Cars.com Is the Latest to Take Digital Media Buying—Including...
Chicago-based Cars.com, the online site that connects consumers to car sellers, is now the latest company to bring its digital media buying in-house. Duties that were taken in-house include paid...
View ArticleYouTube Stories Is Now Available to Creators With Over 10,000 Subscribers
Is the stories format about to take off on YouTube? The Google-owned video site apparently thinks so. Product lead Todd Sherman announced in a blog post that YouTube Stories are now available to all...
View ArticleAll Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly Are Now on Facebook...
Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly now have a new way to satisfy their appetites, as every episode of the three classic television shows is now available on Facebook Watch, thanks to a...
View ArticleYouTube Stories: Here’s How to Create and Share a Stories Post
YouTube expanded the availability of its YouTube Stories feature for creators, which allows them to share photos and videos with viewers (both subscribers and non-subscribers) that will remain visible...
View ArticleThe Game Awards Will Be Livestreamed on Twitter Dec. 6
Video game and esports awards show The Game Awards 2018 will be livestreamed on Twitter for the third consecutive year. A preshow will be livestreamed via @thegameawards at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET...
View ArticleThis Holiday Ad Charmingly Captures the Joyful, Awkward Love of a Father for...
In a span of 90 seconds, French telecom company Bouygues tells the story of a father-son relationship come full circle in a heartwarming video that's just right for the holidays. The spot by BETC Paris...
View ArticleWhen Santa’s Naughty List Gets Leaked, One Kid Hatches a Plan to Turn...
The holidays wouldn't be the holidays without fond memories of Christmas cookies, spools of wrapping paper and the vague, overhanging threat of ending up on Santa's naughty list. Just the idea of...
View Article5 Ways Marketers Can Start Including the Often Forgotten Latino Population in...
I am now an invisible target to brands. Having relocated to the U.S. from Latin America two months ago, I am in a buying moment. I'm in the process of setting up a new home, buying a car and equipping...
View ArticleZappos Touts Its Customer Service in Bright, Poppy Brand Campaign From Plan A
Zappos loves to tell stories about its customer service. The company is once again using its marketing to do just that with a colorful new brand campaign touting its 24/7 customer service and its...
View ArticleDuckDuckGo Says Google’s Filter Bubble Is Real, and It Can Prove It
In President Obama's January 2017 farewell speech, he addressed the danger of retreating into our own bubbles, be they neighborhoods, campuses, houses of worship or social media feeds "surrounded by...
View ArticleHow Google’s Cryptocurrency Ban Rollbacks Are a Positive Sign for the Industry
Google's sudden ban on cryptocurrency ads sent shockwaves through the industry last spring. In a reversal in October, Google announced it would roll back part of its ban. While there is still...
View ArticleNew York City’s Carnegie Deli Is Back Thanks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
At the end of 2016, Carnegie Deli--a New York City institution and one of the city's longest-running Jewish delicatessens--shuttered its doors. But thanks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, New Yorkers will...
View ArticleEven If Your Personal Data Wasn’t Stolen in the Latest Breaches, You’re...
Ask a person whether some form of their personal information was stolen by hackers in recent years, and the answer is probably yes. That's likely why Friday's news that Marriott International had...
View ArticleThe High School Superlatives Brands Would Win in 2018
Ah, superlatives--the titles we bestow upon ourselves when we graduate high school, as well as upon brands, innovations and virtually anything else that can be put into a list when one chapter ends and...
View Article12 Campaigns That Show How TBWA Sparked Conversations Worldwide in 2018
Pulling off stellar creative around the globe is a big ask of any agency, in part because of the massive level of talent required--but also because there's no single formula that can be copied and...
View ArticleGroupM Downgrades 2018 Ad Growth Projections and 2019 Expectations
WPP's media investment group, GroupM, updated its 2018 and 2019 ad investment forecasts to reflect a downgrade in both. In its biannual This Year, Next Year report, GroupM downgraded 2018 growth...
View ArticleBacardi Highlights New Premium Dark Rums With Spot Co-Directed by Michael B....
Bacardi, the spirits company that got its start in Cuba in 1862 manufacturing rum, is turning its attention to the dark premium rum segment of the category. Dark rum is considered premium because it is...
View ArticleBreaking: Mrs. Claus Works for Google
Google's Santa Tracker is officially back for its 15th year to surprise and delight children of all ages in the three weeks leading up to Christmas. But the announcement was arguably overshadowed by...
View ArticleFacebook’s F8 2019 Is Set for April 30 and May 1
F8 2019, Facebook's annual developer conference, will be held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., April 30 and May 1. Information and updates are available via the event's website,...
View ArticleHow a Mexican Beer Brand Gamed Facebook’s Algorithm for a Good Cause
Hearing about a company trying to game the Facebook algorithm usually brings to mind spam and clickbait, but what if the goal was to protect the reputation of an entire nationality of people? The...
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