New York-based ad agency StrawberryFrog has unveiled its new partner firm, inplural, a transformation company positioned to redefine the integration of brand purpose with company culture through the design of innovative products and services. The new firm–in which StrawberryFrog founder/CEO Scott Goodson is a principal–is founded on the belief that true innovation is inherently “pluralistic”–a system based on diversity of people, experiences, and thought processes–and deeply rooted in purpose. As clients increasingly demand that silos between internal functions come down, and consumers push for products to actually reflect marketing promises, inplural aims to provide an answer for companies seeking to bring their purpose to life across all aspects of their business. inplural is distinct in structure, which involves assembling interdisciplinary teams for each client. These teams may consist, for instance, of psychologists, creative technologists, entrepreneurs, cultural forecasters, product managers, and artists, ensuring a comprehensive and innovative approach to problem-solving. This model stands in contrast to traditional consultancy practices by offering a dynamic, tailored service that addresses the unique challenges of each organization. Daniel Gomez Seidel, a principal in and managing director of inplural, brings a rich background in design thinking, product innovation, and cultural transformation, and a deep network of creative collaborators across diverse, unconventional fields. With services ranging from research & insights, product, service & experience innovation, organizational design & training, to prototyping & implementation, inplural supports its clients from concept through to launch. This end-to-end service model ensures that innovative ideas are realized as actionable, impactful solutions. Under the leadership of Goodson and Gomez Seidel, inplural seeks to drive genuine advances in how marketing is conceived and deployed. By bridging the gap between marketing, product development, and organizational strategy, inplural is looking to attain a unified, purpose-aligned experience for employees and customers alike. This integrated approach is designed for leaders committed to making company purpose a living, breathing reality….
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Cartoonist and Writer, Dies At 95
Jules Feiffer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer whose prolific output ranged from a long-running comic strip to plays, screenplays and children's books, died Friday. He was 95 and, true to his seemingly tireless form, published his last book just four months ago.
Feiffer's wife, writer JZ Holden, said Tuesday that he died of congestive heart failure at their home in Richfield Springs, New York, and was surrounded by friends, the couple's two cats and his recent artwork.
Holden said her husband had been ill for a couple of years, "but he was sharp and strong up until the very end. And funny."
Artistically limber, Feiffer hopscotched among numerous forms of expression, chronicling the curiosity of childhood, urban angst and other societal currents. To each he brought a sharp wit and acute observations of the personal and political relations that defined his readers' lives.
As Feiffer explained to the Chicago Tribune in 2002, his work dealt with "communication and the breakdown thereof, between men and women, parents and children, a government and its citizens, and the individual not dealing so well with authority."
Feiffer won the United States' most prominent awards in journalism and filmmaking, taking home a 1986 Pulitzer Prize for his cartoons and "Munro," an animated short film he wrote, won a 1961 Academy Award. The Library of Congress held a retrospective of his work in 1996.
"My goal is to make people think, to make them feel and, along the way, to make them smile if not laugh," Feiffer told the South Florida Sun Sentinel in 1998. "Humor seems to me one of the best ways of espousing ideas. It gets people to listen with their guard down."
Feiffer was born on Jan. 26, 1929, in the Bronx. From... Read More