Nature – Bear

Volkswagen Print Ad - Captured by Nature - Bear

Hypo: Efo

Hypo Print Ad - Efo

Mothers are known to shield the fault of their kids from strangers. this ad thus draw a parallel from this human truth by showing how mothers use the brand (Hypo Bleach) to take out different stain of popular local meals from the clothes of their kids, thereby covering the stains that were once there.

Hypo: Ewa

Hypo Print Ad - Ewa

Mothers are known to shield the fault of their kids from strangers. this ad thus draw a parallel from this human truth by showing how mothers use the brand (Hypo Bleach) to take out different stain of popular local meals from the clothes of their kids, thereby covering the stains that were once there.

Hypo: Nsala

Hypo Print Ad - Nsala

Mothers are known to shield the fault of their kids from strangers. this ad thus draw a parallel from this human truth by showing how mothers use the brand (Hypo Bleach) to take out different stain of popular local meals from the clothes of their kids, thereby covering the stains that were once there.

Vibrant 90s-Inspired Streetwear – The Bodega Spring/Summer 2018 Collection Honors a Nostalgic Era (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new Bodega Spring/Summer 2018 collection draws a strong inspiration from the 90s era and its bright aesthetics. The nostalgic vibes are translated through the pieces and especially through the…

Home Depot Is Building Out Visual Discovery and Shopping on Pinterest

Home improvement retailer Home Depot and visual network Pinterest have partnered to expand Pinterest’s visual discovery feature–Shop the Look, with more than 100,000 shoppable products–to capitalize on consumer search behavior on the platform and overcome search engine shortcomings. To shop a pin, users tap the white circle on a product to see similar, shoppable items,…

Best Buy to stop selling Huawei phones amid U.S. concerns


Best Buy, the large consumer electronics retailer, plans to sever ties with Chinese phone maker Huawei amid U.S. government criticism of the phone maker, according to people familiar with the matter.

The retail giant will stop selling all Huawei phones, laptops, and smartwatches in the coming weeks, they said. In addition, Best Buy won’t sell phones under the Honor brand, a Huawei subsidiary that was supposed to help the Chinese phone maker sell in lower-cost smartphone markets globally, including in the U.S.

Best Buy follows U.S. mobile-phone carriers AT&T and Verizon Communications in distancing themselves from Huawei, which has come under scrutiny by U.S. officials concerned about whether the company is too closely affiliated with the Chinese government.

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Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 1

Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 1

It’s celebrated in November 20th the Brazilian Black Consciousness Day. Despite the fact that the date is actually a holiday, we still have to reflect the equality (or the lack of it) in our society.

Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 2

Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 2

It’s celebrated in November 20th the Brazilian Black Consciousness Day. Despite the fact that the date is actually a holiday, we still have to reflect the equality (or the lack of it) in our society.

Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 3

Unconsciousness – Brazilian Black Consciousness Day, 3

It’s celebrated in November 20th the Brazilian Black Consciousness Day. Despite the fact that the date is actually a holiday, we still have to reflect the equality (or the lack of it) in our society.

Sandy Hook Promise: The Other Side

Today, Sandy Hook Promise is launching its latest PSA, “The Other Side,” which encourages people to visit SaySomething.net and bring the organization’s new, no-cost Say Something Anonymous Reporting System to their schools. It’s the latest PSA in a series released by Sandy Hook Promise over the past 18 months that has focused on encouraging people to learn the signs that might lead to gun violence and to say something when you see them, beginning in 2016 with “Evan” and continuing this year with “Tomorrow’s News.”

Video of The Other Side

ALDI: Face

Video of ALDI Epic Reminders – Face

ALDI: Tie

Video of ALDI Epic Reminders – Tie

Here's the problem with Lindsay Lohan's Lawyer.com ad


From a pop-cultural perspective, what’s better than a trainwreck celebrity? A self-deprecating trainwreck celebrity, right?

Uh, usually … but not always.

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How One Niche Online Wholesaler Is Carving Out Space in a Crowded Ecommerce Market

The ever-looming presence of Amazon in the ecommerce (and even offline) world is one threat retailers consistently have at the top of their mind. While some traditional brands are shaken by Amazon’s existence, others, like digitally native brands, appear less concerned and instead are focusing on building their brand and appealing to consumers. Boxed, an…

Once Known for Social Media, VaynerMedia Wants to Become an ‘Attention’ Agency

Gary Vaynerchuk’s VaynerMedia was an early adopter of using video as a way for brands to message their wares on social. It pivoted to video prior to that phrase becoming a publisher’s SOS call. The social agency grew its reputation on helping brands navigate Facebook, Twitter and, more recently, Snapchat before the platforms became inundated…

Comedian Byron Allen buys the Weather Channel for $300 million


Comedian and producer Byron Allen acquired the Weather Channel TV network as he looks to expand his film and TV production company into a major media business.

Allen’s Entertainment Studios bought the network from Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Comcast Corp., according to a statement Thursday. The price was approximately $300 million, according to a person familiar with the terms who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and asked not to be identified.

The deal includes the famous cable TV network, but not the online assets such as the website Weather.com and related mobile apps, which were acquired by IBM in January 2016.

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Watch the newest ads on TV from Dell, H&M, Kohl's and more


Every weekday we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the real-time TV ad measurement company with attention and conversion analytics from more than eight million smart TVs. The ads here ran on national TV for the first time yesterday.

A few highlights: “Westworld” star Jeffrey Wright pops up in two commercials for Dell Technologies that call attention to DT-group-companies’ leadership role in “digital transformation.” Celebrities take to the dance floor to help retailer H&M promote its affordable fashions (Creativity’s Alexandra Jardine has the backstory: “Winona Ryder and Elizabeth Olsen star in an epic dance-off for H&M that screams female empowerment.”) And JC Penney wants you to “get your feel-good moments from your family and your spring style from JC Penney” (earlier this month Ad Age’s Adrianne Pasquarelli reported on the department store’s new direction: “JC Penney Takes Wraps Off First Work From Badger & Winters”).

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M&C Saatchi: record profits show agency model is still a 'wonderful business'

The big holding company agency model may be under pressure but it’s still possible to run a “wonderful” agency business if local entrepreneurs are in charge, according to M&C Saatchi chief David Kershaw.