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Spotify's Disco Ball Draws Fire, and a Larger Debate
Advertising

Spotify's Disco Ball Draws Fire, and a Larger Debate

The technology industry has spent the better part of a decade refining the corporate logo into something approaching a universal form: clean, flat, inoffensive and, in the view of at least one critic, anatomically suggestive in ways that were probably not intended. So when Spotify replaced its familiar green icon with a disco ball this week — a temporary change to

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A Creative Chief's Brief Stay
Agencies

A Creative Chief's Brief Stay

The marriage between large advertising holding companies and the creative executives they acquire tends to follow a familiar arc: announcement, integration, and, not infrequently, departure.

A Busy Week for Celebrities With Products to Move
Agencies

A Busy Week for Celebrities With Products to Move

The advertising industry's long and profitable relationship with famous faces continued apace this week, with a roster of talent that ranged from the