Partners in Crime Leans on Freelancers to Shake Up Agency-Client Relationships
Partners in Crime may only have a full-time staff of two, but its reach is wide. Since starting in 2015, the agency has worked with clients like eBay, REI and Sheraton. It handles this heavy load...
View ArticleThis Designer Rejected a 6-Figure Salary at Apple to Become Partner at Age 25
Turning down a six-figure gig with Apple in the early stages of her career was a gutsy move, but Jessica Walsh--now partner, art director and designer at Sagmeister & Walsh--has no regrets. Her...
View ArticleLinkedIn Lit Up the Next Stage of Its ‘In It Together’ Campaign With an Emmy...
LinkedIn continued its strategy of using major awards shows as launching pads for its campaigns. The third phase of LinkedIn's In It Together integrated marketing campaign kicked off with television...
View ArticleHBO’s All-Star Cast Quietly Urges Americans to Vote in a Powerful Spot
Celebrities have donned black for Time's Up, marched on the White House advocating for women's rights and gun reform, and ultimately have been the face and driving force behind social change across...
View ArticleInstagram Co-Founders Abruptly Depart, Leaving the Company’s Path Forward...
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger abruptly departed the company Monday night, leaving the future of the Facebook-owned app uncertain. In a statement, Systrom, Instagram's CEO, wrote...
View ArticleSurvey Says: Twitter Wants Its Users to Help Craft Its Dehumanization Policy
Twitter is turning to its users for help crafting its dehumanization policy, making a survey available via this blog post where people can share their feedback until Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 6 a.m. PST/9...
View ArticleDunkin’ Drops the ‘Donuts’ as the Latest Brand to Shorten Its Name
The latest in the name-shortening branding trend involves the stuff that America runs on: coffee. In what it calls an extension of its "first-name basis" with fans, the chain formerly known as Dunkin'...
View ArticleNielsen Social Content Ratings, Week of Sept. 17: 70th Primetime Emmy Awards...
The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards drew 5.132 million interactions across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during the week of Sept. 17, topping the Nielsen Social Content Ratings list of television series...
View ArticleTwitter Brought the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Trailer to...
Some Fantastic Beasts took over billboards in New York, Toronto and Tokyo, with an assist from Twitter. Legendary author J.K. Rowling debuted the trailer for upcoming feature film Fantastic Beasts: The...
View ArticleBrands Need to Be Prepared for the Inevitable Crisis, Bozoma Saint John Says
When it comes to a brand crisis, it's not a matter of if but when, according to Endeavor CMO Bozoma Saint John, who emphasized her point to Brandweek attendees by humming the theme song from Jaws. To...
View ArticlePinterest Is Opening Up Its First Office in Canada Next Month
Pinterest will set up shop in its first Canadian office next month, in downtown Toronto, where newly hired country manager Erin Elofson will run the show. Elofson most recently led sales teams at...
View ArticleeMarketer: Snapchat’s Self-Serve Platform Means More Advertisers, Less Revenue
While the move to a self-serve advertising platform in June 2017 sparked a rise in the number of advertisers on Snapchat, it also resulted in lower ad prices on the platform, according to the latest...
View ArticleNew Report Finds We Have Less Patience With Rebuffering Videos
The amount of video watched online continues to grow as viewing habits change, according to this year's State of Online Video report from Limelight Networks, a company that provides a content delivery...
View ArticleWhatsApp: Here’s How to Hide Your Status Posts From Certain Contacts
Did you know that WhatsApp allows you to hide your Status posts from certain contacts? Our guide will show you how this works. Note: These screenshots were captured in the WhatsApp application on iOS....
View Article6 Logo Design Tips That Will Make Your Brand Stand Out
If your goal is to build a brand or get your website noticed, the first thing people look for is your logo. Your logo is your brand identity and a visual that people should be able to immediately...
View ArticleCollegeHumor Launches New Ad-Free Subscription Service
CollegeHumor is launching an ad-free subscription service called Dropout to give fans even more content. The service will exist on a completely new website and launches in beta today at a tiered...
View ArticleHow Voice Activation Will Transform Healthcare and Streamline Its Processes
"Alexa, play two o'clock nightmares." Out of context, this seems a bit off. But when you learn that "two o'clock nightmares" is the name of a soothing playlist assembled by a man paralyzed by a spinal...
View ArticleUsed Car Startup Vroom Kicks Off Its Rebrand With Quirky New Work Directed by...
Vroom, which aspires to become the Amazon of used car sales, tapped comedy duo Tim and Eric--Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! fame--to direct its first campaign...
View ArticleOculus Is Finally Releasing a Full Standalone VR Headset, Shipping in Spring
This spring, Oculus, the Facebook-owned virtual reality company, will release Oculus Quest, a standalone VR headset that doesn't require a computer or external wall sensors and that still gives users...
View ArticleFCC Rules Against U.S. Cities to Speed 5G Deployment
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted today to curb how much local governments can charge cell carriers to install the network equipment needed for the next generation of cell service. The...
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