This Creative Head Is Bridging the Gap Between Hollywood and Madison Avenue
It all started with a viral video. James Shani had already created a music video for Nick Cannon when he was in college in 2013, but he made a bigger splash with a Tesla spec commercial in 2014. He...
View ArticleInfographic: What Consumers Want From Branded Sweepstakes
In an increasingly digital world, brands have to constantly reevaluate their strategies, and branded sweepstakes are no exception. New research from digital marketing solutions company HelloWorld found...
View ArticleThis Shop’s Name Is an Ode to the New York Public School System
PS260, a creative editorial company that specializes in postproduction and visual effects, didn't launch at an ideal time. The bicoastal firm opened its doors shortly after 9/11, "a time we wanted to...
View ArticlePoor Work-Life Balance, ‘Somber Atmosphere’ Pull Facebook Down 6 Spots on...
There's little debate that Facebook had a tough year in 2018, but have all the crises faced by the social network taken their toll on the work-life balance for employees? Job and recruiting site...
View ArticleThese Headphones Illustrate Technology’s Problematic Link to Modern Slavery
Electronic devices have become ubiquitous to modern existence, but they come at a serious cost. This past May, TBWA\Chiat\Day teamed up with Thomson Reuters Foundation and YouTube influencer Jacques...
View ArticleOgilvy Names Leslie Sims and Piyush Pandey as U.S. and Global Chief Creative...
WPP's Ogilvy announced today the appointment of Leslie Sims and Piyush Pandey as the chief creative officers for its U.S. and global regions, respectively. Sims, who begins her job on Dec. 10 and...
View Article4 Ways Blockchain Can Address Some of Marketing’s Biggest Challenges
Despite widespread public interest in blockchain applications and a significant rise in the number of blockchain startups, the technology has yet to make a dramatic impact on the advertising industry....
View ArticleAccenture Among Final Bidders to Acquire MDC Partners Network
International global management consultancy Accenture is reportedly among a small group of bidders seeking to acquire ad agency network MDC Partners and its 50-plus properties around the world. Those...
View ArticleGannett Is Using Deep Learning to Determine Why Certain Ad Designs Work
Gannett is turning to a form of artificial intelligence to design better online ads. The USA Today publisher recently rolled out a new internal platform that uses deep learning and computer vision to...
View ArticleFacebook Wants to Be a Source of ‘Inspiration’ for the Creative Community
Members of the creative community searching for inspiration for their projects involving Facebook can now turn to Inspiration. Facebook launched the new site as part of its Facebook for Business...
View Article72andSunny Wins NFL After Review, Ending the League’s Decade-Long AOR...
The National Football League has scored a new agency partner. After 10 years with Grey, the NFL has selected 72andSunny as its new agency of record following a review managed by Roth Ryan Hayes, which...
View ArticleZippo Trademarks Its Signature Click and Celebrates by Going All In on ASMR
Unless you've been living under a rock that no one's lightly scratched their nails on, you've probably heard about ASMR--the oddly tingle-inducing audio technique that creates soft noises some find...
View ArticleWPP’s Wunderman Thompson Names Former Possible Executive as First North...
The newly formed Wunderman Thompson announced its first executive-level hire to staff today just one week after the official merger of Wunderman and J. Walter Thompson. Shane Atchison will rejoin WPP...
View ArticleFacebook Tries to Set the Record Straight After Email Dump
Facebook, on the defensive after a trove of company emails was released detailing its approach to sharing data and undercutting competitors, pushed back on the release Wednesday afternoon, claiming...
View ArticleTwitter’s Best of 2018 Was Highlighted by BTS, El Rubius and a Barack Obama GIF
K-pop superstars BTS were behind the most-liked tweet of 2018, while the most retweets came on a tweet from YouTube gaming personality El Rubius and the most-quoted tweet, featuring former President...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day Was the Most-Talked-About Moment on Facebook in 2018
International Women's Day (March 8) was 2018's most-talked-about moment on Facebook. Research manager Sheida Neman revealed in a blog post that conversation was generated by women and men, and "a wide...
View ArticleReport Ranks OMD as Top Media Agency in U.S. and Worldwide by Billings,...
Paris-based consultancy COMvergence has released its annual ranking of top global and U.S. media agencies by projected 2018 buying billings and market share. Omnicom Media Group's OMD tops both lists....
View ArticleThere Were Some Heavy Additions to Facebook’s Messenger Lite This Week
Facebook is adding some beef to Messenger Lite. The slimmed-down Android application, designed for emerging markets and areas with poor internet connectivity, debuted in October 2017 in the U.S.,...
View ArticleYouTube Rewind 2018 Is Here, and It’s a Fortnite-Themed Mashup of All the...
There are few cultural phenomena on the scale of YouTube Rewind, a head-spinningly packed recap of the video influencers, memes and moments of the year. Last year's clip was viewed more than 200...
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