Search results for: “Ogilvy”
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Chip implants + more stuff
Swedish people are getting chip implants to replace cash | NY Post – is it just me who thinks that this might not be the smartest thing to do? Chip implants are the stuff of conspiracies. And the mind boggles what kind of new crimes that this might inspire. Israeli group’s spyware ‘offers keys to…
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Beauty trends
Beauty trends is a bit tricky – there are generational and cultural aspects to beauty and standards. I’ve tried to tease out elements that will ripple around the world. Digital Beauty Chinese women use Meitu and other beauty apps to present the best versions of themselves with a virtual makeover. This goes from skin quality,…
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Agnotology + more things
Agnotology and Epistemological Fragmentation – Data & Society: Points – well worth a good read. Agnotology (formerly agnatology) is the study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data. This reminded me a lot of work that was done by large corporates on tobacco health and more recently…
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PR trends and Edelman’s recent results
David Brain has written a good PR trends piece over at his blog on Edelman’s recent results. In particular, David focuses on the PR industry’s reaction to those results (some find it amusing to see the class swot get a B-grade). There is a temporary amnesia of other agency group problems. Go and have a…
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ICYMI | 당신이 그것을 놓친 경우
Ogilvy consulting – the digital transformation arm of ad agency Ogilvy put together their annual trends presentation, which is worth going through. Ogilvy Consulting came out of Social@Ogilvy, Ogilvy Red and OgilvyOneMore related content here. About Placement asset customization on Facebook, Instagram and Audience Network | Facebook Ads Help Center – via James Whatley Evaluating…
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SurfSafe + more things
The SurfSafe Browser Extension Will Save You From Fake Photos | WIRED – Chrome only. I don’t know how effective it is. SurfSafe was developed alert people that their media diet is infected with misinformation, right when it happens. Something that Google and social platforms have struggled to do up to now. I would be…
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Jane Pong & things from last week
Check out these beautiful infographics by Jane Pong. She previously worked at the South China Morning Post. Jane Pong comes up with amazing ways to visualise information in an easy-to-digest format that works equally well in print and digital. More design related content here. How the ideogram structure and smartphones are affecting Chinese literacy. Chinese…
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Overlord & things from last week
Overlord is an amazing genre mashing film. It’s not probably the best film, but does look like lots of fun. Overlord is named after operation Overlord, the allied codename for the battle of Normandy during the second world war. This immediately places Overlord in the hard fought battle to go inland from the beachheads. Prior…
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Marketers bookshelf recommendations
My recommendations for a marketers bookshelf is based on my own reading. My own experience is very consumer, brand communications and behavioural change focused. Here’s some recommendations, they aren’t in a ranking or grouped in a particular order. Insights, planning and strategy Most marketing communications projects are trying to create some sort of behavioural change…