De-Stress Test: Sleep and Meditation App Calm Launches Its First TV Ads
Do clamorous kids marching around the house at 7 a.m. stress you out? How about back-to-back (to-back-to-back) work meetings, or traffic jams where you wind up staring at the same stupid bumper sticker...
View ArticleMega-Conglomerate WarnerMedia Consolidates U.S. Media Business With Omnicom’s...
Following the approval of AT&T's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner and all its properties, the newly formed WarnerMedia group has decided to consolidate the entirety of its U.S. media business...
View ArticleSee How Emma Roberts Effortlessly Handles Internet Trolls in Fiat’s Latest Ads
Internet trolls, as insufferable as they may be, are fairly woven into the fabric of social media. It's hard to actively engage in online spaces without running into at least one, and then you have to...
View ArticleDDB’s Tribal Worldwide Wins AT&T U.S. Social Account, Opens 2 New Offices
Tribal Worldwide, a division of Omnicom-owned DDB Worldwide, has been named corporate social media agency of record in the U.S. for AT&T following a review that began around late February or early...
View ArticleThese Brazilian Candy Ads Are Undeniably Dark Yet Surprisingly Entertaining
Candy ads are supposed to be lighter fare, right? It's candy. It's supposed to be fun. And, one could argue that new work out of Wieden + Kennedy Brazil for Mondelez brand Lacta is fun but, wow, talk...
View ArticleFacebook Just Rolled Out 3D Photos in News Feed and via Virtual Reality
Photos on Facebook's News Feed and when the social network is viewed via virtual reality are going 3D, and people don't even need those cheesy cardboard glasses. The social network announced in a blog...
View ArticleRubicon Project and The Guardian Resolve Legal Dispute Over ‘Hidden’ Fees
Rubicon Project and U.K. news title The Guardian have set aside their differences and mutually agreed to resolve their legal disputes that saw them lobby counterclaims in British courts over hidden...
View ArticleFox Will Roll Out Its New JAZ Pods and ‘Fox Blocks’ Ad Formats on Sunday
Fox Networks Group will finally unveil its new JAZ ("Just the A and Z") pods and Fox Blocks ad offerings on Sunday night--albeit on a smaller scale than had initially been planned. In place of...
View ArticleDetailed Personal Information of 14 Million Users Stolen in Facebook Security...
Facebook said that the personal information of 14 million users--including their names, contact information, relationship status, religion, birth date, check-in locations and recent searches--had been...
View ArticleNike’s Jordan Brand Is Using a Facebook Messenger Bot to Deliver Content
Nike teamed up with conversational artificial intelligence platform Snaps on a Facebook Messenger bot for its Jordan Brand that it hopes will jump out of the gym among the sneakerhead community. Dan...
View ArticleFor International Day of the Girl, Disney Gave Girls the Chance to Film Their...
Since 2016, Disney has encouraged girls to dream of their brightest futures with #DreamBigPrincess, an initiative that aims to inspire the next generation of female trailblazers. This year they've...
View ArticleWalmart Acquires 20-Year-Old Intimates Brand Bare Necessities
In its second power move of the month, Walmart has acquired intimates brand Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount. The 20-year old company has more than 100,000 products with over 160 brands,...
View ArticleYou Can Rent This Tiny Home That’s Literally Powered by Coffee for Only $10 a...
Here's a fun fact that avid coffee drinkers may not know: there is actually a lot of power in those residual coffee grounds that get tossed away after your morning pot of java. The natural oil in spent...
View ArticleAdvertisers Look for Better Transparency Through Private Programmatic Deals
Programmatic advertising is no longer a niche segment of the digital market, as four out of five U.S. online display ads are now delivered using ad tech, with the market forecast to top $47.3 billion...
View ArticleTwitter Is Ready for the Tipoff of the 2018-19 NBA Season
The 2018-19 National Basketball Association season tips off Tuesday night, and Twitter is aiming to be fans' social courtside seats. Real-time game highlights will be available to fans through the...
View ArticlePortugal’s Tourism Is on the Rise Thanks to Its National Airline’s Stopover...
If, over the past year or so, photos of friends posing on the streets of Lisbon or lying on the beaches of Porto have increasingly been populating your Instagram feed, you likely have Portugal's...
View ArticleOmnicom Remains Optimistic Amid Third Quarter Revenue Decline
CEO John Wren took an optimistic tone in Omnciom's third quarter earnings report call, despite the holding company reporting a slight decline in revenue compared to the third quarter of 2017. "I remain...
View ArticleDDB to Part With New York President, CEO and 20-Year Veteran Chris Brown
DDB New York president and CEO Chris Brown will soon be leaving the agency after more than two decades, a spokesperson confirmed this week. Brown will remain in the position during a transitional...
View ArticleThis Sprawling International Thriller for HP Business Printers Is an Epic,...
When shopping for a printer, how highly does online safety and protection rank? For the average consumer, it's likely not very high on the list of must-have components, even for businesses. HP and...
View ArticlePinterest Is Converting Its Older Buyable Pins to Product Pins
Pinterest is welcoming the run-up to the holiday shopping season with Tuesday's introduction of three new shopping features. The older Buyable Pin format is being replaced with Product Pins, as...
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