John P. McMeel, Newspaper Syndicator With a Difference, Dies at 85

He and his business partner started in a basement, recruited a Yale student cartoonist named Garry Trudeau, and built the largest company of its kind.

Misto de “The Voice” e “The Circle”, novo reality da Fox coloca Grimes e Alanis Morrissette para julgar canto de avatares

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A Fox na semana passada começou a divulgar as novidades de sua programação para o segundo semestre deste ano, e na sexta (16) uma das estreias chamou a atenção por sua premissa inusitada. Batizado de “Alter Ego”, o novo reality show do canal promete ser uma espécie de grande fusão de “The Voice” e “The …

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Ford lança perfume com cheiro de gasolina para motoristas de carros elétricos saudosos do combustível

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A Ford criou uma fragrância premium “para aqueles que anseiam pelo desempenho do novo Mustang Mach-E GT totalmente elétrico, mas ainda assim mantêm uma predileção pelos cheiros evocativos dos carros tradicionais com gasolina”. Essa é a explicação da empresa em comunicado para apresentar o Ford Mach-Eau, um perfume com cheiro de gasolina. Segundo uma pesquisa …

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Olympic Athletes Train in a Grocery Store Fridge to Hype Milk as a Performance Drink

Shoppers got more than the butter and yogurt on their grocery lists when they stopped by the refrigerated cases at an Albertsons store in Boise, Idaho recently. The consumers–whose reactions were captured on 10 hidden cameras–came face-to-face with Olympic cyclist Kristin Armstrong and karate champ Ariel Torres training in a specially built, high-tech gym just…

TikTok Users Can Vie to Be Ring Announcers During WWE SummerSlam

World Wrestling Entertainment is turning to TikTok to find a ring announcer for its SummerSlam event Saturday, Aug. 21, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Pure Life Purified Water is presenting the contest, in which TikTok users are encouraged to upload their most entertaining videos with the #WWEAnnouncerContest hashtag. The two best performers–who will be…

Watch the newest commercials from Walgreens, Target, AT&T and more

Target wants you to make it “your first stop” for back-to-school season.

 

Uber ramps up on-demand grocery expansion in the U.S.

Almost 3 million consumers order groceries and other essentials every month through the service.

Nicholas Kristof, Times Columnist, Weighs Bid for Oregon Governor

Mr. Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner known for his coverage of human rights abuses and women’s rights, said friends were trying to recruit him into the race to replace Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat.

Wilson’s First Brick-and-Mortar Store Lives in Its Hometown of Chicago

After more than 100 years of being sold alongside sporting goods competitors, and living in the shadows of retail giants like Dick’s and the fallen Modell’s, the Super Bowl’s only football manufacturer is ready to claim its own offline territory. Top line Wilson Sporting Goods opened its first retail store on July 15 in Chicago,…

The Pill Club Created Emojis to Aid Conversations About Reproductive Health

Stigma surrounding reproductive health is an ongoing issue. For many, it can turn seemingly simple tasks like managing period symptoms or seeking a diagnosis for recurring issues into a painful and ostracizing process. Organizations like The Pill Club are working to change that. In a poll conducted by the company via social media, 46% of…

The Trade Desk’s Philippa Snare on Solimar, Data Awakening and Facebook

The digital advertising sector is in constant flux, whether through new data regulations or major technology firms changing how they collect and use data to drive advertising. Amid all those changes, The Trade Desk (TD) is seeing ever-growing demand for its first-party data offering that is free from Google, Facebook or Apple’s ecosystems. It is…

Toyota’s Tokyo Olympics US Spend Unchanged Despite Japanese TV Ad Pullout

Toyota, a top Olympics sponsor, has pulled its Games-related TV ads for Japanese television just days before the Tokyo Olympics begin amid a Covid-19 surge in Japan–but NBCUniversal said all of its U.S. advertising partners, including Toyota, remain committed to the event. On Monday morning, Toyota said it would no longer air any Summer Games-related…

JCPenney’s New Clothing Line Includes Products for Kids With Disabilities

Not long ago, if a consumer was in need of adaptive clothing–say, pants with an opening for a dialysis catheter–they would likely have to shop at a medical supply store. Clothing brands are beginning to realize, however, the potential not only for embracing inclusivity in their marketing, but also the growing opportunity to sell adaptive…

Plataforma de blockchain lança exposição com obras de arte em NFT

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A plataforma de metaverso blockchain baseada em Hong Kong, DeNations, está realizando uma exposição para celebrar as obras de arte na forma de NFTs. O projeto DeNations Art Chain é descrito pela própria empresa como “um ecossistema descentralizado onde vários artistas talentosos podem produzir artes NFT de forma fácil e sustentável”. A arte é emitida …

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WhatsApp Adds Ability for People to Join Group Calls That Are Already in Progress

WhatsApp introduced a new feature Monday to help user eliminate the fear of missing out–missing out on group calls that their friends and family have already started. The Facebook-owned messaging application’s new joinable calls feature enables people to join calls even if they missed the initial ring that started the call, as well as to…

Workplace From Facebook Looks to Grow via Word of Mouth

Enterprise platform Workplace From Facebook kicked off its new Workplace Customer Referral Program Monday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. Global lead, client experience programs and Workplace for Good Anahid Basmajian wrote in a blog post, “Since launching in 2016, we’ve been humbled by the number of customers that refer Workplace…

The First Rule of Personalization: How to Not Annoy the Customer

Personalization is more than an advertising industry buzzword–it is one of the most common goals of modern marketers. But the term’s meaning isn’t quite so clear. To many, it is even elusive. So, what does “personalization” mean? Is it about: Addressing your customers by their first name? Collecting explicitly expressed preferences and treating them accordingly?…

BTS Sets Worldwide ‘Permission to Dance’ Challenge on YouTube Shorts

K-pop giants BTS are starring in the first ever worldwide dance challenge on YouTube Shorts. Starting Friday (July 23) and running through Saturday, Aug. 14, BTS fans can create 15-second YouTube Shorts videos directly via the Google-owned video site’s mobile application, sharing their takes on the moves in the group’s video for “Permission to Dance,”…

Lilly Ad Shows That While America Isn’t No. 1 in Health, It Could Be One Day

The U.S. is No. 1 in a lot of arenas, but it isn’t first when it comes to health. In light of newfound public health concerns brought on by the pandemic, American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is asking consumers to engage in dialogue about the country’s overall well-being. In Lilly’s first corporate campaign, the brand…

Top 40 Kitchen Trends in July – From Chromatic Dinnerware to Double-Layered Rice Cookers (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) With consumers once again hosting friends and family, the July 2021 kitchen trends show that dinnerware is finally getting some much-needed attention.

Perhaps one of the most obvious kitchen pieces…