UM Retains Charles Schwab’s U.S. Media Business After a Review
Banking and brokerage firm Charles Schwab will continue working with Universal McCann (UM) as U.S. media agency of record, the company confirmed today. The decision came after a review that began in...
View ArticleAmazon Takes Third in the Latest Digital Ad Rankings
In the Olympics of digital advertising, Amazon has earned itself a bronze medal. That's because market research firm eMarketer says U.S. advertisers will spend $4.61 billion on Amazon's platform this...
View ArticleIn the AI Race, China Is Mere Steps Behind the U.S.
China and the United States are neck-and-neck in a technology race that could define the future of the economy. That's the premise of venture capitalist and former Google executive Kai-Fu Lee's...
View ArticleThis Startup Wants to Give People the Ability to Take Health Tests at Home
Your next health-related test may not be administered by a doctor, or a nurse. It doesn't have to be done at a sterile doctor's office or hospital. Thanks to a new startup called Know., you can get...
View ArticleTo Promote Her Upcoming Show, This Finnish Pop Star Appeared as an AR Cartoon...
While brands have experimented with augmented reality on surfaces ranging from murals to milk cartons, a Finnish pop star is using the technology to layer herself into a comic book. To promote her...
View ArticleInstagram: Here’s How to Share a GIF in a Direct Message
Instagram launched the ability for users to share GIFs in Instagram Direct messages. Our guide will show you how this works. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Instagram application on iOS....
View Article4A’s Advertiser Protection Bureau Introduces Resources for Stronger Ad Buying...
The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) Advertiser Protection Bureau (APB) introduced two new Advertising Assurance resources today, the Brand Safety Floor and the Brand Suitability...
View ArticleTech Skeptics Need to Face Their Fears and Embrace Artificial Intelligence
Some brands are still wary of incorporating AI into their customer engagement strategy. They would argue that they're technology skeptics--I would argue that they're technology ignorant. If you haven't...
View ArticleNASA Is Proving That Space Might Be the Final Frontier for Organic Social...
In the social media galaxy, gravity doesn't exist. At least for social media managers at the whims of algorithm changes, what's up one day is down the next. And forget about entropy, where a social...
View ArticleHow to Overcome Obstacles and Create Winning Ad-Tech Blockchains
It seems like every week a new whitepaper announces a revolutionary blockchain technology that will eliminate fraud and the 50 percent ad-tech tax, ushering in a new age of transparency, performance...
View ArticleAmtrak Selects Y&R-Led WPP Team as Agency of Record
Passenger railroad service Amtrak selected a WPP team led by Y&R as its new marketing communications partner. It's unclear at this time whether incumbent FCB New York, which was named agency of...
View ArticleExperiential Marketing and Social Media: A Killer Combo That Brands Aren’t...
Although the world is becoming more digital by the day, experiential marketing is gaining newfound momentum. While consumers are used to gathering information and making connections via electronic...
View ArticleCrate & Barrel Teams Up With Zola, Hoping to Win Over Millennial Couples
Rival wedding registries have called a truce in their battle for millennials: Home d?cor retailer Crate & Barrel and wedding company Zola announced a partnership in which Zola users will be able to...
View ArticleFacebook Is Teaming Up With TurboVote for National Voter Registration Day
With National Voter Registration Day fast approaching Tuesday, Facebook outlined the steps it is taking before, on and after Election Day to ensure that people in the U.S. are part of the process....
View ArticleApple Reminds You That There’s a ‘Better You’ Out There in Its New Ad
Yes, it is quite easy to sit back and relax. Or, you could get up off that couch and transform yourself. That's the theme running through Apple's latest ad promoting the fourth iteration of the Apple...
View ArticleIn the Year’s Most Brutal Campaign Ad, 6 Siblings Tell You Not to Vote for...
Given his track record of extreme comments on race, religion and immigration, Republican U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar offers plenty of fodder for attack ads against him. But this one is especially...
View ArticleWith $39 Billion Bid, Comcast Beats Out Fox in Auction for Control of Sky
Twenty-one months after 21st Century Fox first began trying to buy the remaining 61 percent stake in European media giant Sky that it didn't already own, the company has lost an auction with Comcast...
View Article3 Brands That Enjoyed a Huge Bump on Social Thanks to the Kevin Hart Effect
When the comedian partners with a brand, he brings more than just a name. Kevin Hart is hands on, providing input on everything from design to content strategy. The results of his savvy approach are no...
View ArticleKevin Hart Just Might Be the Hardest-Working Man in Branding
"Grind time, baby!" Kevin Hart is ready for the day. In fact, he's pumped. On this particular morning in early September, Hart's about to plug the hell out of his new movie, Night School, on morning...
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