Mediator: The Top 18 Media Grinches of 2018
Posted in: UncategorizedIt’s time for the Grinchy Awards, given to the year’s worst actors in the news media and anyone else who interfered with a free press.
Der Spiegel to Press Charges Against Reporter Who Made Up Articles
Posted in: UncategorizedThe United States ambassador to Germany waded into the scandal by accusing the newsmagazine of anti-American bias and calling for an independent audit.
Top 100 Pets Trends in 2018 – From Canine-Friendly Bike Seats to Flatpack Pet Beds (TOPLIST)
Posted in: UncategorizedMary Poppins: The Peculiar Challenge of Animating Her World
Posted in: UncategorizedRob Marshall was thrilled and anxious to be asked to direct the sequel to “Mary Poppins,” which was the first movie he ever saw.
8 big brand flameouts in 2018
Posted in: UncategorizedThere were brand fails this year as there are every year: bad tweets, accidentally racist ads, data missteps. Snafus from which brands emerge battered and bruised, but ultimately … fine.
And then there were total flameouts. Sometimes a brand simply goes down. No coming back. In that category, it was a rocky year, especially for mall brands. And Roseanne Barr. Here are the most notable.
Sears
8 big brand flameouts in 2018
Posted in: UncategorizedThere were brand fails this year as there are every year: bad tweets, accidentally racist ads, data missteps. Snafus from which brands emerge battered and bruised, but ultimately … fine.
And then there were total flameouts. Sometimes a brand simply goes down. No coming back. In that category, it was a rocky year, especially for mall brands. And Roseanne Barr. Here are the most notable.
Sears
Not everyone is buying this ad exec's call to boycott Facebook
Posted in: UncategorizedNot everyone is picking up what Mat Baxter is putting down.
On Thursday, the CEO of the agency Initiative took to LinkedIn to berate Facebook over this week’s revelations it had shared more data with certain other platforms than previously disclosed. He made headlines for saying he’s advising clients to pull ads from the social network.
“It’s about time we take a collective stand against the egregious behavior of Facebook,” he wrote. Initiative is a media agency owned by Interpublic Group of Cos., which distanced itself from Baxter’s LinkedIn post
Facebook Closes 5 Accounts That Used Russia-Like Tactics in Alabama Senate Race
Posted in: UncategorizedFacebook acted in response to news reports that a group of social media experts had secretly used deceptive activity in the Alabama race in 2017.
Mamilos 176 – Perdoar Pra Quê?
Posted in: UncategorizedEntão é Natal, tempo de milagre até para ateus ortodoxos porque mesmo na guerra é aquele tempo em que a gente baixa as armas e olha para quem está do outro lado da trincheira enxergando a humanidade que nos conecta. Nós esquecemos por um dia as feridas que nos infligimos e enxergamos a dor compartilhada, …
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The Norwegian Directorate for Children / Youth and Family Affairs: Cyberbullying: Not Okay
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Walgreens Boots Alliance names Vineet Mehra global CMO
Posted in: UncategorizedWalgreens Boots Alliance has named Vineet Mehra as global chief marketing officer, effective at the end of January.
Mehra most recently has been global CMO of Ancestry, joining the geneology and DNA-testing business in 2017. He brought on Droga5 the same year, launching a new campaign that focused on the common ancestry of most Americans, including a July 2017 spot that invited a diverse group of descendants of the Founding Fathers to read the Declaration of Independence.
Earlier this year, Droga5 resigned the business, and Ancestry recently named Anomaly to handle work outside the U.S., with J. Walter Thompson (now Wunderman Thompson) creating Ancestry’s recent Veteran’s Day spot for the U.S. Omnicom’s OMD handles Ancestry media.
Beyoncé Albums Leaked Online, Causing Concerns About Streaming Platforms
Posted in: UncategorizedThe unauthorized appearance of the albums on Spotify and Apple Music raised questions about services that have long been seen as bulwarks against online piracy.