WPP Will Merge J. Walter Thompson With Wunderman to Form Wunderman Thompson
WPP leadership has decided to merge J. Walter Thompson, the world's oldest ad agency, with digital network Wunderman, a spokesperson for the former company confirmed today. The news was announced to...
View ArticleNBCUniversal Will Expand Its Lucrative New Prime Pod Format and CFlight Ad...
Two of NBCUniversal's biggest new advertising offerings this year--its "prime pod" premium ad format and the CFlight unified advertising metric--will both expand in 2019. Linda Yaccarino,...
View ArticleEven Santa Claus Has His Limits in This Powerful Red Cross Ad About Families...
Some kids ask Santa Claus to bring them toys for Christmas. Others want the latest high-tech gadgets, video games, books or clothes. But the girl we meet in adam&eveDDB's stirring spot for the...
View ArticleWill NHL Fans Lace Up Their Skates for #HockeyTwitter?
Twitter is taking to the ice with #HockeyTwitter, a new content series and batch of features for fans of the National Hockey League. The social network introduced #HockeyTwitter with this video...
View ArticleHow Arianne Walker Used Her Passion to Become Chief Evangelist at Alexa...
Arianne Walker has a big title at Alexa Automotive: chief evangelist. And she thinks big when it comes to taking the online giant's vision to the road. Walker liaisons with stakeholders, listening to...
View ArticleThe Best Shots From Adweek’s Hottest Los Angeles Events
Adweek had a busy week on the West Coast with Elevate: Influencers, presented by Collective Bias with breaks by Open Influence and hosted by BCG. Meanwhile, Deutsch hosted L.A. Brand Stars, presented...
View ArticleHow Brands Are Tapping Into Beer Culture Through Brewery Collaborations
If the craft beer revolution has taught brands anything, it's that beer drinkers love a good pint. An increasing array of brands are tapping into craft beer through collaborations with independent...
View ArticleStink Studios Has a Nose for Global Content Creation
The first thing to know about Stink Studios is that there's no narrative surrounding its eyebrow-raising name. The founders thought about making up a fake origin story, but it turns out it's just a...
View ArticleCollege Admissions Officers Are Putting Less Focus on Applicants’ Social...
What college admissions officers can't see can't get applicants into trouble. The emergence of social platforms and features where content disappears or is not easily available for viewing by people...
View ArticleHow a 50-Year-Old Speech Recognition Technology Became Today’s Voice Assistant
Using technology for speech recognition has been around for decades, first introduced by IBM in 1961. The Shoebox, as it was called, recognized 16 words and numbers zero through nine. It took another...
View ArticleAll Facebook Pages and Profiles Can Now Host Watch Parties
Facebook's Watch Party feature is now available to all pages and profiles, and some new wrinkles have been added. The social network began testing Watch Party in January as a way for members of a group...
View ArticleSnapchat Certified Partners Program Hails Adtaxi
Denver-based digital marketing agency Adtaxi became the latest member of Snapchat's Certified Partners program. Adtaxi will receive access to educational resources, training materials, support...
View ArticleOutgoing Facebook Employee Slams Company for Treatment of Black Employees and...
A former manager at Facebook published a scathing memo on Tuesday criticizing the social media giant for its treatment of its black users and its black employees. Mark Luckie, a former partner manager...
View Article10 Things Cyber Week Reveals About U.S. Consumers
Fewer U.S. consumers shopped for gifts and holiday items during Cyber Week this year, but trade association the National Retail Federation (NRF) is optimistic that 2018 will still prove to be a good...
View ArticleYouTube Shifts to Offer Original Programming for Free, With Ads
YouTube is moving to make all original programming free for viewers, but with ads "to meet the growing demand of a more global fanbase," a spokesperson said. This year, YouTube greatly invested in its...
View ArticleSt. Jude and Adobe Experience Cloud Have Created ‘Together,’ a Portal for...
For a parent, the diagnosis of a seriously sick child is not only a scary moment; it's also a starting point on a tremendously difficult path. You're only allowed a brief minute of shock before being...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Indicts 8 People in Massive Digital Ad-Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted six Russian nationals and two people from Kazakhstan who were allegedly involved in a digital advertising fraud scheme worth more than $30 million. The...
View ArticleAs JWT Merges With Wunderman, What’s Next for WPP?
After this week, there is no doubt that WPP CEO Mark Read plans to fulfill his promise to bring a "radical evolution" to the biggest name in advertising. The news that J. Walter Thompson will merge...
View ArticleCan You Figure Out Which Made-for-TV Holiday Movies Are Fake?
With each passing year, more and more networks are getting in on the holiday movie extravaganza because they're mega-ad revenue generators. With more original made-for-TV movies being made each year,...
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