Brands get real on bodily functions and Shaquille O’Neal opens diversity-led agency: Wednesday Wake-Up Call

Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. If you're reading this online or in a forwarded email, here's the link to sign up for our Wake-Up Call newsletters. Getting real on bodily functionsFrom Frida Mom’s visceral depiction of breastfeeding in its Golden Globes spot, to an ad by Phillips that talks frankly about having “a good poop,” we’ve seen a slew of recent ads getting real about bodily functions. Ad