AdImpact projects that the 2026 election cycle will reach $11.6 billion in spending, making it the most expensive on record. It's hard for me to comprehend how large that number is. I know it's the kind of money that could solve real problems in the world. With the cost of our attention at an all-time high, the pressure is on for candidates to deliver a message that truly lands with the electorate and moves people …
Big Idea: Cricket Wireless Introduces Vinyl Voicemails
Note: It was on this day, 22 years ago, that Adpulp.com first published a series of very short articles. October 2004 was a time before social media, and a time when personal blogs (and a handful of professional blogs) were beginning to take off. As is the case with the industries we cover here, a lot has changed since then, including asking people to visit a website. Yet, here is the website I continue to return to …
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In the Quest for Control of the Senate, Maine Is A Battlefield
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is concerned about the GOP losing control of the U.S. Senate in the upcoming midterm election. You can see this concern plainly in the commercials that the mainstream group with fringe views makes and runs. Here's one that attacks Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine. NRSC is particularly concerned about Platner—they've aired half a dozen …
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After Thirty Years, KesselsKramer Closes Its Doors
Advertising agencies go out of business every day. But what about agencies with superlative creative credentials? Do they fail on a less frequent basis? I'd like to believe that, although I don't have the data to support the thesis, and the list of great creative shops like Wexley School for Girls, Modernista, Barton F. Graf, and Cliff Freeman & Partners that are no more is long and growing longer. Now …
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Ally Turns Worried Worker Into Successful Shopper
I'm intrigued by how members of Gen Z see their future, socially, economically, and politically, and how this new campaign from Ally (and their agency, Anomaly LA) portrays their thinking and concerns, while also making room for the ambitions and desires of young working persons today. Americans across all age groups are increasingly concerned about money. Boomers and members of Gen X are concerned that they may …
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Texas (and Nation) In Midst of A Massive Data Center Boom
A new Gallup survey shows 70% of Americans oppose constructing data centers for artificial intelligence in their local area, including 48% who strongly oppose them. That's a significant jump from the 47% who opposed these projects in a separate late-2025 survey. Additionally, there are no meaningful differences in total opposition by age, race, education, income or urbanicity. Opposition is slightly lower among …
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Popular Brazilian Lager Is Preparing World Cup Fans for Victory
The world's favorite game and most prestigious championship is coming to North America this summer. The FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams, 104 matches, and 16 cities, with the final held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19. Only one team, Brazil, has won the World Cup five times. Will they win again in '26? According to a survey by Genial, just 28% of Brazilians believe that Brazil will win their sixth …
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A Real Nigerian Prince Pitches New Vaseline Authenticator
With so much signal jamming, disinformation, spam, and outright fakery flooding the market today, it's increasingly hard to tell fiction from fact. Here's something that is painfully real: the global trade in fake goods is estimated at $467 billion (USD). That's a real problem and Nigeria's skincare market has not been spared. Consequently, Nigerians are at risk of using products made with unregulated, untested …
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