Wes Morton

My latest op-ed in THE DRUM. Think Inside the Box, a guide to more effective creativity. thedrum.com/opinion/2023/0…

We’ve been seeing some weak ass burger bites online, so I’m challenging other CEOs to eat a burger on camera. 🍔 This is the #CEOBurgerChallenge let’s do this thing.

The Bundle is back baby!

@PatrickCoffee @nudd The cynical PR man in me wonders if this is a ploy to simply get free media. Everyone is watching the ad now and yelling at each other.

Scoop from @nudd: Apple has apologized for that ad and scrapped plans to run it on TV. There was never any paid media. Apple's chief creative Tor Myhren said, "We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry." adage.com/article/digita…

@xpangler @Variety Congrats Todd!

Personal news! I am now @Variety's business editor, leading financial and corporate news coverage. I'll continue to oversee digital, tech and gaming news as well variety.com/2024/biz/news/…

Accelerating Creativity 🎙️ web.thefutur.com/content/accele… In this episode, Chris is joined by Motion Design Director Kevin Lau to talk about starting their careers with the beginnings of Motion Design in the mid 90’s, and how it feels similar to this dawning of a new AI era.

12:01 AM (PT). Thursday, Nov. 9. The #SagAftraStrike is suspended. Pickets are closed. We are #SagAftraStrong.

@alexrkonrad Pretty common from what I see in PR. The down the ranks folks don't get a lot of love due to this line of thinking. Shame.

Alumni like Zuck, Evan Spiegel, Patrick Collison, Melanie Perkins and Sam Altman aside, a fun little-known fact in Under 30 list history: a16z used to ban its young investors from applying because they didn’t promote internally and were afraid they’d get poached by other firms 🙃

Leaning into Spanish-language broadcasts complements media companies’ efforts to grow their streaming subscriber base across demographics, and opens up new ad opportunities for the Spanish audience. #marketing #advertising cnbc.com/2023/10/06/str…

When did the NYC subway start to cost $2.90 a ride??

@contentnow Such a great city, wish I was there!

First time speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon: Where should I stay? Who’s going? Let’s meet up!

🎙️ Join your host, Ron Levy with #AI experts: @_ramsaybrown, Jyo Deshmukh, and @CogsWantsToKnow at the #EdgeOfAI Launch Party tomorrow for an incredible #LivePodcast as they answer the question: "Can we trust AI?" at 5pm PT! 🤖 👉 #GetYourTicketsNow! lu.ma/edgeofai

@moceanla today in the Wall Street Journal - more great info on the impact of the #SAGAFTRAstrike wsj.com/articles/how-h…

@gianordoli and Robert Ito deserve a big cudos for this brilliant article on Manga adaption for Western audiences. Really enjoyed the read and graphics! nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@TLStanleyLA @SphereVegas @301digitalmedia @NBA @pinksparrowscnc @Adweek Have to check the sphere out next time I'm in Las Vegas!

Can you see this thing from space? Advertisers certainly hope so: MSG's Sphere in Vegas–Largest Orb on Earth–Courts Marketers for its ‘Unique Canvas’ @SphereVegas @301digitalmedia @NBA @pinksparrowscnc #SuperBowl adweek.it/3K7e5sd via @Adweek

@netflix Gave this a watch. Highly recommend!

A paleoanthropologist has found the world’s oldest graveyard – and it’s not human. UNKNOWN: Cave of Bones now on Netflix

Gave this a watch, highly recommend!

The main sticking point in the SAG-WGA strike and networks is splitting smaller profits from streaming TV. Labor unions and networks are bargaining over a smaller pie as streaming models do not deliver the same revenue as traditional TV. #streaming #SAGAFTRAstrike

Where does one park their money these days?

Me wondering if Threads will be as much of a dumpster fire as Twitter. threads.net/t/Cuibg7fpUmf/…

@xpangler @Variety Epic games did the same thing. People skirting the 30% App Store fees

Spotify Cutting Off Apple In-App Payment for Premium Subscribers Who Were Paying Through the App Store variety.com/2023/digital/n… via @variety