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 daily newsletter. You can also get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Day One of Advertising Week If you skipped the first day of Advertising Week New York, you missed some hassles (long lines of attendees snaking down stairwells) and high points (the opening concert with girl group TLC, who sang “No Scrubs" and allowed everyone to relive 1999). The mega-conference also played host to some spirited discussion about the future of advertising. Ad Age’s Lindsay Rittenhouse reports that veteran magazine editor Joanna Coles had tough words for the industry: “People hate advertising, they fucking hate it, and it’s all advertising’s fault,” said Coles, the former Hearst chief content officer who is at work on a new platform called Boudica for women in the corporate world. She spoke on a panel with Procter & Gamble Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard and RadicalMedia Chairman-CEO Jon Kamen. Coles said, speaking directly to Pritchard and Kamen, that consumers take every opportunity to skip ads or subscribe to ad-free streaming platforms because “you oversaturated” them. Pritchard and Kamen think branded entertainment is an answer; they just worked on a P&G docuseries in partnership with Global Citizen and National Geographic. “We need to move the ad world out... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-24 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Barstool Sports launched as a print publication in 2003. Since then, they’ve become a multi-million dollar diversified sports and pop culture media company. Barstool recently sold to one of their advertisers, Penn National Gaming (owner of the Tropicana), for $450 million. A few years ago... Continue reading at Publishing Executive
[ Publishing Executive | 2020-02-14 19:59:30 UTC ]
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Do some good and help these classrooms build inclusive libraries by donating or spreading the word about their projects. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-02-14 11:41:33 UTC ]
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The novel, which enters the public domain this year, is one of the pioneering works of paranormal or “time-slip” romance. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-12 19:00:00 UTC ]
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The former “Gilmore Girls” star and best-selling author shares what she watched, read and listened to in a week. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-12 15:00:10 UTC ]
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The former “Gilmore Girls” star and best-selling author shares what she watched, read and listened to in a week. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-02-12 15:00:10 UTC ]
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The novel, which enters the public domain this year, is one of the pioneering works of paranormal or “time-slip” romance. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-12 07:00:00 UTC ]
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In a world determined to dematerialize our interactions with each other, we still crave the tactile experience of an actual card. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-11 16:53:38 UTC ]
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In a world determined to dematerialize our interactions with each other, we still crave the tactile experience of an actual card. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-11 16:53:38 UTC ]
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Author Andrew Hunter Murray has thoroughly thought through the ramifications of his conceit. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-10 20:30:06 UTC ]
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5 books events in L.A. the week of Feb. 8, including Lidia Yuknavitch, Diane Ravitch, and surf photography Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-07 21:50:44 UTC ]
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Yuval Levin laments the lack of trust in structures that can help the nation flourish. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-07 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Diane Ravitch offers disturbing and inspiring tales from the battle over public schools. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-31 04:41:30 UTC ]
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NEW YORK—Folio:, the publishing industry’s go-to source for news, business intelligence and peer-to-peer recognition, has opened the call for nominations for the 2020 Top Women in Media Awards. Each year, the awards program honors 80+ leaders who have made a lasting impact on their brands,... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-01-28 21:07:59 UTC ]
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Quartey’s mysteries, set in Ghana, regularly bring a part of the African continent authentically and strikingly to life. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-24 23:38:02 UTC ]
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News Corp owner was the only media baron the prime minister saw in his first three monthsBoris Johnson saw Rupert Murdoch for a “social meeting” on the day he signalled his intention to seek a general election last year, according to new transparency disclosures.Johnson saw the media billionaire... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-01-23 20:28:52 UTC ]
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International publishers are calling for a presidential pardon to free imprisoned Egyptian publisher and bookseller Khaled Lotfy. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 06:05:25 UTC ]
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As the old saying goes, new year, new e-book charts—the Bookstat E-Book Top 10 is joining the Publisher E-Book Ranking in The Bookseller’s regular e-book chart section. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 11:38:52 UTC ]
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Former PW reviews editor Jessamine Chan sold a debut novel, Viking Children’s bought the middle grade debut of YA author Sangu Mandanna for six figures, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the week's headlines: the Senate quickly confirms Trump's IMLS appointee; the DPLA announces a new e-book initiative with BiblioLabs; and what a major open access deal in Europe means for the future of scholarly communication. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Food blogger Alex Snodgrass has the #2 book in the country with the Whole30-endorsed cookbook ‘The Defined Dish.’ Plus Kiley Reid debuts with the book-club favorite ‘Such a Fun Darling,’ and Andrzej Sapkowski’s ‘The Witcher’ books get a boost from the new Netflix series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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