Shoppable Ads Are Paying Off for Smart TV Owners
Shoppable ads are turning out to be a smart move for smart TV advertising. Top line A recent survey of 1,000 smart TV owners from Samsung Ads and AI-powered video and tech platform Kerv Interactive...
View ArticleAfter Going Public, Birkenstock Builds Interactive Parks to Help New Yorkers...
Footwear brand Birkenstock was previously known for making unstylish but comfortable and durable shoes. But after a recent surge in popularity, the brand has gone public--and put its best foot forward...
View ArticleWPP Combines VMLY&R With Wunderman Thompson to Form VML
WPP has merged Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R to create VML, a new agency that combines brand experience, customer experience and commerce under the leadership of Jon Cook as global CEO and Mel...
View ArticleAdopting Channels in New Ways Is Driving PepsiCo’s Marketing Success
As the owner of brands such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade, PepsiCo's core focus across its marketing is to tap into culture, demonstrate its relevance to consumers' lives and engage them at their...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ Culture Challenges Brands to Set New Goals Beyond Profit
When a campaign focused on LGBTQ+ communities wins on the awards circuit, the reality of industry rainbow-washing forces me to ponder: What was the motivation for entering this work? Look, for example,...
View ArticleThe Speed of Culture Podcast: A New Era of Sports Fandom
Despite the rise of digital collectibles, physical memorabilia is still relevant. In fact, companies like Fanatics Collectibles have experienced a significant rise in popularity in recent years. What...
View ArticleClients Behaving Badly: It’s Time for a Code of Conduct
At its core, agencies are a people business and companies invest in talent from acquisition through development and retention. Anyone in a client service business understands the benefits and...
View ArticleMini Introduces Global ‘Nice to Meet You Again’ Campaign
With a new generation of cars to promote, BMW-owned British car brand Mini is back with a 360-global campaign that aims to convey the progressive features of its all-electric Mini Cooper and Mini...
View Article5 Lessons for Marketers From Patagonia Founder’s New Book
After 50 years in business, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and director of philosophy Vincent Stanley have published a roadmap for the next half-century. The Future of the Responsible Company: What...
View ArticleMark Read on WPP’s Latest Mega Merger—the Formation of VML
In a business sector that has seen the emergence of Deloitte and Accenture into the advertising sector, WPP's merger of two of its flagship agencies--VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson--to form an...
View ArticleNBCUniversal’s Paris 2024 Ad Sales ‘Double’ the Pace of the Olympics in Tokyo
With 10 months to go until the opening ceremony in Paris, NBCUniversal is seeing record-setting ad sale revenue. The company is "further ahead than we've ever been, from a pure sales perspective," Dan...
View ArticleArnold Intelligence: Schwarzenegger Spoofs AI to Promote His New Book
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been many things: bodybuilder, movie star, governor of California-and now a self-help guru. This month, Schwarzenegger released a self-help book titled, Be Useful: Seven Tools...
View ArticleGirl Meets Farm’s Molly Yeh on Cooking and Cultivating Community
Food is often considered a universal language; a dish can share more about a person's history and culture than words themselves. Molly Yeh has gone from blogging her favorite recipes to sharing them on...
View ArticleEE Bursts Telecom Bubble With a Bold Business and Ad Overhaul
When you think of U.K. telecom giant EE, Kevin Bacon might be the first thing that comes to mind. The Footloose actor has fronted the brand's marketing campaigns for over a decade, where he's been...
View ArticleTechMagic Podcast: Adobe’s Project Primrose and the State of the Gaming Industry
Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler are back for the second episode of TechMagic, the show that dives deep into the technology journey from fashion to space. In this episode, Hackl and Kebler share their...
View ArticleIsraeli Ad-Tech Firms Re-Strategize Amid War
Sensitive content: This article mentions deaths related to the Israel-Hamas war. At the start of October, the advertising industry usually kicks into high gear to prepare for the following year,...
View ArticleNetflix Adds Almost 9 Million Subscribers While Increasing Prices … Again
The only thing stronger than Netflix's password crackdown results are its new prices. Announcing its third-quarter earnings in a letter to shareholders today, Netflix said it added nearly 9 million...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Texting While Contemplating Your Future
For me, Bandits & Friends started with a text from an old colleague. For my partners, Danny Gonzalez and David Suarez, it's been in the works for 20 years. There's plenty to discourage people from...
View ArticleGlenmorangie’s CMO-Turned-CEO Raises a Glass to Creativity
For luxury conglomerate LVMH, Scotch brand Glenmorangie is a jewel in the crown of its wine and spirits portfolio. In 2022, the category brought in just over $7 billion in revenue for the French group....
View ArticleThis Bold Campaign Busts Taboos About Female Sexuality and Cancer
The scenes in a new campaign from nonprofit GirlvsCancer may make some viewers uncomfortable--and not just because the women in them are talking about cancer. In perhaps the most provocative ad, a...
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