CLIENT
Charles Schwab Investment Services.
PRODUCTION CO.
Headquarters, bicoastal. David Cornell, director/DP; Alex Blum, partner/executive producer; Tom Mooney, partner/director of sales; Andrew Denyer, head of production; Kati Haberstock, producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles.
AGENCY
BBDO New York. Ted Sann, chief creative officer; Charlie Miesmer, senior executive creative director; Jimmy Siegel, senior creative director/copywriter/art director, "Mutombo"; J.D. Williams, producer; Rani Vaz, music producer; Steve Rutter, creative director, "Picabo"; Susan Credle, creative director/copywriter, "Picabo."
EDITORIAL
Crew Cuts, New York. Clayton Hemmert, editor.
POST
Manhattan Transfer, New York. Peter Flack, online editor. Nice Shoes, New York. Ron Brower, colorist, "Picabo." SMA Video, New York. Larry Trosko, colorist, "Mutombo."
AUDIO POST
Buzz, New York. Michael Marinelli, mixer/engineer.
MUSIC
Sicurella & Associates, New York. Jack Cortner, composer, "Picabo."
THE SPOTS
"Picabo" and "Mutombo" (:30s) feature athletes who also happen to be Schwab customers. Picabo Street discusses investing while doing rehabilitative exercises, and Dikembe Mutombo of the Atlanta Hawks asks an investment question while attending a seminar. Both spots end with the tagline, "Creating a world of smarter investors."
Spots broke in October.
Microsoft Report Says Efforts By Russia, Iran and China To Sway U.S. Voters May Escalate
Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election –- and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday.
Russian operatives are doubling down on fake videos to smear Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, while Chinese-linked social media campaigns are maligning down-ballot Republicans who are critical of China, the company's threat intelligence arm said Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Iranian actors who allegedly sent emails aimed at intimidating U.S. voters in 2020 have been surveying election-related websites and major media outlets, raising concerns they could be preparing for another scheme this year, the tech giant said.
The report serves as a warning – building on others from U.S. intelligence officials – that as the nation enters this critical final stretch and begins counting ballots, the worst influence efforts may be yet to come. U.S. officials say they remain confident that election infrastructure is secure enough to withstand any attacks from American adversaries. Still, in a tight election, foreign efforts to influence voters are raising concern.
Microsoft noted that some of the disinformation campaigns it tracks received little authentic engagement from U.S. audiences, but others have been amplified by unwitting Americans, exposing thousands to foreign propaganda in the final weeks of voting.
Russia, China and Iran have all rejected claims that they are seeking to meddle with the U.S. election.
"The presidential elections are the United States' domestic affairs. China has no intention and will not interfere in the US election," the Chinese Embassy said in a statement.
"Having already unequivocally and... Read More