GroupM Downgrades 2018 Ad Growth Projections and 2019 Expectations
WPP's media investment group, GroupM, updated its 2018 and 2019 ad investment forecasts to reflect a downgrade in both. In its biannual This Year, Next Year report, GroupM downgraded 2018 growth...
View ArticleDespite Regulation Fears, Marketers Are Still Investing Heavily in Data
Marketers might hand-wring about the prospect of privacy regulations and the continued impact of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but they're still spending big on data....
View ArticleThe Trade Desk Seeks New COO Following Rob Perdue’s Exit
The Trade Desk, arguably the most successful publicly traded ad-tech company, has announced the impending exit of COO and board member Rob Perdue. The programmatic company announced yesterday that...
View ArticleOver 70 Percent of Millennials on Twitter Have Commented on Companies’...
Twitter partnered with enterprise social technology company Sprinklr to analyze millennials' habits and customer-care preferences. Sprinklr revealed the results of a survey conducted on its behalf by...
View ArticleThese White Sheets Are a Chilling Reminder of What Happens to Every 17th Girl...
The concept of bride kidnapping may seem alien to Americans, but in some parts of the world it's an ancient custom that, even though illegal, persists to this day. One of those areas is Central Asia,...
View ArticleHere’s What Marketers Can Learn From Ariana Grande’s Viral ‘Thank U Next’ Video
This past weekend, pop star Ariana Grande released the companion music video for her chart-topping hit "Thank U, Next," creating the sort of mass-market cultural event that has become increasingly rare...
View ArticleHow a Mexican Beer Brand Gamed Facebook’s Algorithm for a Good Cause
Hearing about a company trying to game the Facebook algorithm usually brings to mind spam and clickbait, but what if the goal was to protect the reputation of an entire nationality of people? The...
View ArticleInternal Emails Shine Light On Facebook’s Approach to Sharing and Selling...
Facebook gave some advertisers and companies special access to data about Facebook users, made quick decisions about shutting down its competitors' access to data and focused aggressively on making...
View ArticleFacebook Gaming’s Level Up Program Is Now Live in 30 Countries
Facebook Gaming's Level Up program has expanded to support video game content creators in 30 countries. The program, which debuted in June, was designed to help video game livestreamers grow their...
View Article4 Ways Blockchain Can Address Some of Marketing’s Biggest Challenges
Despite widespread public interest in blockchain applications and a significant rise in the number of blockchain startups, the technology has yet to make a dramatic impact on the advertising industry....
View ArticleAccenture Among Final Bidders to Acquire MDC Partners Network
International global management consultancy Accenture is reportedly among a small group of bidders seeking to acquire ad agency network MDC Partners and its 50-plus properties around the world. Those...
View ArticleAfter 35 Years With Unilever, CMO Keith Weed Will Retire in 2019
Keith Weed, leader of the world's second largest marketer, is retiring. After 35 years with Unilever, Weed will depart in May of 2019. The news follows a leadership shakeup in late November at Unilever...
View Article10 Campaigns That Show How Wieden + Kennedy Impacted Culture in 2018
Advertising is ubiquitous across all media, even as repeated surveys show modern consumers moving away from "traditional" platforms. But how many of these ads are truly memorable? How many prove the...
View ArticleThe Necessary Growing Pains of Programmatic Are Evident in Latest Cutbacks
Programmatic has been an ad industry buzzword for a number of years, but the rapid growth of the sector is not without its pain points for the workforce involved amid brewing fears of recession and...
View ArticleGannett CEO Robert J. Dickey to Retire Next Year
After more than 25 years at Gannett, president and CEO Robert J. Dickey intends to retire next year. Dickey agreed to stay on until May 7 or until a replacement is named, the publisher said in an...
View ArticleBudweiser Placed These Billboards Outside Competitors’ Offices to Celebrate...
For 13 years, drinking alcohol in the U.S. was forbidden, thanks to a little thing called Prohibition. It may not seem like something to think back on with any sort of affection, but on the 85th...
View ArticleYouTube Revealed the Top Videos of 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, YouTube revealed the top trending and top music videos on its platform this year. The top lists were determined based on views, shares, comments, likes and more. The No. 1 top...
View ArticleAndroid Manufacturers Will Likely Beat Apple to 5G Phones
Android users may be able to tap into the next generation of wireless service well before their counterparts on Apple's iOS. Verizon and AT&T each announced plans this week to release their first...
View ArticleBrands Are Disregarding Women in Esports. Here’s How to Create More Inclusive...
Everyone knows there's a gender gap in esports when it comes to female pro players on the biggest stages, but are we neglecting a bigger and more critical audience? Female fans have traditionally been...
View ArticleSen. Mark Warner Expresses ‘Grave Concerns’ About Digital Ad Fraud in Letter...
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission today expressing "grave concerns" over the agency's slow response to investigating digital ad fraud. In his letter to FTC...
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