The Los Angeles Rams Are Showing No Signs of Losing Their Social Momentum
The Los Angeles Rams remained ram tough on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during weeks 10 through 12 of the National Football League season, according to social marketing firm Unmetric. The Rams led...
View ArticleTeens on Social Media: Save the Drama for Your Mama
While being connected is the norm for teens, they also find the online environment to be "hostile and drama-filled," according to a new survey of U.S. teens aged 13 through 17 by Pew Research Center....
View ArticleFearless Girl Begins Move to New York Stock Exchange Without the Charging Bull
Fearless Girl has created quite the stir on Wall Street since it leased out space in New York's Bowling Green Park last March. From being a symbol of female empowerment to more recently taking a stance...
View ArticleBooking.com Sends $220 Million U.S. Creative Account to Anomaly
Booking.com has selected Anomaly as its U.S. creative agency of record following a review. The agency will handle the account out of its New York office. Anomaly deferred a request for comment to the...
View ArticleAmy Sedaris Cares Deeply About Napkin Etiquette in Hilarious Vanity Fair...
The role of the host is not one that should be taken lightly, especially around the holidays. Little details matter and a knowledgeable host understands, for instance, that a plain paper towel might...
View ArticleBig Mouth Billy Bass Is Being Reincarnated Thanks to Amazon’s Alexa
Big Mouth Billy Bass, the plaque-mounted animatronic fish that croons punny songs like "Don't Worry Be Happy," "I Will Survive" and "Take Me to the River" while flapping his tail and moving his head to...
View ArticleFacebook Reminds Auto Marketers That ‘It’s a Great Day to Play With Cars’
Facebook announced at the AutoMobility LA event in Los Angeles Wednesday that its auto team will debut a digital campaign Dec. 3, It's a Great Day to Play With Cars. The social network said the...
View ArticleFinancially Strapped Digital News Site Mic Looks for a Buyer as Layoffs Loom
Digital news publisher and suddenly-strapped-for-cash Mic is in sales talks, according to sources familiar with the matter who speculated that Bustle Digital Group (BDG) or its founder, Bryan Goldberg,...
View ArticleHow Dollar Drinks Are Helping Applebee’s Buck the Decline in Casual Dining
Even though there are more self-identifying foodies than ever in America (thanks to Instagram), casual dining chains haven't benefitted from this culinary boom. Near universal declines have occurred...
View ArticleMarketers Benefit From Embracing Linear and OTT as More Households Stream Video
In promising news for marketers continuing to chase video views, the number of adults streaming video has increased in recent years, according to a new report from the Video Advertising Bureau. The...
View ArticleA+E Networks Joins Nielsen’s Live Linear Dynamic Ad Insertion Pilot Alongside...
Six months after Nielsen teamed up with CBS on a dynamic ad insertion (DAI) test program for live, linear national TV shows, the company is expanding the pilot by bringing A+E Networks on board as...
View ArticleSuper Bowl LIII Ad Tracker: All About the Big Game’s 2019 Commercials
It's that time of year again--the Super Bowl is upon us. And that means that once again, it's time for Adweek's Super Bowl LIII Ad Tracker, your go-to spot for all things advertising in the build-up to...
View ArticleFacebook Considered Charging Developers for Access to User Data, Court...
Facebook considered charging app developers for access to Facebook user data, according to unredacted court filings from an ongoing legal dispute between the social media company and an app developer....
View ArticleBustle Digital Group Buys Mic for an Estimated $5 Million
Executives at digital news publisher Mic managed to lay off nearly the entire company and secure a new owner all in one day. The company, which launched with a splash as a go-to news source for...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing a Way for Users to Block Specific Words, Phrases and Emojis
Facebook announced in October that it was testing ways for people to more easily search for and block offensive words from appearing in comments on their posts, and it appears that the social network...
View ArticleApple’s Group FaceTime Is the Tool of Kings in This Charming Ad Featuring...
When might you want to connect with more than 30 friends via the iPhone's Group FaceTime video chat? Well, perhaps you're an Elvis impersonator looking to harmonize with your fellow Kings all around...
View ArticleYahoo News Defends Controversial Campaign Featuring ‘Polarizing’ Issues
Yahoo News stands by an ad it released after backlash over the language it used. The ad has a barrier with one wall that says "immigrants enrich us" in blue and another that says "immigrants endanger...
View ArticleTo Confront Stigmas, This Pop-Up Massage Spa Is Staffed Only by HIV-Positive...
A Canadian hospital is employing the personal touch to fight prejudice and dispel misconceptions by opening a pop-up spa where all 15 massage therapists are HIV-positive. The provocative activation was...
View ArticleWeWork Is Going Back to the ’90s in Partnership With National Geographic
Some WeWork locations are going back in time. In partnership with National Geographic, a handful of WeWork spots in L.A., New York and San Francisco will be transported to the 1990s at the beginning of...
View ArticleStartup Incubator Betaworks Signs Exclusive Partnership With WPP’s Grey
WPP's Grey announced today that it has signed an exclusive partnership with Betaworks, a self-described "startup platform" that invests in seed-stage technology companies with the goal of helping bring...
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