Your Facebook Group May Soon Be Able to Host a Watch Party
Facebook has placed a great deal of emphasis on Facebook Live and groups in recent months, and the newest feature it is testing combines the two. Vice president of product Fidji Simo announced in a...
View ArticleHow Fox Is Using the Post-NFC Championship Slot, Its Most Valuable Real...
As broadcast networks roll out new series each season, some of them rely on tried-and-true launching pads on their schedule, usually following their biggest shows. CBS uses the post-Big Bang Theory...
View ArticleBill Hader Stars in Pringles’ Very First Super Bowl Ad
Pringles has released a short teaser to its first Big Game ad, revealing Trainwreck actor Bill Hader as the star. He'll be showcasing "flavor stacking" in the Super Bowl LII 30-second spot on Feb. 4....
View ArticleKFC Made Some Very Weird Relaxation Videos to Help You Deal With Life in...
Remember when Don Draper's had his epiphany at the meditation retreat? It inspired him to dream up a famous commercial, but it could easily have led to something like KFC's "Comfort Zone," a...
View ArticleTaco Bell Made the Perfect Trailer for a Fake Movie About Why They’ve Never...
Ever wonder why Taco Bell doesn't sell fries? That question sets off Josh Duhamel on a epic quest in the brand's new faux movie trailer for a thriller called Web of Fries, which looks like the perfect...
View ArticleHuge President and CMO Jumps to Mattress Company Casper
Jeff Brooks, formerly president and chief marketing officer of digital agency Huge, has gone client-side, joining mattress company, and Huge client, Casper as CMO. Casper named Huge as its creative...
View ArticleMars Puts $745 Million Global Media Business in Review, Looks to Consolidate...
Mars, the confectionery, pet care and food conglomerate behind brands like M&M's, Snickers, Orbit and Pedigree, is placing its global media business in review as it looks to consolidate all...
View ArticleHGTV Launched a Design Assistant Facebook Messenger Bot
Scripps Networks Interactive launched an HGTV Facebook Messenger bot, designed to help users discover design inspirations that they can implement in their own homes. The bot, named Hazel, allows users...
View ArticleYouTube Partnered With Creative Agencies to Tell 6-Second Versions of Classic...
Last January, YouTube used Sundance as a forum to pitch its six-second ad format to brands. That's continued this year, with YouTube returning to Sundance to showcase its six-second ad format. But this...
View ArticleHigh School Basketball Will Now Be Livestreamed on Twitter Thanks to Gatorade...
High school hoops junkies can now get their fix on Twitter, with the help of Gatorade and Intersport. Twitter has been a staple of the college basketball recruiting circuit since its inception, used by...
View ArticleBose Names WPP Global Agency Partner Across Creative, Media and Digital...
After a review, Bose has selected WPP as its global agency partner across creative, media, localization, production and digital marketing. The business will be handled by a "custom-built team" of WPP...
View ArticleQuicken Loans Puts Its $400 Million Media Account in Review
Online mortgage lending giant Quicken Loans has launched a review of its media buying and planning account. "After nearly two decades, Quicken Loans has decided to open the RFP process for a new media...
View ArticleHow Davos Can Help Marketers Gain Greater Global Purpose
As global leaders gather in Davos next week to try to create a shared future in a fractured world, what's the role of marketers and creative agencies? In this era of seismic disruption, technology is...
View ArticleDiversity Finally Comes to Facebook’s Board of Directors
Facebook's board of directors welcomed its first African-American member, as American Express chairman and CEO Kenneth Chenault will take a seat effective Feb. 5. Chenault has been with American...
View ArticleThe Facebook Community Boost Show Is Set to Hit the Road
After last week's news that Facebook is revamping its News Feed, small businesses needed some good news from Facebook, and they received it in the form of an update on the Facebook Community Boost...
View ArticleThis Campaign Found a Hilariously Gross Way to Raise Awareness of Testicular...
We're getting pretty well-versed in testicular cancer awareness ads, and in the weird--sometimes creepy--ways associations find of getting people to do something we oddly all hate doing: checking...
View ArticleNBC In Talks to Secure White House Interview on Super Bowl Sunday
NBC News is still hoping to secure an interview with President Trump on Super Bowl Sunday, a tradition that goes back more than a decade. "Without getting into specifics, I can tell you that there have...
View ArticleInstagram Added Activity Status to Instagram Direct
Instagram's latest update to its iOS and Android applications borrowed a feature from sister app Facebook Messenger. The app's messaging feature, Instagram Direct, now includes activity status, which...
View ArticleSoccer Club Inter Milan Is Telling 110 Stories for its 110th Birthday, With...
One of the neatest things about living outside the U.S. is discovering soccer culture, which is as strident and culturally charged as football is in America. On March 9, Italian club F.C. Inter Milan...
View ArticleWhatsApp Just Rolled Out an Android App for Small Businesses
Businesses on Facebook have the Facebook Pages Manager application, and businesses on Messenger have Analytics for Apps data for their Messenger bots. And now, businesses on WhatsApp have some tools of...
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