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John Cena Leads a Boy Band Made Entirely of John Cenas in Skyy’s Celebration of America

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Ask 30 different Americans how they choose to exercise their patriotism, and you will likely get 30 different responses. And you should. That array of perspectives is what makes this country, at its core, truly magnificent. For some, that means proudly reciting a pledge. For others, perhaps it means performing peculiar spoken word while enacting...

Tony Hawk Partners With Industry Vets to Launch Hybrid Brand Consultancy and Creative Agency

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Tony Hawk is the latest celebrity to enter the advertising world, with the launch of hybrid brand consultancy and creative agency D/CAL. Other founding partners include mcgarrybowen and Carhartt vet Adam Wilson, Leo Burnett, Arc and Trisect vet Ryan Maconochie and Jared Prindle, formerly of Tony Hawk, Inc. and 900 Films. The agency launches with...

Holiday Shopping Minus Checkout Lines Is Finally Here

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Retail's elimination of the checkout line has gained momentum all year long, and the 2018 holiday season is shaping up to be the time it truly goes mainstream. Once again, we can thank Amazon--at least in the U.S.--for blazing this trail for most retailers. In January, Amazon opened its first cashierless Amazon Go in Seattle....

How an Open Approach Can Help Independents Survive as Walled Gardens Decline

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Facebook and Google's share of online ad spend is slowly eroding, but that's mainly due to another walled garden: Amazon. But how can independents get a larger share of the action amid demand for a more diverse marketplace? Despite ongoing concerns over trust and transparency in digital advertising, CMOs are still willing to invest more...

Colbert Snags a Slot on CBS After the Super Bowl, Just Not Right After

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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert will air after Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3, though the time slot immediately after the Big Game is devoted to a new competition series from CBS. Colbert's show will broadcast from 11:35 p.m. ET to 12:37 a.m., right after local news. Guests have not yet been announced. Colbert...

Alexis Ohanian Will Interview Entrepreneurs Around the Country in a New Podcast, Business Schooled

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Entrepreneur and investor Alexis Ohanian, co-founder and executive chairman of Reddit and managing partner of Initialized Capital, will host Business Schooled, a new podcast from financial services company Synchrony. Ohanian, husband of tennis superstar and Adweek 2018 Brand Visionary Serena Williams, was also a partner at Y Combinator, helped launch travel search website Hipmunk and...

This AR Story App Aims to Immerse Kids in the World Around Them

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Educating children through television isn't new. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Sesame Street, Arthur, Dora the Explorer--some of the most beloved shows among kids and adults alike are those that present learning in a fun, entertaining way. However, they leave their audience sitting passively on a couch or the floor with no way to interact, let alone...

Channing Dungey Is Leaving as ABC President and Will Be Replaced by Freeform’s Karey Burke

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The 2018-19 TV season isn't even two months old, and there have now been changes at three of the five broadcast networks. Channing Dungey, president of entertainment for ABC, is the latest broadcast chief to exit. She'll be replaced by Karey Burke, who is head of Freeform original programming development. Burke will oversee all development,...

Dunkin’ Mocks Branded Apparel Trend With ‘Cappu-chinos,’‘Americano-veralls’ and More

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With everyone from KFC to IHOP getting in on the branded apparel kick recently, you'd be forgiven for thinking Dunkin's new lineup of espresso-themed clothing is the real deal. But I've got bad news for those of you looking to dual-wield some cups in your Cappu-chinos, rock a stylish set of Americano-veralls or show off...

Oren Katzeff to Lead Condé Nast Entertainment

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Oren Katzeff was named president of Cond? Nast Entertainment, the publisher's production and distribution studio for film, TV and video content. Katzeff joins Cond? Nast from Tastemade, where he was most recently global head of programming, as the publisher looks to lean even further into video and ramp up production across its portfolio of brands....

Bank of America Refreshes Its Logo 20 Years After the Takeover That Created It

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In 1998, when NationsBank forked over $62 billion of its stock to acquire BankAmerica, the resulting Bank of America became the biggest bank in the country, with nearly $525 billion in assets. A few of those dollars went to creating a logo for the new financial institution: a stylized American flag made up of six...

A Cuddly Teddy Bear Roams Walmart’s Aisles After Closing Time in Cute Canadian Holiday Spot

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A mischievous teddy bear comes to life after hours, hops off the shelf and explores the aisles of a Walmart in agency Cossette's cuddly Canadian ad for the retail giant. Peep the awww-some display as our hero checks out various hot-selling items, like a Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn (ew) and interactive Grumblies plush pets (meh)....

Alex and Ani Wants to Help Stumped Holiday Shoppers @BeABetterGifter

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Jewelry maker Alex and Ani unveiled @BeABetterGifter, a Twitter handle that will provide gift-giving advice to shoppers. However, the unique thing about @BeABetterGifter is that the advice will come from actual human beings--members of the company's customer experience team--and not from a bot. Alex and Ani is using Spredfast's social listening tool to find tweets...

Jackson Hole Is Encouraging Instagrammers to Tag Photos, But Not With the Exact Location

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The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board developed a new way for Instagram users to tag their photos of the Wyoming region's vast natural resources while at the same time protecting them. The organization teamed up with creative agency Colle McVoy on Tag Responsibly, a new part of its Stay Wild movement. When posting images...

70 Artists Hunkered Down for One Weekend to Make PSAs for the Ad Council

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Nashville, Tenn., agency Made In Network, a self-described video-first media agency that primarily creates original YouTube content for brands, recently enlisted the Ad Council to bring together a group of artists from outside the advertising world for a weekend to create PSAs. MIN: Collaboratory, as the event was called, took place over a three-day period...

ThirdLove Publishes a Scathing Open Letter to Victoria’s Secret in a New York Times Ad

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Victoria's Secret's longtime CMO, Ed Razek--known to many as the man at the helm of the brand's annual fashion show--remains in hot water since earlier this month, following comments he made about transgender and plus-size models in a Vogue interview. Razek also appeared to made a not-so-subtle knock at ThirdLove, one of Victoria's Secret's buzziest...

SYFY Created a 3-Part VR Series for George R.R. Martin’s ‘Nightflyers’

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SYFY is bringing fans of George R.R. Martin's psychological thriller "Nightflyers" inside a TV version of the novella using virtual reality. Ahead of the season premiere on Dec. 2, the network created a three-part VR series that brings viewers aboard the show's spaceship, allowing them to view scenes from the set like they're in the...

Grey Chief Creative Officer John Patroulis Makes First Round of Executive Hires in New York

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Eighteen months after leaving BBH New York to take on the global chief creative officer job at Grey, John Patroulis announced his first round of executive-level hires today. Executive creative directors Jeff Anderson, Qian Qian, Tristan Kincaid and Hannah Fishman joined the WPP shop in its flagship New York office, with more announcements expected in...

The Lego Movie Can Be Watched in Its Entirety for Free on YouTube on Black Friday

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Warner Bros. Pictures is turning Black Friday into Block Friday on YouTube, announcing that for 24 hours Friday, Nov. 23, people viewing the trailer for upcoming sequel film The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part will be able to enjoy the entire, full-length The Lego Movie free-of-charge. Fans can go to YouTube on Black Friday...

Should Alexa Be a Witness for the Prosecution?

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"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories." Dun dun. In what sounds like it could be a plot twist in a Law & Order episode, the prosecution in a...
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