‘We Need to Talk’ Becomes the Rare Facebook Watch Show to Get Renewed
It's been six months since Facebook rolled out Facebook Watch, its vertical featuring original series from dozens of publishers and companies like Discovery Communications, Hearst and Quartz. However,...
View ArticleGroup Launches ‘3 Billboards’-Inspired Ads Calling Out Paul Ryan After...
Progressive Turnout Project, a Democratic political action committee, launched a Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri-inspired campaign today demanding stricter gun control laws and specifically...
View ArticleAir New Zealand Launched an #EmojiJourney Campaign on Facebook, Twitter
Air New Zealand launched a new campaign on its Facebook and Twitter pages called #EmojiJourney. When users see an #EmojiJourney post on the Air New Zealand Facebook or Twitter accounts, they'll be...
View ArticleNielsen Social Content Ratings, Week of Feb. 12: NBA All-Star Game, Olympics...
The 2018 National Basketball Association All-Star Game and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games dominated Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during the week of Feb. 12, according to the Nielsen Social Content...
View Article2 Chainz Hypes Major League Soccer in Debut Campaign From The Fader’s...
In case you weren't aware, Major League Soccer, America's fifth major sport, returns on March 3. More importantly, 2 Chainz will be there. In the new broadcast spot "Our Soccer" airing in the U.S. and...
View ArticleAMC’s Chief on Creating a Walking Dead Universe and Why Better Call Saul Is...
Sunday will see the return of TV's No. 1 show among adults 18-49, and no, we're not talking about Game of Thrones, The Big Bang Theory, This Is Us or Sunday Night Football. Once again, the top series...
View ArticleWhy Facebook Messenger Will Dominate 2018
When Facebook released Messenger in 2011, most people weren't aware of the capabilities and benefits it would eventually have. Fast-forward to 2017: There are more than 1.3 billion users and 60 million...
View ArticleSnapchat’s Ecommerce Strategy Hit a New High When It Sold Out the New Air...
Snapchat's latest viral lens didn't include a puppy face or a dancing hot dog. Instead, it focused on a life-size Michael Jordan augmented-reality lens promoting the new, unreleased Air Jordan III...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger: Here’s How to Delete or Archive a Conversation
Did you know that Facebook Messenger allows you to archive or delete your conversations when you're done with them? Our guide will show you how this is done. Note: These screenshots were captured in...
View ArticleTwitter Is Taking Steps to Reduce the Effectiveness of Bots
Developers of bots that enable simultaneous tweets, retweets, likes or follows will have to go back to the drawing board before March 23. Twitter announced last month that it would be "limiting the...
View ArticleThis Incredible Instagram Account Shows What Life Is Like as a Visually...
You may have imagined what it would be like to be an Olympic athlete, maybe you're into skiing so you've imagined skiing down steep mountains with sharp curves at incredibly fast speeds. But have you...
View ArticleThe Chemical Brothers Entice Music-Lovers to Spiral Down the Rabbit Hole in...
It's the age-old hippie debate: Do we follow the rabbit down the hole? In an energetic new ad from agency VCCP, London's O2 arena entices hipsters to get out of their flats, as the Brits say, and take...
View ArticleScottish Soda Irn-Bru (Sort of) Apologizes for Ads Calling Women ‘Can’ts’
Scotland's iconic and notoriously cheeky Irn-Bru soda brand is back with a new ad campaign, and the response is probably exactly what the marketer was hoping for. Two new ads created for the Scottish...
View ArticleA Major Bank and 3 Car Rental Companies Cut Ties With the NRA
In the aftermath of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., dozens of groups and organizations have stood up against the National Rifle Association, calling...
View ArticleBusinesses Can Now Respond to Twitter DMs 5 Times Within 24 Hours
Twitter announced a new feature aimed at ensuring that businesses can respond to direct messages during periods of high volume. Developer advocate Jon Cipriano introduced adaptive rate limits in a blog...
View ArticleMobile Shopping Is on the Rise, But Remains Split Between the Mobile Web and...
Mobile's influence on shopping behavior has been on the rise since the advent of the smartphone, but recent data indicates consumers are becoming more comfortable finalizing transactions on their...
View ArticleHotels.com’s Captain Obvious Is Campaigning to Guest Host HQ Trivia
Captain Obvious is ready for his close-up. One question at a time, though. Hotels.com and agency CP+B's latest fun digital stunt for the brand's goofy character features Captain Obvious gunning to...
View ArticleKyogre, Groudon Returned to Pokemon Go for Its Legendary Week Event
Niantic launched a Legendary Week event in Pokemon Go, allowing players to battle and capture three Legendary Pokemon in Raid Battles from now until March 5. The event will give players the chance to...
View ArticleKFC Responds to U.K. Chicken Shortage Scandal With a Timely ‘FCK, We’re Sorry’
KFC went through a highly publicized, somewhat bizarre crisis in the U.K. this week: The fast food joint known for its fried chicken ran out of chicken. Now, KFC is apologizing with a creative stunt:...
View ArticleThis Search Consultancy Is Helping Innovators Like Microsoft Stay Ahead of...
You may wonder, how is it that innovative brands like Microsoft, Netflix, HBO and GE stay ahead of the competition? A lot surely goes into answering that question, but search consultancy VentureFuel...
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