Prince Harry Stars in Inspiring, Poetic Spot for the Invictus Games
A royal endorsement is a rare--rather, nearly impossible--get. But the Invictus Games is not your average brand. Prince Harry (now the Duke of Sussex) spearheaded the creation of the Paralympic-style...
View ArticleNike Loses the Right to Use ‘LDNR’ in Its ‘Nothing Beats a Londoner’ Campaign...
Nike has learned firsthand that there truly is no way to beat a Londoner. Activewear brand LNDR, based in East London, won a trademark suit against Nike to have the "LDNR" abbreviation pulled from its...
View ArticleDo We Care What’s Real, as Long as We’re Content? This Eerie Ad Makes You Wonder
The Matrix immortalized it as the red bill / blue pill moment--a choice between living blissfully ignorant or being soul-crushingly aware of the horrors around you. In the real world, it's a decision...
View ArticleInside the Lab That Made Billy Corgan a VR Experience and Won a Grand Prix Lion
What began as a somewhat simple brief to promote Smashing Pumpkins' reunion tour quickly escalated into an intricate VR experience for frontman Billy Corgan to promote his 2017 solo album, Ogilala--and...
View ArticleBarefoot Continues Its Legacy of LGBTQ Activism With a Documentary at Outfest...
The documentary "One Stride: Chosen Family" premiered last weekend at Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. Among the story's narrators is 27-year-old actress Mj Rodriguez, who plays Blanca in the FX...
View ArticleTwitter Denies President Trump’s Accusation of Shadow Banning Republicans
Twitter responded to a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he accused the social network of "shadow banning" prominent Republicans. Twitter "SHADOW BANNING" prominent Republicans. Not good. We...
View ArticlePaul Buccieri Tapped to Succeed Nancy Dubuc as A+E Networks President
Three months after president and CEO Nancy Dubuc left the company for Vice Media, A+E Networks has settled on her successor. The company has tapped Paul Buccieri as president of A+E Networks Group....
View ArticleCBS Is Investigating Personal Misconduct Accusations Against CEO Leslie Moonves
The CBS board is looking into misconduct accusations against CBS Corp. chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves that are expected to appear in a story by The New Yorker's Ronan Farrow. "All allegations of...
View ArticleWarby Parker Created a Throwback Music Video With NYC Band Public Access T.V.
Warby Parker has always ridden (and perhaps driven) the retro wave of sunglass fashion that's largely defined eyewear trends since the company launched in 2010. So it makes sense that the brand would...
View ArticleFacebook Shed Some More Light on the People Behind Its Content-Review Process
Facebook used the latest installment of its Hard Questions series to remove some of the mystery behind the human side of its content-moderation process. Vice president of operations Ellen Silver said...
View ArticleMDC Partners and CP+B File Motion to Dismiss Diet Madison Avenue Defamation...
The legal entanglements involving anonymous whistle-blower group Diet Madison Avenue, MDC Partners, CP+B and that agency's former chief creative officer Ralph Watson moved into a new phase this week as...
View ArticleHavas Germany Made Trees ‘Scream’ to Fend Off Illegal Loggers
Some of the last European primeval forests in Romania are being illegally depleted every day, and Havas Germany has had enough. The agency has launched an initiative to raise awareness not only that...
View ArticleFacebook Launched a Pre-Emptive Strike Prior to Brazil’s General Election
General elections are coming up in Brazil in October, and Facebook detailed some steps it is taking to ensure that the social network is not used to compromise those votes. Head of cybersecurity policy...
View ArticleViacom Purchases AwesomenessTV in Bid to Expand Portfolio
Viacom has just purchased multichannel network AwesomenessTV, which reaches a purported 158 million subscribers and boasts 300 million monthly views, in another recent move to expand its portfolio. The...
View ArticleLinkedIn Added a Voice Messaging Feature
LinkedIn users who prefer saying it over typing it can now do so with voice messaging on the professional network. The feature is currently rolling out on LinkedIn's iOS and Android applications, with...
View ArticleHow YouTube Red Successfully Rebranded After Years of Sounding Like a Porn Site
Ever since YouTube launched its subscription streaming service, YouTube Red, in fall 2015, the platform's name has been the subject of a slew of jokes making light of its similarity to porn sites like...
View ArticleFacebook Acquired Email Startup Redkix for Workplace by Facebook
Facebook's latest acquisition was completed with an eye toward its Workplace by Facebook enterprise offering, as email startup Redkix was scooped up by the social network. Redkix combined email,...
View ArticleFacebook Will No Longer Allow Exclusion of Certain Groups Via Its Ad...
Facebook signed a legally binding agreement earlier this week with the office of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson in which it agreed to ensure that third-party advertisers cannot exclude ethnic...
View ArticleDomino’s Is Bringing Its Pizzas Into Augmented Reality With a National...
Domino's is turning its pizza boxes--and the pizzas that go inside them--into an augmented reality campaign. This weekend, the pizza chain will begin running a national ad campaign that lets Snapchat...
View ArticleTwitter Is Taking the Pitch for the 2018 MLS All-Star Game, MLS Homegrown Game
Twitter is lacing up its cleats for the 2018 Major League Soccer All-Star Game Presented by Target, which will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Aug. 1. Hashtag-triggered emoji were...
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