Nielsen Names David Kenny as New CEO Following Mitch Barns’ Retirement
David Kenny will join Nielsen as its chief executive officer, the company announced today, coming from IBM where he oversaw its cognitive solutions business. Kenny's appointment comes amid increasing...
View ArticleTumblr’s iOS App Was Pulled Off the iTunes App Store Due to Child Pornography
The Tumblr iOS application has been unavailable via the iTunes App Store since late last week due to instances of child pornography not being caught by the site's filters. Aparajita Sharma of...
View ArticleFor Deadpool’s Family-Friendly Edit, He Abducted Fred Savage Back to The...
There are a handful of fictional characters who wholly embody the holiday spirit. Jack Frost, Buddy the Elf and John McClane (if you're part of the "Die Hard is a Christmas film" camp) have a way of...
View ArticleHow OOH Might Be the Missing Link for Retail Brands This Holiday Season
Heading into the busy holiday shopping season, retail brands need to understand every step of the customer journey along the path to purchase. Increasingly, retailers are focusing on both context and...
View ArticleOmnicom Wins 10 Year, $4 Billion Army Contract After Elimination of Incumbent...
Omnicom has emerged victorious in the long, highly contested review for the Army's marketing contract, according to the Department of Defense. WPP was the other finalist in the pitch. The news comes...
View Article12 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed in Apple’s Incredibly Detailed Holiday Ad
Apple's holiday ad for 2018 is, at first blush, a charming story of a young woman learning to embrace her artistic gifts. She toils away for a year on a mysterious creative project, only to be held...
View Article40 Shocking Holiday Shopping Stats You’ll Have to See to Believe
Software company Adobe projects American consumers will spend $5.9 billion online during the upcoming retail bonanza that is Black Friday, which is up from $5 billion last year. Similarly, it estimates...
View ArticleAn Exclusive Look Behind the Scenes of Comedy Central’s Redesign
Comedy Central made news seven years ago when it gave the heave-ho to its iconic tower logo, replacing it with something so minimal people wondered if it could possibly be right. That cool planet with...
View ArticleA Young Gamer Gets the Hero’s Treatment in This Endearing Ad for Microsoft’s...
When was the last time you felt the rush of finally mastering the big boss level of a video game with the enthusiastic support of your friends? It's an exhilarating feeling that only a fraction of us...
View ArticleTwitter: Here’s How to Prevent Users From Tagging You in Photos
Did you know that Twitter allows you to prevent people from being able to tag you in the photos they share to the social network? Our guide will show you how this works. Note: These screenshots were...
View ArticleHow Bipartisanship Could Affect the Advertising Industry Following the Midterms
As the dust settles on the 2018 midterm elections, a few things have come into focus. One is that while this was maybe not a fully blue wave (depends on which historical perspective you use as a...
View ArticleThis French Startup Says No to American VC but Yes to French Public Money
When it comes to growth funding, the difference between Europe and America comes in sharp relief. The glaring lack of venture capital culture on the old continent has driven American investors to pour...
View ArticleHow a Core Team Financial Model Can Satisfy Both Clients and Agencies
Financial models aren't exactly the sexy side of the business, and I agree with this. As agencies today are striving to build their version of the agency of the future, it's not uncommon to hear about...
View ArticleThis Spanish Confectionery Brand Is Documenting the Devastation Caused By the...
The short documentary opens with the heartbreaking viral video, filmed by the International Animal Rescue, of an orangutan desperately, and unsuccessfully, trying to fight off an excavator for the palm...
View ArticleLinkedIn Is Dipping Its Toes in the Stories Water With Its Beta-Test of...
The stories format making its way to another social networking site probably doesn't come as much of a surprise, but it might when you consider which site is jumping on board. LinkedIn confirmed that...
View ArticleEuropeans Don’t Celebrate Thanksgiving, But They Love Black Friday Sales
Thanksgiving is a very American holiday, tracing back to 1621 when colonists and Native Americans feasted together following a bountiful harvest. At least that's what Americans like to believe. While...
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal and Zappos Are Teaming Up This Holiday Season to Collect...
If you ask NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal what his favorite Christmas gift was as a kid, he'll mention an autographed Julius Erving basketball (received when he was nine) and a boom box (when he...
View ArticleWhy Dave Eggers Wrote An Illustrated Children’s Book About Citizenship
"What can a citizen do?" It's a question that depends a lot on who's asking it. A senator might use it to rally their base. A civics teacher might ask a class for a test. Or, it might be something...
View ArticleFirst Heart-Lifting, Then Pulse-Pounding, AT&T’s New Ad Mixes Genres for a...
Earlier this year, AT&T and agency BBDO brought us a love story that began with a touching airport reunion and ended with the boyfriend running for his life from his suddenly zombified companion....
View ArticleFired McCann Health Global CCO Sues Former Employer for Defamation and...
Jeremy Perrott, McCann Health's global CCO who was fired for unspecified behavioral violations in July, is suing McCann Worldgroup and the larger IPG network for "defamation, tortious interference with...
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