Salesforce is on a mission, and on a roll. The company occupies the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco, is working to end homelessness in the city, and now multi-billion dollar software company is refusing to provide its product to companies who sell high-powered assault weapons. Righteousness is in. And what the federal government refuses to […]
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As President Trump’s power and popularity continue to sink to historic depths, the religious right is making its move. States across the Bible Belt are now moving in concert to severely restrict or eliminate abortion. Several states have already passed new bans or restrictions this year, including Georgia and Mississippi bans on abortions after six […]
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Chick-fil-A’s nonprofit arm donates to the Paul Anderson Youth Home, a Christian residential home that teaches young boys that same-sex marriage is a “rage against Jesus Christ and his values.” Therefore, the city of San Antonio voted to boot Chick-fil-A from its airport. In a sane world, this would be the end of the story, but […]
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It’s 2019 and people are finding their voice and claiming their power, particularly women of color. It’s great to see. What is sickening to see is the federal government doing all it can to rip to shreds any law it can find that supports women or people of color. Sadly, these evil and corrosive behaviors […]
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I call Adpulp, “The Chronicle of Bright Ideas,” because I’m a collector and admirer of smart thinking and elegant doing. After a long week with my head inside a strategy deck, I’m now choosing to unwind on Saturday morning by reflecting more deeply on three articles in my cue. 1- “Brand First” Is the Wrong […]
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Legendary musician and music producer T Bone Burnett came to SXSW 2019 to slay digital demons. I highly recommend that you make some time to watch his keynote and/or read the text of his speech. It may shake you awake. There is so much to digest in Burnett’s speech that no recap is going to […]
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Are advertisers responsible for the content that they financially support? The answer to this question has been “no,” for many years, but that’s beginning to change as the line between editorial and ad sales continues to blur. According to Ad Age, Fox News opened up its studios to advertisers on Wednesday to promote a message […]
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When the content firehose drowns a person in noise and distortion, it’s natural for the person to flee. To say enough already and quit. You may have heard that people have been leaving Facebook in droves. Some of your friends and family may have vacated the digital premises. Many Facebook users have begun to rethink […]
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How do you get bored kids in dead-end McJobs to want to be part of something bigger than their present-day circumstances? For decades, military service has been framed as a way out and a way up. For kids who are not looking at college, the military offers training, pay, shelter, a sense of belonging and […]
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With nationalism on the rise, globalism needs a champion. HSBC is ready to serve. “We are not an island” celebrates elements of British life that are indebted to the nation’s connections to the wider world. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 66 countries and […]
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Facebook is dominant. Therefore, when Facebook goes off the rails, as it has again in 2018, it’s a big story that needs more definition. Before we delve in, let’s look back a few years… Did you know that the National Security Agency and the FBI teamed up in October 2010 to develop techniques for turning […]
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Marketers love digital because they can track it, and then spend countless hours pouring over the data. Marketers love data because it makes for excellent graphs and great talking points in meetings. What marketers do not love is digital ad fraud, and sadly digital ad fraud is a problem with no solution in sight. Fraudulent, […]
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The agency business is melting down. We’ve seen this before; nevertheless, it is disruptive and there are real people suffering behind the statistics. Derek Thompson of The Atlantic notes: For the first time on record, the number of advertising-specific jobs in the U.S. is declining in the middle of an economic expansion, according to government […]
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Imagine if all you ever ate was free food that you found floating by in a fast moving river? In this dystopia, you don’t have time to assess what you’re eating—if it looks like food you eat it without question or hesitation. Of course, only a desperate or crazy person would live this way. But […]
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Chrysler messed up. The tone-deaf auto brand ran a Super Bowl commercial featuring an out-of-context voiceover from the estate of Martin Luther King. What the Super Bowl ad failed to include is the part of King’s sermon in which he warns against the dangers of spending too much when buying a car. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles […]
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Can you hate a brand? I’d argue that it’s technically possible to hate a company for whatever reason, but hate is such an extreme emotion. It seems like we ought to save it for the big things, like war, poverty, and violence. But no. Reviewing a range of information, including major news events from the […]
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How many times have you heard the term “digital transformation” in the past year? Are you feeling transformed yet? San Francisco ad man Tom Bedecarré doesn’t understand what’s taking so long. In response to a Wall Street Journal article about Publicis’ efforts to get the cool kids in a room, Bedecarré wrote this on LinkedIn: […]
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“Is advertising radical enough?” Martin Weigel, Head of Planning at Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam since 2009 was asked to present answers to this non-rhetorical question. He came up with 80 answers, all pithy, and all on point. Weigel’s radical vision is laid out in black and white on his website for all to see. Okay! Any questions? […]
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Data collects, mostly into piles of digital rubble. Yet, data is prized and those who provide it are revered. The high priests of data analytics have the floor right now, which is understandable and ridiculous at the same time. It’s understandable that clients are scared to death of their own intuition and risky creative ideas […]
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Holidays are full of travel, family, food, and for many people today, an unending stream of social media updates to their “smart” phone appendage. Sadly, this is where politics and the weight of the world can creep in. Tessa Films in Chicago believes we can put our phones down for the betterment of America and […]
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