Mar
05
Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur
Posted in: UncategorizedWith limited series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped,” the culture is saturated with ripped-from-the-headlines tales of self-immolating moguls.
Mar
05
TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Chinese-owned video app is dealing with a flood of war videos and the question of whether it is spreading unverified information.
Mar
05
Advertising Acts as Another Vehicle of Protest to Ukraine War
Posted in: UncategorizedCriticism of Russia has become a common feature of advertisements and the marketing industry.
Mar
05
FTX: Don't Miss Out on Crypto
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The next big thing is here, even if Larry David can’t see it
Mar
05
Ronn Torossian steps down as CEO of 5WPR— 'I have become a distraction'
Posted in: UncategorizedThe embattled CEO secretly purchased an industry news site in 2014 and used it to bash competitors while boosting his own firm.
Mar
05
WPP discontinues its operations in Russia as other holding companies weigh options
Posted in: UncategorizedWPP agencies with offices in the country include GroupM, VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson.
Mar
05
Google's Russia ads ban reveals ad tech's dilemma during war
Posted in: UncategorizedMajor internet and ad tech companies struggle with how much to cut off aggressor country, and its people, online.
Mar
05
Stressed Consumers Are Cutting Back on Expensive Plant-Based Meats
Posted in: UncategorizedAdaptogen-enhanced water, ashwagandha and booze-free booze is in, while plant-based meat is … out? A new report from Brightfield Group found that consumers are most concerned with sleep, relaxation and exercise headed into this third year of the pandemic. They’re gravitating toward products like matcha tea, melatonin and ginseng that support those “need states,” while…
Mar
04
Top 10 U.S./U.K. news media creators on YouTube as Russia-Ukraine war rages on: Datacenter Weekly
Posted in: UncategorizedPlus, Disney’s new data deal, the latest on ad industry employment, a metaverse reality check, and more.
Mar
04
Overlooked No More: Barbara Shermund, Flapper-Era Cartoonist
Posted in: UncategorizedFor two decades, she drew almost 600 cartoons for The New Yorker with female characters that commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony.
Mar
04
Marketing winners and losers of the week
Posted in: UncategorizedTarget reports record growth and Nordstrom wins with retail media network—plus Novak Djokovic loses a big sponsor and Russian Standard vodka pulled from shelves.
Mar
04
NBCUniversal Ends Hulu Content Sharing Deal, Shows Will Be Exclusive to Peacock
Posted in: UncategorizedBeginning this fall, Saturday Night Live fans will have to head to Peacock, not Hulu, to catch the latest episodes of the show–along with all of NBC’s other in-season series. NBCUniversal has terminated its partnership with Hulu, an NBCU spokesperson confirmed, with all current in-season programming–including Saturday Night Live, The Voice along with the Chicago…
Mar
04
Fleeing Ukraine: A Long Waking Nightmare
Posted in: UncategorizedEditor’s note: As part of our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Adweek has been reaching out to creative professionals who remain in the country. Slava Denys, creative director for Cheil Ukraine and citizen of Kyiv, shared the following dispatch with BBDO executive vice president Matt MacDonald and gave permission to share broadly. This piece…
Mar
04
How brands should respond to Ukraine-Russia war
Posted in: UncategorizedExperts offer advice on what marketers should and should not be doing as the war in Ukraine contiues.
Mar
04
Vox and Ben & Jerry’s Extend Partnership With Second Podcast on Social Justice
Posted in: UncategorizedVox Media is discovering that addressing social justice is sweeter than ice cream. Ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s and Vox Creative are continuing their branded content partnership with a second podcast series called Into the Mix. The show hopes to influence future social activists through discussions with cultural figures like singer John Legend. The…
Mar
04
Reddit Bans Links to Russian State-Controlled Media Outlets
Posted in: UncategorizedReddit said Friday that it disallowed links to Russian state-controlled media outlets across its platform. Many communities had already been banning such links. Reddit will continue to not allow ads targeting Russia or from any entity based in Russia. As for its efforts to moderate content for misinformation, Reddit explained in a blog post Friday,…
Mar
04
Alexander McQueen: Lucia: The Jewelled Satchel
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Alexander McQueen is pleased to announce the new film ‘Lucia: The Jewelled Satchel’, where the bag in the title is carried by musician Lucia Fairfull, a friend and regular collaborator of the fashion house.
The short has a film noir aesthetic and is captured in Lucia’s hometown of Glasgow and locations include The Barrowland Ballroom. Lucia is filmed performing with her band, Lucia and the Best Boys. Throughout, she carries the shiny black embossed croc iteration of the Jewelled Satchel, which features its silver metal four-ring closure and iconic, crystal-studded skull. ‘The Jewelled Satchel’ was produced by PRETTYBIRD with Executive Producer Juliette
Mar
04
Renault E-Tech: Don't use it
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Renault is resolutely in step with the times. Perfectly aware of the ecological challenges facing the automotive industry, Renault is a pioneer in electrification and today offers a wide range of electric and hybrid vehicles.
This brand-new film for Renault Captur E-Tech hybrid marks a major and unprecedented turning point: it is the first time that a car manufacturer has invited users to favor sobriety in addition to the technological solution.
Throughout the whole film, protagonists renounce using their Renault Captur E-Tech hybrid, and take the choice of cycling or walking. The film anticipates the new French law (called Mobility Orientation Law) that aimed at reducing the use of the car for daily journeys.
Mar
04
Agency news you need to know this week
Posted in: UncategorizedIkea lets you be a co-worker for a day, Ogilvy Health makes a hire and more.
Mar
04
Canadian Insurance Center.: _________ Happens.
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When it comes to accidents, expect the unexpected, because like the old saying: “S#@t Happens.”
To bypass the Facebook regulation, we took it one step further and left it blank so that the viewer can complete his own ideas of what really happens, just like art.
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