Workplace by Facebook Released a Microsoft Installer Package for Workplace Chat
Workplace by Facebook released a Microsoft Installer Package to ease the process for information technology teams dealing with its Workplace Chat features. The MSI will enable IT teams to install and...
View ArticleThe One Show to Honor Project Calling Russian Election Meddling the Century’s...
Even President Trump now acknowledges, however begrudgingly, that a group of Russian political actors made a concerted effort to interfere with the 2016 United States presidential election via...
View ArticleGoogle’s Latest Updates to Its Assistant Are Creepy—and Exactly What We Asked...
The Google Assistant might finally jump ahead of Amazon's Alexa in the race for user-friendly (if not potentially creepy) artificial intelligence. .@Google's new AI assistant sounds exactly like human...
View ArticleWhat to Get for the Mom Who Wants ‘Nothing’ on Mother’s Day? This Touching Ad...
The moms in this commercial don't expect the usual gifts for Mother's Day. "Nothing, nothing. I don't want anything," one says as the spot begins. "No chocolates, jewelry," adds another, while a third...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds Apologizes to David Beckham in New Trailer for Deadpool 2
20th Century Fox's new trailer for the May 18 release of Deadpool 2 opens with David Beckham watching Ryan Reynolds' character cracking a joke about his voice in the original Deadpool film. The rest of...
View ArticleContests Require Careful Strategy or Risk Being Dismissed by Audiences
Giveaways are dime a dozen across social media. Effective, legal, responsible and on-brand competitions, however--not so much. Cluttering up your newsfeed, thanks to shares and tagging, and popping up...
View ArticleFox Revives Tim Allen’s Last Man Standing One Year After ABC Canceled It
One more sitcom revival is coming to TV next season--but unlike Roseanne, Will & Grace, The X-Files and the upcoming Murphy Brown, this returning series isn't a '90s hit. Next season, Fox is...
View ArticleNBC Rescues Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Just One Day After Fox Canceled It
Step aside, Last Man Standing: yet another canceled broadcast sitcom has come back from the dead. NBC has picked up Brooklyn Nine-Nine for a sixth season, the network announced late Friday night. The...
View ArticleA Baby Brand Has Created ‘The World’s First Team of Pregnant Superheroes’
Our society is superhero-obsessed at the moment, but one superpower has largely been overlooked: being a mom. To that end, baby products brand Summer Infant has decided the time has come to deliver the...
View ArticleNBC Moves Its Three Chicago Dramas to Wednesday, While SVU Shifts to Thursday
After several years of sprinkling its Chicago dramas throughout its schedule, NBC will have the Dick Wolf-produced shows join forces on Wednesdays this fall, creating an all-Chicago lineup. In other...
View ArticleHow CMOs Can Navigate the C-Suite
For virtually every kind of communication, there's exclusive language. In mobile messaging, emojis convey emotions. For composers, sheet music indicates the measures and melodies. Even baseball has its...
View ArticleUber Promises to Do Better in a New Brand Campaign Featuring the Company’s CEO
After a rough 2017 and a series of brand missteps--including an investigation into workplace harassment--Uber is finding new ways to improve its brand. One way is through letting riders rate their...
View ArticleDraftKings and FanDuel Prepare to Cash In on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on...
Fantasy sports brands are about to cash in big on the Supreme Court's landmark ruling that has declared a federal law against sports betting unconstitutional. New Jersey today won a challenge against...
View ArticleThis Homeware Brand’s New Short Is a Truly Strange Tale of Cyborgs and...
London-based home fashion label Buster + Punch's first film campaign follows two motorbike-riding female cyborgs--Buster and Punch--who've come from the future to eliminate plastic home fittings,...
View ArticleLinkedIn Jobs Offers a Better Read on How Well Job Seekers Meet Employers’...
LinkedIn Monday revealed two new features for LinkedIn Jobs: How You Match and 1-Click Apply. Group product manager Vidya Chandra wrote in a blog post that people browsing LinkedIn Jobs will see the...
View ArticleHow Technology and Fresh Talent Are Mapping Out the Future for Agencies
As a global agency CEO for the last 15 years and former chairman of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the evolving client-agency paradigm is always top of mind for me. There's been...
View ArticleThis Agency’s Gun Share Program Imagines a World Where AR-15s Are Rented Like...
Imagine this scene: you're on your way to work, bleary-eyed, and you approach a bike-sharing station. But, in lieu of bikes, you're confronted with a row of 10 replica AR-15 rifles. It's a jarring...
View ArticleNBCUniversal Takes Aim at C3 and ‘Social Media Guys’ During This Year’s Upfront
It wouldn't be an NBCUniversal combined upfront without ad sales chief Linda Yaccarino taking aim at legacy metrics and the Facebooks and Googles of the world. While it took a little longer than usual...
View ArticleHere’s How the Cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Reacted to Being Canceled—and Then...
Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Season 5 finale airs Sunday on Fox, but fans will have to watch Season 6 on NBC. On Thursday, Fox canceled the show, only to have NBC pick the ensemble comedy up the next day. It...
View ArticleWunderman Appoints New President of Its New York Office
Global digital agency Wunderman today announced the appointment of Helder Santo as president of its flagship New York office. Santo makes the move from R/GA where he most recently served as VP, group...
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