PepsiCo anuncia mudança na linha de produtos Aunt Jemima por estereótipo racista

A PepsiCo anunciou uma mudança completa na linha Aunt Jemima, que inclui um novo logo e um novo nome para produtos como panquecas e xaropes. A marca foi criada em 1889 e adquirida pela Quaker Oats em 1926. Hoje, a Quaker pertence à PepsiCo, que informou a mudança sem especificar qual será o novo nome …

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WPP Commits $30 Million to Inclusion Programs and Anti-Racism Charities

WPP plans to spend $30 million over the next three years on what it’s calling “inclusion programs” and anti-racism charities. The commitment comes weeks after CEO Mark Read addressed the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other “racially motivated incidents” in a LinkedIn post. In the post, he said WPP needs to…

While Agencies Lay Off Talent, We Are Rosie Launches Recruiting Practice

It’s no secret that, especially with continued fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, agencies have had to make tough decisions about staffing, with layoffs an unfortunate and common occurrence. Additionally, the general move to more remote work, which could be a permanent change in some form, has brands and agencies determining the best way to approach…

Netflix Buys Billboards to Promote Black Lives Matter Collection

Last week, Netflix rolled out a Black Lives Matter programming collection highlighting stories of racial injustice on the streaming service. Now, the collection is getting a big out-of-home push. The streamer is launching an out-of-home campaign highlighting four of the titles in its Black Lives Matter collection, including the documentary 13th, the miniseries When They…

IBM’s New Tool Lets Marketers Tailor Ads to Coronavirus Conditions in a Given Area

A new tool from IBM Watson uses public health data and artificial intelligence to track where Covid-19 is on the rise or decline so that marketers can better customize their advertising to the pandemic situation in a particular area. The feature, called Covid-19 Triggers, is one of many initiatives the tech giant’s advertising tech arm…

Triple-Airflow Face Masks – The 'AirZ' Reusable Face Mask Offers Adjustable Airflow Capabilities (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Face masks have become an essential accessory in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which is seeing designers created new iterations to enhance comfort like the ‘AirZ’ reusable face mask….

Seth Meyers Explains the Upfront Joke He Didn’t Get to Make This Year

If NBCUniversal had been able to hold its annual in-person upfront presentation for advertisers as planned last month, Seth Meyers would not have held back on the jokes about his employer’s new streaming service, dubbed Peacock. “My favorite part of Peacock is that the name was under wraps for 18 months,” the comedian-talk show host-producer…

Facebook Users Can Now Opt Out of Seeing Political Ads

On Facebook, you no longer have to see political ads if you don’t want to. The ability to hide political ads went in place Tuesday and will roll out to all U.S. users of Facebook and Instagram over the next few weeks, Facebook vp of product management and social impact Naomi Gleit announced in a…

BPA Calls on Advertisers to Help Publishers Protect Data

Nearly 20 business publishers called on the digital media ecosystem to curtail data leakage in online ad auctions, signing on to an open letter published earlier this week by media auditor BPA Worldwide. The letter, co-signed by publishers including Adweek, experiential company Questex and b-to-b marketing firm Bombora, states that the real-time ad bidding protocol…

Facebook: How to Delete Your Old Posts in Bulk

Facebook recently launched a Manage Activity tool that gives users the ability to view their past posts on the social network (even those that were shared years ago) and delete them or archive them so that they can no longer be viewed by other users. Our guide will show you how to use the tool….

Why Streamers Have Embraced Purple, Usually a Divisive Color for Brands

First came a slew of streamers with pluses in their names. Now the new trend among streaming services is their color of choice: purple. Whether it’s the new all-in-one streamer HBO Max, short-form mobile service Quibi or the streaming platform and device maker Roku, streaming television services are using a deep purple as the dominant…

Asics anuncia doação para ONG e corredores profissionais afetados pela pandemia

No mês em que se celebra o Global Running Day, a Asics anuncia uma série de iniciativas destinadas a ajudar o mundo da corrida durante e pós a pandemia de Covid-19. Além de um estudo global realizado com corredores amadores de 12 países para entender e acompanhar as mudanças de comportamento dessas pessoas durante o …

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Black Sabbath cria camisa em homenagem ao Black Lives Matter e vai doar todo o lucro ao movimento

Os recentes protestos por causa do assassinato de George Floyd dispararam inúmeros protestos e manifestações contra a violência policial nos Estados Unidos e no mundo. Por isso, diversas celebridades e empresas aderiram à causa para apoiar o movimento Black Lives Matter. Dessa vez, quem prestou sua homenagem em forma de apoio foi a banda britânica …

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Nos EUA, Facebook e Instagram vão permitir que usuário desative anúncios políticos durante eleições de 2020

Após duras críticas por permitir propagandas políticas e ser complacente com desinformação em suas plataformas, o Facebook anunciou uma campanha de conscientização política. Tanto a rede social homônima quanto o Instagram – que hoje é a principal plataforma de mídia do mundo – oferecerão aos seus usuários, entre outras coisas, a possibilidade de desativar anúncios …

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Google Adds $200 Million to Ad Grants Commitments for Nonprofits

Google revealed new tools and resources today aimed at helping nonprofits and small and midsized businesses begin the recovery process from the Covid-19 pandemic. The company added $200 million to its annual Ad Grants, bringing its total to $1 billion for nonprofits dealing with pressing issues such as Covid-19 recoveries (particularly in developing economies) and…

Pride Media Teams Up With Snap Official Lens Creators on Series of 5 AR Lenses

Pride Media, publisher of LGBTQ+ outlets The Advocate and Out, teamed up with several Snap Inc. Official Lens Creators on a series of five augmented reality lenses highlighting diverse, queer-identifying changemakers who have been advancing equity for all people in every U.S. state. The virtual, immersive AR Portal lenses will roll out Wednesday concurrently with…

Black Advertising Professionals Who Penned Open Letter Find an Ally in 4A’s

Last week, more than 600 Black advertising professionals signed an open letter demanding urgent action from agency leadership regarding system racism in the industry. In the days since the letter became public, its primary organizers have channeled their momentum into a nonprofit named 600 & Rising and secured a partnership with the 4A’s. Periscope group…

What Happens When You’re Defensive and Dismissive

It shouldn’t take scores of people mobilizing in the streets in order for marginalized folks’ voices to be heard. A common refrain from marginalized people is that they refuse to remain silent. They want their grievances to both be acknowledged and addressed. Government and corporations find themselves seemingly caught off guard during this current climate…

Nova esponja de aço da Bombril tem nome associado a termo racista

A Bombril se tornou alvo de críticas nas redes sociais nesta quarta (17) por anunciar um produto cujo nome tem conotação racista. Definida pela empresa como “perfeita para a limpeza pesada”, a esponja de aço inox Krespinha foi apontada por muitos usuários como uma associação pejorativa ao cabelo do público negro. Disponibilizado no site oficial …

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Ambev e Bimbo Brasil doam pães feitos com malte de cevada para comunidades vulneráveis

A Ambev em parceria com a Bimbo Brasil, empresa líder em panificados, anunciaram a produção de 540 mil fatias de pão para doar às comunidades vulneráveis das cidades de São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília e Gravataí, locais onde as duas empresas têm fábricas. A quantidade será suficiente para beneficiar 680 entidades, além da CUFA …

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