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Travel changes a person. The more one experiences away from home, the more one sees how all humanity shares one planet and one common destiny. Nevertheless, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Trump has the authority to ban travelers from certain majority-Muslim countries if he thinks it is necessary to protect the United States Airbnb Co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk have …
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President Trump threatened another major American corporation on Tuesday. He said Harley-Davidson will be "taxed like never before" if the motorcycle maker moves production overseas. Like most things Trump it's an idle, annoying and distracting threat. Harley-Davidson will be here when Trump is gone. The question is how big of a political loser do you need to be to lose the biker vote? …
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Women in Saudi Arabia may now legally drive. Given that it's 2018, let's call this a small, but notable, advance for human rights. Al Jazeera reminds us of the oppressive situation inside the absolute monarchy to this day: "This system has stripped Saudi women of the rights that most Muslim women elsewhere enjoy. A woman in Saudi Arabia is legally treated as a minor from cradle to grave; she needs the consent of a …
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Predicting the future of advertising is a vacuous exercise, but one that the business press consistently puts forward because people are concerned about the jobs they have today, and the jobs they may or may not have tomorrow. There's no question that the agency business fighting through a period of radical change to the business model. Last year, I interviewed Joe Olsen, CEO of Rova. He said, “Agencies …
Two of the ad industry's most iconic leaders spoke from the stage in Cannes this week. According to The Guardian, Sir Martin Sorrell used his first public appearance since being forced to leave the advertising group WPP to criticise the board of his former company, dismiss suggestions that he paid for a sex worker on company expenses, and complain he was not treated fairly. Is anyone surprised that a …
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The Kings of Coal are not happy with The Trump White House. The fraternal heads of Koch Industries want to trade freely with America's neighbors and allies, and now Donald Trump is making that difficult to do. According to Time, the Kochs are backing this multi-million dollar campaign to promote free trade and oppose tariffs. https://youtu.be/DZ4DYVelyyw Freedom Partners is the organization that coordinates …
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The Adverati are once again gathered in Cannes for the annual ego festival. The business press is also in place, in case anything important happens. If nothing important happens, the press will fall back on what someone said. https://youtu.be/gdVh_HRcvZ0 According to Reuters, Mark Read, Co-Chief Operating Officer of WPP, and the holding company's former digital boss, said some things. The world’s biggest …
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What if small agencies with amazing talent combined forces under one umbrella? Might that improve creative output at scale? According to The Wall Street Journal, Plan A, a new advertising-holding company based in New York City will bring together a wide range of creative boutiques. MT Carney, the founder of ad firm Untitled Worldwide, and Andrew Essex, the former CEO of Tribeca Film Festival and Droga5, are …
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