Brian Braiker, Editor at Ad Age, talks the year’s best and worst in advertising. From the notorious Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad to the moving New York Times piece on fake news, 2017 was quite a ride for marketing advertisers.
The Pepsi commercial showed the model ending racial tensions between police and Black Lives Matter protesters with the delivery of one soda. We dig into how tone deaf the ad was and how advertising agencies used the flop to their advantage, since the idea came from an internal Pepsi team.
InnerPlant CEO Shely Aronov reveals how engineered crops like soybeans and corn emit signals when stressed—offering farmers early warnings to boost yields.
Payoneer CEO John Caplan discusses the implications of $100K H1B visa requirements—and how they could reshape tech talent, hiring, and U.S. competitiveness.
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
