AT&T Bolster’s Xandr Media With Appointment of Ad Vet Jay Askinasi
Xandr Media, formerly known as AT&T AdWorks, has appointed ad-land veteran Jay Askinasi as its vp, head of agency and digital partnerships, as the telco seeks to further evangelize its offering to...
View ArticleBurger King, Bud Light and Chipotle Brought Their D-TO-C Strategies to Super...
The Super Bowl has historically been an occasion for introducing new ideas to the masses. Apple's "1984" spot, which debuted the Macintosh home computer 35 years ago, is a classic example. During Super...
View Article4 Ways Companies Can Bring Humanity Back to Business
Humans naturally crave connection with other humans. But machines are increasingly becoming the middle man between us and the real people we want to connect with. Our direct interactions with one...
View ArticleSecond Thoughts? Facebook Messenger Users Now Have 10 Minutes to Delete Messages
Many people grew up with the five-second rule pertaining to food that drops on the floor. Facebook Messenger introduced the 10-minute rule Tuesday. The Remove for Everyone feature Messenger debuted for...
View ArticleCampbell’s Soup Officially Trademarks the Word ‘Chunky’
Campbell's Soup has received official trademark rights to the word "chunky" for its Chunky soup brand from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The brand used examples from its 20-year partnership as...
View ArticleA Chinese Washing Machine Brand Blatantly Lifted Design Army’s Stunning...
Last week, Pum Lefebure began to get a flurry of messages from her contacts in Asia, all with a similar question: "Have you seen this?" Co-founder and chief creative officer of the celebrated...
View ArticleJack Rogers, the Sandal Jacqueline Kennedy Made Famous, Is Stepping Things Up
Growing up in Hawaii, Lydia Park Luis saw many a brand of sandals and open-toed shoes. But she's still surprised over the one she didn't see: Jack Rogers, the tony sandals with the signature whip...
View ArticleModern Family Will End Its Run in 2020 After 11 Seasons on ABC
Karey Burke, who has only been ABC Entertainment president since November, found a way to make some noise during her first executive session at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in...
View ArticleProgrammatic Audio Exchange DAX Inks Deal to Offer Voice-Activated Ads
European radio giant Global's digital ad exchange has signed a deal with voice-activated ads company Instreamatic.ai to expand the availability of interactive audio ads in the United States. The...
View Article15 Fun Real-Time Super Bowl LIII Tweets by Brands That Ran TV Spots
Super Bowl LIII is in the books, but the Twitter account for Pringles remained in character through Tuesday, continuing the theme of its Big Game spot by changing the account's handle to Sad Device...
View ArticleBed-in-a-Box Brand Casper Wants You to Have FOMO—About Sleeping
In 2014, Neil Parikh, Gabe Flateman and Luke Sherwin were living in Brooklyn with a roommate named Kasper, a lanky German man who had a tendency for tiredness and was so tall his feet dangled off his...
View ArticleYouTube Saw Channels With 1 Million-Plus Subscribers Double in 2018
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shared some of the Google-owned video site's 2018 milestones and her goals for 2019. The number of channels with more than 1 million subscribers doubled in 2018, and the...
View ArticleParalympic Fencer Beatrice Vio Says Even Crazy Dreams Are Possible in...
Nike Italy's new ad from W+K London encourages viewers to "Stop at Nothing." Directed by Georgia Hudson, the spot features Italian Paralympic fencer Beatrice Vio, who also provides the voiceover. "They...
View ArticleEditor’s Letter: The Customer Experience Has Changed Drastically in the Past...
Do you remember your first major purchase? Mine was a queen-size pillow-top mattress in a silvery brocade, and the experience of buying it was so soul-crushingly bad that it's stayed with me for 16...
View ArticleOrangetheory and Mirror Execs Compare Notes on Marketing Fitness’ Buzziest...
Orangetheory and Mirror are two of the buzziest brands working to shake up the roughly $32 billion U.S. fitness industry, per Statista. Ahead of our inaugural Brandweek: Challenger Brands summit in New...
View ArticleHow Geico Became the One Advertiser It’s OK to Love
What makes a Geico ad a Geico ad? The insurance brand has run an endless parade of humorous advertising over its 25-year relationship with The Martin Agency, and, creatively, the campaigns have been...
View Article‘The World’s Best’ Judge Alberto Belli Is Responsible for Several Viral...
Alberto Belli's path has been an unconventional one. Even though he started his career as a computer science engineer, he's always loved ads and marketing, and after feeling "miserable" in engineering,...
View ArticleAgencies of the Future Will Shift to Refocus on Culture and Talent Instead of...
Once upon a time, there were only two levers that agency leaders could pull to build a successful business. These were culture and people. A belief system designed to drive a certain set of behaviors,...
View ArticlePinterest: Here’s How to Stop Notifications About the Activities of Other People
Did you know that Pinterest allows you to manage which kinds of notifications you receive in its mobile application and on its website? Specifically, by default, Pinterest will send you notifications...
View Article3 Reasons Marketers Shouldn’t Mourn the Death of the Keyword
Admittedly, the declaration that keywords are "dead" is meant to be melodramatic. Keywords, of course, are neither mortal, nor are they going anywhere. And to state that keywords are dead--no longer...
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