'Last week its latest stunt was being shared around Twitter, but something about all the adulation (almost solely from white, senior, male adland folk) proved just too much for me to bear. So I tweeted this' Thanks for writing this @1FightingIrish @thedrum https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/07/30/it-s-time-we-had-adult-conversation-about-pornhub-s-free-pass-ad-land
'So, let me ask you a hypothetical question. If I told you there was child pornography available to view on Apple’s website, would you want to talk about its brilliant advertising?' @1FightingIrish @thedrum https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/07/30/it-s-time-we-had-adult-conversation-about-pornhub-s-free-pass-ad-land
'We, as an industry, are all too happy to talk about Pornhub’s advertising as it makes us seem edgy and bold – but god forbid that we should ever actually admit to being someone who actually watches porn.' @1FightingIrish @thedrum https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/07/30/it-s-time-we-had-adult-conversation-about-pornhub-s-free-pass-ad-land
'This is a truly important conversation and a taboo that we all need to get over. Because once you can talk openly about being someone who watches porn, you can start to talk about all the vastly better ways there are out there to watch it' @1FightingIrish https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/07/30/it-s-time-we-had-adult-conversation-about-pornhub-s-free-pass-ad-land
'There is @makelovenotporn, an endeavour from adland great Cindy Gallop that was ahead of its time when it launched in 2012, but has at times struggled to reach as wide an audience as it deserves given the prudish nature of most VC funding' @1FightingIrish https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/07/30/it-s-time-we-had-adult-conversation-about-pornhub-s-free-pass-ad-land
In addition to @1FightingIrish @thedrum, read me on 'Why Advertising Needs To Get Over Its Sex Problem': @lbbonline https://www.lbbonline.com/news/cindy-gallop-on-why-advertising-needs-to-get-over-its-sex-problem/
'I spoke at @cannes_lions in a session called Porn, Youth, and Brands. I said to the audience, ‘Show of hands, how many of you in the audience are strategic planners?' So a whole bunch of hands goes up. I go, ‘Right. Keep your hand up if...' @contagious https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/Cindy-gallop-talks-diversity-ageism-social-sex
'..you're the kind of planner who says, ‘Our target audience is a young man aged 24...This is how many hours of porn he watches a week. And this is how it impacts his relationship with his girlfriend.’ No hands stayed up.' @contagious https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/Cindy-gallop-talks-diversity-ageism-social-sex #realworldsex
'We do consumers a huge disservice when we do not treat this universal aspect of human experience with the same insights, psychological analysis, empathy, and understanding as we treat every other aspect of consumer attitudes and behaviour.' @contagious https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/Cindy-gallop-talks-diversity-ageism-social-sex
'All missed opportunities, in Gallop's opinion. As is @Unilever’s sluggish response to engage in a series of @makelovenotporn"how-to" videos in which it could, for example, utilize a tampon brand to demonstrate insertion.' @OllieMcAteer @CampaignLiveUS https://www.campaignlive.com/article/brands-banish-fear-embrace-sex-marketing-tool/1487931
'Throughout her journey with @makelovenotporn, Gallop has struggled – like many #sextech companies – to promote her company through advertising, whether with traditional spots, billboards or social placements.' @Lindsay_Stein @CampaignLiveUS https://www.campaignlive.com/article/heres-why-cindy-gallop-projected-social-sex-nyc-buildings-weekend/1589526
"I honestly believe that if we had more women on the client side in senior positions I would be getting a lot further with @MakeLoveNotPorn, as would other sex-related brands and ventures' @OllieMcAteer @CampaignLiveUS https://www.campaignlive.com/article/cindy-gallop-agencies-one-brave-enough-run-makelovenotporn-ad/1649010 #sextech