#steven ricks tailoring

[silverfoxstole]

Photos from The Stuff of Legend Live final dress rehearsal from Steven Ricks on Instagram.

[know-it-all-freak]

These pics are from Gallifrey One, back in 2014.

The man who's in these pics with Paul, Daphne Ashbrook and Emma Campbell-Jones, is Steven Ricks, the one who recreated Paul's costume for Long Island Who.

I already had them somewhere on my phone, but I connected the dots as soon as I read on his Instagram that he had met Emma at Gallifrey One that year. I remembered I had seen that face before, searched my photo gallery and voilà!

(Paul's blue V-neck is killing me!!)

Happy McGann Monday!!

[reecypontiff]

Steven Ricks, the tailor who made Peter Davison his spiffy new Fifth Doctor outfit for "Power of the Doctor," recently recreated the Eighth Doctor's "Night/Power of the Doctor" costume for Paul McGann, commissioned by the Long Island Doctor Who convention. McGann will sport his own cosplay at LI Who 2023 for fan photo ops.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film “Nosferatu.” Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: F. W. Murnau: John Malkovich Max Schreck: Willem Dafoe Albin Grau: Udo Kier Fritz Arno Wagner: Cary Elwes Greta Schröder: Catherine McCormack Gustav von Wangenhein: Eddie Izzard Henrik Galeen: Aden Gillett Paul: Nicholas Elliott Wolfgang Müller: Ronan Vibert Elke: Sophie Langevin Maria: Myriam Muller Innkeeper: Miloš Hlaváč Innkeeper’s Wife: Marja-Leena Junker Reporter 1: Derek Kueter Reporter 2: Norman Golightly Drunken Woman: Sascha Ley Old Woman: Marie-Paule von Roesgen Murnau’s Crew: Orian Williams Micheline (uncredited): Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Murnau’s Crew (uncredited): Radica Jovicic Film Crew: Director: E. Elias Merhige Screenplay: Steven Katz Original Music Composer: Dan Jones Editor: Chris Wyatt Producer: Nicolas Cage Producer: Jeff Levine Director of Photography: Lou Bogue Production Manager: Jean-Claude Schlim Casting: Carl Proctor Production Design: Assheton Gorton Art Direction: Chris Bradley Costume Design: Caroline de Vivaise Makeup Designer: Ann Buchanan Prosthetic Designer: Pauline Fowler Prosthetic Designer: Julian Murray Hairstylist: Katja Reinert-Alexis Prosthetic Makeup Artist: Amber Sibley Makeup Artist: Leendert van Nimwegen Post Production Supervisor: Stephen Barker First Assistant Director: Edward Brett Propmaker: Paul Biwer Construction Coordinator: Caryne Portevin Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael A. Carter Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Anthony Cleal ADR & Dubbing: James Feltham Foley Editor: Arthur Graley Supervising Sound Editor: Nigel Heath Sound Effects Editor: Julian Slater Boom Operator: Olivier Struye Sound Recordist: Carlo Thoss Stunt Coordinator: Rick Wiessenhaan Key Grip: Bernard Brégier Best Boy Electric: Emmanuel Frideritzi Still Photographer: Jean-Paul Kieffer Gaffer: Glen Parsons Best Boy Electric: Mark Stibbs Tailor: Christopher Prins Location Manager: Claude Ludovicy Choreographer: Francoise Van Den Bruck Camera Operator: Mike Fox Co-Producer: Richard Johns Second Assistant Director: Jamie Christopher Movie Reviews: John Chard: Did I kill one of your people, Murnau? I can’t remember. F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is filming Nosferatu (1922), but isn’t reclusive star Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) taking his role of the vampire way too seriously? In some ways it’s a curate’s egg of a film. It certainly helps if you are a lover of old classic film and have some knowledge of the source material at the film’s core. It’s a fabulous concept that the screenplay is based around, that the star of the film may actually be a real vampire, and the whole production is executed with consummate skill (Dafoe was deservedly Oscar nominated as were make-up artists Ann Buchanan & Amber Sibley). But come the end it fizzles out and proves to not have delivered on its devilishly intriguing premise. Fun, though, and tech credits all round keep one well involved. 6/10

[malewifeboimler]

IS ELIM GARAK A TUMBLR SEXYMAN?

In this essay I intend to answer whether Garak from Star Trek: Deep Space 9 fits the “Tumblr Sexyman” mold, and more specifically the “Komaeda” archetype. @sicklywhitedudes has created a TVTropes style checklist to categorize Tumblr fandom’s responses to various characters, which I will apply to Garak. Many thanks to @helltabby for creating the definitive Komaeda checklist, which will also aid me in this goal. 

Main Four Komaeda Checks

✔️Play a large role in the story

Yes, I know he’s supporting cast, but a lot of the episodes he’s in end up being very relevant to the overall plot (The Search, Improbable Cause/The Die Is Cast, In Purgatory’s Shadow/By Inferno’s Light, A Time to Stand, In The Pale Moonlight, When It Rains--What You Leave Behind). His chaotic energy cannot be contained.

⭕Play an antagonistic role, but are not originally presented as such

This can go either way. He’s introduced as a spy for the Cardassian Union, who were the main bad guys at the time, but as the stakes change so do his loyalties. He’s presented as helping Julian out in Past Prologue, but for his own mysterious reasons.

✔️Are morally grey; have a justification for their actions and/or reason for redemtpion

He’s a sad gay who just wants to go home, that’s all. He’s like if Zuko were middle aged, and we never knew his backstory.

❌Split fandom which woobifies or demonizes them

I have seen some criticism leveled at him (imperialism apologist, he murders people, kinda racist), but the split isn’t really there.

Does this look like a fandom that either loves or hates the guy?

Additional Qualifiers

✔️Is male

❌White/Silver/Grey/Pale Blond Hair

Kelas Parmak isn’t a Tumblr Sexyman for the same reason that Roan Lands isn’t a Tumblr Sexyman.

✔️Edgy

He murders people for fun and profit (Body Parts, Empok Nor, In The Pale Moonlight). And we do love that for him, but it’s not the best way to look dignified.

✔️Young or not traditionally masculine

Andy Robinson said “I am going to be the campiest lizard possible” and they tried to stop him but he had already stolen the fandom’s hearts.

✔️Have gay subtext, coding, or baiting

:/.

In an attempt to wash away the gay subtext, they had him date a 19 year old girl. Like this post if you want to steal Rick Berman’s kneecaps.

✔️Protagonist has a ‘soft spot’ for them despite objectionable actions

Remember when Garak went to jail for six months for committing attempted genocide and Julian was like “cool now you have time to catch up for book club!” I think Kasidy Yates went to jail longer for like. Smuggling food and medical supplies for the Maquis.

❌Actually hiding the true antagonist

Garak hates Dukat and wants everybody to know it.

The Sexypedia Archetypes 

suitguy/well dressed

He’s a tailor. His clothes are ugly but it’s the future so who cares. Also,

white

He’s an alien, but he’s played by a white actor and like. He is canonically from and in support of a colonialist power and he will not let you forget it.

when people outgrow the twinks and move on to older men

How old is he? Not stated, but likely in his 50s (or the Cardassian equivalent). Not a dilf, but like. Not not a dilf. (Sisko said there was room for only one dilf on the station)

edgy duality

mirror!garak is literally collared and chained up to worf. he doesn’t interact with regular garak because the chaotic energy would be too much.

knifemurder

he murders

i am going to cause problems on purpose

civil defense: he wants to not die, but he’d be okay with dying if he got to piss of dukat on the way down

questionable gay rep/gay-coded villain

i dont fucking trust rick berman. ira steven behr can stay but hes on thin fucking ice

twisted freaking cycle path

empok nor, afterimage where he FINALLY gets some therapy 7 seasons in

monsterfucker-ified

in canon, garak is just a normal human man with shit glued to his face and painted grey. yall draw him as an archaeopteryx? alligator?? godzilla???

There are still people who are surprised that people are horny for Garak. 

These are people who have just started the show, or like. Watched DS9 in the 90s bc Terry Farrell is 6′0 and then got bored but saw it was on Netflix and they’ve been stuck at home since March. These are Facebook group fans. They haven’t been exposed to the weird shit that this fandom can produce.

[kicksaddictny]

Video: STAYME7O Propel SS21 “A BLACK FUTURE”

Carmelo Anthony presented the inaugural collection of the STAYME7O PROPEL Program, titled PROPEL SS21 “A BLACK FUTURE,” via a hyper-real 3-D digital show during New York Fashion Week. Anthony collaborated with emerging and established Black design groups including Barriers Worldwide, DIEM, The Brooklyn Circus, Demestik, Ghetto Gastro, TIER & Shakira Jovanni to create a piece of clothing that honors their shared vision of the Black movement.

Derived from Anthony’s passion for sartorial creativity and his desire to honor the Black creative community, the STAYME7O PROPEL Program reimagines the cultural landscape and creative spaces where diversity has been underserved, starting within the fashion industry. This unique platform will focus on the movement for Black independence, freedom of expression and how Black creativity always has, and continues to, move and change the world around us. This initiative champions not just emerging fashion talent but honors a vision of Black excellence that inspires a culture to create and move further, together. Throughout the design process for the PROPEL SS21 collection, the seven designers considered their visions for a Black Future and what it meant to them. Throughout history, Black people have suffered and continue to suffer discrimination and systemic oppression. At a time of unquestionable change, collective communities must intentionally reflect and unapologetically reawaken the civil rights movement to create transformation and opportunities that for so long were withheld or denied to the Black community. Anthony’s goal for the STAYME7O PROPEL Program is to amplify the historically marginalized and underrepresented voices to address their own message and carve the future they, themselves, plan to progress. The STAYME7O PROPEL SS21 collection featured in ‘A Black Future’ is now available for pre-order at www.stayme7o.com.

TIER TIER is a New York City based Creative and Fashion brand founded by Brooklyn-natives Nigeria Ealey, Esaie Jean-Simon and Victor James. Tier believes that “Art Never Dies”. What’s most important is the impact you leave on Earth; your impact is your art. What will you be known for? What did you accomplish? What change have you made? Tier’s sole purpose is to scale this impact by fusing design and culture with the lifestyle of everyday wear. It is important for us to share our stories and inspirations through our garments as a collective and as individuals. We design to create memorable moments and challenge artistic interpretation. When it comes to fashion, comfort is our standard while implementing functional and future-forward thinking.

Ghetto Gastro Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao and Lester Walker are the Bronx-born creative collective known as Ghetto Gastro, defining their own lane that transcends food, art, music, fashion, and design. The Bronx is part of the team's lifeblood, and every piece of the Ghetto Gastro universe is meant to uplift and celebrate the borough, and other places like it, as an unsung driver of global culture. Since inception in 2012, the collective’s work to explore global food traditions through the lens of the African diaspora has led to its masterminding events for fashion designers, artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, and organizations, including Virgil Abloh, Rick Owens, Naomi Campbell, the Serpentine Galleries, the Museum of Modern Art, and many more. After nearly a decade of breaking down boundaries between cultures and cuisines, Ghetto Gastro is making 2020 a marquee year— releasing a custom line of kitchen appliances, seasonings, and kitchenware, producing a forthcoming television series, and continuing to bring The Bronx to the world and the world to The Bronx.

Shakira Jovanni Shakira Jackson, founder and designer of Shakira Javonni, was born and raised in Queens, New York. Drawing inspiration from her immediate environment and “people watching,” Shakira is known for demonstrating her sartorial individuality by utilizing her creative foundation of garment construction, pattern-making, tailoring and most recently chainstitch embroidery. Her belief in sustainability has become central to her creative process. “With fashion being the second most polluting industry on Earth, I hope to impact the footprint any way possible”. By utilizing already existing garments over buying new garments she was able to vastly reduce the amount of waste from her process. Second to sustainability Shakira Jackson draws on the notion of artistic discovery. By merging textures, and being malleable with fit, she is able to make bespoke one of one garments that encourage personal style and individuality. Heavily committed to embracing and celebrating the culture, she desires to make an impact by continuing to create pieces that empower the Black imagination, the freedom of self-expression all while supporting greater unity within the community.

The Brooklyn Circus Ouigi Theodore, Creative Director, cultural connector & lead curator of The Brooklyn Circus has cultivated a unique style that has garnered recognition not only among the fashion pundits of New York, but also from streetwise fans across the world. He has established himself as a trend forecaster for advertising and marketing agencies looking to get an edge in the fashion market and consulted on campaigns for the likes of Hennessy/LVMH, Toyota, Casio G-Shock, American Express, PF Flyers, Liberty Fairs, ENVSN FEST, New Balance, Reebok, Deutsch Advertising, Sennheiser Audio. As founder of The Brooklyn Circus, he looks to tell the story of style throughout American history and to emphasize the power of presentation. In doing so, BKc wants to change the way Americans dress, one iconic silhouette at a time through the 100-Year Plan.

DEMESTIK Reuben Reuel is the Designer and Creative Director of DEMESTIK. A native of Virginia Beach, VA with ancestry from West Africa, his designs take inspiration from the past, present, and future to create a universal language all its own.Through a timeless-first focus, he pulls inspiration from his own cultural experiences and imagination merged with places unknown. His versatile and effortlessly chic designs encourage audiences to discover the truth of self-love and happiness; garments that lift your confidence and welcome grace from both yourself and the real world. Reuben Reuel believes how you feel in this life is significant. Define the feeling and design your life with DEMESTIK. 

DIEM DIEM Is a lifestyle brand that embodies the phrase “Does It Even Matter. The phrase is the pulse of the brand’s attitude which exudes a sense of assurance, justification of one's lifestyle and the individual's daily approach to life. Inspired by the cultural expressions and innovation present in Flatbush, Brooklyn— Michael Nicholas fuses his passion for design with his cultural history, using streetwear as a vehicle for tangible educational messaging. The brand’s core belief, aligned with their mission to empower through storytelling, is a continual investment in community and conversation. Nicholas resurfaces images of timeless, legendary figures such as Arthur Ashe and Peter Toshe, with heavily-scaled messaged campaigns that act as a call-to-action to those wearing the garments and for those who witness at a distance. These projects have led to further collaborations with Okay Player, Fabolous, Dreamville, Bleacher Report, and Fila. Mike with his wife and business partner Nicole, look forward to further innovating and expanding the potential of streetwear as a way of positively impacting a community with accessible, visceral word and image.

Barriers Worldwide Hailing from Valley Stream, NY— Steven Barter, pulls inspiration from almost every facet of his life. Examining the history of the African-American community is his primary draw, but he also attributes Barriers growth to his continual exploration of lesser known cultural revolutionaries and moments of change. Additionally, Barriers pulls from our zeitgeist’s nostalgia — from comics and cinema, to sneakers and toys. An unshakable drive has fueled his personal and professional growth, allowing Barter to refine his craft that has translated into his work for his brand, Barriers Worldwide. His design philosophy evolves as he ‘learns on the daily’ via his collaborators and their energy - as he channels it to help him evolve the future of the brand. In doing so, he hopes Barriers continues to inspire, energize, inform and grow as a creative hub for kids of all races.

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Master list of G/t content

Minish cap (video game)

Any other zelda game ever

Ferngully

Steven universe

George shrinks

Hunny i shrunk the kids

Hunny i shrunk the audience

Hunny we shrunk ourselves

The borrowers (1973, 1997, 2011)

Secret world of arrietty

The BFG

Small blessings (webcomic)

Moana

Thumbelina

Tomb thumb

Smurfs

minami no koibito

Ant man (1 and 2)

Jaimes and the giant peach

Ant bully

Jack n the bean stalk

Brave little tailor (mickey mouse)

Mickey and the bean stalk

Jack the giant slayer

Lord of the rings

The hobbit

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

The iron giant

Village of the giants

Troll hunter

Attack on titan

The amazing colossal man

The incredible shrinking man

The incredible shrinking woman

The bfg 1989

Big man japan

Willow

Fairytale: a true story (1997)

Arthur

Littles

Epic

Downsizing

Innerspace

Attack of the puppet people

Fantastic voyage

Here come the littles

The dwarf and the giant 1901

The 3 worlds of gulliver

The 7th voyage of sinbad

Amour de poshe (the girl in his pocket)

Army of darkness

Barbie and the nut cracker

Darby o’gill and the little people

Peter pan

Wiplala

The indian in the cupboard

Dollman

Dr cyclops

The phantom planet

Wild, wild planet

Land of the giants

The bee movie

Less so:

The storyteller (one ep)

Sdr2 (final boss)

Gravity falls (one episode)

Archies wierd mysteries (one ep)

Stewart little (idk if mice count?!!?)

Harry Potter

Snow white!!...?

Antz?

Bugs life?

Rick n morty (one episode)

Futurama (one episode)

The simsons (one episode)

Percy jackson

Alice in wonderland

Troll in central park...??

Austin powers?..

Charlie and the chocolate factory

The wizard of oz

Beatle juice

Mars attacks!

Toy story??

Night at the museum

Dr who (one ep: into the dalek)

Adventure time

Transformers

Card captor sakura (one ep and some scenes)

PLEASE ADD TO THE LIST WE APRECIATE IT

[xtruss]

The Empty Blockbuster Music of DJ Khaled

His latest album, “Khaled Khaled,” seems to exist solely for the pursuit of clout.

— By Sheldon Pearce | The New Yorker | May 4, 2021

The use of the hip-hop personality’s full name in the album’s title is supposed to signify maturation.

At the 1995 Source Awards, Suge Knight, the thug mogul of Death Row Records, took to the stage to criticize his rival, Sean (Puffy) Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records. “Any artist out there that want to be an artist and want to stay a star, and don’t want to have to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos, all on the record, dancing—come to Death Row,” he howled. He was drawing a line between being “real” and being “commercial,” and between the backstage impresario and the on-air talent. Combs, he implied, disrupted the balance, and took the spotlight off actual entertainers; he was standing where he shouldn’t be, in a place reserved for creators.

The desire to be “all on the record, dancing” is DJ Khaled’s entire ethos. He studied Combs carefully and sought to make being “commercial” a personality. He is not a performer; he is a presenter. His superpower is networking—as a d.j. in Miami, he amassed considerable connections. His creative philosophy is exemplified by a quote that he gave to The Fader, in 2013: “If you can’t find it, you gotta go make it. If you can’t make it, you gotta go find it.” He leans heavily toward the latter. He can’t rap and, until recently, he rarely produced, so “finding it” was often pegged as his sole talent. His lack of involvement in the creative process became a running gag. “What Does DJ Khaled Do and Is He Good for Hip-Hop?” a Complex story from 2012 asked. “Solving the Mystery of What DJ Khaled Actually Does,” posited another, from 2016, in the Houston Press. Khaled aspired to fill a position that Combs once gave himself: “vibe giver.”

Khaled’s megamix cuts, filled with boldface artists, once had a certain novelty. When he started, he was assembling rappers in his orbit for low-stakes rap-offs. The music had a clear precursor: the promotional mixtapes used by rap d.j.s to cement their statuses as masters of the airwaves. The albums followed a formula marked out by DJ Clue’s “The Professional” and Kid Capri’s “Soundtrack to the Streets.” But Khaled had far larger aspirations: he wanted to be seen as a hitmaker in his own right. By his second album, he’d cracked the code. “We Takin’ Over,” with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne, scored him his first platinum record. “I’m So Hood,” with T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, and Plies, scored him his first outright hit—and the official remix of the song, which added more than twice as many new verses, became a mark of his growing reach.

In recent years, Khaled has used his influence to transform himself into a sort of rap Tony Robbins. He preaches a positivity gospel so empty that it borders on satire, or even performance art. He has even become a cartoon character, using an animated self-help persona to sell the everyman on the keys to success. In 2016, he wrote a book of affirmations literally called “The Keys.” The following year, he released an album called “Grateful.” He sold thrones and gold lions as part of a furniture line. He promoted a cryptocurrency (and was subsequently charged by the S.E.C. for failing to disclose payments that he received for the promotion). He played a motivational coach in a Geico ad. Everything he did came to feel like marketing, most of all his music.

DJ Khaled albums now seem to exist solely for the pursuit of clout. The songs are high-profile mashups devised as heat-seeking missiles for the Billboard charts. The choices of artists are tailored to burnish his personal brand, the music equivalent of bathing in the residual glow of a string of celebrity name drops—accomplishment by association. The music isn’t a success if it’s good; it’s a success if it reinforces Khaled’s self-perpetuating myth of the A-list hitmaker.

That myth threatened to unravel, in 2019, when Khaled and his album “Father of Asahd” lost a chart race to Tyler, the Creator’s “IGOR.” In a shameless (but not uncommon) attempt to boost sales by using bundled purchases, Khaled sold the album with energy drinks through an e-commerce site, Shop.com. According to the Times, Billboard disqualified most of Khaled’s bundles for encouraging unauthorized bulk sales and awarded the No. 1 slot to Tyler. After working transparently in pursuit of the top spot, the proponent of the “All I Do Is Win” ideology finished second.

By that point, Khaled’s all-star collaborations were losing juice. In 2017, the Scottish d.j. and producer Calvin Harris released an album called “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1,” which he produced himself. The songs were sleeker and more organized, and they had far more interesting groupings. The singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, with his “No.6 Collaborations Project,” turned the format into a truly creative exercise. As time has gone on, the type of collaborations that it seemed only Khaled could orchestrate have started to come about naturally. Last month, the rappers Young Thug and Gunna released “Slime Language 2,” a label compilation full of unusual pairings.

Khaled has been forced to adapt, and his new album, “Khaled Khaled,” tweaks the model. The use of his full name is supposed to signify maturation. “If you look at some of your favourite icons, there’s a point when people start calling them by their real name,” he told the U.K edition of GQ. “You know Khaled as a mogul, as a hustler, but I am a father. And a winner. And I am God’s child.” In keeping with that symbolic evolution, he plays the auteur this time. After a Michael Bay-like run of big set pieces with explosive combinations, Khaled wants to become the Steven Spielberg of the rap blockbuster.

A few of the biggest artists of the moment—Drake, Cardi B, and Justin Timberlake, who have at least fourteen No. 1 songs between them—get solo showcases. (Drake gets two.) One of rap’s most promising risers, Lil Baby; the cult phenomenon Bryson Tiller; and the egot contender H.E.R. all appear multiple times. Khaled shuffles the matchups around a bit. Beneath these cosmetic adjustments, though, it all feels familiar. Most of the performers on this album were on his previous one, and the music yearns to reach new heights without taking any risks. The shortcomings of “Khaled Khaled” are twofold: it is a failure of imagination and a failure of spectacle. Even when previous Khaled singles started to feel as if they were product tested before a group of Spotify data analysts, there was at least a curatorial sensibility at work. Now Khaled is producing full-on paeans to prosperity, and the music makes no attempt to entertain.

When Khaled brought the bona-fide pop star Justin Bieber into the fold, on “I’m the One,” from 2017, it felt like a huge get. But the move only seems like pandering by now, the third time around. There is no thrill in the return of the Migos or the oddball union of Post Malone and Megan Thee Stallion. And there is no refuge to be found in the beats, which rely heavily on classic rap samples and the nostalgia they induce. The album’s aspiration-over-inspiration approach is made clear by “This Is My Year,” which features Rick Ross, Big Sean, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and Combs ad-libbing as Puff Daddy. The verses get more and more rigid and colorless as they go on. Big Sean is “going over blueprints” in the boardroom, and Rick Ross has Forbes on his mind, rapping, “305 the code if you wanna get a block / You can send in Bitcoins, time to triple it with stocks.” Making money in rap used to be fun, but in the uber-capitalist realm of nonstop advancement that dominates Khaled’s mind, it’s all work.

Blame some of that on contemporary rap’s forebears, who, in middle age, have turned to old-money methods as a sign of maturity—none more so than New York City’s hip-hop kingpins Jay-Z and Nas. The two team up on “Khaled Khaled” to take venture-capitalist raps to new lows on “Sorry Not Sorry,” a celebratory toast that appropriates the language of the sarcastic non-apology for one-percenter consumption. The pair have rarely sounded so bored or so didactic, rapping about cryptocurrencies, Silicon Valley, and angel investments with the smugness of a late-night infomercial pushing a pyramid scheme. In these verses, settling into the lap of luxury isn’t glamorous; it’s a cold, lifeless calculus. The same is true of the single “Popstar,” Drake’s lamest-possible engagement with his celebrity profile. In what is among the most listless performances of his career, the Toronto idol reels off the stats accumulated by his mounting success with a shrug. “Crown in my hand and I’m really playin’ keep-away / Shit don’t even usually get this big without a Bieber face,” he raps.

Drake embodies the effortless, ceaseless hitmaking of Khaled’s “another one” slogan. He has had throwaways top the charts before, but not even his singles tallied a No. 1 song for Khaled this cycle. According to current projections, “Khaled Khaled” will go No. 1, but with a dramatic decrease in streams and sales from his previous album—a pyrrhic victory. No one knows how to spin better than Khaled, and he’ll likely use the top-of-the-charts tanking to shout “We the best” through a megaphone. But if he isn’t an artist, an entertainer, or a booster, what’s left?

— Sheldon Pearce is the music writer and editor for Goings On About Town.

[modestmondays]

one of the most important money-makers for kid-centered media is merchandise, right? so i do wonder about this. because as far as i can tell, su is genuinely very popular and is consistently one of the most talked about shows on online platforms like tumblr, but the thing is, i don’t know if that’s true for the product-selling side of it. for some perspective - i live in norway. there are some cartoons you *cannot* avoid in nerd stores, like adventure time. at first i thought maybe su was "too

new” to have that status, but now that’s happened to rickand morty, which is newer in terms of being “big” online. so i wondered aboutdemographics - maybe rick & morty is more popular among the “typical” nerdy+ gamer demographic (teen boys) - but i visited america and saw that actually,there IS a lot of su merch being prominently sold, so i wonder two things: isthere any way to know whether the su merch is doing *well*, and is there anyway to know whether it’s doing well *internationally*?

as popular as su is in the US, i’m not sure whether that’strue elsewhere (and i’ve heard that that actually matters to CN US, and is partof why they still have certain shows that aren’t huge ‘talkers’ nationally, butsell merch and do well elsewhere). i certainly love SU, but from what i can tell,it’s not… actually a household name among nerds here, and it’s hard to findany merch… so i do wonder if being big in america and online is enough,though i agree there aren’t warning signs yet

I was actually in Denmark recently for a cousin’s BarMitzvah, and I can anecdotally confirm that Rick and Morty is waaaay morepopular in your part of the world than I expected, although kids there had heard of StevenUniverse too. The Szechuan Sauce nonsense shows that R&M already has a strongUS fanbase as well. I think the US R&M fanbase is a bit older, it’s not reallya “for kids” show here. But either way, it’s certainly a closer fit for the nerdy/gamerdemographic than SU is, on both sides of the Atlantic. I’d expect to findR&M stuff at comic book stores, Gamestop, that kind of place. And whilethose places may have SU comics/toys, I think you find more SU merch at Barnes &Noble, Hot Topic, and other non-geek stores.

I’m definitely seeing a lot of SU merch here, and it feels likethe quantity and scope are both increasing (strongly suggesting that salesnumbers are good), which is a big part of why I’m not worried about thefinancial future of the show. But it’s interesting that you’re not seeing thatinternationally.

edit: this got really long, so I’ll put the rest under a cut.

I tried to do some research. The CN website was totallyunhelpful because it has zero business info, just stuff for the target audience,which is kids (although I did see that the volleyball game is finally up!), and moving up thecorporate chain to Turner didn’t help, since CN is too small a part of theirbusiness to get much press.

But some more searching took me to http://www.licensemag.com/license-globalwhich was more helpful. Here’s some CN articles/press releases that I foundinteresting. I’ll pull out some key highlights.

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/cartoon-network-has-something-everyone(June 2016)

A big push for CNE moving forward will also be for theseries “Steven Universe.” Created by Rebecca Sugar, “StevenUniverse” follows the misadventures of Steven, the ultimate “littlebrother” to a team of magical guardians of humanity–the Crystal Gems–asthey band together to save the universe.

The series premiered on Cartoon Network in November 2013,but now is beginning to be supported by more robust offerings at retail.

“We’ve seen a huge pick up for ‘Steven Universe,’”says Yoder. “It’s one of those brands that has always rated reallywell–there is such a rich mythology within the storytelling–but it just took alittle longer for fans to really get to know the characters.”

According to CNE, theseries is a top performer on the network, coming in as the top grossing seriesper episode, and will now be expanded with a consumer product program.(emphasis mine)

Twenty-five-plus licensees have been tapped to expand thebrand to accessories (Accutime, Buckle-Down, Hot Properties and HighIntenCity), apparel (Bioworld, Underboss and Mighty Fine), gaming (USAopoly),home décor (Surreal Entertainment and the Northwest Company), novelty toys(A&A Global Industries, Funko, Just Toys International, Phat Mojo, ToyFactor and Zag Toys), costumes (Rubie’s Costume Co.) and more.

CNE will also leverage show creator Sugar for a publishingprogram with Penguin, and Boom! Studios will launch comic books and graphicnovels.

The products will sit at mid-tier retailers and hit shelvesin time for back-to-school, with stores such as Kohl’s, J.C. Penney and Searssigned on for inventory. Yoder says the program will expand to mass retailersand reach further into the kids’ demographic next year.

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/cartoon-network-energizing-evergreens(February 2017)

“The network has done a great job not just saying that wecreate multi-platform content, but actually doing it,” adds Yoder, who has beena member of the CNE team since 2006 and reports to Cartoon Network presidentChristina Miller. “We are giving our fans true multi-platform experiences, sowhile we are creating linear content, we are also offering additional contentspecific for CN apps as well as evaluating how we expand with SVODopportunities and how we support kids creating their own content.”

As Cartoon Network is responding to the changing dynamics oflinear television and kids’ viewing habits, the network is still deliveringstrong ratings and viewership, which bodes well for its brand licensing group.

CNE is a well-recognized global licensor, ranked No. 30 inthe world, according to the Top 150 Global Licensors Report published annuallyby License Global, reporting $2 billion in retail sales of licensed merchandiseworldwide.

While the challenges facing the rapidly changing traditionalkids’ TV sector have been well-documented, Cartoon Network has several keypoints of differentiation, including a well-established audience, the abilityto promote its shows, development of content across different platforms andstrong evergreen properties.

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/portfolio-programs(July 15, 2017)

“The idea of putting together long-term portfolio dealscame about rather organically,” says Christina Miller, vice president ofconsumer products, Cartoon Network Enterprises, which has inked multi-propertydeals with Mattel, Hallmark, and to a lesser degree, FunKo Toys.

According to Miller, “There were two primary reasons wechose to explore this strategy. First, Mattel and Hallmark are leading licenseesin their respective fields, and we have solid relationships with each.Secondly, our shows receive a good deal of cross-viewership, so kids who watch'Fosters’ are likely to stay and watch 'Billy & Mandy,’ and so forth. Wedecided, rather than spend time looking for individual licensees for eachproperty, it would be more efficient to have a single company developingproduct for all properties that target ages 6 to 11.”

Not to mention, she adds, “it fosters a strong creativerelationship between our creators and artists and their design teams.”

Hallmark’s vice president of licensing acquisitions, KarenMitchell-Layton, agrees, adding, “The multi-year, multi-propertyarrangement will allow us to spend time and creative energy in not onlycreating products for today, but also to take an innovative approach as thecharacters and storylines evolve.” Under its agreement with CartoonNetwork, Hallmark now holds the exclusive licensing rights in the U.S. andCanada for a range of everyday and seasonal social expression products,including greeting cards and party-supply items. “Social expressions is anincredibly extensive category,” says Miller, “so we’d like to spendmore time on the creative and less on making multiple deals, which ultimately willlead to better, more sophisticated products. Similarly, the Mattel deal coversmultiple toy and games categories including vehicles, action figures, playsets,roleplay, board games, puzzles, and youth electronic items.” While Mattelnow has a first-look option on all newly created original series andprogramming, Miller is quick to point out that existing relationships such asBandai’s master toy deal for “Ben 10” will remain untouched.

http://www.licensemag.com/license-global/cartoon-network-bolsters-experiential-initiatives(October 2017)

It takes more than great content to create a devoted fanbase, and Cartoon Network is putting fandom front and center to keep fansdeeply engaged with its properties.

“At a corporate level, Turner has put fandom veryfirmly in the center of our global strategy. We don’t talk about audiencesanymore, we talk about fans and fandom,” says Johanne Broadfield, vicepresident, Cartoon Network Enterprises EMEA, a part of Turner Entertainment.“For the past 18 months, we’ve been all about a 360-degree brandexperience.”

Putting fans at the heart of the business ups a property’sgame by fueling growth and fan commitment. In creating a foundation based onstrong core content, Cartoon Network is building its brands out to engage fanson a deeper level with a wide and varied set of temporary and permanentexperiences.

“We’re creating authentic, personal experiencesspecifically designed for fans of each brand to interact with the properties innew and unique ways,” says Broadfield.

Far from a one-size-fits-allapproach, Broadfield says the company is designing experiences tailored to eachbrand and its retail partners so that activations are meaningful and connectwith fans in a personal way.

Some analysis:

First, I don’t know how much to read into the lack of SUmentions in the later articles. It may not be one of the top sellers, but thatdoesn’t mean it’s doing poorly. “Top grossing series per episode” sounds prettygood, although they did see it as slower to grow on the merchandise side. Theymay be going for a similar slow burn internationally? I know the dubs arepretty far behind in some countries, and especially for younger kids, they’regoing to need the show in their native language. This would also hit stuff likecomics and books pretty hard. The Answer is a wonderful kid’s book, but it’sonly available in English.

Second, it looks like a lot of the licensing agreements areboth broad and exclusive, so if some of those retailers are US-only, so is themerch. Are Hot Topic or Funko international things? If not, then some of thetoys and clothing won’t be available—which exacerbates the previous problem,since toys and clothes could otherwise be sold to kids who aren’t nativeEnglish speakers with no trouble.

It seems like app and mobile tie-ins are a big part of theirholistic approach, and SU seems to be fine on that front. There’s hugeengagement from the fans across multiple platforms, although I’m not sure how much of that is from kids.

The last part, about unique fan experiences, made me thinkof Estelle’s “Stronger Than You” performance at SDCC. They went all out withthat one, giving out “Made of Love” t-shirts, reserving and decorating the stage, and gettinga huge crowd of fans together. They gave away more of those promotionalt-shirts during the panel at NYCC, too. I think they realize that the SU marketis there, and they’re doing a good job of engaging with us, even though we mostlyaren’t “boys age 6-11”.

Demographics may be a challenge, since CN was, up until recently,all about the boy’s programming (old Turner press releases emphasize thatsuccess). They’re branching out into other target demographics with shows like the PPG reboot or R&M, but it may beharder to nail down the SU fanbase into an easy target demographic. But they’re finding various ways to “engage” us(read: sell us stuff we want), and I hope that’ll continue.

I guess that didn’t really answer your questions, but hopefully it’s interesting anyway! It might be possible to get more specific sales data by reading SEC filings or calling them, but I don’t want to do that.

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Birkenstocks are having a moment — here are 8 styles to wear all summer long

Joanna Gaines wears Birkenstock Arizona Soft Footbed Suede sandals (Photo: Instagram/JoannaGaines)

Birkenstocks are beloved by many — including moms, dads, teens, fashionistas and celebrities. Joanna Gaines recently sported her favorite pair of Birkis, the Birkenstock Arizona Soft Footbed Suede sandals, on an Instagram post with her sweet son, Crew Gaines. Although this isn’t the first time the “Fixer-Upper” star has sported her favorite Birkenstocks. The mother of five has showed off these sandals several times on Instagram, often styling the Arizona suede sandals with skinny jeans and a simple t-shirt.

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Birkenstocks’ loyal fan base also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, Naomi Watts and Miranda Kerr.

The 244-year-old company has steadily grown its business over the years. Between 2012 and 2016, Birkenstocks sales reached $800 million, reports the Business of Fashion. In 2018, the brand was slated to sell 25 million pairs and an additional 30 million pairs in 2019.

Gwyneth Paltrow wears Birkenstocks Madrid (Photo: Instagram/GwynethPaltrow)

More recently, we’ve seen Birkenstocks collaborate with high fashion designers like Rick Owens and brands including Valentino and Opening Ceremony. However, at the heart of the shoes’ success is the fact that they have stayed true to what’s most important: quality and comfort. The classic Birkenstocks have a cork footbed that molds to your feet to create that perfect, tailored fit. But if you prefer something more lightweight and waterproof — for all those beach days and pool parties this summer — the Arizona Essentials have a waterproof, EVA outsole and interior with shock-absorbing support.

Still need more convincing? Simply read through the sandals’ 1,000+ 5-star reviews, which exalt the love people have for these fan-favorite shoes.

Jessica Alba wears Birkenstocks while grocery shopping in Beverly Hills with husband Cash Warren and their three children. (Photo: Knng/Backgrid)

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There’s a masterlist below compiled of over 100+ faceclaims with magical resources categorised by gender with their ethnicity denoted if there was a reliable source. If you want want an extra challenge use random.org to pick a random number! Of course everything listed below are just suggestions and you can pick whichever character or whichever project you desire.

Any questions can be sent here and all tutorials have been linked below the cut for ease of access! REMEMBER to tag your resources with #TASKSWEEKLY and we will reblog them onto the main! This task can be tagged with whatever you want but if you want us to see it please be sure that our tag is the first five tags!

THE TASK

STEP 1: Decide on a FC you wish to create resources for! You can always do more than one but who are you starting with? There are links to masterlists you can use in order to find them and if you want help, just send us a message and we can pick one for you at random!

STEP 2: Pick what you want to create! You can obviously do more than one thing, but what do you want to start off with? Screencaps, RP icons, GIF packs, masterlists, PNG’s, fancasts, alternative FC’s - LITERALLY anything you desire!

STEP 3: Look back on tasks that we have created previously for tutorials on the thing you are creating unless you have whatever it is you are doing mastered - then of course feel free to just get on and do it. :)

STEP 4: Upload and tag with #TASKSWEEKLY! If you didn’t use your own screencaps/images make sure to credit where you got them from as we will not reblog packs which do not credit caps or original gifs from the original maker.

SOME ADVICE FROM US:

Stumped for ideas? Maybe make some faceless magical resources! A masterlist or graphic of your favourite faceclaims you’d like to see used for muses with magical powers. Masterlist of quotes and lyrics relating to magic that can be used for starters, thread titles or tags. Guides on different practices of magic. BE CREATIVE!

LINKS:

THINGS YOU CAN MAKE FOR THIS TASK -  examples are linked!

Screencaps

RP icons [of all sizes]

Gif Pack [maybe gif icons if you wish]

PNG packs

Manips

Dash Icons

Character Aesthetics

PSD’s

XCF’s

Graphic Templates - can be chara header, promo, border or background PSD’s!

FC Masterlists - underused, with resources, without resources!

FC Help - could be related, family templates, alternatives.

Written Guides.

and whatever else you can think of / make!

Information:

Magic - Wikipedia

List of fictional witches - Wikipedia

Female:

Lana Parrilla (OUAT) Puerto Rican / Sicilian Italian.

Rebecca Mader (OUAT)

Emma Caulfield (OUAT)

Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures)

Julie Walters (Harry Potter)

Helena Bonham Carter  (Harry Potter)

Emma Watson (Harry Potter)

Helen McCrory (Harry Potter)

Emma Thompson (Harry Potter)

Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter)

Imelda Staunton  (Harry Potter)

Maggie Smith (Harry Potter)

Dove Cameron (Descendants)

Rutina Wesley (True Blood)  African-American.

Lauren Bowles (True Blood)

Anna Paquin (True Blood)

Fiona Shaw (True Blood)

Fiona Dourif  (True Blood)

Lauren Bowles (True Blood)

Alexandra Breckenridge (True Blood)

Paola Turbay (True Blood) Lebanese.

Britt Robertson (The Secret Circle)

Shelley Hennig (The Secret Circle)

Bianca Lawson (Witches of East End) African-American, Creole, Italian, Native American, Portuguese.

Jenna Dewan (Witches of East End)

Mädchen Amick (Witches of East End)

Julia Ormond (Witches of East End)

Rachel Boston (Witches of East End)

Virginia Madsen (Witches of East End)

Rachel Nichols (Witches of East End)

Renee Victor (Witches of East End)

Michelle Hurd (Witches of East End) Irish, German, Jamaican.

Holly Marie Combs (Charmed)

Alyssa Milano (Charmed)

Rose McGowan (Charmed)

Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) Americo-Liberian / Ashkenazi Jewish.

Janina Gavankar (The Vampire Diaries) Indian, Dutch.

Alice Evans (The Vampire Diaries)

Penelope Mitchell (The Vampire Diaries)    

Danielle Campbell (The Originals)

Yasmine Al-Bustami (The Originals) Emirati.

Daniella Pineda (The Originals)

Riley Voelkel (The Originals)

Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Alyson Hannigan (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Elizabeth Anne Allen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Charlize Theron (Snow White And The Huntsman)

Serinda Swan (Smallville)

Kristin Kreuk (Smallville)

Rachel True (The Craft) Ashkenazi Jewish / African-American.

Robin Tunney (The Craft)

Fairuza Balk (The Craft)

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Coven)

Taissa Farmiga (American Horror Story: Coven)

Frances Conroy (American Horror Story: Coven)

Lily Rabe (American Horror Story: Coven)

Kathy Bates (American Horror Story: Coven)

Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven)

Jamie Brewer (American Horror Story: Coven)

Frances Conroy (American Horror Story: Coven)

Gabourey Sidibe (American Horror Story: Coven) Senegalese / African-American.

Angela Bassett (American Horror Story: Coven) African-American.

Claire Coffee (Grimm)

Hannah R. Loyd (Grimm)

Louise Lombard (Grimm)

Bitsie Tulloch (Grimm)

Garcelle Beauvais (Grimm) Haitian.  

Mary Ann Jarou (Grimm) Unknown ethnicity.

Jessica Tuck (Grimm)

Linn Bjornland (Grimm)

Shohreh Aghdashloo (Grimm) Iranian.  

Mila Kunis (Oz The Great And Powerful 2013 Film)

Rachel Weisz (Oz The Great And Powerful 2013 Film)

Michelle Williams (Oz The Great And Powerful 2013 Film)

Melanie Hill (Stardust)

Michelle Pfeiffer (Stardust and The Witches Of Eastwick)

Meryl Streep (The Witch in Into The Woods)

Famke Janssen (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)

Eva Green (Dark Shadows and The Golden Compass)

Nicole Kidman (Bewitched 2005 Film)

Sandra Bullock (Practical Magic)

Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) Afro-Jamaican, Afro-Trinidadian.

Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) Mexican, Italian.

Emma Thompson (Nanny McPhee)

Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians)

Stella Maeve (The Magicians)

Jade Tailor (The Magicians)

Summer Bishil (The Magicians) Indian / English, Scottish, French, German, Mexican, Cherokee.

Male:

Harry Shum Jr. (Shadowhunters) Chinese.

Godfrey Gao (The Mortal Instruments) Taiwanese, Malaysian.

Robert Carlyle (OUAT)

Chris Wood (The Vampire Diaries)

Denis O'Hare (American Horror Story: Coven)

Eric Winter (Witches of East End)

Daniel DiTomasso (Witches of East End)

Steven Berkoff (Witches of East End)

Joel Gretsch (Witches of East End)

Christian Cooke (Witches of East End)

Matthew Del Negro (Witches of East End)

Callard Harris (Witches of East End)

James Marsters (Witches of East End)

Eric Winter (Witches of East End)

Eddie McClintock (Witches of East End)

Zak Santiago (Witches of East End)

Neil Hopkins (Witches of East End)

Matt Frewer (Witches of East End)

Sasha Roiz (Grimm)

Mary McDonald-Lewis (Grimm)

Shaun Toub (Grimm)

Kevin Alejandro (True Blood)

Nelsan Ellis (True Blood) African-American.

Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries)

Jason Ralph (The Magicians)

Hale Appleman (The Magicians)

Rick Worthy (The Magicians) Unknown ethnicity. 

Arjun Gupta (The Magicians) Indian. 

Transgender:

N/A.

Non-Binary:

N/A

Use at your own discretion:

Emma Roberts (American Horror Story: Coven) abuse.

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Rethinking Sexuality Roles

We may compose a personalized paper upon Movie Failure Essay for a person for simply 16.38 13.90/page This means that men and women often times have distorted thought of other people or maybe a group. “Shooting In to the Sunrays.” Sight & Sound 20.7 (The year 2005): A few. He / she generally seems to seem like they’re click here to go on essaywriter more advanced than additional characters.

Social Constructs compared to. Innate Characteristics

The motion picture received typically positive reviews and was a new field office environment achievements. It was chosen intended for half a dozen Academy awards in the year 2006 plus won 3 ones: for the most powerful photo, greatest croping and editing, as well as original screenplay. Anthony professed they were sufferers with bigotry plus weak assistance, though Chris giggled them back. The place this individual when discovered a little “thing” that creates trouble, turned encounters a mirrored image of himself. Tony morrison Danza creates a cameo being a tv set executive company exactly who tells Black maker Cameron Thayer (Terence Howard), mostly of the fiscally safeguarded (yet not particularly culturally safe and sound) small section jobs while in the flick, to help make one of their celebrities speak “more black” because which personality seemed to be “supposed is the vehicles just one.In Sara Thomas, played simply by He Dillon, along with Dan Hansen, played out through He Phillippe, both are law enforcement officials from the L .

A Crucial Examination on Lock up: Classism plus Racism

The manager put together a high profile toss on the fixed, like Thomas Phillippe, Sandra Bullock, Terrence Howard, Wear Cheadle, Matthew Dillon, Chelsea “Ludacris” Links, Brandon Fraser, Jordan Pena, Jennifer Esposito, and several various other well-known famous actors. Haggis is usually compelling some sort of white-colored market; he / she chooses to not put their race responsible. Simply by looking at the look she built the girl’s judgment and considered them as a session banger yet hardly anything else. Graham just as before offers to uncover the pup plus before leaving, he or she recognized a bottle with sour exploit inside freezer or fridge. Graham dividends to help his / her mother’s area afterwards while the woman sleeps up to ignorant having contemporary goods . When John p ended up being obtained because of the down responsibility Hansen, John p began laughing at the actual E.

The disposition along with prejudices with the figures in the direction of some others were apparent in each personality, however i recognized Jean along with Rick Cabot, a light husband and wife. A motor vehicles consist of a pricey SUV to the general public shuttle. We all see Daniel deal with your back front door fasten with Farhad’s usefulness store. Steven efforts tranquil him along whenever his or her princess ends in order to safeguard them with your ex-girlfriend “invisible wrapp.” Seeing that your woman is no longer secure within the girl father’s biceps, Farhad hearth a trial by near array. He or she records some sort of complaint against Specialist Jones plus safeguards his own squad car or truck. In these secs, the actual hopeless female clutched by the woman daddy becomes his own little girl, Dori.

However, the girl behaviour also shows qualities with instinct and also non-aggression. Alternatively, they simply fake these individuals supposing the prevalence of their lifestyle. He seems to be hurtful via her many incurs while using black color heroes. It regarding connected personas continues viewers enjoying. Christine Farris, and in College English, features vexation using the speech involving and what is becoming presented to whites. mainly because at the beginning I was thinking they was Arab-speaking otherwise with Iranian and I ever thought Arab-speaking and also Iranian people have retailers to assist these folks and domestic. Jean claimed your lock tech would likely market this secrets and in addition they would be robbed yet again.

Rethinking Sexuality Roles

The vehicles range from a high-end SUV to your open coach. We will certainly produce a tailor made taste article on Figure evaluation with John Jones in the film “Crash” specifically for a person FOR Just 16.38 13.Three months /page must say they maintain any flatulency occupation as well as to remain fully. Additional key character types he or she reacts along with certainly are a white-colored specialist referred to as Jeff Hansen (performed by means of Johnson Phillipe) as well as a black few called Cameron along with Christine Taylor (competed by means of Terrence Howard in addition to Thandie Newton). Meanwhile, prejudice appeared to be found as soon as the character associated with Bullock clutched your arms of the woman’s husband with experiencing a pair of African-American adult men walking on the exact same tarmac as they are. John p contends with puting any sculpture involving St .

The locksmith, like your pet, phobias activities like in which injury or dying must contact her daughter. These people were branded “.Thirty-eight Exclusive Blanks” Given that the woman’s safety ended up being remarkable, never real, the actual components prevent psychological/spiritual injury, definitely not actual physical damage. The particular pistol chimes, pointed within the young lady, although nancy unharmed. So the actual disadvantage with human nature either can ruin us all or lead us in order to reciprocal knowing and also forgiveness with other folks. and so places the girl to help kip. They have to act as friends, certainly not opponents.

A Vital Research upon Crash: Classism plus Racism

To aid us present a lot more realizing about this movie I’m contrasting the show Freeze to be able to Joseph Healey https://abe.lincolncollege.edu/scholarships/ textbook, Contest, Ethnicity, Sexual category & Group. The video Freeze is likewise rich in sociological methods, evaluating issues of battle, interpersonal category, as well as sexuality, and also a good many others. The girl’s fictional cloak is usually impassable, which indicates the very best immunity. Lock up explores many public runs into that are based on diverse character types of the movie.

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Sangeeta Gleam, and in College Language, criticizes this kind of arena, which usually ?always gets a wide range of a silly joke, what specifically would it validate? Our concerns, your prejudices are generally right, along with spatial segregation is often a necessary evil.? (Several) Because the landscape performs out, Jean gets to spouse with worry since your woman evidently should be worried for the reason that the woman’s car is probably going to be stolen. The automobiles consist of a high priced Sports utility vehicle to your public shuttle bus. In contrast, they merely concept them supposing the prevalence on their own way of life. But ironically, whenever Captain christopher would seem, disaster arises.

Traditional Sex Roles

Cameron’s girlfriend is by using him, and very soon will begin antagonizing your officer plus declining to conform, actually on Cameron’s repeated ask. So this disadvantage involving human nature either can damage you or lead us in order to communal being familiar with plus forgiveness involving others. The video at the moment carries a ranking associated with 76% reviews that are positive on websites Rotten Tomatoes and 8.2 for IMDb (Net Film Data bank). Officer Ruben Ryan’s bigotry will be spread with a deep convenience of empathy. On the other hand, multiculturalism also involves owning community teams. Dillon inappropriately moved our body involving Newton which will intended a miserable intimate progress.

Social Constructs vs. Innate Characteristics

There were being several principles within the video of which pointed out differences in kind in addition to gender selection of which demonstrated the next power, elegance, detest criminal offense, bias, wealth, sexual being a nuisance, race, fraction, error, misconception, segregation, pluralism, retention, scapegoat, criminal activity in opposition to property or home as well as gender stratification. A different error I had was toward retail outlet manager Farhad. they discovered a container connected with rancid dairy while in the electric freezer or fridge. On the other hand, I saw a variety of elegance whenever Matt Dillon exactly who competed a white-colored improper police officer, the healthcare facility to request the therapy needed by their papa. He says write my term paper cheap they observed some sort of mom or dad angel and provide the girl’s this pistol.

Conversely, I really believe Representative Thomas isn’t a negative person, because he is definitely dealing with pertaining to the sickly pops and later on in the movie younger crowd preserves Christine while she likes to within car or truck surge. Shocked he gives the woman inner surface leaving your surprised Farhad all the time. Crash causes it to become look just like we’ve been hence accustomed to that string of situations of which negative persons, in this instance racists should basically comprehend deficiency of material in their existence and they are understood because of the audience. The last mix of bias in addition to elegance Healey mentions as part of his ebook can be “All-Weather Liberal” “a one that is usually or prejudiced nor discriminate” (Healey 96). The actual howls and sobs coming from the professional locksmith reveal inside shop managers extremely center, the place he / she senses this seriousness of the decline in addition to sadness. Additionally, the most popular induce equally for the brilliant wife’s recklessness–they reveal a problem of living as a national minority–shows your ex he and his wife are “in this together”.

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Interview with SCg Shoes/owner Steven Caro Q.(-How many years has SCG been around?)   A.I started SCg in Greenville NC back in 1999, making us the First Rider Owned Shoe Company. That would put us about 20 years old! (Some may recall you guys being Dave Mirra 2 video game back in 2002!)   A.I wish I could have been! hahaha. Although Dave was a really good friend, he was sponsored by DC and they were featured in the game. Rest easy Dave, you are missed and loved more than words could express... Q.(What motivated you to start a BMX shoe brand in the ERA of Etnies and DC being on the throne?)   The funny thing is I started SCg after getting really pissed because a popular shoe made by one of the big guys blew up on me riding. I had gone to Florida from NC to meet up with my cousin to ride and hang out. At the skatepark, I purchased the shoes and went on to do a wall ride to table and my foot blew off the pedal. After I crashed I realized I could see my sock through the side of my brand new shoes. I tried to warranty the shoe at the skatepark, and when talking to the brands sales rep on the phone about warranty, when I mentioned I blew it up riding bikes, they said it was designed for skateboarding not BMX. The back and forth with that got me so pissed off I turned right around and headed back home. Driving back from Florida, I stopped for gas in Georgia off the highway, and literally standing in socks and still pissed about it all and the money spent on the blown up shoes, and it starts raining.. Livid, standing in a gas station parking lot in socks, and feet getting wet because of the rain, thats when I decided I'd make my own damn shoes.. lol. That was in 1998. When I got back home I sketched up what I wanted pretty quickly, but it took the rest of the year trying calls and what felt like about a million emails  to find someone that would talk to me and actually help me get the first shoes produced. Q.(You currently sponsor Zack Gerber who seems to share the same core BMX values your brand, not to mention he is also extremely underrated. Have you released a signature products with him yet?)   A.Yes sir. We sponsor Zack Gerber.  That came about indirectly through Billy Woodfin, who rides for us and also rides for Standard Bykes. Billy had been riding SCg's and told Zack about them and Zack put his money where his mouth was and bought shoes. I remember thinking, Zack fkn kills it, and offered him a discount on his purchase, and he flat out refused. Said he liked what we were doing and wanted to support SCg, so thats where it all started. I was stoked getting to know him more and wanted to support his as well, and thats how it came to be Zack riding for SCg. I think his BMX values, and his outlook on life and other things are on the same page with me for sure. A while back, Zack was on a road trip and came through Florida and he stayed with us here at the house for some days and it was awesome to get to not just ride with him, and hang out, but talk a bunch and had some really great conversations and a lot more stuff way more profound then just BMX. Zack is awesome. We've done some limited edition Pro Insoles with Zack's grafix, and literally about time to restock so have to call Zack to see if he wants to keep the art work the same, or if he'd like to do something different. We'll be doing more signature stuff with Zack and the rest of the team guys as well. Q.(You have sponsored some legends of the years such as Bruce Crisman. Care to name a few others that you have hooked up over the years?)   A.Bruce Crisman and I met when he moved to Greenville, and quickly because one of my best friends. Bruce is family to me, and love that guy to death. Not to mention, he's killed it on a bike forever. He was riding for us when he won the X Games, and then he got an offer from Adidas that I told him he should't pass up! lol. Been fortunate to have some great guys ride for SCg over the years, some briefly, some have never left. Alejandro Caro, Will Love, Rick Moliterno, I think fit that bill of legend and I think Glenn Salyers would have been in the same light as well. Rest easy Glenn. We've got Zack now that fits that bill and is still killing it.  Our current group of guys are all awesome and I'm sure they will all be legends in their own right. We'll be a legend factory.. lol. Seriously, I'm honored to have such great riders and guys being a part of SCg Shoe Co.  Billy Woodfin, Zack Gerber, Riley Jordan, Mike Hinkins, Mike Bennett, Brian Fox, Patrick Guimez, Ryan Torrence, Jed Mildon, Jay Cowley, James McGraw, and Alejandro Caro. We've got some other guys on the BMX side of things we're helping out as well and we've got guys repping in the MTB world as well. Q.(What can we look out from SCG this year? Any plans or new products in the works?)   A.”For SCg Shoe Co. as a business, we've recently increased our stake in the factory that produces our shoes in Colombia South America.  We own 50% now, and we're moving to own 100% hopefully by the end of this year. So thats a huge one. Controlling the product from the drawing board, to making tooling, to selecting materials, making the shoes, and shipping them out.  We control the entire process and to me, thats the most important part of being able to produce the quality shoes that I want. Its taken a really long time focusing on the back end to get to the point where we own 50% of the factory, and we're not done yet.. lol. With new products, we're working on clip shoes for bmx racing and mtb. We'll be offering every shoe in the line up as a flat pedals shoe, or available in a clip pedal shoe as well. We've got a Enduro shoe we're about done with that will be in the Enduro World Series this year with a new team rider there, but we're not announcing his name just yet, but he's fast as hell, and fits who we are as a brand and group of guys. Absolutely sure we'd be able to have a SCg bbq and everyone that would be there would all have a blast and enjoy everyone else thats on the team. Thats always the goal, to have awesome guys with different perspectives, and all be able to dig being around each other. For plans, I'd love to do a team trip. We've never done one really, since its always been keeping inventory on the shelf, new products getting developed, and mostly buying tooling and equipment to get to the 50% ownership of the factory now and working to that 100%.” Q.(How can shops go about becoming a SCG dealer?)  A.”Right now, we don't have any outside sales guys, but we're working on that right now. Working on distro in the UK, and outside sales here in the states, but any shop that wants to carry SCg , we'd love it. We don't do any crazy big buy in's to become a dealer. We suggest a full size run to start, but each shop is different with what their needs are and budget is. Any shop that wants to be a dealer, shoot us a message and take a peak at the website to see what we've got. ‪www.SCgShoeCo.com‬ email me at ‪Steven.Caro@SCgShoeCo.com‬, and ‪info@SCgShoeCo.com‬. We're looking for distro and shops and I think we can do a lot of stuff kinda tailored to the shops and locations with our grafix capabilities since we do it all ourselves. Proudly Handmade in Colombia South America. Our soft-goods are gut and sew and we've been moving away more and more from the bigger tee brands to doing our cut and sew more and more with the aim of it all being 100% cut and sew. Hoodies, socks, tee's, back packs, bmx bike bags, and most importantly shoes. I'd like to start this last bit with a huge Thank You James! I appreciate you and what you are doing with bmxbusiness. We'll have to keep in touch and do some kind of contest to win some goodies. Also a huge Thank You to Alejandro Caro and Jason Duque. With out those guys I wouldn't be producing shoes in Colombia and honestly, I'm lucky to have the ability to work closely with those two, who are like brothers to me. Jason is one of my best friends and is my production manager among the 30 hats he wears with SCg, and Alejandro again, one of my best friends and was the one person to directly get me into Colombia to start this amazing journey, and he's always had great insight and advice. Love you brother..  and the biggest Thank You to my mom and pops for all the help and support all these years and the boss lady Margarita Caro. I couldn't do what I do with out you... Thank You to everyone that has ever helped me in any way, words of support, purchased shoes, invested time and money, blood sweat and tears, the OG riders that helped launch a dream and become some of my best friends in this world, and the two guys that never like when I say Thank You, Lee Flythe and Brian Lee Stroud.... You've both saved me.. :)” Steven Caro Owner/Rider SCgShoeCo ‪813-334-6454‬

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Marketing Day: Expert marketing predictions, voice-based AI, Amazon advertising

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Marketing Day: Expert marketing predictions, voice-based AI, Amazon advertising

Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing during the past week, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

20 expert predictions: Here’s what successful marketers will do in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Wendy Almeida From automation, email, data, analytics, voice, augmented reality and content management – as well as PPC for large and small business – our community of contributors share their expertise to help you step up your game in 2019.

‘Hey Alexa, how do I get my product visible in Amazon search in 2019?’ Jan 2, 2019 by Brittany Page Implementing a hybrid approach to your Amazon marketing strategy for both paid and organic optimizations will ensure visibility across results pages.

Want to create better experiences and brand loyalty? Lean on your data Jan 2, 2019 by Nick Worth For 2019, marketers will need to increase efforts at data consolidation to allow truly effective multi-channel strategies.

Shopping ads for the small budget: Here’s what to expect in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Kirk Williams This year may (finally) see the end of feeds, but we can also expect an increasing adoption of smart shopping campaigns and more advanced bidding strategies with Bing Ads for smaller budgets.

Paid social requires sharpening your blade in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Susan Wenograd Advertisers need to remember constant reevaluation of their methods is crucial in today’s environment.

Are ad-supported tiers too much temptation for Netflix or Prime Video to resist? Jan 2, 2019 by Ryan Kelly With growing competition in video streaming services, Netflix could reverse their former “no ads ever” policies. Let’s look at the pressure points.

Digital marketing in 2019: Here’s where we’re headed this year Jan 2, 2019 by Chris Loretto Brands that embrace emerging technologies and advertising formats – like connected TV, visual and voice search and AR advertising – will thrive in the new year.

10 trends in digital content for 2019: Management is vital to success Jan 2, 2019 by Rick Jones Technology will transform managing and optimizing content archives from an overwhelming chore to a lucrative discovery and revitalization.

AI, automation and analytics: 3 critical strategies for CMOs in 2019, and beyond Jan 2, 2019 by Andy Betts In the next 24 months CMOs should focus on the three ‘A’s of accountability to make impactful changes.

Email marketing trends to expect in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Kyle Henderick This year the email marketing landscape will continue to focus on personalization with a focus on quality over quantity as well as expanding loyalty programs.

Hacking and phishing will increase in 2019: What digital marketers need to know Jan 2, 2019 by Sam Bocetta Mobile malware, coordinated digital assaults and caller ID spoofing are some of the many reasons to make security a priority in the new year.

Evolution of ad tech in 2019: Streaming services and content ownership Jan 2, 2019 by Rob Rasko By the end of 2019, growing pains will give way to maturity in the ad market.

3 ways marketing AI will advance in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by David Dowhan Advanced targeting and transparency will grow exponentially this year as we nurture AI to help it mature.

4 1/2 predictions for marketers in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Ryan Phelan Marketers must get smarter about using technology to better serve customers and increase the value you represent to them in the coming year.

2019 mobile marketing predictions from industry veterans Jan 2, 2019 by Aaron Strout What’s in store for mobile marketers in the new year? Columnist Aaron Strout asks mobile-savvy business leaders what to expect in 2019.

Voice-based AI means brands must take an omnichannel approach with consumers Dec 28, 2018 by Rex Briggs Having the ability to measure your brand affinity and customer loyalty impact on sales will become increasingly important in this world of virtual assistants.

Build more emotionally engaging experiences with a personalized data strategy Dec 28, 2018 by Rakhi Patel Here are three audience management strategies marketers can use to supply new and captivating content.

Marketing tools can be leveraged by sales teams, here’s how Dec 28, 2018 by Lindsey Groepper Webinars, media coverage and video are marketing tactics that can be invaluable for sales.

What Amazon Advertising’s big 2018 advancements will mean for 2019 Dec 28, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The e-commerce giant’s ad business continued to grow as it made significant updates to its advertising systems and capabilities.

Year in Review: Top 10 digital marketing expert columns of 2018 Dec 28, 2018 by Wendy Almeida A roundup of the most read columns from our digital marketing experts of the year.

Publishers using real-time data can help their bottom line, here’s how Dec 27, 2018 by Jason Downie It’s time publishers caught up to marketers on the personalization front. These three strategies can help.

Fake, fake, fake: Epic tweetstorm targets marketing’s metrics house of cards Dec 27, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Zucker-Scharff’s tweet touched a nerve, racking up more than 6,000 likes, nearly 3,000 retweets and a slew of comments and numerous sub-threads.

Compare 17 top SEO tools and platforms Dec 27, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Organic search remains the most important step in the purchase funnel. But with hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and even millions of pages, sites, social conversations, images and keywords to manage and optimize, SEO has become increasingly complicated and time-consuming.

Alexa’s stellar holiday season bodes well for smart speakers, connected technology Dec 27, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Customers used Alexa to order gifts 3x more than last year and bought ‘millions more Amazon devices’ than they did in 2017.

Social media 2018 put the spotlight on data, video, Stories Dec 27, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues A wrap up of this year’s social media advertising highlights.

Ask an SMXpert: New approaches in customization can build better analytics reports Dec 27, 2018 by Wendy Almeida Data-driven digital marketing expert Simon Poulton outlines opportunities in various solutions to customize dimensions for more focused analytics reporting.

Instagram CPCs, CPMs drop as click-throughs continue to climb Dec 26, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues AdStage’s Paid Media report offers Q3 benchmark metrics for CPC, CPM and CTR across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Facebook’s year of apologies (to marketers) Dec 26, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Ten notable times Facebook said — or, should have said — “We’re sorry” to marketers and advertisers in 2018.

Without marketing strategy, the LUMAscape is one hand clapping Dec 24, 2018 by Tim Burke Execution teams have the tech to segment and target consumers while strategists manually pull together disparate data sets to develop personas.

Gravy’s ‘location data forensics’ seeks to identify, minimize fraud in programmatic bidstreams Dec 24, 2018 by Greg Sterling Up to 80 percent of bidstream location data found to be either ‘fraudulent or suspicious.’

3 inspiring campaigns that remind brands to be human during the holidays Dec 24, 2018 by Keith Richey Campaigns from Europe should inspire marketers everywhere to tell more empathetic stories during this season and in seasons to come.

Merkle launches bidding platform tailored for Amazon sponsored brand ads Dec 24, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The proprietary platform was developed to meet growing client demand for bidding at scale.

The brand storytelling genius of the Coca-Cola Santa Dec 24, 2018 by Peter Minnium Learn how Coca-Cola developed an effective “partnership” with Santa Claus in a series of holiday ads that stretch through the better part of a century.

Online shopping revenues will reach $126 billion by December 31, says Adobe Dec 22, 2018 by Greg Sterling Mobile devices have driven 58 percent of site visits and about 39 percent of purchases to date.

Recent Headlines From MarTech Today, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Marketing Technology:

Advertisers: You’re overpaying for inventory. Here’s how I know Jan 2, 2019 by Steven Ohrnstein DSPs get paid a tech fee based on the percentage of spend and therefore have zero incentive to help you spend less in their platform.

Year in Review: Top 10 martech columns of 2018 Dec 27, 2018 by Wendy Almeida Here’s a roundup of the most read columns from our expert martech contributors this year.

5 martech predictions for 2019 that marketers should be thinking about now Dec 26, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Martech will enable marketers to be even more effective in the coming year with deeper personalization, faster speeds and more precise tools.

How martech vendors jockeyed for position in 2018 Dec 26, 2018 by Barry Levine From responding to regulation to paving the way for new partnerships and technological possibilities, here’s a look at the big moves marketing technology vendors made this year.

The most significant martech deals of 2018 and what they mean for the landscape Dec 24, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Investment in programmatic, cloud services and other capabilities punctuate a year full of mergers and acquisitions.

Without marketing strategy, the LUMAscape is one hand clapping Dec 24, 2018 by Tim Burke Execution teams have the tech to segment and target consumers while strategists manually pull together disparate data sets to develop personas.

Digital marketing’s 2018 ‘Naughty and Nice’ just might surprise you Dec 24, 2018 by Barry Levine Blockchain and AI can’t yet generate lists for the jolly old elf, so we offer our selections for the best and worst in marketing, ads and search this year.

Online Marketing News From Around The Web:

5 Content Marketing Ideas for February 2019, Practical Ecommerce

58% of retail sales will be influenced by digital by 2023, Retail Dive

Facebook’s Rob Goldman: DTC brands aren’t just good direct marketers, Digiday

How Gen Z Uses Word of Mouth, Convince & Convert

How We Boosted Conversions 4x by Revolutionizing the Form, Marketo

Move Over, Banner Ads, AdExchanger

New Rules for Ads That Relate to Politics in Washington State, Facebook Business

Sentiment Analysis in Marketing: What Are You Waiting For?, CMS Wire

Study: Share of US retail sales from smartphones jump 14% in Q3, Mobile Marketer

The post Marketing Day: Expert marketing predictions, voice-based AI, Amazon advertising appeared first on Marketing Land.

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Marketing Day: Expert marketing predictions, voice-based AI, Amazon advertising

Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing during the past week, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

20 expert predictions: Here’s what successful marketers will do in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Wendy Almeida From automation, email, data, analytics, voice, augmented reality and content management – as well as PPC for large and small business – our community of contributors share their expertise to help you step up your game in 2019.

‘Hey Alexa, how do I get my product visible in Amazon search in 2019?’ Jan 2, 2019 by Brittany Page Implementing a hybrid approach to your Amazon marketing strategy for both paid and organic optimizations will ensure visibility across results pages.

Want to create better experiences and brand loyalty? Lean on your data Jan 2, 2019 by Nick Worth For 2019, marketers will need to increase efforts at data consolidation to allow truly effective multi-channel strategies.

Shopping ads for the small budget: Here’s what to expect in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Kirk Williams This year may (finally) see the end of feeds, but we can also expect an increasing adoption of smart shopping campaigns and more advanced bidding strategies with Bing Ads for smaller budgets.

Paid social requires sharpening your blade in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Susan Wenograd Advertisers need to remember constant reevaluation of their methods is crucial in today’s environment.

Are ad-supported tiers too much temptation for Netflix or Prime Video to resist? Jan 2, 2019 by Ryan Kelly With growing competition in video streaming services, Netflix could reverse their former “no ads ever” policies. Let’s look at the pressure points.

Digital marketing in 2019: Here’s where we’re headed this year Jan 2, 2019 by Chris Loretto Brands that embrace emerging technologies and advertising formats – like connected TV, visual and voice search and AR advertising – will thrive in the new year.

10 trends in digital content for 2019: Management is vital to success Jan 2, 2019 by Rick Jones Technology will transform managing and optimizing content archives from an overwhelming chore to a lucrative discovery and revitalization.

AI, automation and analytics: 3 critical strategies for CMOs in 2019, and beyond Jan 2, 2019 by Andy Betts In the next 24 months CMOs should focus on the three ‘A’s of accountability to make impactful changes.

Email marketing trends to expect in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Kyle Henderick This year the email marketing landscape will continue to focus on personalization with a focus on quality over quantity as well as expanding loyalty programs.

Hacking and phishing will increase in 2019: What digital marketers need to know Jan 2, 2019 by Sam Bocetta Mobile malware, coordinated digital assaults and caller ID spoofing are some of the many reasons to make security a priority in the new year.

Evolution of ad tech in 2019: Streaming services and content ownership Jan 2, 2019 by Rob Rasko By the end of 2019, growing pains will give way to maturity in the ad market.

3 ways marketing AI will advance in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by David Dowhan Advanced targeting and transparency will grow exponentially this year as we nurture AI to help it mature.

4 1/2 predictions for marketers in 2019 Jan 2, 2019 by Ryan Phelan Marketers must get smarter about using technology to better serve customers and increase the value you represent to them in the coming year.

2019 mobile marketing predictions from industry veterans Jan 2, 2019 by Aaron Strout What’s in store for mobile marketers in the new year? Columnist Aaron Strout asks mobile-savvy business leaders what to expect in 2019.

Voice-based AI means brands must take an omnichannel approach with consumers Dec 28, 2018 by Rex Briggs Having the ability to measure your brand affinity and customer loyalty impact on sales will become increasingly important in this world of virtual assistants.

Build more emotionally engaging experiences with a personalized data strategy Dec 28, 2018 by Rakhi Patel Here are three audience management strategies marketers can use to supply new and captivating content.

Marketing tools can be leveraged by sales teams, here’s how Dec 28, 2018 by Lindsey Groepper Webinars, media coverage and video are marketing tactics that can be invaluable for sales.

What Amazon Advertising’s big 2018 advancements will mean for 2019 Dec 28, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The e-commerce giant’s ad business continued to grow as it made significant updates to its advertising systems and capabilities.

Year in Review: Top 10 digital marketing expert columns of 2018 Dec 28, 2018 by Wendy Almeida A roundup of the most read columns from our digital marketing experts of the year.

Publishers using real-time data can help their bottom line, here’s how Dec 27, 2018 by Jason Downie It’s time publishers caught up to marketers on the personalization front. These three strategies can help.

Fake, fake, fake: Epic tweetstorm targets marketing’s metrics house of cards Dec 27, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Zucker-Scharff’s tweet touched a nerve, racking up more than 6,000 likes, nearly 3,000 retweets and a slew of comments and numerous sub-threads.

Compare 17 top SEO tools and platforms Dec 27, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Organic search remains the most important step in the purchase funnel. But with hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and even millions of pages, sites, social conversations, images and keywords to manage and optimize, SEO has become increasingly complicated and time-consuming.

Alexa’s stellar holiday season bodes well for smart speakers, connected technology Dec 27, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Customers used Alexa to order gifts 3x more than last year and bought ‘millions more Amazon devices’ than they did in 2017.

Social media 2018 put the spotlight on data, video, Stories Dec 27, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues A wrap up of this year’s social media advertising highlights.

Ask an SMXpert: New approaches in customization can build better analytics reports Dec 27, 2018 by Wendy Almeida Data-driven digital marketing expert Simon Poulton outlines opportunities in various solutions to customize dimensions for more focused analytics reporting.

Instagram CPCs, CPMs drop as click-throughs continue to climb Dec 26, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues AdStage’s Paid Media report offers Q3 benchmark metrics for CPC, CPM and CTR across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Facebook’s year of apologies (to marketers) Dec 26, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues Ten notable times Facebook said — or, should have said — “We’re sorry” to marketers and advertisers in 2018.

Without marketing strategy, the LUMAscape is one hand clapping Dec 24, 2018 by Tim Burke Execution teams have the tech to segment and target consumers while strategists manually pull together disparate data sets to develop personas.

Gravy’s ‘location data forensics’ seeks to identify, minimize fraud in programmatic bidstreams Dec 24, 2018 by Greg Sterling Up to 80 percent of bidstream location data found to be either ‘fraudulent or suspicious.’

3 inspiring campaigns that remind brands to be human during the holidays Dec 24, 2018 by Keith Richey Campaigns from Europe should inspire marketers everywhere to tell more empathetic stories during this season and in seasons to come.

Merkle launches bidding platform tailored for Amazon sponsored brand ads Dec 24, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The proprietary platform was developed to meet growing client demand for bidding at scale.

The brand storytelling genius of the Coca-Cola Santa Dec 24, 2018 by Peter Minnium Learn how Coca-Cola developed an effective “partnership” with Santa Claus in a series of holiday ads that stretch through the better part of a century.

Online shopping revenues will reach $126 billion by December 31, says Adobe Dec 22, 2018 by Greg Sterling Mobile devices have driven 58 percent of site visits and about 39 percent of purchases to date.

Recent Headlines From MarTech Today, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Marketing Technology:

Advertisers: You’re overpaying for inventory. Here’s how I know Jan 2, 2019 by Steven Ohrnstein DSPs get paid a tech fee based on the percentage of spend and therefore have zero incentive to help you spend less in their platform.

Year in Review: Top 10 martech columns of 2018 Dec 27, 2018 by Wendy Almeida Here’s a roundup of the most read columns from our expert martech contributors this year.

5 martech predictions for 2019 that marketers should be thinking about now Dec 26, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Martech will enable marketers to be even more effective in the coming year with deeper personalization, faster speeds and more precise tools.

How martech vendors jockeyed for position in 2018 Dec 26, 2018 by Barry Levine From responding to regulation to paving the way for new partnerships and technological possibilities, here’s a look at the big moves marketing technology vendors made this year.

The most significant martech deals of 2018 and what they mean for the landscape Dec 24, 2018 by Robin Kurzer Investment in programmatic, cloud services and other capabilities punctuate a year full of mergers and acquisitions.

Without marketing strategy, the LUMAscape is one hand clapping Dec 24, 2018 by Tim Burke Execution teams have the tech to segment and target consumers while strategists manually pull together disparate data sets to develop personas.

Digital marketing’s 2018 ‘Naughty and Nice’ just might surprise you Dec 24, 2018 by Barry Levine Blockchain and AI can’t yet generate lists for the jolly old elf, so we offer our selections for the best and worst in marketing, ads and search this year.

Online Marketing News From Around The Web:

5 Content Marketing Ideas for February 2019, Practical Ecommerce

58% of retail sales will be influenced by digital by 2023, Retail Dive

Facebook’s Rob Goldman: DTC brands aren’t just good direct marketers, Digiday

How Gen Z Uses Word of Mouth, Convince & Convert

How We Boosted Conversions 4x by Revolutionizing the Form, Marketo

Move Over, Banner Ads, AdExchanger

New Rules for Ads That Relate to Politics in Washington State, Facebook Business

Sentiment Analysis in Marketing: What Are You Waiting For?, CMS Wire

Study: Share of US retail sales from smartphones jump 14% in Q3, Mobile Marketer

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