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Ford Wants Billboards to Beam Distracting Ads to Screens Inside Your Car
The company's recently-patented idea for in-car advertising sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
TikTok Influencers Can Now Be Covered by a Union Agreement
The agreement recognizes influencer content as advertising and allows it to count towards health and pension benefits.
Lyft Is Getting a Slap on the Wrist for Misleading Prop 22 Ads
California's Fair Political Practices Commission is proposing a $3,371 fine for Lyft, which saw its market value soar by the billions after Prop 22 passed.
Uber Is Casting Single Parents and Immigrants to Parrot Talking Points In New Ad
Uber is looking for "genuine" drivers who value its "flexibility and consistency" for an upcoming campaign, according to a casting call.
This Giant Foods Ad Is a Major Yikes for the Covid Era
"Super Spread," "SendNoods," and other pandemic-related advertising missteps.
Why Viral Tweets Are Trying to Sell You These ‘Galaxy Light’ Projectors
A sketchy company has been paying viral Twitter users up to $50 to advertise the product. But experts say it's unlikely the marketing scheme is making returns.
A New Zealand Ad Campaign Is Using ‘Porn Stars’ to Promote Cyber Safety
“We don’t even talk about consent do we? No, we just get straight to it.”
More Brands Are Suddenly Realizing Their Packaging Is Really Racist
The companies behind Cream of Wheat hot cereal and Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup said that they would review their branding after Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben's did the same.
'Beer Money' Apps Are Drying Up During Quarantine
While being locked inside, some people are moving to money-making apps that pay you for watching ads. But the ad industry isn’t paying out.
How Zhongjia Sun Turns Ads Into Absurd Still Lifes
Shanghai-based photographer Zhongjia Sun uses the language of merchandising to make surreal sets that turns advertising on its head, often while infusing them with Chinese cultural references.
BANG Energy Threw a Dance Party During the Coronavirus Outbreak to Launch a Drink Called ‘Noo-Fusion’
Employees were required to attend or else take paid time off.