by Amelia Penniman Reviewing the Grand Prix winners from the Cannes Festival last week, it struck me that more than two-thirds of the winning campaigns were purpose-led: accessibility, gender equity, public health, climate, and political activism were all at the heart of the ads named the best of the best…

By Andrew Bleeker Your employees get a vote every day: stay or go. The employment contract has changed and the talent has the power. In 2021, an average of nearly 4 million Americans voluntarily left their job every month, topping 2019’s record-setting monthly average of 3.5 million. And the trend…

By Scott Zumwalt Lately, we’ve seen a dramatic rise of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation at the state level, from book banning to a myriad of attacks on the transgender community. The looming SCOTUS decision that could overturn Roe v. Wade has many wondering if the underpinnings of Obergefell might be next. Extremists…

by Danny Franklin I made a career of persuasion because of weeks like this. In 1999, I was a speechwriter for Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve of their schoolmates at Columbine High School. The speech we wrote is lost, but I…

It’s no secret that everyone is talking about connected TV (CTV). What used to be a sliver of our media consumption exploded in the last two years. COVID-19 significantly accelerated the growth, and that trend has stuck around even as the world re-opens. …

by Yolanda Murphy and Caroline Weisser When a draft version of a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs. Wade leaked, the Court fell victim to a trend that has befuddled its co-equal branches of government for years and, increasingly, many companies and their leadership. …

by Matt Chandler and Graves Spindler Much is made of Russian prowess in the dark art of information warfare. The authors of The Russian Enlightenment would turn over in their graves at the sight of a grand society’s creativity being sicced on such a despicable goal. In the past two…

By: Ivanka Farrell Even if newsletter growth slows down, they’re not going away. They’ve grown exponentially in the last two years, but the jury is still out on whether the explosion will settle any time soon. …

The Super Bowl — where the best and the brightest come together to compete for the title of Best Ad. …