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Goodby Silverstein & Partners created a revolutionary augmented reality app for it clients, Daughters of the Evolution. Called Lessons in Herstory , it achieved outstanding results and changed the face of history textbooks in America. Read more about this entry, which won the Grand Prix at US arm of The Drum Awards for Marketing in 2020.
The challenge
Daughters of the Evolution is a new, California-based nonprofit organization, founded by a board of young women. To accompany its launch, the board wanted campaign to champion the voices and ambitions of the next generation of women leaders, helping them build a world in which to thrive. Faced with the unrelenting persistence of gender inequality in society, Daughters of the Evolution approached Goodby Silverstein & Partners to finding a solution that would get to the root of gender inequality - before it manifests in career glass ceilings, pay gaps and all its other consequences.
25 musicians who broke barriers
By Keri Wiginton of Stacker |
25 musicians who broke barriers
Sixty years ago, Berry Gordy Jr. took an $800 loan from his family and founded Tamla Records in Detroit, Mich. The label which was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 1960 and went on to sign such iconic acts as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross & the Supremes, and The Temptations touched off an era representing a some of the greatest musical gifts of the 20th century. Motown s influence widely resonates today, in genres as far-flung as rock n roll, R&B, and hip-hop.
Motown s cultural contributions run even deeper than the music. When Gordy launched the label, he opened up new avenues to success for black musicians, singers, writers, and producers who had previously been underrepresented, underemployed, and underpaid for their talents. Motown Records was the first black-owned label to reach national recognition and success as well as the most successful independent label of