
Baby Magnolia Earl from Ross, Calif ., on Friday became the latest Gerber Baby , marking the first time an adopted baby has been selected for the company's campaign.
Magnolia was chosen out of more than 327,000 submissions to be welcomed into the Gerber Baby family, a tradition that dates back to 1928.
She now represents “every Gerber baby," the company said. She will be celebrating her first birthday Saturday.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Electric cooperative wins first-place in national ad campaign - The Lima News

PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently won first-place in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Spotlight on Excellence Awards for the “Best Individual Ad” category. The ad campaign featured four PPEC linemen during intimate moments with their families, revealing the message that they work safe so they can go home to their families every day.
“Safety is always our main priority here at Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative because we want each and every one of our employees to make it home safe to their families every day,” said CEO George Carter. “It’s a team effort. We are a family-oriented cooperative, and this campaign really hit home as a reminder why we all need to keep safety top of mind.”
Ad agencies launch a new campaign in the coronavirus war
While competitors hoping to revitalize pandemic-stricken businesses were offering traditional incentives such as restaurant coupons, a Delaware County heating and cooling firm sold itself with ads that resembled safety tutorials.
Stuck-at-home customers were told by the chief executive of Oliver Heating & Cooling that their well-being was his company's primary concern. Workers who entered their residences, he vowed, would have their shoes sheathed, their hands gloved, and their faces masked before they touched an air-conditioning unit. All part of Oliver's $69.95 spring tune-up special.
Trump campaign releases Spanish ad targeting Dems defending Biden over Tara Reade claims | Fox

The Trump campaign released a new ad in Spanish targeting Democrats for their response to the allegations Tara Reade made against presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
The ad -- shared on social media by "Equipo Trump," or "Team Trump" in Spanish -- shows several prominent Democrats, all who have strongly endorsed Biden in recent weeks, speaking out in defense of women accusers, many of them defending the accusers with past misconduct claims against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Other things to check out:
Congress may want to learn from Canada before it tries to prop up local news with a COVID-19 ad

Most of Canada's advertising stimulus for local news has been spent on broadcast ads. This has included three 30-second national TV ads; two 30-second national radio ads; print advertising in daily, weekly, indigenous and ethnic newspapers; and digital advertising across a wide variety of platforms, said Anna Maddison, a spokesperson for Public Health Agency of Canada.
While Public Health may have signed off, the ads have not reached the papers yet," Hinds said, adding that the Canadian government's ad agency of record has not placed all the ads yet.
Viral Ad Agency Offering Free Campaign to Small Business Hard-Hit by

Published 1 day ago. About a 2 minute read.
Image: Harmon Brothers' hilarious Poo-Pourri ads helped propel the company to success in 2013. | Poo-Pourri/YouTube
Harmon Brothers is holding a contest to offer its creative services to small businesses whose products or services are solving real problems for real people, free of charge.
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"In the most challenging economy in modern history, most businesses are faced with a glaring choice: innovate or face extinction. We've been through huge challenges as an agency, and learned to take bold risks to drive success for our clients. We are going to help companies that are making a real difference by providing them an opportunity to thrive and win," said CEO Benton Crane .
Protesters launch creative ad campaign in Kao... | Taiwan News

Taiwan State Building Party inscribes words with pressure washer. (Taiwan State Building Party photo) Taiwan State Building Party inscribes words with pressure washer. (Taiwan State Building Party photo)
An anti-Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) political party countered the Kaohsiung city government's dismantling of the mayoral recall "billboard " by spraying with a pressure washer the words “vote on 666” on a sidewalk in front of the city government administration center, on Friday (May 8) evening.
Huge Anti-Slaughter Ads Appearing in Top U.S. Papers | PETA

What do top U.S. papers The New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , The San Diego Union-Tribune , The Seattle Times , The Washington Post , The Hill , and the Washington Examiner have in common? They’re all printing urgent, full-page warnings from PETA about the dangers of slaughterhouses. Here’s one of the new Move Away from Meat ads that we’re running in multiple outlets to spread this vital message:
That’s why PETA is pulling out all the stops to move Americans away from meat amid the COVID-19 pandemic—and beyond. This new nationwide ad blitz cost nearly a quarter million dollars, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Happening on Twitter
Gerber's new baby Magnolia is the first adopted spokesbaby in the company's history https://t.co/I9lS2ZW9VQ yashar (from NYC/LA) Sat May 09 01:33:09 +0000 2020
SO PRECIOUS 😍 Magnolia Earl is the new Gerber Spokesbaby for 2020! She is the first adopted baby chosen for the cam… https://t.co/a8j35SiVcQ CristinaKTVU (from San Francisco/Oakland) Fri May 08 18:50:05 +0000 2020
ADORABLE! 😍 Meet the new #Gerber Baby, Magnolia! She was adopted by her family last year and will celebrate her fir… https://t.co/qfzHn3EAl2 KAKEnews (from Wichita, Kansas) Fri May 08 18:36:52 +0000 2020
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