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What in the World

What in the World

Apple has a (snow)ball with its new ad; did Peleton’s holiday ad cause a stock tumble?

Plus, Unilever has a new global chief marketer, and a street level bacon sandwich dispenser in London.

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Those aren’t Allbirds, and Ryan Reynolds becomes part owner in Mint Mobile

Plus: Gillette’s new esports sponsorship, California DMV is selling driver data, and programmatic ad spend to hit $100B this year.

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Gillette India addresses toxic masculinity and Byron Sharp urges marketers to ‘stay skeptical’ of programmatic

Plus, South Dakota has a meth problem, and a controversial light-blocking London billboard is taken down.

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Google wants to be your bank; Renault’s 30-year love story; and a Brave new browsing world

Plus, Alibaba’s Singles Day is another massive hit, with 200,000 brands participating and sales of US$38.4 billion.

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YouTube’s new shopping ads, and The Wall Street Journal wants you to ‘Read Yourself Better’

Plus Facebook is now FACEBOOK, and the FTC issues a new how-to brochure for social media influencers.

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A scary new font for Halloween, and Samsung’s space expedition crash lands

Plus: NBCUniversal’s shoppable ad units move to conventional TV, and TikTok makes awards show debut.

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Kawhi’s back with New Balance, Dove is eliminating plastic, and the force is with Le Creuset

Plus, KFC sells out its wing subscription in our weekly round-up of international marketing news.

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Google delivers pizza with the new Pixel 4, and Samsung is shooting space selfies

Plus the new Under Armour-designed spacesuits for Virgin, and Amazon gets stronger in search advertising.

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Hollywood couple gets real about plant-based burgers and Sir Martin buys Firewood

Plus… FCB pulls out of LIA over Royer appearance and The Glenlivet gets a lot of attention over whisky pods.

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Playstation’s new streaming service creative, Instagram makes it easier to shop and Tide ends ‘NFL’ feud

Plus Gartner wonders about marketers rosy budget outlooks and Ad Week’s lamentable Pitbull performance.

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Philly has a new bagel-making tool, and is W+K’s McDonald’s win actually a blow for creativity?

Plus… brands co-opted ‘Storm Area 51’ and rapper Lil Wayne is a lousy gaming teammate.

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Agency creative takes support clown to layoff meeting; Kenan Thompson raps for Tide

Plus gender parity is close in the CMO role; paid ads won’t count towards YouTube’s music charts; and no plastic hangars

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Burger King trolls McDonalds again, and a former American spy releases her campaign ad

Plus, Interpublic promotion might signal a likely replacement for Michael Roth.

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LinkedIn’s new marketing campaign, and the NFL’s new TikTok partnership

Plus, Facebook is also said to be contemplating introducing hidden ‘likes.’

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Doritos drops its logo, and proof that beauty influencers are really influential

Plus: KFC goes Beyond Meat, and VW is introducing a new logo.

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A new Gillette story about raising sons, and the first trailer for the new Apple TV Plus

Plus a new NFL ad and special Rice Krispies treats for school kids with autism.

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New Mini movie; Nike’s subscription service; Sorrell buys influencer experts

A round-up of the international marketing stories that caught our eye this week.

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Web series goes behind the scenes of commercials; Coke’s gay ads draw fire in Hungary

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.

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Pantene goes grey, more proof of Fortnite’s dominance, and some familiar McDonald’s wayfinding

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.

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Macy’s and Forever 21 apologize and Facebook hit with $5B fine

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.

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