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• 600 & Rising dissolves 'current structure' as Nathan Young steps down
  He says in a tweet that being the organization's president 'has placed enormous stress on both me and my family' and 'caused me to make critical errors in judgement.'
• T-Mobile overtakes AT&T as second largest carrier
  The company, which recently completed its acquisition of Sprint, said during its second-quarter earnings that it now has more than 98 million subscriber's, or about 5 million more than AT&T.
• Fat Tire hikes the price of its six-pack to $100 to prove a point on climate change
  The one-day increase is part of an International Beer Day campaign that puts a sobering spin on the normally frivolous fake holiday.
• Uncomfortable Conversations: 'I never want to work for agencies again'
  Kadeem Fletcher has branched out on his own because of 'microaggressions' he says he faced at one agency in particular.
• MDC's second quarter revenue plunges and a housing crisis brews: Friday Wake-Up Call
  Plus, BIPOC staff leaves Bon Appétit video, and  Peloton has two new top marketers.
• Watch live at 11 a.m. EDT: The top 5 creative brand ideas you need to know about right now
  Watch the livestream above and follow the conversation on Facebook, Periscope, LinkedIn, Twitch and Twitter. Welcome to a live episode of the top 5 creative brand ideas you need to know about right now. Ad Age's Creativity Editor Ann-Christine Diaz and Creativity Associate Editor I-Hsien Sherwood come together live from L.A. and New York, respectively, to talk […]
• The&Partnership's president on egg freezing, dark dramas—and Hungarian head cheese
  Agnes Fischer talks about family planning and reproductive choices on this episode of the 'Ad Block' podcast.
• 8 biggest takeaways from Ad Age’s 2020 Small Agency Conference
  Socially, politically and economically, this has been a turbulent year. At our 11th annual Small Agency Conference this week, industry pros offered some advice for getting through it.
• 4A's executive VP of government relations on defeating Washington D.C.'s proposed 3% ad tax
  Alison Pepper discusses how she and other organizations helped nix the D.C. Council's tax that also would have included the sale of personal information, and why the fight isn't over.
• A regularly updated blog tracking brands' responses to racial injustice
  The latest moves of marketers, media companies and agencies as they take a stand against racism.

Adweek

• Instagram: How to See Fewer Pet Ads
  Did you know that Instagram allows you to customize your advertising preferences in order to see less ads related to specific topics, such as politics and alcohol? Our guide will show you how to see fewer pet-related ads in the Instagram application. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram app on iOS. Step 1:...
• TikTok Threatens to Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Order
  TikTok, the popular social video app, fought back this morning, threatening to take President Donald Trump's administration to court after a weeks-long public battle that culminated last night. In the late hours of Thursday evening, Trump announced an executive order instructing U.S. citizens and companies to cease "transactions" with TikTok parent company ByteDance over alleged...
• Facebook Extends Branded Content Tag to Public Groups
  Facebook extended access to its branded content tag to administrators of public groups. The branded content tag now enables admins of only public Facebook groups to publish content in partnership with or on behalf of brand advertisers and include a paid partnership label in the interest of transparency. Facebook The tool also gives those brand...
• Nathan Young Steps Down as President of Diversity Advocacy Group 600 & Rising
  Nathan Young, the Minneapolis ad strategist who worked to spark industrywide progress on diversity and inclusion, announced this morning he is resigning as president of 600 & Rising, the advocacy group he co-founded after the police killing of George Floyd. Young faced vocal criticism from his fellow diversity advocates after tweeting on July 29 that...
• 4 Ways Sports Marketers Are Evolving Strategy in the Covid-19 Era
  For many of us, sport is a much-needed divergence from our daily lives. Historically, when the economy was down or when you were experiencing life's daily discord, sports was a welcome aberration for the mind. As a fan, you could always count on your favorite team taking the field or court a certain time of...
• On Beer Day, New Belgium Sends Climate Change Warning With Price Spike
  How do you measure the cost of climate change? While a comprehensive answer to that question may be impossible to find, New Belgium Brewing is trying to address it in one small way--by attempting to calculate what beer will cost after agriculture is significantly disrupted due to climate change. If the prices of barley, wheat...
• What If Film History Was Vertical?; Inside Amazon Seller Lawsuits: Friday’s First Things First
  Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the email here. Apple Brilliantly Imagines a Parallel Universe Where Hollywood Always Used...
• An Illustrator Turned These 1-Star Reviews of National Parks Into Works of Art
  Graphic designer Amber Share isn't the first person to seize on a negative review and flip it on its head for marketing purposes. Some self-deprecating brands have been doing it successfully for years. But the North Carolina resident has put her own spin on the advertising trope, taking one-star reviews of U.S. national parks and...
• LinkedIn Takes Steps to Help Laid-Off Employees Find New Roles
  When LinkedIn laid off roughly 960 employees last month due to the effects of Covid-19, CEO Ryan Roslansky said in an email to employees that the professional network would take several steps to help those who were displaced find other roles, either at LinkedIn or elsewhere. One step in that direction was revealed this week,...
• Facebook to Lease All 730,000 Square Feet of Office Space in The Farley Building
  A company that made a fairly significant commitment in May to remote work going forward just made a fairly significant real estate commitment this week. Vornado Realty Trust said this week that Facebook leased all 730,000 square feet of office space in The Farley Building, formerly the James A. Farley Post Office, in Manhattan. Facebook...

Mashable

• Best cheap laptop deals this weekend: Check out great Lenovo and HP sales
  It's Friday, which means you've officially made it through yet another week. Congratulations! We are very proud of you.  And because you've done it again, we think it's time for a treat: cheap laptop deals. The perfect way to end off the week, isn't it? This time around, we found some pretty stellar discounts on […]
• This spooky thriller from the creator of 'Derry Girls' is well worth your time
  Now that we've binged our way through I May Destroy You and Normal People, there is a gaping chasm in our lives that badly needs filling.  Well, good news: Here to plug the ever-growing void is a new drama from the creator of Derry Girls, Lisa McGee, and her husband Tobias BeerThe Deceived is a […]
• Musk eyes Mars after second Starship prototype soars in the sky
  SpaceX successfully got its second Starship prototype off the ground and then landing it back down. Starship is a spacecraft that could one day transport people to Mars (and beyond!).w Read more...More about Space, Mashable Video, Mars, Elon Musk, and Spacex
• Facebook not happy Apple is forcing Gaming to launch on iOS without games
  After many, many unsuccessful attempts to get into Apple's App Store, Facebook's Gaming app is finally out on iOS. But it's missing an important functionality — gaming. And Facebook's not too happy about it.  In a statement given to The Verge, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg criticized Apple's App Store rules, which bans gaming platforms (that […]
• Disney+'s 'Howard' thoughtfully reflects on the legacy of one of Disney's greatest creative minds
  The first movies I fell in love with were Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. I don't remember how old I was, but I do remember watching them constantly, reenacting the best scenes with my older brother, and singing to the soundtracks on long car rides over and over again. There was just […]
• 'She Dies Tomorrow' is a movie night for the existentially challenged
  I’m going to die. You’re going to die. But Amy is dying tomorrow. In the hauntingly titled She Dies Tomorrow, written and directed by Amy Seimetz (whose shared name with the film’s protagonist is no accident), existential dread drips from every frame. Seimetz couldn't have expected her film, imagined in a pre-pandemic world, to pair […]
• Netflix's 'Work It' is the sleek, funny dance movie we deserve
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• The 17 best tweets of the week, including beans, Trump memes, and Speed Racer
  Another quarantine week down! Only an indeterminate, indefinite, perhaps infinite amount left to go. I'm here to deliver some good tweets from this week to you. We've been collecting the best posts of the week for a while now because we're all stuck inside and sometimes it's good to laugh at tweets. Sure, Twitter is […]
• Please enjoy 'Normal People' star Paul Mescal drunk dancing through a hotel
  Bet you didn't think you'd wake up to a video of Normal People's Paul Mescal thrusting his crotch at the camera in a bout of drunken dancing.  Well, here you are, and welcome to this new Rolling Stones music video, which is titled "Scarlet" but should really be called "Paul."  With dance moves to rival […]
• Jimmy Fallon roasts the NRA with a sadly perfect joke
  In case you missed the news, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is in some hot water at the moment. Specifically with New York's attorney general Letitia James, who is attempting to dissolve the organisation over allegations of financial mismanagement. And during his Thursday night monologue, Jimmy Fallon had the perfect response. "Wow, the NRA as […]

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• TV ad: Adidas ZX: ZX Range
  Hypebeast brought Builders Club onboard for the latest campaign for Adidas Originals ZX, which includes a 45 second spot exploring Adidas' latest ZX range through a masterful fusion of 3D and hand animation, simulations, and CG. In order to convey the surreal, but 'oddly satisfying' feeling of the spot, Builders Club created the ZXience lab, […]
• TV ad: Gojek: The Flow
  Gojek, Southeast Asia’s leading on-demand multi-service platform has unveiled its first international marketing campaign. Created via Forsman & Bodenfors, Singapore the campaign is built around Gojek's ability to remove everyday frictions from people's lives, bringing more 'flow' - more days when everything just works.Category: OtherClient: GojekAgency: Forsman & Bodenfors, SingaporeProducer: Céline RoubaudArt Director: Patrick KnowltonArt […]
• TV ad: KBank / BLACKPINK: BLACKPINK is Back
  KBank and GREYnJ United Thailand have launched a new film, again featuring Korean girl group BLACKPINK, encouraging Gen Z to combat the socioeconomic tension they may be experiencing using KBank's new online platform which has been especially launched for them. Gen Z, the younger siblings of millennials, account for one-third of the Thai population and […]
• TV ad: Arizona Coyotes: Howl Yeah
  The desert is an unlikely home for a hockey team, yet the NHL's Arizona Coyotes have a passionate following. To energise and expand the pack, the Coyotes tapped 9thWonder for a rebrand that debuted this week as the team returned to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in eight years. 'Howl Yeah,' the […]
• TV ad: Public Health England: Better Health, 60s
  Public Health England has launched a new brand and campaign, ‘Better Health’ - its biggest campaign since the launch of Change4Life in 2008. The through-the-line campaign has been developed at pace to tackle the nation’s obesity crisis and reduce people’s risk of becoming seriously ill from diseases, including Covid-19. A new TV ad and PR […]
• TV ad: Public Health England: Better Health, BMI
  Public Health England has launched a new brand and campaign, ‘Better Health’ - its biggest campaign since the launch of Change4Life in 2008. The through-the-line campaign has been developed at pace to tackle the nation’s obesity crisis and reduce people’s risk of becoming seriously ill from diseases, including Covid-19. A new TV ad and PR […]
• TV ad: Public Health England: Better Health, 30
  Public Health England has launched a new brand and campaign, 'Better Health' - its biggest campaign since the launch of Change4Life in 2008. The through-the-line campaign has been developed at pace to tackle the nation's obesity crisis and reduce people's risk of becoming seriously ill from diseases, including Covid-19. A new TV ad and PR […]
• TV ad: OPPO: Go for it
  OPPO signals strength in Western Europe, releasing new ad campaign celebrating FC Barcelona, milestone market expansion. OPPO wants Barca fans to "Go for it" The ad spot takes viewers into a young fan's world as she dribbles her way to victory, casting off naysayers and self-doubt as she prepares to join a men's match. Splicing […]
• TV ad: McDonald's: Welcome Back To The 90s
  Over the month of August as part of the Government's Eat Out To Help Out programme, McDonald's will be rolling the clock back on prices to give customers across the nation an opportunity to enjoy their iconic products at a price they haven't seen in years. To celebrate its return to the '90s, Leo Burnett […]
• TV ad: PSA: On Lockdown
  The organisation putting stunning animation to verse, Motionpoems, has released their latest project 'On Lockdown', directed by Calum Macdiarmid, produced by Roxanne Artesona and in partnership with Durable Goods. Macdiarmid captured the loneliness of lockdown with the drive to do more in the wake of George Floyd's death using stark animation inspired by realist painters […]

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