Friday Odds and Ends

By Erik Oster 


-Didn’t get to Cannes this year but still need some of that old positive reinforcement? Grey London copywriter Georgia Horrocks, art director Matt Kennedy and illustrator Tom Rio have solved your problem with “The Backslapper” (video above).

-New York agency Oberland launched a Change.org petition with video calling for the end of bias against gay and bisexual men when it comes to blood donations.

Daisy Zhou wrote and directed this Nike spot starring vogue dancer Leiomy Maldonado.

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-W+K considered withdrawing from award shows, too, but decided it would be “stealing part of their career path” from young creatives.

-One art director made a quick mock-up of all the awards shows Publicis can still enter next year.

-WPP’s Wunderman won CRM and loyalty marketing duties for Samsung Electronics across Europe.

-The UN thinks advertising can help with global gender equality.

-JWT London handed out “F The Pay Gap” t-shirst at Cannes.

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