For transgender and non-binary people who continue to face injustice and prejudice, shopping can be an ordeal: most banks demand a customer uses their birth name. Mastercard, an official sponsor of World Pride for a decade, was the first financial brand to change this when it rolled out its True Name card in December, enabling…
The Wages of Reopening
‘An Honest Conversation About Race’?
After Almost 2 Decades, Global Chief Experience Officer Richard Ting Leaves R/GA
A leader and agency veteran of almost two decades is leaving R/GA. Richard Ting, who serves in the dual role of global chief experience officer and U.S. co-CCO, is leaving the agency to pursue an unspecified opportunity. His last day will be July 16. R/GA does not have an immediate replacement lined up for Ting’s…
5G Was Going to Unite the World—Instead It’s Tearing Us Apart
Divisions over technical standards and the role of China’s Huawei are jeopardizing the rollout of superfast connections.
How China Turned the Pandemic and Protests Into Propaganda Opportunities | WSJ
Periscope’s Entire Staff Joins Walkout Over Parent Company’s Resistance to Black Lives Matter
The entire staff of Minneapolis agency Periscope has walked off the job in protest of the actions of parent company Quad. Yesterday, 13 staffers–including Nathan Young, Periscope group strategy director and co-founder of 600 & Rising–walked off the job at Periscope, citing interference from parent company Quad in the agency’s communications around Black Lives Matter…
The Big Story: Google’s Fees, Facebook Advertisers Flee
Last week, Google cracked open its black box to divulge its take rates across its buying platforms DV360 and Google Ads, as well as for its publisher tech Google Ad Manager. This week on The Big Story, we’re going to take a look at those fees, including what they mean, what we know and, most… Continue reading »
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Beijing Will Miss Hong Kong Now That It’s Gone
Correction: Final 2019 Mindshare Billings Revised Upward By Comvergence
Mindshare’s final 2019 U.S. billings grew 6.4% to $7.0 billion, not declined 3.1% to $6.4 billion as previously reported by MediaDailyNews based on initial estimates released by Comvergence, which has
reissued revised final estimates (reflected in the chart above). The chart in the original story has also been updated.
reissued revised final estimates (reflected in the chart above). The chart in the original story has also been updated.