This new article in our Emerging Voices Series is made possible by the generous support of our patrons on Patreon. Please join Adpulp's subscribers on Patreon. When you do, we will deliver fresh material for your head. Witness... LONDON—The last two decades have seen the world double down on a growing obsession with ease and convenience. Industries, fortunes, and entire ways of life have been built on the idea …
IBM Thinks Bigger; It’s In The Company’s DNA To Do So
Technology that ushers in sweeping societal changes ought to come with a warning, but that's fanciful thinking in unregulated America. On these brave shores, we believe in self-reliance and self-regulation, prolonged fantasies both. I often wonder, did Steve Jobs know what he was unleashing with the iPhone because the impact has not been all good. For example, I use facial recognition technology to log on to the …
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Ad Chatter, Edición Seis: BLM, Plus New Work from The Lincoln Project and United Way
George Floyd's brutal killing and the aftermath make it difficult to focus on work, right now. It's a time for sorrow, tears, and eventually redemption. As individuals, we are all at different places on the grief scale. On the far extreme, some people are not grieving at all. Presumably, this is the America they want and voted for and will vote for again. The rest of us are hurting, and it is natural that we show it …
There Is No Relationship Between the Size of Your Talent and Size of Your Market
Editor’s note: This third article in our new Emerging Voices Series is made possible by the generous support of our patrons on Patreon. The advertising industry is a solar system. The sun represents the brands we make work for—they give us our central purpose and provide vital resources. The planets are advertising’s preeminent cities like New York, LA, London, Tokyo, etc. The hundreds of moons that orbit …
Author, Artist and Entrepreneur—Gay Gaddis—Provides Some Solid Career Advice
Do you know Gay Gaddis? The author of Cowgirl Power—How to Kick Ass In Business and Life, Gaddis started T3 in Austin in 1989. Today her son, Ben Gaddis, helps to run the agency which was purchased in 2019 by California-based LRW Group. “The partnership with LRW Group gives us the ability to scale and take T3 to the next level while maintaining our unique culture,” Ben Gaddis said. Gay Gaddis, who recently …
When Texas Turns Blue, The Donnies Will Be Made To Take A Knee
Don and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in a very tight race in Texas, with Trump receiving 44 percent of the potential vote and Biden receiving 43 percent in a general election matchup, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University poll released this week. Another way of stating this is Texans have the chance to change the course of U.S. history in November. Turning Texas Blue will also lift …
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Danger: Front Line Reporters Increasingly Put In Harm’s Way
Adpulp covers media and marketing—two sides of one coin. As such, it's important to shine a light on the continued abuse of American journalists by the White House, by the police, and by our fellow Americans. More than 250 violations of the freedom of the press have been lodged since May 26. Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter and camera crew as they report from protests in Minneapolis https://t.co/oZdqBti776 …
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Prioritizing Black People and Uplifting Black Voices Is Harder Than Posting A Meme
Some people and brands took the day off yesterday. They didn't fill their social media timelines with promotional material. Instead, many opted to place a black rectangle in their stream as a way to show solidarity with the anti-racist, anti-fascist movement. Of course, many brands had no business wading in these waters. For example: Want to really stand for racial justice? Change your name. …
