Meet the Horror Aficionado Who Wants to Scare You on Your Phone
Jack Davis wasn't a fan of scary movies as a kid. But now, he's working on creating the online version of what he describes as "Marvel for monsters." As the co-founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based...
View ArticleHow a Pair of 360i Vets Cooked Up a ‘Culture Hack’
When RXM Creative co-founders Mihai Botarel and Raul Mandru came up with their first "culture hack" five years ago, they had no idea it would result in the birth of an agency. The pair worked together...
View ArticleAfter 2 Years, Has Everyone Finally Chilled Out About the Instagram Logo?
Five years ago, Australia-based cook Ann Reardon posted a new how-to video to her YouTube channel on how to bake a chocolate mousse cake. But this was no ordinary cake. Its slices were flawless...
View ArticleInfographic: It’s Not Just Millennials Who Are Glued to Their Phones
As marketers and advertisers navigate an ever-changing mobile landscape, a pitfall is emerging: the temptation to only target younger generations with mobile ads. New research from Porter Novelli shows...
View ArticleTrust in the Media Is Low Among African-American, Feminist and Asian-American...
Which one of the five most-shared news outlets by African Americans, feminists and Asian Americans on Twitter is considered the most trustworthy by those groups? If you guessed The Washington Post, The...
View ArticleMass Messages From Small Businesses on Messenger Are One Step Closer to Reality
Facebook announced Wednesday that it is expanding its test of a feature allowing brands on Messenger to send mass messages. Late last November, the social network confirmed that it was conducting an...
View ArticlePeople Are the Product in Coca-Cola’s Bubbly New Print and Outdoor Ads
If you are what you drink, you might want to cut back on the Coca-Cola. But Ogilvy Dubai connects people and product in a more metaphorical way for new print and outdoor ads breaking in the Middle...
View ArticleFX Considered Making The Americans a Broader Show. Instead, It Became a...
While The Americans is now one of TV's most critically-acclaimed shows, the FX drama, which stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as Russian spies undercover as a suburban D.C. family in the 1980s,...
View ArticleLacoste’s Iconic Crocodile Makes Room for 10 Endangered Species on Brand’s...
"Make the logo bigger!" clients cry. Rarely do they ask to see it disappear. But that's exactly what Lacoste is doing. To support the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and...
View ArticleWhy Does Pizza Hut Want an NFL Sponsorship When Papa John’s Doesn’t?
According to a 2013 survey, 37 percent of Americans who watch football like to eat pizza while they're doing it. And, using the statistic of 16.5 million people who tuned in to watch the average NFL...
View ArticleWorkplace by Facebook Administrators Just Got a New Mobile Admin Panel
Administrators on Workplace by Facebook can now run their communities via their mobile devices. Workplace by Facebook strategic partner manager Sabrina Morsello announced in a blog post that the social...
View ArticleFacebook Clarifies How It Helps Agencies Make ‘Good Creative’ Amid Debate...
Early this week, Facebook found itself in the middle of another highly politicized debate over digital marketing just days after President Trump cited a series of tweets from vp of advertising Rob...
View ArticleFacebook Is Testing a Feature That Automatically Creates Events for Page Admins
Facebook confirmed that it has been testing a feature since last year that automatically creates events using the information contained within posts by pages. Coffey & Tea managing director Meg...
View Article10 Key Takeaways From Spotify’s IPO Filing
Music-streaming giant Spotify filed its Form F-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday to register an initial public offering. An IPO date has not yet been set, but Spotify's move to...
View ArticleWalmart Raises Minimum Age for Gun and Ammunition Purchases to 21
Walmart is following in the steps of Dick's Sporting Goods and announced Wednesday night that it will raise the minimum age limit to buy guns and ammunition to 21. The retailer also said in a statement...
View ArticleEricsson and Vodafone Are Using Virtual Reality to Show How 5G Works
BARCELONA, Spain--How do you promote one emerging technology? With another emerging technology. While 5G internet connectivity--and its potential to transform everything from smart cities and homes to...
View ArticleFacebook Pulled the Plug on Its Test of Separate News Feeds
Bruce Springsteen sings that two hearts are better than one, but Facebook has come to the determination that one News Feed is better than two. Head of News Feed Adam Mosseri announced in a Newsroom...
View ArticleNew Report Shows a 14% Median Gender Pay Gap Across U.K. WPP Agencies
Holding company WPP released its U.K. Gender Pay Gap Report 2017 with results showing the realities around the lingering issue of pay inequality. WPP released the report following new regulations from...
View ArticleCarl’s Jr. Celebrates Its Fans, and Even Its Haters, With #TheThickies...
Carl's Jr. is celebrating this weekend's major award show by creating a somewhat less major but still fun award show of its own. #TheThickies, named after the fast-food chain's Thickburgers, will honor...
View ArticleABC Turns a New York Subway Train Into Roseanne’s Iconic TV Living Room,...
The fictional town of Lanford, Ill., where the sitcom Roseanne is set, is more than 800 miles away from Manhattan. But for the next four weeks, subway riders on New York's shuttle train between Grand...
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