17 2018 October
Amy Winehouse And How Dead Artists Might Come Back On Tour As Holograms
This week the father of Amy Winehouse announced a world tour in 2019 featuring a “hologram” of his daughter on stage. A digital avatar of Winehouse,...
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15 2018 October
Do Fantasy Sports Dehumanize Athletes And Make Us Worse People?
As Washington Redskin’s running back Chris Thompson shares, “Fantasy football, it makes us not human. It’s almost like people think we’re just robots out there,...
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15 2018 September
Why No Branding May Be The Next Marketing Trend
Last summer comedian and actress Mindy Kaling did a series of ads for McDonald’s with a curious omission – she never mentioned the brand. Instead, they would...
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14 2018 August
Why Does The Internet Make Stupidity So Viral?
Earlier this week the US government had to officially ask people to stop jumping out of moving cars to dance in the streets in response...
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06 2018 August
The Big Question Facing The Future Of Media and Publishing Online
Recently a contributor to Forbes named Panos Mourdoukoutas wrote an opinion piece suggesting that local taxpayers would be better off if libraries were replaced with...
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09 2018 July
Cadbury Is The First Brand To Get Banned From Advertising To Kids
Cadbury is the first symbolic advertiser to have ads banned, but the real target may be sugary processed foods that pretend to be healthy snacks.
Read Now16 2018 February
Gender At The Olympics, Diesel Sells Fake Products and Why Apple’s Homepod Is A Bad Buy
The value of branding was questioned in a few stories this week, including one of a perfume store selling scents without the “noise” of marketing...
Read Now02 2017 November
The Ad Council Helps Connect Creative Marketing Pros With Nonprofits
I admit that despite my many years working in marketing and advertising I have never been lucky enough to work on an Ad Council pro...
Read Now27 2017 September
Utah Ski Resort Embraces Its One Star Rating In Clever Print Ad
This story has made the rounds this week, but it deserves it. The Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah received a one star review, based on...
Read Now24 2017 August
The Mask That Displays Your Emotions In Real Time
Rather than wearing your emotions on your sleeve, a new product called the Hyperface lets you wear them on your face. The idea from London-based...
Read Now22 2017 August
How To Spot A Fake Viral Video
For a crash course in figuring out what is real and what isn’t online, who better to turn to than a YouTuber who has built...
Read Now31 2017 July
How “The Backscratchers” Are Reinventing The Agency Model
Back when I worked in the agency world, I remember the angst every time an unreasonable demand came in from a client without a “proper”...
Read Now27 2017 June
Etrade Sells Everything That Is Wrong With Capitalism
Some financial services firms will tell you to save for retirement and adopt better spending habits. Others, like eTrade, will promote the idea that getting...
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