Month: March 2022

Instagram rolled out enhanced tags Monday, calling it a better way for creators to designate their specific contributions to photos or videos. With enhanced tags, creators’ self-designated profile category on their professional accounts can be displayed in their people tag. Instagram explained in a blog post, “if you’re a makeup artist, songwriter or other significant…

For Grammy award-winning icon Alicia Keys, “Beauty is kindness, bravery, this undefinable thing that comes from the inside out.” This philosophy is embedded in her lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare, a brand that transcends traditional beauty boundaries to help consumers connect more deeply with their bodies, minds and souls. The multi-hyphenate artist and entrepreneur joined…

In creating a feature-length documentary called Lady Buds, filmmaker Chris Russo wanted to show that women have been the backbone of the cannabis industry for decades, long before legalization began sweeping the country. The film, newly released on premium cable channel Starz after a lauded run on the U.S. festival circuit, may also end up…

TikTok said over the weekend that it suspending livestreaming and new content in Russia, but its in-application messaging service was still available there. The move came in response to a law approved last Friday by the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament, which threatened up to 15 years in prison or a fine of 1.5 million…

Abercrombie & Fitch, a cultural clothing mecca for teens in the 1990s and early 2000s, has transformed to reach its next generation of shoppers. Getting personal, celebrating new styles and leaning into emerging technologies and platforms are just a few tactics supporting the brand’s metamorphosis. Carey Collins Krug, svp and head of marketing at Abercrombie…

The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has issued comprehensive guidance for media buyers and sellers to ensure their ad dollars don’t support misinformation as Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to play out not just in the physical world, but the digital one too. In recent days, Russia has not only amped up its military offense…

As the first blockchain sponsor of SXSW, Fox’s Blockchain Creative Labs will takeover a real block in downtown Austin, featuring some virtual Web3 experiences.

Creative organization D&AD has U-turned on its decision to accept Russian entries to its 2022 awards. The nonprofit said last week that it would continue to welcome entries from the country, but promised to donate fees to the Art Directors Club of Ukraine. Now, it has decided to ban entries from Russia entirely as the…