This Perfectly Crafted Denny’s Ad Will Get You Surprisingly Pumped for ‘Solo’
There's been only one trailer released so far for the upcoming flick Solo: A Star Wars Story, so Denny's has stepped up to fill the hype gap with a geektastic peek into this summer blockbuster. For the...
View ArticleVillanova’s Donte DiVincenzo Became a Household Name on Twitter Monday Night
Donte DiVincenzo became a Twitter sensation Monday night as Villanova University defeated the University of Michigan to win the 2017-18 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. The...
View ArticleFacebook: Here’s How to Remove Apps Connected to Your Account in Bulk
Facebook now allows users to remove connected applications and websites from their account in bulk, as well as to delete any posts, photos and videos those apps may have shared on their profiles. Our...
View ArticleQ&A: How an Artist Turned a Lifetime of E-Waste Into a Stunning Celebration...
At South by Southwest in 2017, photographer Benjamin Von Wong learned that Dell was working with artists to raise awareness of the computer giant's electronics recycling program, and he decided he...
View ArticleTwitter Gets Into the MLB Livestreaming Ballgame for 2018
Major League Baseball's package of 25 weekday-afternoon games available exclusively via Facebook Watch starts Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting, as always) with the Philadelphia Phillies visiting...
View ArticleJWT and WPP Reach Settlement in Erin Johnson, Gustavo Martinez Sexual...
The sexual harassment lawsuit pitting J. Walter Thompson global chief communications officer Erin Johnson against her employer and its former CEO Gustavo Martinez has come to an end almost exactly two...
View ArticleHP’s New Program Will Help Develop Talent and Send More Diverse Creatives to...
HP is taking 15 diverse creatives to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this year as part of the company's ongoing push to promote diversity in the advertising industry. The...
View ArticleHow Overenthusiasm for Tech Led to an Era of Oversharing and Data Scandals
As an industry, we are at an important inflection point. We've lost trust in the technologies that promised to improve the way we communicate with each other. We took mottos like Google's "Don't Be...
View ArticleMountain Dew’s April Fools’ Gag Was Really Just a Tease for the Return of...
On April Fools' Day, inspired by its Baja Blast flavor, Mountain Dew offered up a vacation stay at a Baja Bungalow with, among other oddities, a "187,000,000,000,000,000,000-gallon saltwater tank...
View ArticleParents and Families Are the Biggest Supporters of Voice
While it's no surprise that voice continues to grow (just over one in five American households now has a smart speaker, according to eMarketer), brands are still figuring out the implications of the...
View ArticleFacebook Is Rolling Out Its Article Context Features in News Feed Throughout...
Facebook announced that it is expanding the article context features in News Feed that it began testing last October to all U.S. users, along with two new feature updates. Users will see an "i" button...
View Article360-Degree Photos and HD-Quality Video Can Now Be Shared via Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger became a lot more visual with this week's announcement that it can now handle 360-degree photos and HD-quality 720p videos. Product managers for Messenger Sean Kelly and Hagen Green...
View ArticleInternational Publishing Group Future Acquires NewBay Media
International media group Future plc has acquired NewBay Media for an initial net value of $13.8 million, the companies announced today. NewBay Media, based in London and New York, is a magazine and...
View ArticleWhat Are WPP’s Succession Plans With CEO Martin Sorrell Under Investigation?
As the board of WPP investigates claims of "personal misconduct" and possible misuse of company assets against CEO Martin Sorrell, investors are likely starting to consider who should really be at the...
View ArticleFacebook Says Cambridge Analytica May Have ‘Improperly’ Accessed Personal...
British data firm Cambridge Analytica may have used the personal information of as many as 87 million Facebook users, according to the social platform. "Given the scale and sophistication of the...
View ArticleSenior VP of Ads and Commerce Jon Alferness Leaves Pinterest
Pinterest senior vice president of ads and commerce Jon Alferness, who joined the company last July after serving as vp of product management of Google's shopping and travel products, is out the door....
View ArticleMLB’s Orioles, Indians, Phillies Post Stellar Social Spring Trainings
The Baltimore Orioles posted the highest growth on Facebook among Major League Baseball teams during Spring Training, while the Cleveland Indians tallied the most growth on Twitter and the Philadelphia...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Says It Will Take a ‘Multiyear Effort’ to Fix Facebook’s...
It'll be a "multiyear effort" to fix Facebook's security and content issues, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking during a press call this afternoon, Zuckerberg once again took...
View ArticleJordan Peele Will Helm Amazon Prime’s Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries
A four-part documentary series on the case of John Wayne Bobbitt and Lorena Bobbitt is coming to Amazon Prime with Jordan Peele as the executive producer, the company announced today. The series,...
View ArticleAdweek’s Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad Podcast Wins Folio: Award
Adweek's weekly podcast, Yeah, That's Probably an Ad, took home the 2018 Folio: Digital Award for best podcast. Adweek creative director Ron Goodman accepted the award at a luncheon Thursday at the...
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