Plus, outgoing NYT executive says print will be dead in 20 years; and Planters’ ‘new’ mascot gets roasted by Twitter.
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A visually striking reminder of the awful power of hate speech; Audi apologizes for ‘insensitive’ ad
Plus: Publicis Groupe parts ways with Tom Goodwin over COVID tweets; Kraft Mac & Cheese now a breakfast food, and KitKat supports suicide prevention.
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Xylem imagines a world without football; Cannes Lions owner posts massive first half loss
Plus, Shopify had a much better than expected Q2, and some familiar faces among this year’s Emmy nominees for Best Commercial.
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A modern-day love story from Viagra and Burger King is in a holiday mood
Plus Apple’s Underdogs are back and Bird Brain proves farts (even brain farts) are funny.
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Spotify pulls the strings on new campaign; Stella brings our summer selves to life
Plus… Twitter could be launching a subscription service, and London Advertising has a new ad campaign.
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Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are being retired; grabbing a C0ffe3 for diversity
Plus what’s this…an actual fun commercial? Our round-up of international marketing news.
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Kiwi government brings home the dangers of kids’ online activities; advertisers say ‘Bye-bye Tucker’
Plus, a new Twitter tool is urging users to read before posting.
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Nike gets ready for a comeback, and KFC rescues Britons from DIY chicken
Plus, a breakdown of the new COVID related ad archetypes, and a campaign to get Americans eating Asian food again.
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Bose salutes noisy neighbours; the chips are down for AMV; and Bud gets patriotic for Memorial Day
Our round-up of international marketing news and creative returns.
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A virtual library for press freedom; Fanta celebrates ‘idiots’; VW’s celebrity accountant
Plus, Hershey and Coors Light pull ad campaigns amid consumer sensitivity around COVID-19.
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KFC’s new finger lickin’ campaign; a daredevil ad from Volvo; and Whopper Detour tops WARC 100
Plus, Ryan Reynolds’ new ad for Aviation Gin, and NBA rookie phenom Zion Williamson stars in his first ad for Gatorade.
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A genuinely goofy Jif promotion, and a special ad network for LGBTQ publishers
Plus, the latest ad fraud scheme has uncovered a flaw in the system designed to fight ad fraud.
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Burger King has a fuzzy new ad; introducing Boneless Thugs-N-Harmony; Puma partners with J. Cole
Plus, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change.
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KFC partners with Crocs; Ryan Reynolds is showing at Westminster; MDC Partners has a new agency collective
Plus Michael Bloomberg is paying $150 for micro-influencer posts, and IAB responds to the death of the cookie.
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Starbucks welcomes transgender coffee drinkers ; Google finally reveals YouTube ad revenue; Bill Murray and Jeep win the Super Bowl
Plus, Accenture would rather buy media than audit media; why mall owners are saving Forever 21, and this week in privacy fiascos.
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The Guardian says no to oil ads; h-e-e-ere’s Cranston, and W+K’s first work for McDonald’s
Plus, Snickers has a possible solution for the world’s ills in its new Super Bowl spot.
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Is Mr. Peanut really dead? NFL tackles police violence; and Expedia feels Harry and Meghan’s pain
Plus: ANA and 4As raise a red flag over Google’s cookie call, and Amazon is reportedly developing ‘pay with your hand’ tech.
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Craig… Daniel Craig stars in new Heineken ad; Google to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome; and a Shaky typeface for Parkinson’s
Plus, Hyundai will run a Boston-themed Super Bowl ad, and the FTC is being urged to look into the ad-blocking industry.
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Lidl kills cartoon characters; Facebook had a revealing day; and Phyllis reads mean tweets for Panera
Plus Trump and Bloomberg by Super Bowl air time, new trick for ad fraud, and VW says goodbye to the Beetle.
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While we were gone… VW says ‘bye to the Beetle; FCB’s first work for GoodLife; Pepsi’s new tagline
Some of the marketing news of note from Canada and around the world that broke during the holidays.
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