How Bravery and Teamwork Across Media Will Usher In a New Age of Advertising
I love the media industry. We have the ability to shape the world. We raise awareness. We create connections among people from across the world. We create joy. But it's no secret that our industry is...
View Article‘Unfun’ Products and Effective Influencer Marketing: It’s All About the Delivery
It's easy to see how certain products lend themselves naturally to influencer marketing. They're visually rich. Or fun to have. Or fashionable. (Or all three.) And they're also immediately perceived as...
View ArticleLinkedIn: Here’s How to Mute Conversation Notifications
Did you know that LinkedIn allows you to mute conversations so that you no longer receive notifications when a new message is received? You can mute both one-on-one and group conversations. Our guide...
View ArticleVideo: This Makeup Company Created a Pop-Up ‘Retail Museum’ That’s All Glitz,...
Decadence is taking on a new form at Winky Lux's new "retail museum" in New York. The ecommerce makeup company is hosting a six-month pop-up shop in the city's SoHo neighborhood that's more about...
View ArticleNike’s New Soccer Film Is a Monster of a Tall Tale
For years, the world has become accustomed to Nike's soccer ads being reliably excellent. Over two decades ago, 1996 marked the brand's first audacious interpretation of the sport with "Good vs. Evil,"...
View ArticleThe 5 LinkedIn Videos Every Executive Should Be Making
The fact that video gets so much more engagement on LinkedIn today than text--three times more, according to LinkedIn senior director of product Abhishek Srivastava--means that every executive must...
View ArticleFruit of the Loom Turned the Bizarre Stuff Kids Say Into Beautifully Stitched...
Fruit of the Loom's two-track back-to-school effort is turning parents' social media oversharing into home d?cor. Created by CP+B, "Pillows for Posterity" takes those amusing, quirky,...
View ArticleIndoors in July? Console Games Were One of Facebook IQ’s Topics to Watch
July is perceived as a month for outdoor activities, but when the temperatures got too high, Facebook users turned to console games, making them a Topic to Watch for the month, according to Facebook...
View Article4 Ways Media Companies Can Take Advantage of a New Era of Native Advertising
The media industry is in the midst of huge changes that are demanding new revenue models, innovative new product configurations and a willingness to explore untapped markets. With traditional...
View ArticleFacebook Expanded Its Level Up Program and Revealed Its Gamescom Plans
Facebook launched its Level Up Program in June for video game content creators, designed to help livestreamers grow their audiences on the social network. The program was originally limited to users in...
View ArticlePre-Roll Ads as Talent Contest? The Longer You Don’t Skip, the More Votes...
Extra Gum is making the medium the message with Extra Support Acts, a campaign that turns YouTube pre-roll ads into a platform that gives 16 emerging Australian music acts a significant audience boost...
View ArticleEveryone Is Your Mom in This Crazy Delta Stunt That Guilts You Into Flying Home
On the continuum of maternal guilt trips, Delta Air Lines may have carved out some new, good-natured ground with a stunt that encourages Seattle residents to fly home to see their mothers. Created by...
View ArticleThe Top 20,000 Facebook Pages Posted More Content During the Second Quarter...
Social media management tool Buffer teamed up with content marketing tool BuzzSumo to analyze more than 43 million posts from the top 20,000 brands on Facebook during the second quarter of 2018, and...
View ArticleChuck Norris Gets Replaced by Truck Norris in This Wonderfully Over-the-Top...
Chuck Norris is no stranger to advertising, but it's rare we see him not throwing a roundhouse kick or being portrayed as a meme-era Paul Bunyan capable of impossibly epic deeds. (His last ad...
View ArticleBarbarian’s New Receptionist Is an Echo Show Named ‘Barb’
Digital agency Barbarian Group's new receptionist, Barb, doesn't collect a paycheck, isn't getting breaks or benefits and can work endless overtime. Barbarian, however, isn't violating New York State...
View ArticleAmazon Is Losing Its Smart Speaker Dominance, According to New Report
Amazon is no longer the smart speaker king. A report from research firm Canalys this week found that Google Home shipments outpaced those of Amazon's Echo products for the second straight quarter as...
View ArticleA Fruit Rocket Is Actually the Best Bad Idea Pitched in These Delightfully...
Creative that comes out of the Pacific Northwest has its charms. On one hand, work from Portland and Seattle can have an edge, (see: early Nike work from Wieden + Kennedy), and on the other, it is at...
View ArticleOn the Adweek Podcast: Creativity in the Age of Trump
In this increasingly polarizing political climate, can you blame brands for playing it safe? Ever since Trump was elected, there's been a kind of creative hangover in the industry, and bland spots have...
View ArticleJoanna Coles Is Working on Her ‘Next Chapter’ From the Beach
Though she left after serving as Hearst Magazine's first chief content officer weeks ago, Joanna Coles hasn't given up her signature treadmill. She just moved it to the beach instead. Turns out I can't...
View ArticleHavas CCO Explains Their Odd Internal Video Starring Juice Bars and Poop Emojis
Havas North America is a little different, and the privately owned network doesn't do things quite like all the other ad agencies you know. At least that's what co-chairman and chief creative officer...
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