Apple’s Business Chat Is the Conversational Tool That Retail Needs
Back in 2016, Facebook painted a bright future for the potential of commerce chatbots on Messenger. The rollout, however, was less than stellar, and the hype around chatbots quieted down. But there was...
View ArticleOn the Adweek Podcast: #MeToo, Marketing and the Women Who Changed Advertising
The ad industry is unquestionably at a turning point, with the long-simmering pushback against widespread sexual harassment now at a full boil and women in the industry demanding better accountability...
View ArticleGizmodo Media Group’s CEO Is Stepping Down
The CEO of Gizmodo Media Group announced in a memo to staff today that he would be stepping down and leaving later this month with the parent company's "reluctant blessing." Raju Narisetti was named in...
View ArticleWhat Marketers Need to Know About GDPR’s Impact on Mobile Advertising
Last month, ad-tech company Drawbridge shut down its media-buying office in Europe after it was revealed that the firm's data practices that comb together mobile, desktop and tablet stats for ad...
View ArticleInstagram Is Testing Nametags, Its Take on Snapchat’s Snapcodes
Instagram is testing a Snapchat Snapcodes-like QR code feature called Nametags. Momento founder Genady Okrain shared the images above and below with Josh Constine of TechCrunch, who reported last month...
View ArticleImmerse Yourself in These Gorgeous Branded Films About Cuba, Through the Eyes...
After cruising to Alaska last year to sample some local color, MullenLowe's series of short films for Royal Caribbean drops anchor in Cuba to present three poignant, highly personal stories showcasing...
View ArticleESPN+ to Debut With American Express Sponsorship
Additional programming from ESPN+ will be available to fans for free during an extended 30-day trial subscription for a week after it launches. American Express will be the official launch sponsor of...
View ArticleHow One Location-Based Data Firm Is Preparing for GDPR
With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) going into place on May 25, ad-tech companies are busily assembling teams to handle privacy and set up new processes to avoid...
View ArticleIn Industry First, UM Appoints Brand Safety Officer to Lead Efforts on New...
IPG Mediabrands' UM Worldwide is the first to appoint an executive to the 4A's Advertiser Protection Bureau, a new collective committee aimed at addressing the ever-pressing issue of brand safety that...
View ArticleFacebook Announced a Data Abuse Bounty Program
Facebook has already made verbal commitments to better safeguard users' personal data, and Tuesday, the social network made a financial commitment. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal,...
View ArticleWalmart Is Partnering With Postmates to Expand Its Grocery Delivery Services
Walmart has added logistics company Postmates to its list of grocery-delivery partners. The two will serve customers in Charlotte, N.C. In March, Walmart said it planned to tap into its network of more...
View ArticleHow a Fixation on Digital Led to a Lack of Talent Diversity in Agencies
The past decade brought us a digital revolution, and with it came a wide range of distinct concerns for the marketing and advertising industry: the question of transparency in the media supply chain,...
View ArticleInstagram’s New Camera Format Enables Users to Focus on One Person in a Photo
Instagram introduced two new features Tuesday: a Focus camera format and an @mention sticker. Focus is located next to Superzoom on the Instagram camera, and it enables users to create photos or videos...
View ArticleFrom Interaction to Internet: Gen Z Flips the Sales and Social Script
When Gen-Zers go to physical stores, they leave their wallets at home. Smart marketers don't care. Unlike their grandparents, Gen Zers--people born between 1997 and 2013--don't view stores as the final...
View ArticleAdidas Created Earth Day Soccer Jerseys Made From ‘Upcycled’ Plastic Ocean Waste
Adidas has announced its game plan for Earth Day this year, and the brand hopes it will have soccer fans, players and ocean conservationists alike screaming GOOOOOOOOOOAL! Parley for the Oceans, a...
View ArticleLinkedIn: Here’s How to Stop Users From Finding You by Your Email Address,...
By default, LinkedIn allows users to find other members on its platform by searching for their email address or phone number. If you want to stop users from being able to find your profile that way,...
View ArticleHow Out-of-Home Media Companies Must Reinvent Themselves as Publishers to...
For the past five years, industry leaders have been heralding the golden age of out-of-home (OOH) advertising, predicting it will evolve into a medium that could do pretty much anything. The rhetoric...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Product Stand Out During the Customer Journey
If you've ever walked through Times Square in New York, you've definitely experienced slow walkers ahead of you. They're usually tourists looking up at all the beautifully lit billboards telling them...
View ArticleFuse Media Heads Into Upfront With New Branded Content Studio
With ratings among its core millennial demographic on the rise last year, Fuse Media is heading into this year's upfront event with a new branded content studio, Fuse Collab, to help create branded...
View ArticleThe Handwritings of Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and John Lennon Are Now...
There's something viscerally personal about the handwriting of musical greats, whether its their feverishly scribbled drafts of lyrics or their introspective letters to peers and loved ones. Now the...
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