U.S. Media Agency Report Names Publicis and IPG as 2018’s Current Biggest...
COMvergence released its report of the best-performing media agencies through the first half of 2018, revealing Publicis Groupe's Blue 449 as the top shop in terms of new billings due to its retention...
View ArticleInstagram Added Personalized Emoji Shortcuts for When Users Comment
Instagram quietly added personalized emoji shortcuts above the keyboard in its iOS and Android applications for when people comment on posts. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network...
View ArticlePinterest Just Topped the 250 Million Monthly User Mark
Pinterest now has more than 250 million monthly users, and more than 175 billion ideas have been saved on its network. The company said more than 50 percent of its users and 80 percent of its new...
View ArticleCar Time Is Family Time as Subaru Launches Its Largest Vehicle Yet
Subaru drives home the notion of connectivity in these family-focused ads for the 2019 Ascent, the nameplate's largest-ever vehicle. But, rather than stressing internet access, the spots from...
View ArticleTwitter Is Expanding Its Suicide-Prevention Partnerships to More Countries
Twitter marked World Suicide Prevention Day Monday with a special hashtag-triggered emoji and, more important, a reminder of the resources that are available through the social network. Tweets in 15...
View ArticleA Voiceover Legend Gets Charmingly Confused by Xbox’s Scenic but Insane New Game
The release of Playground Games' Forza Horizon 4 for the Xbox is just around the corner, and with a brand new location and pin-sharp graphics, it promises to be an epic, visually stunning adventure....
View ArticleA Reclusive Author Tries to Stay Anonymous in This Airline’s Short Film About...
The phrase "anonymous author" has been thrown around quite a bit the past couple of weeks, as the media world continues to buzz with speculation over which senior official in the Trump administration...
View ArticleWith a Life Told in Reverse, Nike Once Again Powerfully Celebrates an...
An athlete plagued by controversy, nettled by league officials, enduring obstacles that many feel are put in place by systemic racism. It's been an ongoing reality for Colin Kaepernick and, this week...
View ArticleOn the Road to Brandweek: Bumble’s Alexandra Williamson Discusses Their Shift...
In this age of toxic discourse from all corners of social media that all too often takes a hard turn into outright misogyny--including from our most senior leaders--nothing was more ready for...
View ArticleNetflix Could Lose a Quarter of Its Subscribers If It Ever Starts Running Ads
Consumers like Netflix exactly how it is--at the current price and without ads--according to a new survey from media research company Hub Entertainment Research. And if the streaming service would ever...
View ArticleUnder New Owner, Gawker Is Getting Relaunched
Gawker is relaunching, likely in the first half of 2019. A holding company owned and managed by Bustle Digital Group founder Bryan Goldberg won a bankruptcy auction for the website and its assets in...
View ArticleKenzo’s Creative Director Produced a New Kind of Fashion Film Starring Milla...
Kenzo may not be holding a runway show this fashion month, but the brand still put its stamp on New York Fashion Week with the premiere of The Everything, a Kenzo-branded fashion film that has the...
View ArticleAdults in the U.S. Don’t Trust the News They Get via Social Media, But They...
The majority of adults in the U.S. don't believe the news they see on social networking sites, yet they keep coming back, largely due to convenience, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center....
View ArticleOne-Handed Seahawks Linebacker Shaquem Griffin Stars in Dramatic New Gillette...
Colin Kaepernick may have earned the lion's share of press attention regarding Nike's new "Just Do It" effort, but he was not the only athlete honored. The 23-year-old rookie and Seahawks linebacker...
View ArticleThis Frozen Pizza Brand Is Natural. Its Ads Are Anything But
Frozen pizza tends to lack natural ingredients, not to mention pronounceable ones. With that in mind, an offbeat campaign for frozen pizza brand, Real'Za Pizza, promotes natural ingredients in ......
View Article24 New Languages Were Just Added to Facebook’s Automatic Translation Services
Facebook added 24 new languages to its automatic translation services, bringing its total language directions--pairs of languages that it offers translation between--to 4,504. The newly supported...
View ArticleHow D.C. Became One of the Top Cities for Inclusive, Female-Driven...
The imbalance is well documented: The vast majority of funding in the entrepreneurship world goes to men--white men in particular. According to one analysis, roughly 2 percent of venture capital...
View ArticleTwitter Let Customized Hashtags and Emojis for Nascar Playoffs Drivers Out of...
The 2018 Nascar Playoffs begin revving up Sunday with the first race, the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Twitter unveiled customized hashtags and emojis for all 16 drivers competing...
View ArticleFox News Taps Stars Like Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity for...
Fox News is pulling out all the stops--and using all of its biggest names--to drive audiences to its new ad-free streaming service, Fox Nation. When Fox Nation launches later this year, the...
View ArticleI Listened to 30 Minutes of Frying KFC Chicken, and It Was Surprisingly Relaxing
When thinking about mindfulness, the first thing people might gravitate to is meditation. New age music and soothing sounds, combined with someone encouraging deep breathing is a salve that washes away...
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