In celebration of our 250th episode, we decided to put our advertising knowledge to the test and try to answer each other’s impossible ad trivia. In what year was the contemporary definition of “marketing” written in dictionaries? What year was the first full-service U.S. ad agency founded? Who was the first celebrity to play Col….Read More
An anonymous owner of a 2021 Tesla Model Y has filed a complaint at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), reporting their vehicle crashed while the Full Self-Driving Beta was engaged. The accident took place on November 3, somewhere in Brea, California. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities, but disturbingly enough, the owner blames the FSD for causing the crash. Specifically, the car kept entering the wrong lane and didn’t respond to driver input. This is the driver’s statement on NHTSA’s official page: The Vehicle was in FSD Beta mode and while taking a left turn the car…
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Edelman, the world’s largest public relations agency, will review its operations and client roster to align with a new sustainability strategy. The announcement comes after the conclusion of COP26, the United Nations summit on climate change in Glasgow. It also arrives on the heels of a campaign from activists that targeted Edelman for its PR…Read More
When you’re browsing a bookstore or flipping through a magazine, chances are one of the first things that grabs your attention is the title. The same is true when people are searching online for relevant websites. One of the best ways to get new customers or clients is for your website to show up high…Read More
Twitter continued to bolster its Twitter Blue subscription option with Monday’s acquisition of Threader, an application that enabled people to compile and organize their Twitter threads, as well as save their favorites. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Threader app will shut down Dec. 15, and co-founder Marie Denis will join the social…Read More
Parenting is anything but easy, yet advertising for child-related products and services has traditionally leaned into love and serenity. With millennial parents preferring realism in depictions of child rearing, advertisers are taking note and getting creative. Keeping the messiness of parenting in mind, leading diaper-subscription plan Hello Bello is embracing the chaotic side of things…Read More
Cryptocurrencies have had an exceptional year, reaching a combined value of more than US$3 trillion (£2.2 trillion) for the first time in November. The market seems to have benefited from the public having time on their hands during pandemic lockdowns. Also, large investment funds and banks have stepped in, not least with the recent launch of the first bitcoin-backed ETF – a listed fund that makes it easier for more investors to get exposure to this asset class. Alongside this has been an explosive rise in the value of stablecoins like tether, USDC and Binance USD. Like other cryptocurrencies, stablecoins…
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Personalized video messaging platform Cameo detailed its revamped charitable program and feature set, Cameo Cares, crafted through its partnership with donation platform Pledge. Cameo said that since its debut in 2017, it has helped facilitate fundraising campaigns for nearly 300 worthy causes and nonprofits, including Backline, Choose Love, Gotcha4Life Foundation, The Jed Foundation, National Alliance…Read More
Athletic apparel outfits Champs Sports and Eastbay are doing their best Gotenks from Dragonball Z impression by fusing together as one entity. Champs Sports x Eastbay, as the combo is now known, will operate under the Foot Locker umbrella as part of the retailer’s larger goal of appealing to Gen Z athletes. Guy Harkless is…Read More
Instagram added a voice effects feature to Reels, which allows users to change the sound of the audio and/or voiceover in their Reels. Our guide will show you how to use voice effects in Instagram Reels. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram application on iOS. Step 1: Once you’ve recorded or uploaded a…Read More
