https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/utmost-support-future-talent-during-pandemic/1699162 The networks were rough. Gangs patrolled the feeds, claiming territory, defending their corners. Things got nasty very quickly. Resources were scarce. Opportunities few and far between. Everyone knew someone who had been caught up in something. A skirmish or a full on battle. Since The Collapse, the feeds were no place for the timid …
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Dispatch from an advertising future #141
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/7/21553998/netflix-linear-channel-france-streaming-cable-tv He didn’t get headaches any more. He slept better. The doctor said the wearable was posting data “in the right zone”. He felt better, calmer. They reminded him of the glasses he’d worn as a kid to help with his dyslexia. Tinted a cool John Lennon colour, they’d helped stop the words buzzing. These …
Dispatch from an advertising future #140
https://www.adweek.com/creativity/ai-logo-generator-creates-random-branding-designs-small-businesses/ Dear Colleagues, As you know we are in exciting times as we transition the agency towards a more efficient, but still creative business. Our AI supplier has assured me that their “creative intelligence system” will be able to handle any task we can throw at it. Certainly the design work we have seen since …
Dispatch from an advertising future #140
https://www.ft.com/content/d6a51bc0-e26f-4ed2-a298-7a97811dc427 No-one notices me. Why would they? I rummage through rubbish, picking through the detritus and leftovers for scraps. I’m the sort of figure you’d crossover to avoid. Pitiable. Sad. Maybe a bit disgusting. There’s a long history of characters like me: mudlarks searching the Thames; tabloid hacks rooting through celebrities’ bins. Treasure hunters. There …
Dispatch from an advertising future #138
https://www.engadget.com/motor-vehicle-data-question-1-081059455.html He just seems to spend all his time in his room, tinkering. He’s never happy with it. Always wants to change this, upgrade that. Ever since “right to repair” came in, he’s been tinkering. I thought it was about mending things but it’s not broken. It still works. He says: “but it can work …
Dispatch from an advertising future #137
https://gizmodo.com/disney-made-a-skinless-robot-that-can-realistically-sta-1845522375 We’ve been partners since we started in the business. It was just after Reset and agencies were hiring cheap and investing in Artificial Creativity. Give us a shared screen and we’ll bounce ideas with the best of them. We even work together whenever we’re allowed out. Me talking to my wrist, her arguing in …