BETC Sao Paulo has created an app that counts the number of times a woman is interrupted by a man (or anyone really). Woman Interrupted launched today in celebration of International Women's Day and is available for download on Apple's app store. The agency created the app after coming across a 2014 George Washington University...
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Advertising & Agency Daily
March 09, 2017
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BETC Sao Paulo's creation shows how pervasive the problem is
By Katie Richards
BETC Sao Paulo has created an app that counts the number of times a woman is interrupted by a man (or anyone really). Woman Interrupted launched today in celebration of International Women's Day and is available for download on Apple's app store. The agency created the app after coming across a 2014 George Washington University...
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The cozy digs aren't for just anyone
By Tim Nudd
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By Tim Nudd
First project will be shark flick 47 Meters Down
By Patrick Coffee
Marcus Fischer previously spent 4 years as president
By Patrick Coffee
Carmichael Lynch has promoted Marcus Fischer to the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately. He will be the fourth CEO in the Minneapolis-based IPG agency's 55-year history. Fischer previously spent four years in the role of president under chief executive Mike Lescarbeau, who will now become executive chairman. "Marcus has been pivotal in building...
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Kansas City's Barkley bought nearby XperienceLab
By Patrick Coffee
Talk of ad agencies competing with consultancies is nothing new. But related conversations have only grown more intense over the past year after Deloitte acquired San Francisco shop Heat, Accenture bought London's Karmarama and consultancies started participating in traditional new business pitches. This week, independent Kansas City agency Barkley turned the popular narrative on its...
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A salute to Phyllis Robinson
By Katie Richards
In honor of International Women's Day, DDB Worldwide is changing its name for one day and one day only. Today, the agency is calling itself DDB&R. The additional R is in honor of Phyllis Robinson, the agency's very first female copywriter. "The move to add Phyllis' name to the door is a symbolic reminder of...
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Rallies, marches and campaigns galore
By Katie Richards
By now, the advertising industry's gender and diversity problem should come as no surprise. So it makes sense that agencies would jump on the opportunity to celebrate their female employees and their work on International Women's Day. Some women and agencies hope to make a statement about the importance of the presence of women in...
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Timed again to International Women's Day
By T.L. Stanley
Little girls dream big in this short film from Microsoft, talking about their passion for curing breast cancer, cleaning up the environment and bringing fresh water to the world. Doctors, inventors, entrepreneurs--it's easy to envision these determined, articulate and thoroughly woke kids stepping easily into any of these roles. But hold up. The statistics say...
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Cossette ads include fine print for disquieting scenarios
By Angela Natividad
Sexting. It always starts innocently. You're in the heat of the moment, defenses are low ... and doesn't sending an actual pic of your sassy self seem like the perfect way to follow up that eggplant emoji? Don't do it! Of course, you know not to do it. And yet. You get stupid when you're...
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