Facebook Just Added a Candidate Info Tool for the Upcoming U.S. Midterm Election
With a crucial U.S. midterm election coming up Nov. 6, Facebook introduced a new Candidate Info tool to give people access to information about candidates for office, as well as short videos created by...
View ArticleSodaStream Created a New Device, the ‘Holy Turtle,’ to Remove Plastic In the...
SodaStream is on a mission to reduce the amount of plastic people use. That's why, earlier this month, the company embarked on a project to clean up plastic in Honduras. That's also why, while there,...
View ArticleMarketers Often Overlook Music in Campaigns, but Here’s How They Can Start...
Music and artists are the backbone(s) of culture. They frame fashion, drive social media conversation, invent dance moves and memes and are a loss-leader lynchpin of the first trillion-dollar company....
View ArticleFacebook Must Pay the Maximum Fine in the U.K. Due to the Cambridge Analytica...
The Information Commissioner's Office, the privacy regulator in the U.K., followed through on its threat in July to impose its maximum financial penalty on Facebook due to the misuse of user data by...
View ArticleIFC Gives Its Calendar Upfront a Funny Twist by Bringing Pop-Up Comedy Clubs...
IFC knows that upfront meetings usually aren't a laughing matter, so it's trying to inject a sense of humor into its 2019 calendar upfront talks. Starting today, the network is bringing pop-up comedy...
View ArticleSamsung Created an App to Help Visually Impaired People Read Music While...
Learning to play guitar poses unique challenges for sight-impaired people. Their practice sessions are frequently interrupted as they refer to braille instruction books for the correct chord...
View ArticleIntel and Uproxx Created a Shadow Monster Projection Performance to Promote...
If you saw a shadow monster in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month, you weren't hallucinating. Just in time for the Halloween season, Intel and Uproxx put on a live performance in the city's...
View ArticleIs the World Ready for 5D Design? It May Be Time for Brands to Take...
Modern brands and products are layered with complexity, and for that very reason, are more dynamic than ever. This creates multi-dimensional challenges, each in need of a great new design solution. At...
View ArticleGreat Clips Launches Review of Its $55 Million Media Account
Great Clips, which describes itself as the world's largest salon brand, is in the midst of a review of its North America media buying and planning account, a spokesperson confirmed this week. The...
View ArticleHow Two Young Creatives Hope to Merge Dating and Voting to Get People Paired...
If politics and civic responsibility are such passionate topics, why is voting such a solo experience? Sure, you cast your vote in private, but that doesn't mean Nov. 6 can't be a social--or perhaps...
View ArticleHow the Colin Kaepernick Effect Has Changed the Conversation Around the Super...
After news broke last week that Rihanna and Pink turned down offers by CBS and the NFL to perform at the Super Bowl, comedian Amy Schumer took to Instagram to announce that she too would be taking a...
View ArticleWhat Marketers Can Learn From Netflix and The League’s Partnership
The marketing and advertising industry has evolved dramatically since its inception, often out of necessity. Direct mailers worked until everyone's mailbox became over saturated with junk mail and they...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing a Special Halloween Stories Feature in the U.S.
Facebook conjured up some Halloween tricks and treats for Facebook Stories. The social network is testing a Halloween Story feature, which has the same 24-hour shelf life that traditional Facebook...
View ArticleAI-Generated Art Sells for Nearly Half a Million Dollars at Christie’s
A new painter with a very methodical style just made a big splash in the art scene. Famed British auction house Christie's just sold a portrait generated by an algorithm in the first-ever transaction...
View ArticleFacebook Pulls Dozens More Iran-Based Accounts and Pages ‘Sowing Discord’ in...
Facebook said it had identified and removed more than 80 pages, groups and accounts on the platform that originated in Iran and had reached more than a million Facebook and Instagram users with highly...
View ArticleShopify Adds Venmo as a Checkout Option Just in Time for the Holidays
Shopping on your phone just got a little bit easier. Shopify, the ecommerce platform, is partnering with Venmo, the PayPal-owned mobile platform, to create a faster mobile checkout experience. Shopify...
View ArticleMichael Jordan Tackles the ‘Greatest Ever’ Debate in Surprise Sunday Night...
It took a long time, but Michael Jordan is weighing in on the "greatest ever" athlete debate in a spot that will debut Sunday night on NBC. While the spot initially seems to be a Nike or Gatorade ad in...
View ArticleMailchimp’s New Rebranding Effort Celebrates Other Businesses That Have Also...
You probably know Mailchimp as a handy "set it and forget it" email marketing tool. You might even remember last year's campaigns from Droga5 and the podcast Serial, in which people famously tried and...
View ArticleHow Ad-Tech Companies Are Trying to Crack the Complex Audience Matching Quandary
A recent ANA survey highlights how "identity" is a primary need for marketers in order to target audiences with appropriate messaging. Forty-seven percent of U.S. marketers claim their organizations...
View ArticleHow Denny’s Rebuilt Its Fading Brand Into a Modern, Social-Savvy Business
In 2009, Denny's was in a rough spot. Foot traffic to its restaurants had been on the decline for several years in a row. And though its brand awareness was strong--over 95 percent of Americans knew...
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