Crispin Porter+Bogusky (CP+B) has promoted Steve Babcock to executive creative director. He most recently served as creative director, leading the agency’s Best Buy account, for which he was responsible for the 2011 Super Bowl spot “Movie Mode” featuring Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne, and the current “Game On, Santa” holiday campaign, among other work.
Babcock, who joined CP+B in 2007, had also been creative director for Guitar Hero and Domino’s Pizza, where he worked on creating the Domino’s Pizza Tracker. In addition, he has contributed to CP+B campaigns for Volkswagen, American Express OPEN, Bell Helmets and Geek Squad.
Babcock came to CP+B as a creative director from Struck, now known as StruckAxiom, which he helped create. He got his start in advertising by working in the mailroom at Euro RSCG as a side job while in film school. He went on to serve as a copywriter at Razor Creative, Boede+Partners and W Communications before landing at Struck. In addition to his 12 years’ experience in the advertising business, Babcock also spent eight years in a touring rock band called Hudson River School.
TikTok’s Fate Arrives At Supreme Court; Arguments Center On Free Speech and National Security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok's sale by its Chinese parent company.
Working on a tight deadline, the justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump, who has dropped his earlier support for a ban, to give him and his new administration time to reach a "political resolution" and avoid deciding the case. It's unclear if the court will take the Republican president-elect's views — a highly unusual attempt to influence a case — into account.
TikTok and China-based ByteDance, as well as content creators and users, argue the law is a dramatic violation of the Constitution's free speech guarantee.
"Rarely if ever has the court confronted a free-speech case that matters to so many people," lawyers for the users and content creators wrote. Content creators are anxiously awaiting a decision that could upend their livelihoods and are eyeing other platforms.
The case represents another example of the court being asked to rule about a medium with which the justices have acknowledged they have little familiarity or expertise, though they often weigh in on meaty issues involving restrictions on speech.
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