Posts made in April, 2024

on Apr 11, 2024

By Kendra Barnett BBDO’s chief creative, who made a mark in the advertising world with memorable, culturally resonant campaigns like Snickers’ ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry,’ is ready to stop moving at the speed of light. David Lubars’ reputation for restlessness precedes him. In 2004, when Lubars was named chief creative officer at BBDO, New York Magazine described him as “a Beat poet … trapped for years in button-downs and khakis,” noting that he “gets impatient easily.” A profile in Campaign from 2019 raves about his “fabulously frenetic mind.” Lubars himself doesn’t seem to mind the quirky qualifiers (“If I was Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 10, 2024

By Audrey Kemp TikTokers with a knack for hair and scalp care have the chance to become billboard famous thanks to #CécredWashDay, a new partnership between the singer’s new brand and Dive Billboards. Cécred, a new hair care line by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, has launched its inaugural outdoor campaign, ‘#CécredWashDay.’ Debuting April 8 and continuing through April 19, the work utilizes social media, digital channels and out-of-home (OOH). Notably, the innovative outdoor campaign allows creators with a passion for haircare a unique opportunity to become “billboard famous.” By posting creative videos of their haircare rituals on TikTok and tagging #CécredWashDay, content creators stand a chance to be Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 10, 2024

By The Drum In the latest edition of ‘Convene. Challenge. Change.’ – an editorial partnership between The Drum and the 4A’s – WhataBurger marketing comms VP Donna Tuttle and McGarrah Jessee CEO Britton Upham discuss the need to keep a brand’s marketing fresh, while simultaneously respecting its history. For older brands, it’s critical – and occasionally challenging – to be able to adapt marketing strategies to a continually evolving culture. Whataburger is an illustrative example. Founded in 1950, the now-nationwide burger restaurant chain has begun to lean more heavily into humor. A recently released campaign from the brand depicts a disgruntled citizen stepping up to Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 10, 2024

By Webb Wright For now, the partnership will focus exclusively on AI-generated images – but not images depicting people. The first time Frédéric Raillard met McCann Worldgroup global CEO Daryl Lee, the latter was wearing a Cirque du Soleil sweatshirt emblazoned with the slogan ‘Tout est possible,’ or, ‘Anything is possible.’ The words endeared Lee to him immediately, and not just because he thought (mistakenly, it turned out) that he was a fellow Frenchman. And ‘Anything is possible,’ he would say later, was a perfect articulation of his perspective on generative AI. Just a few months later, [Ai]magination, an AI-generated content studio which Raillard founded last Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Apr 10, 2024

By Rebecca Coleman Rebecca Coleman is a CEO and a mom. These roles aren’t as distinct as they’ve had you think. Here’s why. The toughest business negotiation I ever experienced was over a pretzel rod – specifically, which pretzel rod in the bag was the exact right one to prevent a level 10 toddler meltdown in the middle of a very busy supermarket. You may think I’m joking, but I’m not. It happened more than ten years ago, and to this day, it’s the negotiation I’m most proud of. Because it was the hardest. The expression, ‘taking candy from a baby’ – is Read full story › Source: The Drum...