Simon Dumenco

Media Guy

Simon Dumenco is the "Media Guy" columnist for Ad Age. You can follow him on Twitter @simondumenco.

‘America Must Change’: The story behind Time’s latest cover artwork

By Simon Dumenco on 07.02.2020

Trump just dropped nearly $100 million on fall TV campaign ads in swing states

By Simon Dumenco on 07.01.2020

Apple's '1984' spot: a love-hate story

06.29.20 @ 09:40 AM ET

Reality show ‘Introvert Island’ goes viral (kinda), and Starbucks’ TV advertising surges: Datacenter Weekly

06.26.20 @ 01:25 PM ET

The New Yorker: The Right Question Changes Everything

06.24.20 @ 10:26 AM ET

‘The Right Question Changes Everything’: The New Yorker launches a new brand campaign

By Simon Dumenco on 06.24.2020

‘Disheveled’: Conservative PAC’s quickie attack ad wordlessly mocks Trump’s Tulsa rally with a comical harmonica soundtrack

By Simon Dumenco on 06.22.2020

The Lincoln Project: Shrinking

06.22.20 @ 04:11 PM ET

Conservative PAC The Lincoln Project mocks Trump’s (crowd) size in new ad, alerts Stormy Daniels

By Simon Dumenco on 06.22.2020

Fear of flying: This isn't the first time airlines experienced a truly bumpy ride

06.19.20 @ 01:52 PM ET

The ‘mindful’ marketer that’s dramatically increased its TV ad spend, the ‘malicious’ Chrome extension scare, and more: Datacenter Weekly

06.19.20 @ 10:00 AM ET

Presidential campaign ad spending: the tally so far

By Simon Dumenco on 06.16.2020

‘Say Their Names’: See the annotated, interactive version of The New Yorker’s George Floyd cover

By Simon Dumenco on 06.15.2020

When Lever demanded that agencies ‘desegregate ads’

06.10.20 @ 12:00 PM ET

Germany’s leading newsweekly decries Trump’s incendiary approach

By Simon Dumenco on 06.08.2020

Time: Titus Kaphar Cover

06.08.20 @ 09:39 AM ET