M.Gemi Founder Cheryl Kaplan on Choosing the Right Influencers and the Value...
Like any brand worth its salt, M.Gemi wants people to love it so much they want to tell others about it. But how do you inspire customers to start sharing? At last month's Brandweek event in Palm...
View ArticleFacebook Just Removed More Pages and Accounts in the Run-Up to the U.S...
Another 559 pages and 251 accounts were removed from Facebook in a bid to thwart a coordinated effort to use the upcoming midterm elections in the U.S. as a way to make their content appear more...
View ArticlePepsiCo to End Its Relationship With WPP’s VMLY&R After More Than 8 Years
PepsiCo has moved to end its relationship with VMLY&R after eight and a half years, a client spokesperson confirmed today. The WPP-owned agency has counted Gatorade and Tropicana digital as two of...
View ArticleMembers of Facebook Groups Will Be Able to Chat With Up to 250 Fellow Members
Facebook is adding a touch of Messenger to its groups, enabling members of groups to chat with up to 250 fellow members, as well as to start audio or video calls with up to 50 members. The social...
View ArticleHP Honored 12 Stories of Empowerment for International Day of the Girl
With almost 900 stories submitted from 110 countries, a panel of judges chose 12 stories to highlight to celebrate International Day of the Girl. Working with Girl Rising--a nonprofit that works to...
View ArticleIt’s a Brand-New World When It Comes to Building Brands
Why would a company and brand like Nike make the potentially risky decision to feature Colin Kaepernick in its new ad campaign? And why would brands take a political stance in the face of almost...
View Article3 Questions to Ask If You’re Considering Buying an Amazon Ad
We're running out of superlatives to describe the omnipresence of Amazon as the world's largest online retailer is rapidly expanding its sphere of influence to the heart of Madison Avenue. The "other"...
View ArticleSee How Emma Roberts Effortlessly Handles Internet Trolls in Fiat’s Latest Ads
Internet trolls, as insufferable as they may be, are fairly woven into the fabric of social media. It's hard to actively engage in online spaces without running into at least one, and then you have to...
View ArticleDDB’s Tribal Worldwide Wins AT&T U.S. Social Account, Opens 2 New Offices
Tribal Worldwide, a division of Omnicom-owned DDB Worldwide, has been named corporate social media agency of record in the U.S. for AT&T following a review that began around late February or early...
View ArticleThese Brazilian Candy Ads Are Undeniably Dark Yet Surprisingly Entertaining
Candy ads are supposed to be lighter fare, right? It's candy. It's supposed to be fun. And, one could argue that new work out of Wieden + Kennedy Brazil for Mondelez brand Lacta is fun but, wow, talk...
View ArticleFacebook Just Rolled Out 3D Photos in News Feed and via Virtual Reality
Photos on Facebook's News Feed and when the social network is viewed via virtual reality are going 3D, and people don't even need those cheesy cardboard glasses. The social network announced in a blog...
View ArticleRubicon Project and The Guardian Resolve Legal Dispute Over ‘Hidden’ Fees
Rubicon Project and U.K. news title The Guardian have set aside their differences and mutually agreed to resolve their legal disputes that saw them lobby counterclaims in British courts over hidden...
View ArticleFox Will Roll Out Its New JAZ Pods and ‘Fox Blocks’ Ad Formats on Sunday
Fox Networks Group will finally unveil its new JAZ ("Just the A and Z") pods and Fox Blocks ad offerings on Sunday night--albeit on a smaller scale than had initially been planned. In place of...
View ArticleDetailed Personal Information of 14 Million Users Stolen in Facebook Security...
Facebook said that the personal information of 14 million users--including their names, contact information, relationship status, religion, birth date, check-in locations and recent searches--had been...
View ArticleNike’s Jordan Brand Is Using a Facebook Messenger Bot to Deliver Content
Nike teamed up with conversational artificial intelligence platform Snaps on a Facebook Messenger bot for its Jordan Brand that it hopes will jump out of the gym among the sneakerhead community. Dan...
View ArticleFor International Day of the Girl, Disney Gave Girls the Chance to Film Their...
Since 2016, Disney has encouraged girls to dream of their brightest futures with #DreamBigPrincess, an initiative that aims to inspire the next generation of female trailblazers. This year they've...
View ArticleWalmart Acquires 20-Year-Old Intimates Brand Bare Necessities
In its second power move of the month, Walmart has acquired intimates brand Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount. The 20-year old company has more than 100,000 products with over 160 brands,...
View Article4 Big Reasons Cable Subscribers Haven’t Cut the Cord—Yet
Cable subscribers are adding on streaming services, but not necessarily cutting the cord. Working with research firm LRW, video management program Telaria asked three groups of TV consumers--cable...
View Article23andMe Is Helping People Get to Know Their Genes With Pop-Up Experience in NYC
23andMe conjures images of spitting into a tube and sending it off to the company, specifically for ancestry: the tests that reveal your genetic background and what countries your ancestors came from....
View ArticleWhat Black-ish Creator Kenya Barris Is Working on Under His New Netflix Deal
As Black-ish returns tonight for its fifth season, creator Kenya Barris is no longer overseeing the hit ABC comedy. While he remains as an executive producer, Barris has stepped away from his...
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