Infographic: How Inflation Is Changing Americans’ Spending

Just as the pandemic seemed to be easing up and Americans began taking trips, setting aside their sweatpants and going out en masse, a new crisis has hampered spending nationwide. With inflation at 8.6%, its highest point since 1981, people are feeling the pain everywhere from the pump to the grocery aisles. In a survey…

Hitting a Brick Paywall: Publishers Should Be Wary of Subscription-Only Revenue Models

We are well and truly living in a subscription economy. From paywalled news to scheduled grocery orders and even monthly underwear deliveries, there is a subscription service for just about everything. The New York Times recently passed 10 million subscribers, a shining example of subscription success for publishers. Furthermore, as the deprecation of third-party data…

Adweek’s Women Trailblazers: 24 Standouts Elevating and Empowering Underrepresented Voices

This year, Adweek’s Women Trailblazers issue celebrates women in media, tech and advertising who are taking equality to the next level by pulling up seats for women and other underrepresented communities. They are the women who are walking the walk, beyond corporate pledges, DEI buzzwords and revenue goals, and using their unique positions and experience…

Top 80 Luxury Trends in July – From Celebrity Shapewear Dresses to Lavish Sugarcane Rums (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Hyper-personalization and extravagant product design choices were at the forefront of the July 2022 luxury trends, which were largely informed by premium brands looking to capture the attention of…

Top 80 Men's Fashion Trends in July – From Chunky Metallic Dad Shoes to Fashion-Forward Golf Eyewear (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) Relaxed fit silhouettes, extra-breezy materials, and athletic-focused designs mark the July 2022 men’s fashion trends, all of which arrive as a direct response to this month’s notably…

Dreamlike Bubble-Shaped Illuminators – The Conceptual 'Air-Shape' Lamp is Delicately Formed (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The conceptual ‘Air-Shape’ lamp has been designed by Sunriu as a dreamlike illuminator for the home to capture the essence of bubbles in a decidedly functional way. The hanging light…

Hank Goldberg, Betting Maven and Sports Radio Star, Dies at 82

A New Jersey fan of sports and gambling who became one of the country’s top television handicappers: What are the odds?

Future Festival World Summit – The Return of Our BEST Innovation Conference (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The return of our BEST innovation conference is finally here, just on time for you to inspire your team for the chaotic road ahead. It’s been two years since our epic world summit innovation and…

Twitter Plans to Sue After Elon Musk Calls Off Deal to Buy the Platform

After a months-long public stalemate, Elon Musk is terminating his deal to take Twitter private, according to a securities filing posted today. Twitter chairman Bret Taylor tweeted shortly after that the company’s board is committed to closing the $44 billion transaction and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. “We are confident…

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Elon Musk seeks to end Twitter deal, citing ‘misleading representations’

Twitter hasn’t ‘complied with its contractual obligations’ over spam bots, Musk said in a regulatory filing late Friday.

Avocados and Coconuts Signs Director Jeremy McNamara

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Where The Buffalo Roam Signs Director Jack Henry Robbins

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Pressbyrån runs print ad with all teh letrets srcabmled up to amke a point about reading skills.

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Pressbyrån in Sweden, a place to pick up magazines, newspapers and snacks ran this ad in a few Swedish tabloids 

Could a Google Spin-off of Ad Tech Avoid U.S. Antitrust Lawsuit?

Alphabet Inc’s Google has allegedly offered concessions to spin off its ad-tech business in an effort to ward off a second U.S antitrust lawsuit. That entity would reportedly remain a part of Alphabet, the Wall Street Journal reports. Top line Even if the tech giant were forced to spin off its ad-tech business, it wouldn’t…

Watch the newest commercials from Disneyland, Rooms To Go, Amazon Web Services and more

A young woman in an Amazon Web Services spot says, ‘It’s amazing what you can build on AWS.’

 

Twitter Shares Its Plans for WNBA All-Star Weekend

The Women’s National Basketball Association put Twitter on the roster for WNBA All-Star Weekend. The @WNBA account has been tweeting calls to action in different languages with the hashtag #MoreThanIncredible to get fans set up for the festivities. The league tapped audio feature Twitter Spaces for a pregame preview Thursday with Bleacher Report women’s basketball…

This Film Dispels the Myths of Pocahontas to Tell the True Story of Matoaka

Though often remembered as a historical figure that led to peace between her tribe and European settlers, Pocahontas is a fictional construct utilized to further historical whitewashing and the erasure of the atrocities that colonization brought to the Indigenous peoples of North America. The true story is anything but heartwarming, and features a child named…

Marketing Morsels: Fake Thor Slings Old Spice, Dr. Umstick’s Ink and More

Welcome to Marketing Morsels, a menu of delightful news items from the past week. Enjoy the assortment! Morsel #1: Knockoff Thor is worthy of Old Spice The eldest of the three Hemsworths, Luke, played the role of Fake Thor in the Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok opposite his brother Chris, who plays the real Thor. Luke…

Grey New York's Chief Creative Officer Justine Armour to exit agency

Armour’s departure comes as John Patroulis, Grey’s global creative chairman, also plans to leave the company.