Comic Dive: Nike's Risky Business

The athletic apparel brand has seen success by taking controversy in stride and standing by ambassadors like Serena Williams and Colin Kaepernick.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Sept. 11, 2018

Comic Dive: Toxic Avengers

Amid a rise in discussions about toxic masculinity, some marketers are breaking away from traditional stereotypes.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Sept. 4, 2018

Comic Dive: The Collateral Damage of InfoWars

Brands get caught in the crossfire as thousands of Twitter users put pressure on the social platform to permanently ban Alex Jones.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Aug. 28, 2018

Comic Dive: Airbnb Gets Stonewalled

A sleepover contest the home-sharing service attempted to host on the Great Wall of China was called off after pushback from locals.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Aug. 21, 2018

Comic Dive: Bitcoin Bank

Brands like Starbucks, McDonald's and Oscar Mayer have cashed in on the cryptocurrency craze with marketing stunts and a deal with the owner of the New York Stock Exchange.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Aug. 14, 2018

Comic Dive: Cola War Mania

Pepsi perseveres over Coca-Cola on a historic stage in the latest round between the soda giants.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • Aug. 7, 2018

Comic Dive: Whack-A-Mark

Can Facebook find and clobber all the privacy lapses on its platform, or will new ones keep popping up?

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • July 31, 2018

Comic Dive: Papa, Hold the John

Papa John's distanced itself from its founder following revelations that he used a racial slur. 

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • July 25, 2018

Comic Dive: This Bud's for Us

By purchasing AdWords for search terms in Budweiser's Cannes Lions-winning campaign, a Swedish beer brand became the latest marketer to troll its competitors through "hackvertising."

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • July 17, 2018

Comic Dive: Transparent Trap

Social media giants' new ad policies aim to bring greater transparency to their platforms amid pressure to stop the spread of misinformation.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • July 10, 2018

Comic Dive: Personas Non Gratas

Unilever recently announced its plans to push back against the growing trend for brands to buy fake followers and bots.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • July 3, 2018

Comic Dive: The Hack-King

Burger King's latest marketing moves hack into pop culture to take over the conversation.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • June 26, 2018

Comic Dive: Lost in Translation

As U.S. businesses still struggle to adapt to GDPR a month later, some sites have been locked or display differently for EU visitors.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • June 21, 2018

Comic Dive: Staying Afloat

Traditional ad agencies like WPP are feeling the squeeze as Facebook, Google and other media giants are rapidly changing the industry.

By John Hazard and Lisa Burdige • June 18, 2018