Potbelly Sandwich Shop has hired Alvarez and Marsal as its restructuring adviser, according to sources familiar with the situation, and is said to be weighing its financial options, including bankruptcy. Potbelly and Alvarez and Marsal did not respond to a request for comment. Sources said although Potbelly, which was founded in 1977, was one of…
A group of current and former content moderators became the latest to lash out at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the company’s top leaders over their inaction on a post by President Donald Trump. The open letter expresses solidarity with the Black community following the death of George Floyd, along with dismay…
After a week in which numerous brands and agencies pledged to “listen and learn,” to “do better” and even to donate millions of dollars to the fight for racial justice, many people in boardrooms are realizing they don’t have the cultural competence to authentically address this moment. Enter 13 young marketing fellows taking part in…
To compete in a crowded space, restaurants were experimenting with all sorts of tactics to lure in diners prior to Covid-19, from KFC rolling out fried chicken Crocs to plant-based proteins. While attention-grabbing collaborations and trendy food items will always be on the menu, restaurants are increasingly adding localization and safety measures to a mix…
Diane Villavieja has had wildly different answers to the question “What do you do?” over the last decade. The Australian businesswoman co-founded digital marketing company QuantumLinx, recognized as one of Australia’s fastest-growing startups in the 2010s; she produced and acted in independent films; she owned and managed a cafe and fashion boutique in her 20s…
Whether or not ad school is a worthy investment has long been a debate in the industry. On the one hand, costs can be pricey. Miami Ad School’s two-year portfolio program costs $38,800, while The Creative Circus charges $45,012 for eight quarters. On the other, it gives students the chance to learn the ropes of…
Like every year, 2018 racked up its share of lugubrious news. The federal government shut down (twice), the Justice Department indicted 12 Russian officials for conspiring to hack the election and adult film star Stormy Daniels revealed her intimate relationship with President Trump. But one development from 2018 shocked and saddened millions of Americans like…
Since mid-March, fitness studios and gyms across the country have been forced to shutter their doors as people have had to bring their exercise routines home with them due to Covid-19. While businesses like Crunch Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness and SoulCycle have pivoted their businesses, other platforms have had a distinct advantage in the stay-at-home shift….
Nearly three months since every major professional sports league shut down due to Covid-19, the return of live sports to TV could finally be just around the corner. With the National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Baseball laying the groundwork toward resuming play in July and August, and the National Football League…
In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members’ right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested.
Travel brands big and small are seeing a modest uptick in interest, an optimistic sign that the leisure and hospitality industry is on the road to recovery. Booking.com, one of the world’s largest travel metasearch engines, is seeing more activity from what CMO Arjan Dijk called “dreamers,” which are travelers searching and planning a vacation…
The editor, Christene Barberich, said she had decided to leave after reading accounts by black women and other women of color who said they had faced discrimination at the company.
Serviceplan Innovation worked with environmental science organization METER to create a book crafted with paper made from rice grown on decontaminated fields in Fukushima, which was the site of a devastating nuclear disaster in 2011.
As a leading scientific sensor company present in Fukushima since 1996, METER already had access to a lot of environmental and agricultural data, which was incorporated into the book. Through months of research, more data on science, demographics, economy and ecology from various sources were added. During visits to Fukushima, radiation data was measured which also became part of the book. Made in Fukushima was sent out to key opinion leaders in science, agriculture and food production and can be bought in selected book stores, with all proceeds going to Fukushima.
D&AD, a global association for advertising and design communities best known for its annual awards program and festival, has made a “significant reduction” in staffing due to revenue lost from the stay-at-home orders put in place as a result of Covid-19. CEO Patrick Burgoyne, who has held the role since December, “unselfishly volunteered to relinquish…
Twitter said last month that it would begin adding labels and warning messages to tweets containing disputed or misleading information related to the coronavirus pandemic, and that initiative has been extended to tweets claiming that 5G causes Covid-19. The social network is adding a label below those tweets, reading, “Get the facts on Covid-19,” and…
A week after releasing a powerful ad titled “For Once, Don’t Do It” in response to the killing of George Floyd, Nike has expanded its efforts to support diversity, inclusion, equality and equity both within its organization and American society. In a letter to employees, Nike president and CEO John Donahoe announced a $40 million…
A Riot Games hoje é uma das principais empresas do mercado gamer. Responsável pelo principal MOBA do mercado, o “League of Legends”, a empresa ainda está lançando seu novo jogo, que deve se tornar um grande sucesso, “Valorant”. Como grande nome do mercado, a Riot é, portanto, também uma empresa capaz de impactar positivamente na …
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No contexto atual de isolamento social, muitos casais fortaleceram ainda mais sua parceria. Pensando nisso, o Submarino, em parceria com a Artplan, desenvolveu a campanha “Presentes Para Toda Forma de Amor” para celebrar não só o Dia dos Namorados, como também o “Dia dos Casados”, “Dia dos Juntados” e o “Dia dos Grávidos”. Como parte …
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Facebook filed a lawsuit in Virginia Monday against 12 domain names that were registered by Compsys Domain Solutions, a proxy service based in India. Director and associate general counsel for intellectual property litigation Christen Dubois said in a Newsroom post that Facebook reached out to Compsys about domain names including facebook-verify-inc.com, instagramhjack.com and videocall-whatsapp.com, and…
Following a slow start to 2020, Michaels appears to be making up for lost time: The arts-and-crafts retailer’s stock is up over 50% today compared to Friday’s close. The sharp ascent came as analysts at JP Morgan upgraded their outlook for the company, stating that Michaels’ new CEO, Ashley Buchanan, could “turn the tide of…
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