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29/04/2020

Silence, brand. From germ-killing pizza ovens to somber pledges, brands are doing all they can to keep their ads relevant during the pandemic.

Welcome to disastertising.

15/04/2020

Interesting approach - Poker player Chris Hunichen wants to raise coronavirus awareness. So he bet on death...

Top poker player Chris Hunichen has asthma and is afraid of the coronavirus. He offered to bet that more than 100,000 people will die from it. Why?

27/02/2020

Cool Tool That Erases People From Live We**am Feeds in Real Time

An extra post-it note is all you really need to prevent someone from spying on you through a laptop’s built-in we**am. But Jason Mayes apparently likes to do things the hard way: He’s developed an AI-powered tool for browsers that can erase people from live we**am feeds in real-time but leave ev...

11/02/2020

Conservative news sites track you much more than left-leaning news sites...

One analysis of news outlets found that the median popular right-wing site planted 73 percent more cookies than its left-wing counterpart.

29/01/2020

YES PLEASE!

It’s good.

12/01/2020

12 days in to Dry January and I must admit this smart marketing has been very tempting...

What started as a break from drinking is now the hottest month for non-alcoholic brand building.

18/12/2019

Why Dead Brands Live on in Japan

Japanese shoppers still line up to shop at Tower Records and Toys 'R' Us. But why?

12/12/2019

You’ve seen this flat illustration style everywhere from Facebook to Google. Here’s why Alegria is taking over tech world interfaces...

In 2017, Facebook began rolling out a series of new illustrations to accompany content throughout the site. The illustration system, developed by an L.A.- and Brooklyn-based design firm called Buck, is both distinctive and consistent: A typical illustration features smiling figures drawn in a flat,

03/12/2019

Help out a good cause on Giving Tuesday

Changing the world is hard work. Where to begin? Pick an issue and give back in any way that's meaningful to you. Here are some ideas for how to give back, not just on GivingTuesday, but every day! https://www.givingtuesday.org/how-to-give

26/11/2019

Smart program by Capable to offer TLC to older adults and their homes. Look forward to seeing this roll out in other cities.

18/11/2019

Well Played Sara Lee and SNL

“Becoming a part of culture” has become a marketing strategy, but the best examples are still unplanned and uncontrollable.

29/10/2019

What Is The Future Of Aging Populations?

Populations around the world are ageing like never before, placing unique challenges on governments and employers. A new report from the UK Government explores how an ageing population impacts areas such as housing, healthcare and the future of work