Aubrey Peeples takes iconic role
By Angela Dawson
Front Row Features
TALK about synergy. Back in the 1980s, Hasbro hired an advertising agency to create an animated TV series centering on...
Buzz beats flavor when LVMH sells its image-conscious champagnes
THE MARKETING of fine French wine usually involves making potential customers want to taste it. They’re supposed to anticipate experiencing in the bottle what...
Mobile technology and targeted marketing barge in on holidays
LONDON -- Thumbing through guide books for restaurant and shopping tips while on holiday could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to...
Britain’s top fictional spy also its greatest intelligence asset
By Peter Apps
IN THE 62 YEARS since James Bond first appeared in print, there’s no doubt he has helped boost the reputations of his...
How the US ad industry plans to fight online fraud
THE ONLINE advertising industry is taking another shot at tamping out the fraud that costs it more than $6 billion a year. The four...
New Bond Spectre plays like a swan song, and a long one
By Michael Roddy, Reuters
MOVIE REVIEW
Spectre
Directed by Sam Mendes
IT MAY BE no coincidence that Agent 007’s latest love interest, played by French actress Lea Seydoux...
Quantico: How to get away with terror
The Binge
By Jessica Zafra
YOU WOULD BE forgiven for thinking that the new ABC series Quantico was the talent portion of a beauty contest. It...
A comics anthology answers the question: ‘Are people still willing to work for free?’
By Sam L. Marcelo
High Life Associate Editor
A YEAR FROM NOW, a recently published comics anthology, exists online as an answer to a question Lyra...
Etsy third-quarter sales miss estimates as competitors move in
ETSY, INC. reported third-quarter revenue that fell short of analysts’ estimates, signaling that the online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods is struggling to...
‘Super-agers’ study may reveal secrets to staying young
MIAMI — Mary Helen Abbott, 77, paints her lips bright pink, still smokes the occasional cigarette, keeps up on all the gossip at the...
Closing Time: one last staycation at the InterCon
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WITH THE HOLIDAYS and the long weekends coming, now is the best time to book a staycation at InterContinental...
Watching Burnt, the new Bradley Cooper movie, with a Michelin-starred chef
By Tejal Rao, Bloomberg
CHEFS don’t have time to pop out and see a movie in the middle of the day, Don Draper-style, but Elise...