Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally weighed in on the chaos enveloping his former company since it was taken over by Elon Musk late last month, but he did not mention the company's new owner at all. Dorsey said in a tweet Saturday, "Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient. They will...
Twitter will reportedly hold off on its plan to offer verification checkmarks as part of its retooled, $7.99-per-month Twitter Blue subscription service until after the midterm elections in the U.S. Tuesday. Ryan Mac, Kate Conger and Mike Isaac of The New York Times viewed an internal Twitter post discussing the plans, signaling a change to...
Creative, filmmaker and artist Azsa West is returning to Wieden+Kennedy as chief creative officer for its Portland headquarters. First coming to the creative agency in 2006, West will rejoin Wieden+Kennedy in Spring 2023 from Anomaly Berlin, where she's held the role of executive creative director since 2021. The Wieden+Kennedy alum will also replace Portland's creative...
Rideshare and car rental ads are often practical, focusing on convenience and other benefits of the service. Car sharing marketplace Turo has taken a more high-concept approach in a campaign from Los Angeles-based creative studio SixTwentySix that positions the brand as a deliverer of adventure and freedom. These Animated BMW Ads Turn a Times Square...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of workforce cuts during the company's third-quarter-2022 earnings call last month, and those cuts may be arriving as soon as Wednesday. Jeff Horwitz and Salvador Rodriguez of The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that the impending layoffs may impact many thousands of the company's work force of more than 87,000,...
In this week's episode of To Dine For, host Kate Sullivan is joined by Jason Feifer. Feifer is editor in chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, and host of the podcasts Problem Solvers and Build for Tomorrow. He's the author of the recently released book, Build for Tomorrow, which is an action plan for embracing change and...
NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson met with new Twitter owner Elon Musk last Tuesday and apparently came away unimpressed. Johnson issued a statement over the weekend calling on advertisers to pause their spending on Twitter, saying, "It is immoral, dangerous and highly destructive to our democracy for any advertiser to fund a platform that...
By default, Mastodon will send users push notifications when certain actions take place in the social networking application. For instance, the app will notify users whenever someone mentions them in a post. Users have the option to turn off the app's notifications if they don't want to receive these alerts. Our guide will show you...
By default, Discord allows every server to have up to 50 custom emojis. The server's owner, as well as anyone with the "Manage Emoji" permission, can upload custom emojis to the server. It's possible someone may upload a custom emoji to a server that other users don't approve of. If this ever happens, users can...
Grey's leadership team has grown by three, with the promotion of longtime executive Jason Kahner at the global level and the hiring of Thiago Cruz and Alba Anthony at the New York office. In addition, Amber Guild has resigned from her position as CEO of Grey New York after a year. Guild was formerly with...
The 95th Academy Awards will see a familiar face next year: Jimmy Kimmel will return as emcee for the ceremony, which is scheduled for March 12, 2023 on ABC. Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 and 2018, before the Oscars opted to go hostless in 2019 and 2020. Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall...
Pinterest's goal for Pinners this holiday shopping season is to "Gift Like You Get Them." The platform teamed up with creative agency Funworks on the campaign, which is aimed at informing people how they can use Pinterest features such as board and search to become better gifters. Pinterest said the campaign introduces "bad gifter" personas...
Creating diverse, authentic content is no small task for brands. While studio-produced content remains a critical part of the content mix, brands are increasingly seeking new ways to scale and source organic content. The influencer, the brand ambassador and, more recently, the user-generated content creator offer new avenues for creating content--feeding into the model known...
The signs for recession are here: Consumers and corporations alike are already tightening their budgets, economic growth has slowed, stock markets have tumbled in 2022 and inflation continues to remain high due to global conflicts, disrupted supply chains and elevated gas prices. The 4A's invited Adweek to a lunch with CEOs across the industry landscape...
Sex and the City. Broad City. Saturday Night Live and The Devil Wears Prada. What do they all have in common, besides serving as iconic pop culture representations of New York City? At some point, they all featured another New York City icon: Magnolia Bakery. Established in 1996, the shop has exceeded local popularity to...
Celebrated creative leaders Ana and Hermeti Balarin are returning to the U.K. to run Wieden+Kennedy London as chief creative officers. The pair have been executive creative directors at Wieden+Kennedy's Portland office since last year, following their long-held posts at Mother London as ECDs and partners. Wieden+Kennedy co-chief creative officer Susan Hoffman, who relocated to London...