This Nostalgic Ad Looks Ahead to Humans Flying Around Earth in Capsules at 700 MPH

How do you advertise space-age transportation technology that doesn’t exist yet? By taking a long, nostalgic look at what came before it. That’s the approach taken by Micky Coyne and Pete Harvey–two independent creatives who’ve been working directly with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and its CMO, Robert Miller–in an evocative, beautifully shot 1:20 spot rolling out…

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Evan Rachel Wood Plays a Dark, #MeToo-Inspired Game of Guess Who? in This Poignant PSA

Funny or Die released a poignant PSA today in partnership with nonprofit Rise, tackling the #MeToo movement. The PSA takes a somewhat dark approach by using the popular board game Guess Who? to address the pervasiveness of sexual assault not only in Hollywood, but across the country. In typical Funny or Die fashion, the PSA…

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Figure Skating and Curling Dominated 2018 Winter Olympic Games Talk on Twitter, Facebook

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games reached their end with Sunday night’s closing ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea, and Twitter said 103 million tweets were sent about the Games, generating 33.6 billion impressions (views on and off Twitter). Jay Bavishi, Twitter’s partner manager for the International Olympic Committee and the F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association, shared…

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Audi Brings a Dead Man Back in Charming Twist on a Life Well Lived

Audi is out with a new car that’s so exciting, it’ll give you a reason to live, says a new ad from Venables Bell & Partners. In the spot, a family gathers around an old man’s death bed. Somber violin music plays as three generations watch him inhale raggedly, his eyes closed. “I’ve spent my…

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Microchip Technology Nears Deal to Buy Microsemi

Microchip Technology is in advanced talks to buy Microsemi, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the latest in a wave of deals sweeping the semiconductor industry.

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FCC Chief Calls for 5G Auctions to Kickstart Development

The nation’s top telecommunications regulator laid out his plan for accelerating the development of 5G wireless service in the U.S. through market-oriented approaches.

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Qualcomm Warms to Broadcom Bid, but Price Is Sticking Point

Qualcomm said it is getting closer to negotiating a deal for Broadcom to buy it—except the two sides can’t agree on a price.

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Burger King, Unilever Tops For Effectiveness

Burger King improved its ranking by 30 places to reach the top brand for effectiveness, with the “McWhopper Proposal” campaign in the top 10.

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The World According To Warc

Warc is out with its latest report on the most effective agencies in the world. And in Adland being effective, well, that is their world. Or should be.

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AT&T Begins Testing Blockchain For Ads, Media Buys

AT&T’s marketers are demanding increased transparency into its digital advertising supply chain and have begun to test blockchain technology that will “verify and validate” the company’s multibillion
dollar ad investment. The goal is to identify who is charging what and when for advertisements, and to better understand the value of the ads being served.

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