-Apple once again hypes the iPhone 7 Plus’s Portrait Mode in “Barbers,” the latest in its “Practically Magic” campaign (video above).
-McDonald’s apologized for and then pulled this spot by Leo Burnett London which some criticized as exploiting childhood bereavement (video above).
-Coca-Cola parted ways with senior vice president of strategic marketing Ivan Pollard.
-Grey designed its 100th anniversary logo around employee brain waves while working on real client briefs.
-Union Station discovered the downside to digital OOH ads when its screens were (presumably) hacked to play PornHub last night.
-The guys behind The Hall of Gyllenhall have created a new “clap back” project that allows one to quickly master the Twitter trend of placing clapping hands between words to make a point.
-Jacksonville, Florida’s Dalton Agency merged with Nashville’s Bill Hudson Agency.
-Ad Contrarian is feeling very bearish about live TV. Join the crowd.
-Hogarth North America acquired New York-based VFX studio Coda and welcomed a series of new hires.