Mark Read Lands First Post-WPP Role as Kantar Media Chairman
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Uber Rides Into Suburban Homes With First National Holiday Ad
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EU Approves Omnicom’s Acquisition of IPG
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On meeting spec
The most useful definition of quality: It meets spec.
The hard part isn’t putting in enormous effort to somehow beat the spec.
The hard part is setting the spec properly.
If you’re not happy with the change you’re making and the customer experience, change the spec.
And when you meet spec, ship the work.
Infantilization
The worst sort of powerlessness happens when we’re seduced into doing it to ourselves.
- Waiting to get picked
- Repeating and rehearsing negative self-talk
- Only choosing from the available options
- Refusing to do the reading
- Not having a budget
- Not having a timeline
- Avoiding new ideas
- Undermining your own work
- Seeking useless criticism
- Avoiding useful feedback
- Having a tantrum
- Focusing on the short term
- Avoiding generous connection
DOJ Seeks Breakup of Google’s Ads Business in Closing Arguments of Historic Antitrust Case
A court will now determine the structural and behavioral changes Google must make to remedy its illegal adtech monopoly. Read More
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Week of Nov. 10 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Posts Gains
MSNBC and CNN experienced year-over-year growth across the board.Read More
TechMagic: Breaking the AI Hype Cycle, Coca-Cola Generates a Flop, and Spotify’s AI Slop Battle
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Streaming Ratings, Week of Oct. 20: Netflix’s The Diplomat Enters the Chart at No. 1
Netflix had eight titles in the chart.Read More