AmericanMuscle is a premium sponsor of Adpulp.com. Hot rods are not born on an assembly line. They’re made one mod at a time in the garages of motor heads. Having said that, you do want to start with a strong foundation and that’s exactly what South Florida resident Sean Moss did. His 2017 Mustang GT […]
Absolut and BBH Singapore Share the Spirit of Real Life Togetherness
From virtual to real—it’s the direction we need now, and the direction taken by Absolut in this new global campaign from BBH Singapore. The campaign’s centerpiece, a two-minute film, features Tessa Thompson, American actress; MNEK, British musician; Ricki Ortiz, online gaming star; and Jolin Tsai, Taiwanese singer. The film was brought to life by the […]
Live Entertainment Is Missing, And We, the People, Badly Miss It
Last month, I asked Rob Schwartz, CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day NY this pointed question. Adpulp: Who and/or what do you admire in the ad biz today? Schwartz: I think the best advertising today is coming from one place: The Lincoln Project. All of their work is relevant, surprising, emotional, and exceptionally powerful. And people are talking […]
Uber Eats Delivers Food to Your Door, And Strange Commercials To Your Screens
What are you hungry for? Depending on where you live, a driver will bring it to you? In 2018, Frost and Sullivan estimated the food delivery service industry generated $82 billion in gross revenue and predicted that this number will more than double by 2025. So, $164 billion in four years. Several players are competing […]
Facebook Is A Multi-Way Mirror; What You Put In Front Of It, Determines What You Get Back
Is Facebook the doom machine? The Social Dilemma, a new documentary-like film from Netflix, makes the case. One of the technologists in the film, Jaron Lanier, makes the case (in the film and in many other instances). To varying degrees, we all make our cases against F to the B. Some of us quit the […]
Karen Wants Her Privacy
“Karen” wants her privacy. Come to think of it, so does “Ken.” I like this commercial because it is awkward. For me, peak awkward happens when the coworkers speak in emoji. “Read heart emoji. Blue heart emoji. Puke emoji!” The spot offers the technorati a funny takedown of the quantified life and a well-earned poke […]
“We Got Now,” New Balance Athletes Say (And I Believe Them)
Nike is fighting culture wars. Meanwhile, New Balance is paving the way to a brighter future for athletes and the athletic. New Balance’s new campaign video features US tennis star Coco Gauff, who has used her powerful, swift rise in the sport to advocate for social change. “Coco has established herself as a leading voice […]
Find A Mentor, Forge A Path: How People In Trades and Guilds Transfer Knowledge
Academy Award-winning director, Kathryn Bigelow, learned how to be an artist in the world from a strong mentor. Now, Rolex is doing us the favor of capturing her thoughts about her mentor (Lawrence Weiner) and mentoring’s role in the development of an artist. Rolex features a print interview with Bigelow too. She offers this gem, […]
Welcome to Voltage Valley and Its New American-Made EV Pickup Truck
Pickup truck drivers with good credit and a concern for the environment will one day soon be able to drive the new all-electric Endurance by Lordstown Motors. Our ability to evolve… I like that framing. Manufacturing in Ohio and throughout the Rust Belt has required a massive injection of money and new thinking for decades. […]
People with Money are Making Summer Fun with A New Pool, RV, or Boat
The economic disaster that unfolds every day in America is wiping companies and some industries away. At the same time, other industries are thriving. There’s always a winner. Jennifer Alsever, writing on Medium, points to several of the current winners. For example, backyard pools are en fuego, right now. One maker, Blue Wave, is experiencing […]
