Advertising and Marketing

March 9, 2023

Bob Dylan Always Gives the Camera What It Wants

A new ad campaign for the fashion brand Céline reveals the 81-year-old troubadour’s hidden talent. On a frigid New York afternoon in February 1963, Bob Dylan […]
February 10, 2023

Maya Rudolph’s Super Bowl Challenge: Make M&M’s Sweet Again

Unpopular companies and brands in trouble go with a strategy of hiring a likable celebrity and hoping for the best. But they might be better off […]
December 1, 2022

Spotify Wrapped 2022: Why the Platform Told Us All We Were Onions

This year the platform told us all we were onions. Why? Spotify thinks you’re an onion. The platform’s annual Spotify Wrapped feature, which shows users what […]
October 27, 2022

How a Black-Owned Condom Brand Pitches Itself as the Right Fit

To distinguish itself in a crowded market, B Condoms floods its Instagram account with sex and wellness tips, many of them explicit. Jason Panda cares deeply […]
August 20, 2022

Brands Grapple With Inflation by Being More Transparent About Price Increases

As brands grapple with inflation, a new playbook has emerged: Be upfront about price increases, and hope that transparency will keep customers loyal. When inflation began […]
July 24, 2022

Pretty in Any Color: Women in Basketball Make the Style Rules

Angel Reese considers herself “a pink kind of girl.” Pink nails, pink hair tie, pink shoes, sometimes even “a little bit of pink in my lashes,” […]
June 9, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid, and Chloë Sevigny Appear In Mugler Video

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid and Chloë Sevigny appear in a viral video for Mugler. But who’s buying it? On Wednesday, Mugler released a video for […]
June 1, 2022

Dior Sauvage Is Still Using Johnny Depp in Its Ads

Luxury brands were once notoriously averse to controversy, but the verdict is still out on whether Mr. Depp’s case hurt or helped sales. In 2008, Sharon […]
May 27, 2022

How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties

Logan Paul had a message for his six million Twitter followers: He was “all in” on a new cryptocurrency called Dink Doink. According to the project’s […]
March 29, 2022

Their Job: Making Watches Look Their Best

For parts models, keeping their hands beautiful is an essential part of their routine. When Brittany Janae Newell started as a model in 2010 after graduating […]