Visa picks W+K, and Facebook wrangles anti-vaccine lies: Friday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters.In the cards Financial giant Visa picked Wieden+Kennedy as its new creative agency, five months after issuing an RFP that began the company’s move away from BBDO. Publicis maintains its hold on Visa’s $200 million global media account. “Until the review, Visa had worked with BBDO on creative campaigns, including its recent Olympics work that switched from the games to messages of safety around the coronavirus,” writes Ad Age’s Adrianne Pasquarelli. “The agency had been invited in July to pitch to retain the business.” This marks yet another big, mainstream brand that has selected W+K to lead its creative messaging, perhaps hoping to capture some of the playful irreverence of the agency’s work for McDonald’s and Old Spice—or the gravitas of its long-running Nike partnership.Shots in the dark Social networks are trying to clamp down on misinformation and vitriol, but that train may have already left the station. Two months after Facebook said it would ban ads with anti-vaccination messages, it’s beginning to remove falsehoods about the impending COVID-19 vaccines, including claims that they contain microchips, reports The New York Times. Previously, Facebook reduced the visibility of such posts, but left them up. The move comes as YouTube starts to employ... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2020-12-04 11:04:31 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, February 6, 2023

Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Maylis de Kerangal, Maggie Millner, and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2023 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners

We spoke with the three big ALA Award winners about their initial reactions to the news. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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CATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY, Sexism, Ableism, and Me: What I Learned from Karen Cushman’s Novels

Historical fiction for young readers like CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY help readers discover the history of sexism, ableism, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 30, 2023

Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Mike Chen, Karelia Stetz-Waters, and Annalee Newitz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 23, 2023

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 16, 2022

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Book Club Picks for January 2023

Amerie and 'GMA' select the latest novel by Deepti Kapoor, B&N and 'Good Housekeeping' spotlight Parini Shroff's debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Media Agencies Call on Marketers to Change Their Digital Strategies

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, January 9, 2022

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A Publishing Group Grows on Facebook

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A Publishing Group Grows on Facebook

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Macmillan Picks New COO

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The Critics’ Picks: A Year in Reading

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, December 5, 2022

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Why Celeste Ng calls her new novel, 'Our Missing Hearts,' 'scarily real'

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IPA Joins Criticism of Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill

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The Morning After: Senator calls for an end to ‘failed Big Tech self-regulation’

Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Congress to pass new legislation to rein in tech companies after Twitter boss Elon Musk ignored an information request. “Elon Musk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday’s deadline and answer basic questions... Continue reading at Engadget

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