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Did you know that 68% of people say they’d rather talk about their weight than their money? VC-backed Varo Money, Inc., a mobile banking startup, today debuted “Money Diaries,” a series of videos that looks at the lives and financial issues of the core demographic—ambitious, professional millennials—that Varo is serving. Someone’s ready to talk! Emily […]

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Product launches are such difficult affairs. When the new product is Kibu — One for All Life Mist (which SOLD OUT within seconds of being introduced this week) the process is even harder. Nevertheless, YACHT makes it look easy. Typically, a rock band uses their music video to “sell” their song. Placing an actual product […]

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“Chatter chatter chatter. Take refuge at will. The world is full of wolves…But the kids who can shut off their ears, rise above all that noise.” Are you searching for a special gift for the music lover in the family this holiday? Here’s an idea from Beats by Dre: the new Beats Studio3 Wireless headphones […]

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Paywalls are a huge turn-off. So why do publishers, including Adpulp, put them in the reader’s way? Because content is a commodity and publishers of every variety are barely scraping by, that’s why. According to Digiday, “third-party micropayments — in the United States at least — have flopped.” I find the pronouncement a bit harsh […]

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This has been a year of transformations for Adpulp. We stopped taking advertising (including paid posts), switched to a new responsive template, secured our hosting setup, loaded Facebook-enabled comments, implemented a micro-payments platform, and now we’ve refreshed our brand identity. The Chronicle of Bright Ideas The new logo was made by Jessica Knedgen, a designer […]

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A movement is afoot. Micro media publishers around the globe are starting to use inklpay, a new micropayments service (based in Sydney), to request financial support from readers. The beauty of inkl’s solution is one subscription provides access to a multiplicity of mainstream news sites (the core of inkl’s offering) and access to a growing […]

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Can Budweiser out hipster, PBR? The show is on. Let’s find out… Nong Poonsukwattana, Portland’s master of one dish—Khao Man Gai—has been discovered. She’s a hard working lady who makes amazing food in a humble setting. I’m happy to see her get the acclaim she clearly earns every day. Thank you @budweiser for having me. […]

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Seattle agency, Copacino+Fujikado, has created a light-hearted content series for Columbia Crest that aims to demystify wine. The series features Juan Munoz-Oca, head winemaker, and Juan Uribe, estate vineyard manager. I like the down-to-Earth approach here. Wine is an agricultural product. There’s nothing for anyone to get snooty about. Plus, Columbia Crest is often on […]

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This year, AdPulp.com moved away from being an ad-supported site. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we currently carry no ads at all. We are now 100% publisher supported. We no longer take paid posts, although the offer is there to do so literally every day. And we no longer place banners or text […]

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CAZADORES is a spirit with character. Now, the brand is turning to characters with spirit to star in its “Born in Los Altos De Jalisco” web video series. All eight characters featured in the new series embody the inherent sense of pride and personality that makes Arandas—the birthplace of Tequila CAZADORES—a magical place in Mexico […]

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