Agency Brief: get into the weeds of the latest wins, hires and acquisitions

Judging by the dozens of cannabis pitches I receive weekly, weed—which is increasingly gaining recreational legal status across the U.S., despite the hundreds of thousands of people who continue to be arrested for it every year—is ripe for advertising opportunities. Here’s one standout cannabis campaign. Charlotte’s Web—a CBD health and wellness brand that makes oils, gummies, capsules and even products for dogs—unveils its new out-of-home campaign this week. Intended to raise awareness to the health benefits of cannabis, the effort was created in partnership with experiential design agency Fake Love, which was bought by The New York Times in 2016, and Studio Number One, a creative shop founded by artist, graphic designer and activist Frank Shepard Fairey, known for his President Barack Obama “Hope” posters and Obey Clothing line. It features a massive mural on the corner of North 11th Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, depicting a hand holding a cannabis stalk with a call to action, “Trust the Earth,” which is also the name of the campaign. While initially launching in New York, the billboard is beginning to go out in additional U.S. cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Fake Love handled the art development as well as the overall strategy for the campaign, which will include digital elements such as videos, banners and a platform for Americans to educate themselves on CBD. “We trust in what the earth has to offer. As more and more... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-04 20:07:05 UTC ]
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Award given for the interactive reconstruction of the moment Israeli forces hit a residential tower block in GazaThe Guardian has won a prestigious Amnesty media award for the interactive reconstruction Countdown to the airstrike: the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower, Gaza, showing the... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Tish Harrison Warren Wins 2022 Christian Book of the Year

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Trump pick J.D. Vance wins Ohio primary

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Don Winslow is giving up novels for politics. His latest book is a gem.

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Dawnie Walton Wins the 2022 Aspen Words Literary Prize

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Drabinski Wins 2023-2024 ALA Presidency

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Hannah Gold’s The Last Bear wins Waterstones children’s book prize

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Awards: HarperCollins India Wins Top ‘Publishing Next’ 2021 Industry Honor

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Maisie Dobbs is beloved. Jacqueline Winspear’s latest reminds us why.

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Sweden's Lindström Wins 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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Nielsen Rejects $15 Billion Acquisition Offer From Private-Equity Consortium

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Netflix royalty: Shonda Rhimes’s winning streak continues with Bridgerton and Inventing Anna

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Awards: Mitchell, Mordaunt, Lewis, and Carney Win Parliamentary Awards

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