As Voice Continues Its Rise, Marketers Are Turning to Sonic Branding
Sound is a powerful tool that can trigger specific memories or emotions. It's a staple for marketers who have used jingles (think, "I'm a Toys R Us Kid") to connect emotionally with consumers, whether...
View ArticleWhere Is the Line Between Creepy and Creative in Advertising?
In 2018, consumers have largely accepted that marketers use an online log of their behaviors and spending habits to target digital audiences with relevant ads. A Pew Research Center study found last...
View ArticleGirls Trip’s Tiffany Haddish Will Star in Groupon’s Super Bowl Commercial
Last summer, while promoting Girls Trip, comedian Tiffany Haddish appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She told a delightful story about taking Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith on a Cajun swamp tour with a...
View ArticleInfluencer Marketing in 2018: Becoming an Efficient Marketplace
Influencer marketing has expanded exponentially over the past two years. We've seen the industry go from a rising marketing tactic to an essential part of most marketing budgets. Brands and marketers...
View ArticleSNL’s My Drunk Boyfriend Is the Sloppy A.I. You Never Knew You Needed
If you thought Sophia the Robot was creepy, check out Saturday Night Live's My Drunk Boyfriend--a life-size doll whose artificial intelligence has mastered the art of having no intelligence at all. The...
View ArticleTired of H&M’s Gendered Kids’ Clothes, These Moms Made the Ads They Wanted to...
We like it when people get sick of waiting for change to happen, because then, they often make the change themselves. This is the case for Torny Hesle and Ingrid Lea, a pair of Norwegian mothers who...
View ArticleWhy the Weight-Loss Industry Is Starting to Use More Male Celebs as Spokespeople
Diets: They're not just for gals anymore! And by the way, it's not a diet. It's a lifestyle. There are major changes afoot in the weight-loss industry, with many marketers focusing on health and...
View ArticleMeet the Woman Behind Some of the Most Recognizable Brand Typefaces
While art and writing go hand in hand, they're typically thought of separately in the advertising industry. Agencies have copywriters, and they have designers; those roles rarely cross. But that's not...
View ArticleThis Agency Puts Storytelling First to Connect Brands and Consumers in a...
When Day One opened its doors in March 2014, its main mission was to "stop the world in its tracks with stories that connect," according to agency CEO Josh Rosenberg. That's happening more and more on...
View ArticleHow WWE Raw Turned the Brand Into a Global Entertainment Company
For Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena, becoming a cultural icon began on WWE Monday Night Raw. It's the longest-running weekly episodic program in TV history, and will celebrate its 25th...
View ArticleHow Sweet’N Low Taught Americans to Say No to Sugar
Louis Armstrong had two great loves in life--music, of course, and eating. The legendary trumpet player "ate just like a dog," he once said. Armstrong adored soul food and Chinese food, scarfing down...
View ArticleBlackBerry Introduces ‘Jarvis,’ a New Security Platform for Connected Cars
At the North American International Auto Show on Monday, BlackBerry CEO John Chen unveiled "Jarvis," a new security platform for connected and autonomous cars. The software scans the cars' inputs and...
View ArticleThe Secret to Retail Tech Success Isn’t the Tech. It’s the Planning and Training
Kicking off the tech industry calendar, the Consumer Electronics Show is a prime opportunity for innovators to make their mark on often-crowded marketplaces, or to introduce their goods to valuable new...
View ArticleVoice Reigned at CES 2018, but Diversity Was Still Elusive
Every year, the Consumer Electronic Show sets the agenda for the biggest trends and gadgets. Thousands of marketers descend into the desert to discuss the tech that consumers will soon get their hands...
View ArticleYouTube Is Finally Addressing Brand Safety Fears With These 3 Changes
After nearly a year of complaints from advertisers concerned about their ads appearing alongside questionable content and a slew of its biggest influencers going rogue on the platform, YouTube is...
View ArticleKevin Durant’s Thirty Five Media Will Work With Athletes on YouTube Content
Creative development and media company Thirty Five Media, owned by National Basketball Association superstar Kevin Durant and his business partner, Rich Kleinman, announced that it will work with...
View Article9 Ways Networks and Streaming Rivals Are Fighting Back Against Netflix This Year
The Television Critics Association's winter press tour comes to a close today, capping 14 days in which approximately 40 broadcast, cable and streaming outlets presented their early-2018 shows to...
View ArticleFCB/Six Turned the Pride Flag Into a Data Slider to Help LGBTQ People Travel...
Global travel can be a complex undertaking for anyone, but it's especially challenging for members of the LGBTQ community. Many destinations welcome them with open arms and offer ample social and legal...
View ArticleOld Spice’s ‘Sweat Mop Boys’ Are Here to Deodorize College Basketball
Branded integrations at sporting events are usually forgettable affairs, with the sponsors seeming interchangeable and often unrelated to whatever they're slapping their name on. But it would be hard...
View ArticleLife Is Good, the Apparel Brand, Built a Machine Powered by Happy Thoughts
Apparel brand Life Is Good pours on the power of positive thinking in an unusual stunt that harnesses happy thoughts--well, brainwave patterns, actually--to turn on a tap and fill a glass of water....
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