–Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears in the first installation of Destination Canada’s “Connecting America” tourism campaign, talking with Top Chef winner Kristen Kish over some steak and seafood (video above).
-The Drum talks with “serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk on start-ups, social, and sleep.” Does he get any?
-Writer Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez of Hispanic outlet Vivala doesn’t really care for Droga5’s recent BelVita campaign.
–Forbes now claims the net worth of Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos founder and employer of former agency executives, is $0.
–Jeff Lucas, head of marketing and partner solutions for Viacom, is leaving the company in July to become COO of Snapchat.
–Someone still believes in TV ads: Samsung!
–The New York Post seems to think Adweek is up for sale. First we’ve heard of it.
–AdAge editor Ken Wheaton argues that the ad industry is doing okay on gender but lagging behind on hiring non-white people.
–OTOH, FCB Inferno used its “The GirlHood” project to hire three new junior creatives.