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Walgreens Is Doing Its Part—And Then Some—To Save Lives

Did you know that approximately 78 percent of the U.S. population lives within five miles of a Walgreens? The company operates approximately 9,021 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens interacts with approximately 8 million customers in its stores and online each day. This is a company with reach, and the brand is using its reach to …

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Speed Up, It’s Time for the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway

Branded events and pro sports with a limited number of fans in attendance are back. This Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Darlington, South Carolina for The Goodyear 400. It's also NASCAR's Official Throwback Weekend and while this adds a festive nature to the race, the reality of COVID-19 (and the need for widespread vaccinations) continues to determine the need for responsible conduct. Fans will be asked …

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Start Your Comeback in Los Angeles

Los Angeles wants you back. According to this new ad campaign from the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, the city is now safe for shopping, dining, art viewing, and roller coaster riding. https://youtu.be/_rZDH5P0VCQ https://youtu.be/slb9kX--M9s https://youtu.be/TFQbxwQsoVE Are You Ready to Book? The line, "Start Your Comeback," does not move me. A comeback means you were once gone or …

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Blue Shield of California Promotes Vaccines for All the Right Reasons

For millions of Americans, a COVID-19 vaccine is a lifeline and a prayer that we can gather in public again. For millions of Americans, a COVID-19 vaccine is a conspiracy or worse. I can't seem to wrap my head around how the denial of science and fact-based reality continues to mutate, spread, and cause real harm to the people of this nation and the world. Thankfully, healthcare providers like Blue Shield of …

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New Public Service Announcement Delivers A Big Shot of Optimism

Sports, concerts, and all live events are shared celebrations of American culture and We, the People, have been missing them dearly during this time at home. Thankfully, there is light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. Vaccines are fast becoming widely available and highly effective remedies for those who are sick with COVID are also now available. To encourage people to seek out a vaccine, The Ad Council and COVID …

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From Cannes to Austin, The Festival Season Clicks Into an Unknown Future

Live events like concerts and trade shows do not translate well to online formats, a factor that has devastated many businesses in the sector since COVID-19 began to ravage and kill people last March. Cannes Is Not Exactly Roaring Like A Lion Cannes Lions' London-based parent company Ascential issued its full-year 2020 financials this week, noting that the Festival will likely be a hybrid digital-live format, with …

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The Year in ‘Pulp: Twenty Twenty

Disruption is an opening. It's also a closure. This was true for many people and many creative companies this year, as success stories ran parallel to the stories of business failure and industry-wide pessimism. Here on Adpulp.com, we put in much time and effort and saw positive results. We introduced the Emerging Voices series to help find, pay, and elevate new writers on the Marcom beat. We published four …

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Farmdrop Is Celebrating England’s Hard-Working Farmers

This is a call to action: Enter Food Euphoria. The call comes from Farmdrop, an online grocer in England that delivers fresh organic produce and "everyday groceries" using electric delivery vehicles. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Farmdrop sales have skyrocketed. Consequently, the company has been able to help keep smaller farms and producers up and running after demand collapsed from the restaurant trade during …

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