BuzzFeed Is Ushering in a New Line of Homeware Goods at Macy’s
BuzzFeed listicles have given way to BuzzFeed product partnerships. This time, Goodful, a two-year-old BuzzFeed media brand centered around health and wellness, is partnering with Macy's to release a...
View ArticleCBS Picks Its Post-Super Bowl Programming: New Competition Series The World’s...
CBS has settled on its programming to follow Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, Feb. 3. The network will debut The World's Best, its new global talent competition hosted by James Corden, which will showcase...
View ArticleHow Voice Apps Can Help Brands Connect With Consumers When They’re Really Needed
Just when marketers were getting accustomed to developing a multi-screen strategy across TV and digital interfaces, they now also have to begin strategizing for no screens at all. Here's why: Purchases...
View ArticleHere Are All the Shorty Social Good Finalists for 2018, Highlighting the Best...
The third annual Shorty Social Good Awards, which put a spotlight on recent cause marketing campaigns, today announced the finalists for this year's awards show, taking place Nov. 15 in New York City....
View ArticleFacebook: Here’s How to Add a Life Event to a News Feed Post
Facebook's Life Event feature allows users to highlight major events in their lives, such as when they got married or had a child. Our guide will show you how to share a life event in a Facebook News...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney and Natalie Dormer Launch an Epic Quest to Find Some Nespresso
It wasn't too long ago that mega-celebrities were famously reluctant to do ads--other than a few embarrassing do-it-for-the-paycheck appearances they hoped would never leave Japan. But those days are...
View ArticleEx-Droga5 CCO Ted Royer Worked on DDB’s Volkswagen Pitch, Sources Say
DDB hired Ted Royer, the former chief creative officer at Droga5 who was fired from that agency in February, to assist this summer in the Omnicom network's pitch for the global Volkswagen account,...
View ArticleThese Outlandish Aliens Getting Ecommerce Deals Is the Spaciest of Oddities
The animated space creatures featured in Cdiscount's latest campaign are absolutely over the moon about the French ecommerce site. In the first spot below, we travel to Xylodon 228--"the planet where...
View ArticleThese Ad Exchanges Are Calling for a More Transparent Programmatic Marketplace
U.S. programmatic advertising spend is predicted to near $70 billion by 2020. But despite such growth projections, concerns remain among advertisers--and the key umbrella term encapsulating such doubt...
View ArticleThe Conners Debut Is On Par With Roseanne’s Finale, But Nowhere Near the...
ABC expected that a lot of curious viewers would watch last night's premiere of The Conners to see how the show had written off Roseanne Barr's character. The network was right: the Roseanne spinoff...
View ArticlePinterest Just Unveiled Several Updates to Its Self-Serve Ads Manager Tool
Pinterest announced a host of updates to its Ads Manager self-serve advertising tool--the first updates since its introduction in 2016. The company said the updates are aimed at enabling brands and...
View ArticleFacebook Is Making Some Changes to Its Branded Content Tag
Facebook announced three key updates Thursday related to branded content on its platform. The social network is updating the language on its branded content tag from "Paid" to "Paid Partnership." The...
View ArticleDataXu Seeks $300 Million Exit
DataXu is exploring potential buyers and is working with investment bank GCA Advisors, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with proceedings. The video advertising...
View ArticleDDB CEO Wendy Clark to Step Down From Time’s Up Leadership Committee After...
Time's Up Advertising has addressed Adweek's report that DDB recently hired former Droga5 chief creative officer Ted Royer, who was fired from the agency in February, to work on the Volkswagen pitch....
View ArticleNew AR Capabilities Are Coming to Snapchat’s Lens Studio
Snapchat introduced some new capabilities for the templates in its Lens Studio, opening up experiences that could previously be created only by Snap Inc. designers. According to Snapchat, since Lens...
View ArticleFacebook Launched Retention Optimization for All Advertisers Worldwide
In August, Facebook announced that it was testing retention optimization with a limited number of advertisers. The tool allows creators of ad-based or subscription-based mobile applications to...
View ArticleTommy Hilfiger’s New Facebook Messenger Experience Combines Content, Commerce
Fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger unveiled SideFlix, a new Facebook Messenger experience that enables it to combine digital shoppable content with in-person social interactions. Messenger users can click...
View ArticleMDC Partners Names New Global CMO
MDC Partners has promoted Ryan Linder to executive vice president, CMO. Linder takes on the expanded role as part of MDC Partners' global growth strategy and will lead a strategic team that includes...
View ArticlePeet’s Coffee Wants to Attract New Consumers With Brand Refresh While...
Over the last decade, the coffee category has undergone dramatic changes, with competition heating up as local, artisan coffee shops have appealed more to younger consumers than large-scale chains....
View ArticlePublicis Reports Stronger Third Quarter Despite Challenges on the Creative...
Publicis Groupe came back strong in the third quarter of 2018 after disappointing second-quarter results. The holding company reported organic growth of 2.2 percent overall, excluding results from its...
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