Be in the Know
- Lil Nas X and Elton John team up in an Uber Eats campaign that continues the “Tonight I’ll be Eating…” but in grand, glam fashion
- Geico’s “Scoop! There It Is” commercial is now turning into a real ice cream flavor with a vanilla base, cookie dough, peanut butter, and chocolate-covered marshmallows
- Burger King is joining the celebrity meal gang with 3 artists using their real names instead of stage names
- Dolby Atmos teams up with musician J Balvin to describe the Dolby Atmos sound experience and his new music
Get Your Stories Straight
Storytime.
There are a lot of story platforms to choose from. Some were early adopters, and some were bandwagoners. Either way we wanted to set the record straight for ya with this guide to stories. Here’s the breakdown of stories for brands and marketers:
We want to pour one out for the story platforms we’ve lost. Not all plaftorms were meant to last, so choose wisely based on your audience’s usage. Rest in Peace to:
Wanna bookmark this infographic? Grab the nifty story guide for yourself by smashing the “download” button below.
Q for You
Color Hunt
Get your palette and color combo inspiration going! Color Hunt is an open, curated collection of color palettes. It’s also a community of users that can submit their own color combinations as well as rank others. You can see what users are liking, browse color themes, or even smash that random button to shake up your color ideas. Check it out for your next color scheme inspiration or tests.
Sponsorship Story Time
Once upon a time…
There was a group of marketing wizards that created a newsletter called The Daily Carnage. It was full of tips, tricks, and trends to keep marketers on top of their game.
One day, your brand decided to sponsor a spot in the Carnage. You got your content in front of marketers and brands that could find your tools and techniques useful to them…and we all lived happily ever after.
Let’s talk more to make this little tale a reality!

If We Were Pets
So you’ve been working from home for how long? Your pets have adjusted to your all-day presence and may be experiencing some separation anxiety as you phase out your remote routine. You hate to see it. Petco puts us in our pets’ shoes in a funny, but also way-too-real way. What would we want if we were pets? A new routine to get us readjusted. Petco’s got your back with that to make sure everyone stays the best of boys.
“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.”
Erik Adigard