Dispatch from an advertising future #42

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/01/27/ee-marries-high-fashion-and-hi-tech-bafta-showpiece https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/chelsea-fc-unveils-three-next-shirt-sponsor/1671909 The team ran onto the pitch: home team in white; away in green. He raised his phone in salute as the crowd got to its feet. The kit lit up with travel brands’ logos and the offer ad swept across the players as they stood for the anthems. His adblocker usually stopped trackers …

Dispatch from an advertising future #41

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-18/amazon-plans-terminals-which-allow-payments-by-wave-of-hand-dj She paid and took their coffees. It always felt religious. A laying on of hands, she thought. She was prevaricating. A deep breath and she turned from the counter. This was no big deal. Look he was smiling. She smiled back. That sent the right signals. She was cool, in control. She put the …

Dispatch from an advertising future #40

https://www.adweek.com/retail/experiences-future-retail-las-vegas-complex-area51-test/ I mean really, they should get a life. They’re there almost every day. They dress up to go. They’re always arranging to go there. They meet their friends. Their Instagram is full of it. I suggested going out on Friday after school and what did they want to do? Go to the Mall. When …

Dispatch from an advertising future #39

https://www.adweek.com/digital/why-ces-has-become-a-must-do-for-marketers-and-agencies/ Memo to all staff. This was a very disappointing CES. We failed to win any of the major Advertising Awards and were too slow with Technsponsive Advertising (™). Our tech-centric entries showcased technologies brilliantly (and sometimes even worked for our brands). To fail to be recognised for that focus is disappointing. The real failure …

Dispatch from an advertising future #38

https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/12/10/maurice-saatchi-leads-director-exodus-mc-saatchi-amid-financial-turmoil The industry woke to news that Roy Batty has ‘retired’ from Eliza, the agency he co-founded. Eliza has been in the news as clients and the authorities sought to unpick its complex billing arrangements and the opaque financial instruments that made it so influential. Eliza was the first agency to use AI to manage …

Dispatch from an advertising future #37

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614863/why-kids-dont-trust-alexa/ Dear Parent Voice teaching assistants have been in our classrooms for some time, helping your children with maths, history and the new gamified PE. I think you’ll agree these extra classroom resources have benefited your children as well as our budget. As children encounter Voice outside school: while travelling, playing and, as our partner …