The Most Lovely and Surprising Ad You’ll See Today Is for Viagra

Erectile dysfunction is rarely spoken about openly, and as a result most Viagra ads are creatively awkward, reaching for humor, metaphor or clich?–if not all of the above. This can have the unintentional effect of making the issue seem too taboo or embarrassing to discuss-which VMLY&R London has recognized in its latest, surprisingly lovely campaign…

Microsoft Creates AI That Can Generate a Realistic Singing Voice

Microsoft is proving that artificial intelligence can realistically carry a tune in a new experiment published this week called DeepSinger. The company’s researchers trained the system on data from music websites, using machine learning to isolate the vocal tracks from the instrumentals, then had it sing sets of lyrics in both Chinese and English acapella….

Festival João Rock marca nova data e vai acontecer só em 2021

Diante do atual cenário de instabilidade causado pela pandemia de Covid-19, o festival João Rock decidiu remarcar, mais uma vez, a data de realização do evento, que agora acontecerá em 19 de junho de 2021. Originalmente, o festival estava marcado para o dia 06 de junho deste ano. Porém, a inevitável mudança na data em …

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A Media Critic Focuses on the Crisis in Local News

Margaret Sullivan recalls her years as public editor of The New York Times and her time as the first woman to lead The Buffalo News.

Telluride Film Festival Cancels 2020 Edition Due to the Pandemic

Organizers cited the “the national chaos” around the coronavirus surge. The event is considered a crucial date on the awards-season calendar.

Amazon Wants to Save Summer for Kids Stuck at Home With Its Camp Prime

Amazon is trying to make summer during a global pandemic a little less boring by teaming up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to simulate a summer camp experience for kids across the country. Amazon hopes its Camp Prime will facilitate a sense of normalcy among families by keeping kids entertained and making the…

Nissin lança série de campanhas para reforçar a importância de ficar em casa

Por conta do momento atual, a Nissin Foods do Brasil alterou diversas ações programadas para este ano, desde o dia a dia de trabalho na empresa, passando pelo cancelamento de eventos, até a comunicação com os consumidores. Todo o conteúdo da marca – tanto com Nissin Lámen, quanto com Cup Noodles – está direcionado para …

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'Dancing With the Stars' Host Tom Bergeron Is Out After 15 Years

The longtime host and his co-host, Erin Andrews, were let go by ABC, which said it had plans to take the show in a new direction.

Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Opinion Post

In a letter posted online Tuesday, she cites “bullying by colleagues” and an “illiberal environment.”

Spotify Rolls Out in 13 New Markets in Europe, Including Russia

Spotify debuted in 13 new markets in Europe Tuesday, highlighted by Russia, bringing its global total to 92 markets. The streaming platform’s 13 new markets–for both its free and Premium service–are: Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Spotify cited data from the International Federation…

Zimmerman Advertising CEO Is Stepping Down After Nearly 6 Years

Michael Goldberg is stepping down as CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Omnicom agency Zimmerman Advertising after almost six years in the role. In a statement, Goldberg said he is leaving the role upon return from a family vacation and will transition into a senior advisor role. No immediate long-term successor has been named in the CEO…

UK Government Urges Brits to Embrace ‘New Start’ with Major Brexit Campaign

The U.K has been part of the European Union since 1973, but the country voted to leave in 2016 in favor of, as the government slogan said, “taking back control” of its own trading relationships and its own borders. After what felt like a very long two years of arguments and political wrangling, the country…

Spotify lança seções de mais ouvidos e populares para podcasts

O Spotify está tendo um dia importante nesta terça (14), já que disponibilizou seu serviço de streaming em 13 mercados europeus – incluindo países grandes como a Rússia – mas a companhia anunciou uma novidade importante para sua área de podcasts: as seções de mais ouvidos e mais populares. Nomeadas respectivamente “Top Podcasts” e “Trending …

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Elma Chips resgata anos 80/90 em novas embalagens de salgadinhos clássicos

A fim de homenagear os clássicos da marca presentes em milhões de lares brasileiros há 67 anos, a Elma Chips apresenta um redesign nas embalagens de alguns salgadinhos da marca: Cebolitos, Pingo D’Ouro, Baconzitos e Stiksy. Com um design unificado que remete às icônicas embalagens dos anos 80/90, a novidade chega também para gerar uma …

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Amazon develops smart shopping cart for cashierless checkout

The Dash Cart will debut at a new kind of supermarket Amazon is opening later this year in Los Angeles.

Why Trump should be worrying about heartland Gen Z voters

“The New Heartland Speaks” author and Ad Age Small Agency Conference & Awards presenter Paul Jankowski serves up some eye-opening new research.

Watch the newest commercials on TV from Lincoln, Apple, Burger King and more

In its latest “Behind the Mac” ad, Apple puts the spotlight on Tyler Mitchell, the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of U.S. Vogue.

Rosé All Day Wants Instagrammers to Share Their Pandemic Wedding Stories

The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on wedding plans for beer drinkers and wine drinkers alike, and Ros? All Day wants to help take the edge off for one lucky unlucky couple. The Biagio Cru Wines & Spirits brand is running a contest on the @rose_all_day Instagram account in which couples can tell the stories of…

Would You Trust Something Called IdentityLocker With Your Personal Data?

The media sector is bracing for a reckoning over how the ad industry uses personal data, which has prompted a wave of privacy regulations that are severely testing all but the industry’s biggest names. Developments in the first half of 2020 appear to validate this thesis, with the California Consumer Privacy Act taking effect in…

Highlights magazines debuts its first brand campaign in 74-year history—targeting millennial parents

The campaign is from Giant Spoon, appointed last year to handle strategic and creative work for the company. The shop will also handle a forthcoming 75th anniversary campaign for Highlights.