Advertising can’t fix our largest societal problems. It can open eyes, hearts, and minds, without which no progress gets made. The following posters for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York contain some of the best poster art I’ve seen this year. The work from Conquistadors in Brooklyn also ranks as some of the best […]
Chipotle Sends Its Workers Back To School (Tuition-Free)
In the ad agency business, we know that all the company’s assets walk out of “the building” at the end of the workday. It’s another way of saying that ad agencies don’t have hard assets—that all the value is in the team. What about other fields like the restaurant industry…do restaurant owners and operators see […]
Latina Moms Demand A Brighter Future for Their Kids
The Latino community has been among the hardest hit by the climate crisis, with nearly 1 out of 2 Latinos in the U.S. living in counties that frequently violate pollution standards, exacerbating asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Consequently, climate change is one of the top concerns for Latinos. Thankfully, the Latino community, led by its moms, […]
Safety First, Let’s Shake On It
It is Back to School season. Due to the pandemic, the annual tradition is now fraught with concern for everyone’s safety and well being. Consequently, educators around the nation are busy mapping out safe ways for students to return to schools, classrooms, and dorms while social distancing. Thankfully, some helpful materials are being made available […]
Who Will Rescue The U.S. Postal Service, And How?
This week, the U.S. Postal Service admitted that in 46 states and the District of Columbia it could not guarantee mail-in ballots would arrive in time to be counted for the 2020 election. Though Trump casts his own ballots by mail, he’s vigorously criticized efforts to allow more people to do so, which he argues […]
Not Compassionate: Medical Marijuana Patients Face Pointless Barriers in Texas
The Texas Compassionate Use Program was first established in 2015, allowing the use of high-CBD, low-THC cannabis oil only for Texans diagnosed with intractable epilepsy. Though legal, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule 1 drug and is not covered by insurance. As a result, the cost for treatment can range from $250 to $1,000 […]
In A Small Step Toward Sustainability, BK Changes A Few of Its Cows’ Diets
“When cows fart and burp and splatter, well it ain’t no laughing matter—they’re releasing methane every time they do.” Wow, what an opening line to a song. The fact that it’s a song for BK makes it even weirder. Cows are the source of their hamburgers, so portraying them as disgusting polluters in a unique […]
Monday Morning Roundup: Nike, Colle McVoy, and Cascade
Direct to Consumer (DTC) is H O T Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Nike is in the midst of a reorg. The announcement comes as part of Nike’s “Consumer Direct Acceleration” plan, which execs in Beaverton call a “digitally empowered phase” of the company’s strategy. In other words, retail is reeling and the company has […]
More than 100 Companies Stop Advertising on Facebook (Sort Of)
Hit pause on hate. That’s the call-to-action issued on June 17, by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL. Their new Stop Hate for Profit campaign asks businesses to suspend advertising on Facebook’s services during July. The campaign’s partners, including Color of Change, Common Sense, Free Press, and Sleeping […]
IBM Thinks Bigger; It’s In The Company’s DNA To Do So
Technology that ushers in sweeping societal changes ought to come with a warning, but that’s fanciful thinking in unregulated America. On these brave shores, we believe in self-reliance and self-regulation, prolonged fantasies both. I often wonder, did Steve Jobs know what he was unleashing with the iPhone because the impact has not been all good. […]
