Readers respond to the Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin’s remarks about ‘adverts full of black people, full of Asian people’ The “now you see it, now you don’t”, “was it or wasn’t it” racism of recent days is nothing new, but it is profoundly dispiriting and corrosive (Nigel Farage defends MP’s complaint about TV adverts as ‘ugly’ but not ‘deliberately’ racist, 27 October). It reduces racism to a prejudice that leaks, unintentionally, out of clumsy words. Similar excuses were made after Frank Hester said Diane Abbott “makes you want to hate all black women” and that she “should be shot”, and[...]

SMBs compete best on speed, agility, and transparency. Aspen Egan grew up at Blip—and Blip has grown up right alongside her.  In the last 6 years, Aspen has gone from HR intern to Senior Manager of Business and People Operations. In that time, she’s helped see the company through huge periods of growth. She’s overseen […] The post How to Think Like a Startup to Stay Scrappy and Resourceful appeared first on Blip Billboards.

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Walmart's $2.3 billion acquisition of TV manufacturer VIZIO last year was a big signal of the retailer's TV advertising ambitions. Walmart is already one of the biggest players in the US retail media space, but the VIZIO deal, which gives it ownership of VIZIO's owned-and-operated smart TV operating system CastOS, strengthens Walmart's access to valuable Read More

Meta wants marketers to trust the machine. Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ASC), Meta’s automated ad product, promises to take care of everything – budgeting, creative, targeting, optimization. Just hand over the keys. But here’s a plot twist: Automation doesn’t always work better than manual campaign management. Last year, ad measurement startup Haus kicked off a large-scale study […] The post For Meta Marketers, Automation Isn’t Always The Advantage (But It’s Complicated) appeared first on AdExchanger.

On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the nation’s first statute aimed at regulating “companion chatbots,” which are AI systems that simulate human-like relationships with their users. The new law, which has been added to California’s Business & Professions Code, sets out disclosure, safety, and reporting requirements. Users who suffer harm from a violation of this law now have a private right of action that allows them to  seek at least $1,000 per violation plus attorney’s fees. The law will take effect on January 1, 2026.

Over the last few days tributes have been pouring for Piyush Pandey. His passing away is a great loss for the world of brands and advertising. His work & legacy touched millions of lives as witnessed by the heartfelt expressions from not just advertising & marketing folks but common people too. While reading the various [...] The post Awakening ‘a little bit Piyush Pandey’ in all of us appeared first on Bhatnaturally.