How the Cooper Hewitt Museum and R/GA Are Showing the Evolution of Technology...
On a weekday afternoon this spring, Bob Greenberg stopped in front of a bright red Ducati that he'd recently bought. It was a four-cylinder, with a top speed of 200 mph. Made of titanium and carbon...
View ArticleThe Smithsonian Is Bringing Its Burning Man Exhibit to Snapchat With An...
At the end of every summer, people from around the world create a temporary city in the Nevada desert--to make things, to burn things, to dress with elaborate costumes and to live for a week with a...
View ArticleTo Promote Its New Streaming Service, a Brewery Launched Parody Site Beer.Porn
In the Instagram era, it's become pretty easy to tack "porn" after any food, drink or hobby, but one British brewing company is taking the trope a big step further. Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has...
View ArticleOn the Road to Brandweek: Casper CMO Jeff Brooks Discusses Expanding Product...
Casper is getting into all things bedroom decor. After seriously disrupting the mattress category four years ago, the company is looking to add to its offerings as it continues to innovate around...
View ArticleHow Warner Bros. Used Facebook and Instagram to Strategically Market Crazy...
Crazy Rich Asians reigned supreme at the box office for the second weekend in a row. It raked in another $25 million for Warner Bros., bringing its total box office to $76.8 million, according to...
View ArticleSerena Williams’‘Voice of Belief’ Sets the Tone in Poignant Nike U.S. Open Ad
Nike shows the "Voice of Belief" that has allowed Serena Williams to carry on in the face of adversity in a powerful new "Just Do It" ad. Serena Williams returns to the U.S. Open this week during a...
View ArticleYouTube Just Made It Easier for People to See Just How Long They’re Watching...
YouTube announced Monday that it consolidated all of its tools that enable people to control and monitor their usage of the video site in a single location. The video site's parent company initially...
View ArticleEsurance Upgraded Monday in 10 Cities, Offering Puppy Playtime and Better DMV...
Following up its campaign featuring Dennis Quaid (who, for some reason, kind of looks like Harrison Ford), Esurance is taking its new "Surprisingly Painless" tagline to heart with a 10 city activation...
View ArticleWhy Eat Healthy? This Charming French Ad Slowly Reveals One Girl’s Very...
This 90-second commercial touting a new loyalty card from French grocery chain Intermarch? might just satisfy your appetite for sweet storytelling. Using the card, shoppers can earn discounts when they...
View ArticleTop Facebook Communications Exec Rachel Whetstone Is Netflix-Bound
Facebook vice president of communications Rachel Whetstone is leaving the social network to join Netflix as chief communications officer. Whetstone left Uber in July 2017 to become vp of communications...
View ArticleSnapchat’s Latest Ecommerce Play Sells Out Again—This Time With Adidas
Snapchat looks like it's turning into a sneakerhead's new favorite ecommerce store. The company partnered with Adidas and Darkstore to pre-release a new style of the Falcon W shoe on Aug. 21. However,...
View Article5 Tips for Winning Over Social Media Clients
Few industries are more competitive at the moment than social media marketing. Agencies are popping up left and right, and it's often difficult for newer ones to generate enough business to keep the...
View Article3 Ways Brands Can Thrive in an Ever-Changing Retail Industry
Retail isn't dead, just boring retail is. This assessment by John Costello, former president for global marketing and innovation at Dunkin' Brands, simultaneously points out that the death of retail...
View ArticleHave to Work on Labor Day? Maxwell House Might Reward You With a ‘Paid Day Off’
Maxwell House is offering folks more than just a coffee break for Labor Day. The brand invites users to tweet @Maxwell_House from Sept. 1 through Sept. 3 using the hashtags #LaborOnLaborDay and...
View ArticleWhat Does an ‘All-American Family’ Look Like? HP Created a Challenge to Show...
To most people, the image of an "all-American family" consists of a heterosexual white man, woman and children. 74 percent of 2,000 people surveyed in an HP-commissioned study believed that the typical...
View ArticleFormer Facebook Claimant Paul Ceglia Is Fighting Extradition From Ecuador
Just when you think you've seen the last of self-proclaimed Facebook co-founder Paul Ceglia, he turned up in Ecuador. Ceglia filed an ill-fated lawsuit against Facebook and its founder and CEO, Mark...
View ArticleThe Influencer Marketing Sector Reacts to Instagram’s New ‘About This...
Instagram announced three updates today aimed at boosting user safety, authenticity and transparency. The Facebook-owned app revealed an About This Account feature, a revamped verification application...
View ArticleSnapchat Continues Its Surge Among U.S. Teens, While Facebook Free Falls
Snapchat is the social network of choice among teens in the U.S., with Facebook declining in that age group but maintaining its grip on older users, according to the latest findings from eMarketer....
View ArticleNew Community Guidelines Are Coming to Tumblr Sept. 10
Tumblr is making some changes to its community guidelines, set to take effect Sept. 10, with an aim of eliminating hate speech, glorification of violence and its perpetrators and non-consensual sexual...
View ArticleFinding Authentic Social Influence Is Easier Than You Think
Customers are smarter than the credit we give them. We often treat them like robots--we pull a lever, they react. We lose the human element in our love of numbers and margins. Nowhere is that more of a...
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