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On the politics, issues, and ethics of the advertising and marketing worlds.
Opinion | Do These Jeans Make My Ad Look Racist?
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The holding companies should be joining and supporting this suit. Where are you, #omnicom #wpp #publicis #dentsu #interpublic #advertising #ftc @mmfa.bsky.social
Media Matters Sues F.T.C. Over Advertising Investigation
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The question is: Are political movements more authentic - and therefore more effective - without corporate involvement? #pride #gaypride #lgbt #pride2024 #advertising #corporatesponsorship #target #oreo
Opinion | We’ve Reached Rainbow Capitalism’s End
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Small businesses to the rescue as the big advertisers show their true colors. #pride2025 #advertising #anheuserbusch #deloitte
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b...
This Year’s Pride Festivals Are Brought to You by Small Businesses
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm sure the big advertising holding companies will fight this on principle:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/t...
#advertising #ftc @mmfa.bsky.social @interpublic.bsky.social @dentsu.bsky.social #wpp #publicis
F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
#volvo #saudiarabia creates an ad entirely using #AI . Shame it's as boring as every brand ad ever created by humans. #advertisingpie #advertising #adweek #marketing
www.adweek.com/brand-market...
Volvo Debuts Its First Ad Created Solely By AI—and There's Not a Single Car In It
A peek into the production of "Come Back Stronger" in Saudi Arabia
www.adweek.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, the New York Times announces it's changing its slogan from "All The News That's Fit To Print" to "All The Stories That Human People Love to Read!".
#wapo #washingtonpost #nyt #newyorktimes #advertising #slogans #jeffbezoz #bezos
The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’ (Gift Article)
This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Vale Signor Toscani

“I have found out that advertising is the richest and most powerful medium existing today,” he told The Times in 1991. “So I feel responsible to do more than to say, ‘Our sweater is pretty.’”
#benetton #olivierotoscani #advertising #unitedcolorsofbenetton
Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies at 82
A photographer and art director, he broke the boundaries of advertising in the 1980s and ’90s, embracing activism with images evoking AIDS and racial and sexual diversity.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
January 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"...the majority of the top-advertised drugs offer little to no medical benefit compared to existing treatments. Many cost tens of thousands of dollars per year."

Even though is a narcissistic psychopath, #rfkjr might be onto something here. #pharma #ozempic #advertising #robertfkennedyjr #elonmusk
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Ban Drug Ads on TV. It Wouldn’t Be Easy. (Gift Article)
Attempts to restrict pharmaceutical advertisements have failed many times over the years, often on First Amendment grounds.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:07 PM