With 4/20 Approaching, Marketers and Consumers Excitedly Explore the Budding...
Four months into the legalization of cannabis in California and consumer sentiment is positively high. A new report from Eaze, a cannabis ecommerce platform, details findings from about 5,000 Eaze...
View ArticleEditing Tweaks That Can Boost Your Video’s Performance on Facebook
A common mistake we see brands make is that they take their TV commercials or YouTube videos and upload them directly to Facebook without any changes. But by doing that, they're leaving potentially...
View Article5 Mistakes Companies Are Making in Digital
Here are five mistakes brands are making and how to fix them: Stop focusing on major markets There are more than 320 million people in the U.S., and about 5 percent of them have access to experiential...
View ArticleWhy WPP’s Cryptic Handling of Martin Sorrell’s Resignation Is the Wrong Move
"To this day, the improprieties that prompted Sir Martin to step down have yet to be made known, which seems unusual in an industry where such secrets don't stay secret for too long," PR veteran Peter...
View ArticleHere Are All of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Journalism's most prestigious honors were announced today at Columbia University, where the Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. Dana Canedy, the Pulitzer administrator, complimented the work of this year's...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Is Using Pollen Data to Push Into Voice-Based Marketing
Even allergy recommendations are getting souped up with algorithms powered by brands. Earlier this month, Johnson & Johnson's Zyrtec rolled out a Google Assistant skill that cranks out daily...
View ArticleThis New Report Shows OTT Isn’t Killing Cable … Yet
TV viewing habits might be changing, but a new study shows that projected revenue from over-the-top (OTT) devices won't come anywhere close to matching the billions of dollars in projected revenue from...
View ArticleWalmart Is Giving Its Website a ‘Modern’ Makeover
In an attempt to create "a cleaner and more modern digital shopping experience," Walmart teased a site redesign that will be available starting in May. Further out, it will also include specialty...
View ArticleOmnicom Exceeded Earnings Expectations Globally but Continues to Struggle in...
In an earnings call today, holding company Omnicom revealed that it exceeded earnings expectations globally during the first quarter but continues to struggle with growth in the critical North American...
View ArticleHow Consumer Talk Supercharges Advertising
"Advertising is really a conversation-starter," Audi of America president Scott Keogh told me in 2011 when I was co-writing a book on social influence, The Face-to-Face Book. Keogh's insight as chief...
View ArticleY&R Names New Chief Strategy Officer of North America
WPP's global agency Y&R announced today the appointment of Yusuf Chuku as chief strategy officer of North America. Chuku most recently served as a freelance strategist and consultant and previously...
View ArticleIn Martin Sorrell’s Absence, an Uncertain Future Looms for WPP
Martin Sorrell spent much of his career successfully working to satisfy WPP investors until the margins stopped growing. Now, the longtime CEO's departure brings a seemingly endless series of questions...
View ArticleTarget Is Trying to Become America’s Easiest Place to Shop. Here’s How
By the end of April, Target said it will offer same-day delivery for in-store purchases at nearly 60 stores in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. When checking out, shoppers...
View ArticleHow ICM’s Branded Entertainment Chief Connected David Harbour With Tide
Carol Goll has a passion for products--and she really loves cars. That passion is what landed her a highly successful tenure at Mercedes-Benz USA, a company she called home for 13 years. Goll was the...
View ArticleBailey Lauerman Claims to Be Experts on Middle America
While some agencies turn to outside groups or send creatives on immersive expeditions to understand Middle America, Omaha, Neb.-based Bailey Lauerman's years working with local and regional brands...
View ArticleWith Key Hires, MullenLowe Mediahub Bets Big on New York as Its Next Growth...
After soaring to new heights last year, IPG's Boston-based MullenLowe Mediahub, Adweek's 2017 U.S. Media Agency of the Year, is focused on its next pillar of growth--New York. "As we look at the U.S.,...
View ArticleYouTube Updated Creators on its 2018 Priorities
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki updated content creators on the steps the video-sharing platform has taken, or will take to improve their experience going forward. In a blog post, Wojcicki said that, since...
View ArticleVolvo’s New Campaign and App Promote a Radical Concept: Subscribing to a Car
Remember the halcyon days of 2012, when iTunes was the only place to go for new music? As in songs and albums you had to purchase, download and "own?" That market already seems like a quaint memory in...
View Article‘Baskin-Robbins Got Me Like’ Is 2018’s Twerkiest, GIFiest, Meme-iest Ad Campaign
This is not your father's Baskin-Robbins. Unless he's one of those dads who really loves to embarrass you by singing along to Ariana Grande at full volume in the car. The ice cream brand's newest...
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