W+K send Swinton, Peele to space for Lyft | Droga5 New York showcases Olympic skier Vonn for Under Armour | BBDO New York, Owen say stop thinking, start doing with SAP
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[W+K send Swinton, Peele to space for Lyft](
[W+K send Swinton, Peele to space for Lyft](
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Wieden+Kennedy's new campaign for Lyft features Jordan Peele and Tilda Swinton telling consumers that "It matters how you get there" while orbiting the moon. "Riding Shotgun" includes a TV ad and a series of 15-second social spots. [Adweek]( (10/1)
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[Droga5 New York showcases Olympic skier Vonn for Under Armour](
Droga5 New York's latest spot for Under Armour's "Unlike Any" women's push features Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn, who aims to compete against men in next year's South Korea Winter Olympics. The ad is narrated by spoken-word artist, rapper and producer Oddisee. [Ad Age]( (9/29)
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[BBDO New York, Owen say stop thinking, start doing with SAP](
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BBDO New York's new spot for SAP, "Let's Do This," stars Clive Owen "thinking about thinking" before declaring that the brand's software products enable businesses to turn "thinking into doing." The ad is running during NBC's Presidents Cup coverage, as well as online and during cable news broadcasts in the US and Germany. [MediaPost Communications]( (10/1), [The Drum (Scotland)]( (9/29)
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[Execs team to create Bot Ad School](
Executives from BBH London, Leo Burnett Sydney and R/GA Sydney have independently created Bot Ad School, a chatbot that gives a crash course in how to become an advertising creative. The bot offers advice to those seeking careers in North America, the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and is being touted via influencers, social and word-of-mouth. [Adweek]( (9/29)
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[Why agencies should apply their advertising expertise to their own brands](
An anonymous communications executive discusses how agencies fail to market themselves effectively, explaining brands need to be sold on an agency's value. "Agencies run the risk of being irrelevant, and a lot of it is because they don't have strong brands," the exec explains. [Digiday]( (9/29)
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[Hotels.com launches review for new North America media shop](
Hotels.com is merging its US and Canadian business and has launched a review for the new North American account. The US incumbent is Crispin Porter + Bogusky, while in Canada it's Wavemaker; the travel site invested around $174 million in paid US media in 2016 and $48.5 million during this year's first quarter, per Kantar Media. [Adweek]( (9/29)
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[Digital's "domain spoofing" issue and how ads.txt can help](
Publishers and advertisers are growing increasingly concerned about "domain spoofing," where fraudsters sell ad space for specific websites but actually place them elsewhere, and the Financial Times reports that $1.3 million worth of fake ad space is sold each month on its site. Ad tech firms are urging publishers to get on board with the ads.txt initiative from the IAB's Tech Lab to stamp out the problem. [The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)]( (9/28)
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