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1 day agoElevated Infrastructure and Public Space: Reclaiming the Ground Below
Elevation creates secondary spaces beneath infrastructure that are often underutilized and informally occupied.
Waymo and Waze announced a data-sharing pilot program that will funnel pothole data collected by robotaxis to a free Waze platform designed for cities. Any city or state, where Waymo operates, will be able to access that data as the program expands.
Our client was charged $400 for a current client to call their Google Local Services Ads profile. direct business search was not turned on. I thought, ok no big deal, I will escalate this and they will obviously rectify the situation since this was a mistake. I went back and forth with an account manager over there who denied it. I escalated it further and they are not refunding it even though they clearly know its a current client call.
AT FIRST GLANCE, the phrase "avant-garde advertising" might seem like a contradiction in terms: The avant-garde is assumed to be inherently anti-capitalist and the realm of advertising crassly commercial. But the involvement of avant-garde artists with advertising is in fact rich, complex, and long-standing, encompassing a full century of collaborations, critiques, and reworkings of all sorts. That entanglement-in all its diversity-is the topic
The MTA has officially kicked off a pilot program that will pipe 30-second audio ads into select subway and commuter rail stations every 10 minutes. The spots will be capped at 75 decibels, roughly the volume of a loud conversation, a vacuum or heavy traffic. The MTA hopes that these ads will generate income to keep the system running.
Media and creative agencies face a range of threats in 2026, from generative AI to media fragmentation and the continued dominance of Meta and Google's platforms. In response, few businesses in this sector have stood still. They've chosen to merge, acquire - or in the case of Dentsu, cast loose - to keep moving forward. The likely destination? A leaner sector that employs fewer people and trades on its tech bonafides and principal-media trading capabilities over its creative chops.
Max Graphics, an Atlanta-based vehicle graphics and wrap installation company, has expanded its commercial vehicle wrap services to meet increasing demand from businesses seeking mobile advertising solutions. The expansion includes enhanced design capabilities and streamlined installation processes for fleet vehicles, commercial trucks, and business automobiles throughout the Atlanta metro area. The company's expanded services address the growing trend of businesses utilizing vehicle wraps as a cost-effective marketing strategy.
If you want PR that actually moves the business, you need a selection process that rewards execution, and here's how you can do just that. If you are hiring PR because you want "more visibility," stop. Visibility is not the goal. The goal is trust at scale. The right PR partner earns you credibility you cannot buy with ads, and the wrong one turns your story into noise. Your job is to choose an agency that builds equity, not one that chases attention.