Dan Wieden, Co-Founder of Wieden+Kennedy, Dies at 77
Dan Wieden will forever be associated with one of the most creative independent agencies in the world. As half of Wieden+Kennedy, he coined perhaps the most recognizable tagline in…
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Off Madison Podcast: How Ads Are Still Getting Disability Representation Wrong
The number of disabled people worldwide is 15% of the population. And that number is expected to rise due to Covid. Still, only 1% of advertising actually reflects disabled consumers,…
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God-is Rivera Is Leaving Twitter; Bukky Ojeifo Will Assume Her Role
The driving force behind the #TwtterVoices initiative to amplify the voices of communities, and perhaps its loudest voice, is spending her last day at Twitter Friday (Sept. 30), as…
TikTok Has Removed More Than 54 Million Fake Accounts So Far This Year
TikTok released its latest transparency report, which shows all content and ads removed from the platform since this time last year. The company, owned by Chinese tech company…
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Meta Adds Features to Call Ads on Messenger
Meta detailed several updates to its Call Ads for Messenger, which enable brands to instantly connect with customers via a Call Now button in their ads on the platform. The company said…
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Purpose-led Brands Could Diversify the Metaverse
This year, Roberto Max Salas transported 30,000 guests to Coachella. Salas, co-founder and CEO of creative agency Young Hero, knows the average person can’t afford a ticket, so…
From Ads to LGBTQ+ Kids’ Books, This Illustrator Has Drawn It All
Some people know their calling from a very early age. In fact, as illustrator Cheryl Thuesday puts it, she “really can’t remember when I wasn’t passionate about art.” Growing up in New…
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Lixaida Lorenzo’s Real Started With Fake Ads
For L.A.-based vp and group creative director at Motive, Lixaida Lorenzo, her interest in advertising started young. “When I was little, my family did lots of home movies creating…
City of God Gets an Unexpected Sequel From Vivo, Motorola
The critically acclaimed Brazilian crime drama City of God cleared its twenty-year anniversary as of this year. Showing the growth of organized crime in Cidade de Deus as well as the…