Converse apologizes and pulls ad that critics said evoked racist imagery

Sneaker company removes social media ad after backlash from critics who said it resembled KKK imagery The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt and holding a pair of Chuck 70 X sneakers. Critics lashed out online, saying that a white triangular image created by lighting on the skirt resembled a KKK hood – and that the way she held the sneakers made them look like the dangling feet of a[...]

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Ad Tech Has A Multibillion-Dollar Privacy Problem. It Started Decades Ago

The biggest privacy risk facing ad tech isn’t whatever state privacy law passed last month; it’s the ones that passed decades ago. The Video Privacy Protection Act was written to protect VHS renters in 1988. Another, the California Invasion of Privacy Act, was enacted in 1967 to stop illegal wiretapping, about which there was a […] The post Ad Tech Has A Multibillion-Dollar Privacy Problem. It Started Decades Ago appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Real-World Advertising Is Driving Real Consumer Action

New Harris Poll research finds real world brand experiences influence consumer behavior, with 80% more likely to consider a brand after experiencing it in person The post Real-World Advertising Is Driving Real Consumer Action first appeared on OOH TODAY.

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Oh My God, He Admit It; Skins In The Game

OpenAi and Microsoft have known about the “doom loop” of content scraping all along; “Fortnite” has become a brand marketer’s nightmare; and Forrester thinks streamers are going to shed their subscription models. The post Oh My God, He Admit It; Skins In The Game appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Top new creative ads of the week: Stable Money, s.Oliver and more

Every week, I attempt to share a curated list of top new creative ads. This week: ads from StableMoney, s.Oliver, Uber Eats, AXA and more. It’s a small tribute to ad agencies – getting an ad noticed is no mean feat and in today’s cluttered world, even more creditable. Stable Money: badhte jao India loves [...] The post Top new creative ads of the week: Stable Money, s.Oliver and more appeared first on Bhatnaturally.

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